TSF story: Pair of anti-DEI bills continues progress through state legislature
This story was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By Chloe White TheStatehouseFile.com January 28, 2025 On Tuesday, the Indiana Senate passed two bills regarding DEI on to their third readings without discussion. Senate Bill 289, authored by Sen. Gary Byrne, R-Byrnevil “...”
TERM LIMITS ADVANCE: Indiana Senate passes Article V Convention resolution, sends it to House
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen January 29, 2025 Despite warnings from some Republicans about term limits and about tinkering with the U.S. Constitution, state senators passed a resolution Monday that would add Indiana to the states calling for an Article V Convention to “...”
NEW IMMIGRATION SUIT: AG Rokita alleges St. Joseph County Police are violating state law, which SJCPD denies
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen January 28, 2025 In a hastily called news conference Friday in South Bend, Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita announced his office has filed a lawsuit against St. Joseph County Sheriff William Redman and the St. Joseph County Police Depar “...”
ICC story: Elections bill would strike down student IDs as voting option
This story was originally published by the Indiana Capital Chronicle By Whitney Downard Indiana Capital Chronicle January 28, 2025 Senators voted on Monday to move a proposal that some worry will discourage college students from voting and add additional duties to local county vo “...”
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 “...”