TSF Story: Hoosiers protest Trump, Musk and Project 2025 at the Statehouse Wednesday
This story was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By Erin Bruce TheStatehouseFile.com February 5, 2025 What began as a grassroots social media campaign appeared on the front steps of the Indiana Statehouse Wednesday. A crowd of protestors gathered at noon, a fairly unc “...”
TPR SETTLEMENT: AG and Voices for Life reach agreement to release termination of pregnancy reports and end legal battle
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen February 5, 2025 Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita’s office, representing the Indiana Department of Health, has reached a settlement with Voices for Life, agreeing to release termination of pregnancy reports in exchange for an end to t “...”
TSF story: House Democrats attempt to wrestle some sports legislation into a hectic session
This story was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By Erin Bruce TheStatehouseFile.com February 4, 2025 Wearing shirts to represent their favorite leagues, teams and athletes, five Indiana House Democrats outlined their legislative agenda for Hoosier sports in a press c “...”
ICC story: Braun considers releasing execution drug costs as lawmakers rally behind anti-death penalty bill
This story was originally published by the Indiana Capital Chronicle. By Casey Smith Indiana Capital Chronicle February 3, 2025 Indiana Gov. Mike Braun suggested Monday he could reverse the previous administration’s unwillingness to disclose how much the state paid to acquire t “...”
‘A SCALPEL, NOT A HATCHET’: Indiana nonprofits scrambling to face possible freeze on federal funding
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen February 3, 2025 Emmy Hildebrand, CEO of Helping Veterans and Families of Indiana, received the notification of the federal funding freeze on the morning of Jan. 28, after she left the Indiana legislature, where House leaders had recognized “...”
Capital B Gary story: Gary Unites Against Bill That Could Erase Public Schools
This story was originally published by Capital B Gary. By Calvin Davis Capital B Gary January 31, 2025 With a possible hearing in the Statehouse for House Bill 1136 looming, the fight over the future of public education in Gary has escalated into a battle for the district’s su “...”
MORE DISCIPLINE? AG Rokita denies charges after new disciplinary complaint alleges ‘dishonesty’ in reaction to earlier misconduct
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen January 31, 2025 The Indiana Supreme Court Disciplinary Commission has filed a second disciplinary complaint against Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita, alleging that after his public reprimand in November 2023, the state’s top lawyer e “...”
‘WE’RE REPRESENTED HERE’: Prosperity Indiana’s Statehouse Day enables lawmakers to meet advocates who share voices of vulnerable
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen January 31, 2025 When Leslea Townsend Cronin, executive director of the Homeless Coalition of Southern Indiana, looks at the communities in Clark and Floyd counties, she sees the beginning of the housing problem that now plagues places like “...”
Votebeat story: Job satisfaction among election administrators continues to sink, survey shows
This article was originally published by Votebeat, a nonprofit news organization covering local election administration and voting access. By Jessica Huseman Votebeat January 30, 2025 Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration “...”
TSF story: ‘All rise’: Indiana chief justice highlights judicial system wins in State of the Judiciary speech
This story was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By Schyler Altherr TheStatehouseFile.com January 29, 2025 Delivering her 11th State of the Judiciary speech to the Indiana legislature Wednesday, Indiana Supreme Court Chief Justice Loretta Rush highlighted programs, pe “...”