âNEW TERRITORYâ: Marion County Election officials consider applying new election worker protection law to voting incident
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen December 13, 2024 Before making a decision whether to refer the matter to prosecutors, the Marion County Election Board wants to hear from the Indianapolis man who walked into a voting center on Election Day with two handguns and a knife. T â...â
LOSING PATIENCE: Plaintiffs in Anderson redistricting fight ask for a deadline
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen December 13, 2024 Plaintiffs in the lawsuit over the city of Anderson Common Councilâs failure to redraw its council district map have filed a motion asking the federal court to start setting deadlines. The motion to set deadline, filed w â...â
ICC: Sister, former lawyer decry upcoming Indiana execution; prosecutor conflicted
This story was originally published by the Indiana Capital Chronicle. By Casey Smith and Niki Kelly Indiana Capital Chronicle December 13, 2024 The man who prosecuted Joseph Corcoran for gunning down four men in 1997 probably wouldnât do it again. âTimes have changed, my own â...â
LEAVING THE SENATE: Gov.-Elect Mike Braun recalls legislative successes, offers advice in farewell address
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen December 12, 2024 In his farewell speech to the U.S. Senate Wednesday, Mike Braun, Indiana governor-elect, recalled a memory from his earliest days on Capitol Hill. He had attended his first State of the Union address in 2019 and was walkin â...â
PNS story: Rural students’ educational choices shrink as colleges slash majors
This story was originally published by Public News Service. By Nadia Ramlagan, producer Public News Service December 12, 2024 By Jon Marcus, Brianna Atkinson, Molly Minta and Amy Morona for The Hechinger Report. Broadcast version by Nadia Ramlagan for West Virginia News Service r â...â
Capital B Gary story: Appointed Judges Leave Black Indiana Voters Without Representation
This story was originally published in Capital B Gary. By Calvin Davis Capital B Gary December 2, 2024 When Gary and Lake County residents went to the polls this year, they had no voice in one of the most consequential areas of local government: electing the judges who decide on â...â
âINSPIRES AND EMPOWERSâ: Lt. Gov. Crouch honored for work boosting civic education in Indiana classrooms
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen December 10, 2024 In January, sixth graders across Indiana will tumble back into the classroom and commence learning about forming a âmore perfect unionâ; the freedom of religion, speech and assembly; the functions of each branch of gov â...â
ICC story: Secretary of state spending includes millions in no-bid contracts
This story was originally published by the Indiana Capital Chronicle By Casey Smith Indiana Capital Chronicle December 9, 2024 Included in the Indiana secretary of stateâs new budget requests are hundreds of thousands of extra dollars for IT-related needs and expansions. But re â...â
ARGUING FOR DEMOCRACY: Disagree Better initiative continues to call for âhealthy conflict,â especially at local level
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen December 6, 2024 Forget compromise. Forget finding common ground. Forget keeping your opinions to yourself. Utah Gov. Spencer Cox does not want Americans to shy away from disagreements and fierce debates. âOur system (of government) was d â...â
TSF story: VOICES OF VOTERS: Hoosiers express concern and uncertainty after 2024 election
A quarter of Americans have called the Nov. 5 election the most stressful experience of their year. Many members of minority and previously targeted groupsâa college student in the process of transitioning, an immigrant with uncertain citizenship statusâare worrying and wond â...â