Chalkbeat Indiana story: Trump likes Indiana schools. Are they winning the war on ‘woke’ he wants to fight?
This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters By Aleksandra Appleton and Kae Petrin Chalkbeat January 28, 2025 Sign up for Chalkbeat Indiana’s free daily newsletter to keep up with Indianapolis Public Schools, Marion Coun “...”
PNS story: U.S. Supreme Court declines Montana voting rights case
This story was originally published by Public News Service. By Kathleen Shannon, producer Public News Service January 28, 2025 The nation’s highest court has declined to hear a case about Montana voting laws which would have disproportionately affected Native people. Last y “...”
ICC: Indiana bill would expand K-12 curricular material ban to include ‘pornographic material’
This story was originally published by the Indiana Capital Chronicle. By Casey Smith Indiana Capital Chronicle January 27, 2025 As part of an ongoing effort to eradicate “obscene” and “harmful” books or curricular material from Indiana schools, a new bill floated by Repub “...”
TSF story: Bill addresses the one in five Hoosier students chronically absent from school
This story was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By DeMarion Newell The StatehouseFile.com January 24, 2025 Indiana’s absenteeism rate for the 2023-2024 school year was 17.8%, meaning nearly one in five students missed at least 10% of school days, or about three a “...”
CONSTITUTIONAL CHANGE? Indiana lawmakers consider call for Article V Convention on term limits, but critics have concerns
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen January 27, 2025 Indiana senators are scheduled to vote Monday on a joint resolution adding the state to a national push for an Article V Convention to propose amending the U.S. Constitution to place term limits on members of Congress. Auth “...”
TSF story: Lawmakers look for solutions to Indiana’s problem with child-care access and affordability
This story was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By Anna Cecil TheStatehouseFile.com January 23, 2025 Over half of Indiana parents miss work or class due to child-care problems, the Indiana Chamber of Commerce found in a study in 2024. The state loses over $1 billion “...”
BYPASSING THE COURTS: Gov. Braun’s executive order ignites new fight over terminated pregnancy reports
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen January 23, 2025 A flurry of executive orders issued Wednesday by Gov. Mike Braun includes one which overrides a court order and requires the Indiana Department of Health to publicly release the reports filed after an abortion is performed “...”
POLLING SITE INCIDENT: Marion County Election Board delays decision in possible poll worker intimidation case to hear from unruly voter
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen January 23, 2025 The Marion County Election Board has delayed making a decision about whether a voter who entered a polling site in Indianapolis on Election Day with two handguns and caused a disturbance violated a new state law prohibiting “...”
Chalkbeat story: IPS is confronting a legislative session that could remake it — or break it
This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters By Amelia Pak-Harvey Chalkbeat Indiana January 22, 2025 Sign up for Chalkbeat Indiana’s free daily newsletter to keep up with Indianapolis Public Schools, Marion County’s to “...”
TSF Story: Lt. Gov. Beckwith comments on climate change, new bill threatening his agriculture role and more
This story was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By Grace Wilson TheStatehouseFile.com January 21, 2025 Throughout his campaign, Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith proved time and again that politics and religion are near and dear to his heart. Combined, these have led to somet “...”