TSF story: Another Indiana civics bill asks when and how to teach America’s flaws
This story was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By Anna Cecil TheStatehouseFile.com February 7, 2025 In 2022, the Indiana Board of Education approved new civics standards for sixth graders. These standards came after the establishment of the Indiana Civic Education “...”
ICC story: Indiana Senate OKs anti-DEI bill that takes aim at state agencies, schools
This story was originally published by the Indiana Capital Chronicle By Casey Smith Indiana Capital Chronicle February 7, 2025 Indiana senators advanced a hotly-debated bill Thursday that cracks down on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in schools and state government. Sena “...”
ELECTION SECURITY OR DISENFRANCHISEMENT? GOP lawmakers greenlighting contentious Indiana bills
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen February 7, 2025 Of the numerous election and voting bills filed in the 2025 Indiana General Assembly session, the two bills described by Common Cause Indiana as the worst – Senate Bill 10 and House Bill 1680 – are moving through the St “...”
PNS story: Federal Funding Freeze puts pause on EV charger station installments in Indiana
This story was originally published by Public News Service. By Terri Dee, anchor/producer Public News Service February 6, 2025 The number of registered electric vehicles in Indiana rose from 13,000 in 2023 to nearly 15,000 in 2024. However, plans to install more EV chargers in In “...”
Chalkbeat Indiana story: Lawmakers advance bills on DEI, sex ed, chaplains in schools
This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters Aleksandra Appleton Chalkbeat February 5, 2025 Sign up for Chalkbeat Indiana’s free daily newsletter to keep up with Indianapolis Public Schools, Marion County’s township di “...”
TSF Story: Hoosiers protest Trump, Musk and Project 2025 at the Statehouse Wednesday
This story was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By Erin Bruce TheStatehouseFile.com February 5, 2025 What began as a grassroots social media campaign appeared on the front steps of the Indiana Statehouse Wednesday. A crowd of protestors gathered at noon, a fairly unc “...”
TPR SETTLEMENT: AG and Voices for Life reach agreement to release termination of pregnancy reports and end legal battle
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen February 5, 2025 Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita’s office, representing the Indiana Department of Health, has reached a settlement with Voices for Life, agreeing to release termination of pregnancy reports in exchange for an end to t “...”
TSF story: House Democrats attempt to wrestle some sports legislation into a hectic session
This story was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By Erin Bruce TheStatehouseFile.com February 4, 2025 Wearing shirts to represent their favorite leagues, teams and athletes, five Indiana House Democrats outlined their legislative agenda for Hoosier sports in a press c “...”
ICC story: Braun considers releasing execution drug costs as lawmakers rally behind anti-death penalty bill
This story was originally published by the Indiana Capital Chronicle. By Casey Smith Indiana Capital Chronicle February 3, 2025 Indiana Gov. Mike Braun suggested Monday he could reverse the previous administration’s unwillingness to disclose how much the state paid to acquire t “...”
‘A SCALPEL, NOT A HATCHET’: Indiana nonprofits scrambling to face possible freeze on federal funding
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen February 3, 2025 Emmy Hildebrand, CEO of Helping Veterans and Families of Indiana, received the notification of the federal funding freeze on the morning of Jan. 28, after she left the Indiana legislature, where House leaders had recognized “...”