Chalkbeat Indiana story: What it’s like teaching the 2024 election in classrooms nationwide
This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters What it’s like teaching the 2024 election in classrooms nationwide Aleksandra Appleton Chalkbeat Indiana October 18, 2024 This story was published in collaboration with Headwa “...”
CITIZENSHIP QUESTIONED: Voting advocacy groups cry foul over Indiana election officials’ request for verification of more than 500K persons
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen October 18, 2024 Three days after early voting began in the state and less than a month before the Nov. 5 general election, Indiana Secretary of State Diego Morales and Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita asked federal officials to verify “...”
TSF story: In time for November, a schooling in the Electoral College
This story was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By Jack Sells special to TheStatehouseFile.com October 17, 2024 There are three sure-fire ways to know when we’re getting close to Election Day: You’re stressfully watching the Colts play on a Sunday afternoon and s “...”
WARNING LETTERS: AG Rokita tells Lake and St. Joseph counties that he’ll sue if they don’t comply with federal immigration detainers
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen October 18, 2024 Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita has sent letters to the sheriffs of Lake and St. Joseph counties, demanding that their departments comply with requests from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement or face a lawsuit fr “...”
PROACTIVE JUDICIARY: In annual report, Indiana Supreme Court says it saw higher caseload, mental-health problems on docket
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen October 16, 2024 As a trial court judge in Tippecanoe County for 13 years and now as chief justice of the Indiana Supreme Court, Loretta Rush continues to see Hoosiers caught in the revolving door – they have a mental health crisis, get a “...”
PNS story: Ball State economist says IN lags as income, education levels decline
This story was originally published by Public News Service. By Joe Ulery, producer Public News Service October 16, 2024 Despite Indiana’s recent high-profile business deals, the state’s economic fundamentals are lagging, with declining income and education levels posi “...”
ICC story: Non-voters cite disillusionment, candidates and complexity
This story was originally published by the Indiana Capital Chronicle. By Leslie Bonilla Muñiz Indiana Capital Chronicle October 14, 2024 Erin Landis wants to vote. But a state program meant to protect Landis and her five children from a domestic abuser has complicated her access “...”
AG RIVALS SPAR AT DEBATE: Republican Todd Rokita and Democrat Destiny Wells battle over ethics investigations and misinformation
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen October 14, 2024 Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita, a Republican, and Democratic challenger Destiny Wells faced each other in a recent debate, which covered a range of topics, including the ongoing ethics complaints against the incumbent “...”
WFYI story: Hamilton County voters in House District 24 and 39 won’t have an incumbent for the first time in decades
This story was originally published by WFYI. By Elizabeth Gilbert WFYI October 9, 2024 It’s the first time in at least a decade that incumbents aren’t running for the District 39 and District 24 state house seats. Those seats cover parts of Hamilton County — an up and comin “...”
ICC story: In attorney general race, candidates’ visions diverge
This story was originally published by the Indiana Capital Chronicle. By Leslie Bonilla Muñiz Indiana Capital Chronicle October 10, 2024 Indiana’s spot as attorney general is back on the ballot, and the candidates vying to fill the once-technocratic role of chief legal officer “...”