PNS Story: Ohio appears to have lost its battleground state status
This story was originally published by Public News Service By Farah Siddiqi, producer Public News Service December 24, 2024 By Vanessa Davidson / Broadcast version by Farah Siddiqi reporting for the Kent State News Lab-Ohio News Connection Collaboration. “As Ohio goes, so goes “...”
DENYING ACCESS: Indiana AG Rokita turns down request to see voter list sent to federal government
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen December 24, 2024 The Indiana Attorney General’s Office has denied a public records request for access to the list of nearly 600,000 Hoosier voters whose citizenship the state’s top lawyer and the secretary of state are questioning, but “...”
Chalkbeat Indiana story: Here are the education issues Indiana lawmakers are considering for the 2025 legislative session
This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters By Aleksandra Appleton Chalkbeat Indiana Dec 23, 2024 Sign up for Chalkbeat Indiana’s free daily newsletter to keep up with Indianapolis Public Schools, Marion County’s town “...”
JUDICIAL MOVES: Indiana Legislature likely to start reallocating court resources, rather than adding to them
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen December 20, 2024 One Indiana lawmaker is expecting the Indiana General Assembly to step back this coming session from continually approving requests for more trial court judges and, instead, start shifting judicial resources from slower co “...”
ICC story: Senate Democrats elect new minority leader after second round of sexual harassment accusations
This story was originally published by the Indiana Capital Chronicle. By Whitney Downard Indiana Capital Chronicle December 18, 2024 Senate Democrats elected a new minority leader Wednesday after Sen. Greg Taylor denied three new sexual harassment allegations. Sen. Shelli Yoder, “...”
TSF story: LEADERSHIP AT A CROSSROADS: Holcomb talks his tumultuous eight years as governor
This story was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By Arianna Hunt The Statehouse File December 18, 2024 In a little over 600 hours, Governor Eric Holcomb leaves office, making one of the final significant events of his tenure the execution of Joseph Corcoran for the mu “...”
OPEN-RECORDS UNCERTAINTY: FSSA counsel seeks clarity from Indiana Supreme Court on advisory documents exception to open records law
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen December 18, 2024 When the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration argued to the Indiana Supreme Court on Thursday that a white paper submitted to the agency as part of a Medicaid settlement negotiation was not subject to public d “...”
PNS Story: Indiana sees downturn of news options
This story was originally published by Public News Service By Terri Dee, anchor/producer Public News Service December 17, 2024 Digital technology is replacing traditional news sources, the daily or weekly community newspaper and fewer publications mean more news deserts, communit “...”
ICC story: Governor-elect debuts full cabinet, defends decision to add government positions
This story was originally published by the Indiana Capital Chronicle. By Whitney Downard Indiana Capital Chronicle December 16, 2024 Indiana’s next governor has added a layer of management with his incoming cabinet, with just two of the eight members serving as agency heads i “...”
PNS Story: New poll shows most voters want a robust EPA, more pollution controls
This story was originally published by Public News Service. By Nadia Ramlagan, producer Public News Service December 16, 2024 Nationwide, 76% of Trump voters and 86% of all voters oppose attempts to weaken the Environmental Protection Agency, according to a new poll commissioned “...”