Plaintiffs claim statement confirms racial bias in Lake County’s judicial nominating process
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen August 15, 2023 In their fight to overturn Lake County’s judicial selection process, Hammond mayor Thomas McDermott and his co-plaintiffs are claiming “a stunning admission” made in an affidavit by the general counsel for the Indiana “...”
Not enough spots and too expensive—committee hears how child-care problems impact state
Photo by Alexander Grey, Pexels. By Kayla Barlow TheStatehouseFile.com August 11, 2023 “I gave birth on a Sunday and was back at work that Thursday,” day-care operator Kelly Dawn Jones said through tears “I was denied child care because I was $13 over [the hourly income req “...”
Concord Law School to take Purdue Global name
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen August 11, 2023 Concord Law School is changing its name to Purdue Global Law School to show its connection not only to the Hoosier state but also to Purdue University as it continues to wait for the Indiana Supreme Court to decide if its gr “...”
AG Rokita’s claims about religious freedom called ‘misstatement of the law’
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen August 11, 2023 In presenting a new volume of his office’s Parents’ Bill of Rights earlier this week, Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita put the focus on religion, asserting separation of church and state is a myth, but one legal scho “...”
ICC: GOP leaders say changes in lieutenant governor selection unlikely despite candidate’s direct-to-delegates campaign
By Leslie Bonilla Muniz Indiana Capital Chronicle August 9, 2023 Conservative pastor Micah Beckwith’s bid for Indiana’s second-highest office has rankled some Republican politicos — but don’t expect changes to the lieutenant governor selection process, according to party “...”
Local action key to redressing residential segregation
Leah Rothstein, co-author of “Just Action,” greets guests at her lecture and book signing in Indianapolis. (Photo by Marilyn Odendahl) By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen August 4, 2023 Bringing an end to the residential segregation that has corralled African Americans in “...”
After MLB issues written reprimand, Bernard evaluating next step
Caitlin Bernard, OB/GYN at IU Health, is pictured with her attorney, Alice Morical (left) at her May hearing before the Indiana Medical Licensing Board. (Photo by Xain Ballenger/The Statehouse File) By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen August 2, 2023 The Medical Licensing Boar “...”
ICC: Longtime solicitor general leaves for nonprofit
Solicitor General Tom Fisher is leaving the office after decades. (Photo by Whitney Downard/Indiana Capital Chronicle) By Leslie Bonilla Muniz Indiana Capital Chronicle Aug. 2, 2023 Indiana Solicitor General Thomas Fisher will leave for a “school choice” advocacy organization “...”
Planned Parenthood vows to continue fighting as Indiana abortion ban set to take effect
Katie McHugh, OB/GYN, (left) and Rebecca Gibron, CEO of Planned Parenthood Great Northwest, Hawai’i, Alaska, Indiana, Kentucky, Inc., spoke to reporters Tuesday about Indiana’s new abortion law (photo/Marilyn Odendahl) By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen August “...”
Abortion advocates return to Indiana Supreme Court seeking a rehearing
NOTE: The following report has been updated to include arguments from the state’s response to the plaintiffs’ rehearing petition. By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen Aug. 1, 2023 Planned Parenthood is asking the Indiana Supreme Court to temporarily block the state “...”