UPDATE: ROKITAâS LATEST PROCEDURAL MOVE AGAINST DR. BERNARD IS âIMPROPERâ AND A âGUISE,â SAY HER LAWYERS
The following report was written for The Indiana Citizen by veteran Indiana legal journalist Marilyn Odendahl. Feb. 27, 2023 Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokitaâs effort to ârelitigate a single issueâ in a court ruling he declared a âwinâ is being characterized as â â...â
Indiana’s absentee voting bill advances
Absentee voting legislation House Bill 1334 is now heading to the Indiana Senate. Authored by by Rep. Timothy Wesco, R-Osceola, it was passed in the Indiana House of Representatives last week 64-27. The bill says voters must request an absentee ballotâthey cannot be sent one b â...â
Houses passes $43.4B budget with no Democratic votes
Above:  Rep. Jeff Thompson, the key House architect of the budget, works in the House Chamber. (Monroe Bush for the Indiana Capital Chronicle). By Whitney Downard Indiana Capital Chronicle Feb. 24, 2023 Indiana Republicans passed their $43.3 billion budget proposal without any â...â
âDonât Say Gayâ lookalike bill passes Indiana House of Representatives
On Thursday, House Bill 1608, the so-called âDonât Say Gayâ bill, passed its third reading in the House of Representatives 65-29. The bill met with a loud public protest on Monday when it was in the House Education Committee, and its passage in the House Thursday also dr â...â
Bill taking aim at gender-affirming medical care for minors passes committee
A bill that would ban minors from receiving gender-affirming medical care passed the Senate Health and Provider Services Committee on Wednesday. Authored by Sen. Tyler Johnson (above), R-Leo, Senate Bill 480Â would stop transgender children under 18 from receiving gender-affirmin â...â
Rokita announces he will seek reeelection as attorney general
Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita (above) announced through social media Wednesday that he will seek a second term as attorney general, forgoing runs that had been rumored for governor or the U.S. Senate. “Confirming I am seeking reelection in ’24,” Rokita po â...â
Indiana âDonât Say Gayâ lookalike bill sees hours of testimony in committee, advances to full House
Above: Educator Malari Williams and her sons, Harrison (left) and Jackson Williams, pose with their signs. The family came to oppose House Bill 1608. “We just really feel that it’s important that LGBTQ-plus kids are represented and made to feel loved in my classroom, â...â
Critics slam Morales for hiring brother-in-law
By Whitney Downard Indiana Capital Chronicle Feb. 16, 2023 New Indiana Secretary of State Diego Morales (above, center) is working alongside his brother-in-law, who filled a newly created position that comes with a six-figure salary. The Indianapolis Star first broke the story We â...â
Amended absentee voter bill would require additional identification to vote by mail
Under a bill amended and approved Wednesday by the Indiana House Elections and Apportionment Committee, absentee voters would be required to submit their driverâs license number as well as another identifier. Rep. Timothy Wesco (above, left), R-Osceola, presents his amended ab â...â
Marijuana decriminalization gets rare committee testimonyâbut no vote
In a rare and possibly unprecedented move Wednesday, a standing committee in the Indiana General Assembly heard testimony on legislation that would decriminalize possession of small quantities of marijuana. The Indiana House Courts and Criminal Code Committee heard testimony on â...â