WAIT TIME: Indiana-made voting app tells Hoosiers how long they will likely stand in line to cast a ballot
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen October 22, 2024 Not sure you have time to vote? IN Tech for Progress, a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization based in Indianapolis, has updated its app – Indianavotetimes.org – to help you find the shortest wait time to cast your ballot “...”
WFYI story: Your guide for Marion County judges on the ballot this Election Day
This story was originally published by WFYI. By Martin Schauss WFYI October 17, 2024 If you’re a voter in Marion County, you likely know the candidates for president in the 2024 General Election. But you might not know the 18 judges who will be on the ballot for the Marion “...”
PNS story: ACLU of Indiana stands ready to support voter safety
This story was originally published by Public News Services. By Terri Dee Public News Service October 21, 2024 Voter apprehension is reaching record levels for this year’s general election, with dueling poll results and debates only adding to the anxiety. Polling by the Pew “...”
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 “...”