ROKITA CRITIC APPEALS: Tully turns to Indiana Supreme Court to get advisory report on AG’s moonlighting
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen June 13, 2024 Indianapolis resident Barbara Tully has appealed to the Indiana Supreme Court in her fight to learn more about the private-sector job Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita continued to hold when he first took offi “...”
PNS Story: Report: Working class missing in state legislatures
This story was originally published by Public News Service. By Eric Galatas, producer Public News Service June 13, 2024 Half of Americans go to work every day in the service industry, doing clerical work or in construction and other manual labor jobs but fewer than 2% of state la “...”
PRESUMED QUALIFIED: 10 Marion County judges recommended for retention — even ones who didn’t do interviews
(Editor’s note: This article has been updated to clarify Marion County Superior Court Judge William Nelson spoke with the counsel for the Marion County Judicial Selection Committee, and Lacy Johnson, committee member and attorney, made the motion to recommend all 10 judges “...”
BUILDING SUPPORT: Nearly 500 advocates write to Gov. Holcomb seeking state housing commission
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen June 10, 2024 A letter signed by nearly 500 Hoosier organizations and individuals was presented to Gov. Eric Holcomb on Monday as part of a continued effort to persuade him to establish a statewide housing commission to tackle “...”
ICC story: Morales weighs in on Indiana poll worker ban following alleged voter intimidation incident
This story was originally published by the Indiana Capital Chronicle. By Casey Smith Indiana Capital Chronicle June 7, 2024 After a southern Indiana poll worker was accused of intimidating a voter in the May primary election — and subsequently barred from working in future Pe “...”
TSF story: The ugly struggle to ban the beautiful but invasive Bradford pear tree
This story was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By Arianna Hunt TheStatehouseFile.com June 6, 2024 The U.S. Department of Agriculture brought the Callery pear tree, commonly known as the Bradford pear, to the U.S. from Asia in 1917 to make pear trees more res “...”
REGISTRATION WRANGLE: Indiana Secretary of State Morales testifies at congressional hearing scrutinizing SBA efforts to sign up voters
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen June 7, 2024 Indiana Secretary of State Diego Morales testified before a congressional committee Tuesday, saying the administration of elections in the Hoosier State is the responsibility of his office and he would not welcome federal invol “...”
SUPERMAJORITY TARGETED: Indiana Democrats push moderate message to turn more Statehouse seats blue
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen June 6, 2024 The party faithful who assembled recently for a Democratic caucus in Jeffersonville would seemingly already understand the push to break the Republican supermajority in the Indiana General Assembly, but, perhaps i “...”
INNS story: Common Cause Indiana may challenge state’s new voting laws
This story was originally published by Indiana News Network (INNS), part of the Public News Service network. By Joe Ulery, producer Indiana News Network June 4, 2024 An Indiana watchdog group said it is considering legal action in response to new state voting laws t “...”
ICC story: Indiana’s abortion ban back in the hands of judge after closing arguments
This story was originally published by the Indiana Capital Chronicle. By Mia Hilkowitz Indiana Capital Chronicle May 31, 2024 Abortion providers asserted during closing arguments Friday that narrow medical exemptions and a hospital requirement under the state’s near-total abort “...”