SIGNATURE SPRINT: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. campaign confident he will be on Indiana’s November ballot
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen July 3, 2024 On a Sunday evening in June, a staffer with Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s presidential campaign was outside an Indianapolis Kroger with a pen, clipboard and question for shoppers entering the store: Would they sign a petition to ge “...â€
Chalkbeat Indiana story: Indiana’s revamped reading law could have big consequences for students from low-income families
This story was originally published by Chalkbeat Indiana. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters. By Aleksandra Appleton Chalkbeat Indiana July 2, 2024 To get students to attend summer school, the staff at Global Preparatory Academy in Indianapolis do whatever it ta “...â€
IMMIGRATION IMPASSE: Most targeted municipalities appear unfazed as AG Rokita’s sanctuary cities deadline passes
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen July 3, 2024 Although the July 1 deadline that Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita set has passed, only one of four municipalities threatened with legal action if they did not rescind what he called their “illegal sanctuary city†“...â€
PNS story: Poll finds future SCOTUS appointments are top-of-mind issue for voters
This story was originally published by Public News Service. By Alex Gonzalez, producer Public News Service July 2, 204 Former President Donald Trump has taken credit for placing three conservative justices on the U.S. Supreme Court. On Monday, the court awarded him a major win by “...â€
ICC: U.S. Supreme Court sides with Oregon city, allows ban on homeless people sleeping outdoors
This article was originally published by the Indiana Capital Chronicle. By Ariana Figueroa States Newsroom June 28, 2024 WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court Friday sided with a local ordinance in Oregon that bans homeless people from sleeping outdoors, and local governme “...â€
DEATH PENALTY RETURN? Indiana seeks to resume executions with pentobarbital but defense attorneys call it ‘a bad idea’
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen June 28, 2024 The decision by Gov. Eric Holcomb and Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita to seek the court’s permission to resume executions of death row inmates is drawing criticism from lawyers who have defended individuals against the “...â€
VOTER LISTS: Conservative legal group’s letter asking state to use DHS to identify any noncitizens on voter rolls draws criticism
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen June 28, 2024 Indiana Secretary of State Diego Morales is among the 50 secretaries of state who received a letter this week advising them the U.S. Department of Homeland Security could be used as a resource to potentially identify noncitize “...â€
‘PART OF THEIR COMMUNITIES’: Innovative civics program gives Indianapolis students in-depth look at federal courts
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen June 27, 2024 After introducing himself and welcoming the students to his courtroom, U.S. Magistrate Judge Tim Baker of the Southern District of Indiana pulled a copy of the Constitution from his pocket and began reviewing Article II “...â€
RACE TO NOMINATION: Democratic AG candidates make appeals to voters at Statehouse rally on Dobbs anniversary
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen June 26, 2024 Both Democratic candidates for Indiana attorney general, Beth White and Destiny Wells, spoke to voters on the steps of the Statehouse Monday evening, encouraging them to elect a Democrat as the state’s top lawyer for “...â€
DOCTORS INTERVENE: 2 Indiana OB/GYNs say releasing terminated pregnancy reports flouts medical licensing board’s guidance
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen June 24, 2024 Two Indianapolis OB/GYNs are being allowed to intervene in the lawsuit filed against the Indiana Department of Health for no longer releasing the terminated pregnancy reports, which provide information on the individual aborti “...â€