REVERSED RULING: Court of Appeals finds amended state statute blocking access to AG Rokita’s moonlighting report is constitutional
Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen May 2, 2024 The Court of Appeals of Indiana has upheld an amendment to state law which allows Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita to keep secret a report about his previous moonlighting gig, even though that amendment was writte “...”
JUDICIAL QUANDARY: Amid Indiana’s ‘crazy quilt system’ for choosing judges, voters have few choices
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen May 1, 2024 Hoosiers have an adage: If you don’t like the weather in Indiana, wait a few minutes. It will change. The same could be said about the judiciary: If you don’t like how your county selects judges, drive a few miles and you’ “...”
ICC story: Cash-strapped election offices have fewer resources after bans on private grants
This story was originally published by the Indiana Capital Chronicle, a Free Press Indiana partner. By Matt Vasilogambros Stateline April 26, 2024 This month, Wisconsin joined 27 other states that have banned or restricted local governments’ use of private donations to run cash “...”
CIVIL DISCOURSE: Disagree Better at Work campaign seeks to reduce political polarization in the workplace
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen April 26, 2024 The political fights that are dividing the country are seeping into the American workplace so, rather than complaining about management or discussing weekend plans in the break room, employees are increasingly confronting eac “...”
REDISTRICTING DELAYS: Federal court denies Anderson’s request for more time after accusations of foot-dragging
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen April 26, 2024 The Anderson Common Council’s latest maneuver to skirt a redistricting lawsuit has been denied by a federal court, potentially forcing the city to redraw its six districts that are believed to have remained unchanged since “...”
Chalkbeat Indiana story: New ‘intellectual diversity’ law could have major effects on Indiana teacher training
This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newletters. By Aleksandra Appleton Chalkbeat Indiana April 24, 2024 In a Ball State classroom on a recent Tuesday, Professor Sheron Fraser-Burgess told her class to brace themselves for the “...”
CHILD CREDIT: Expanding Child Tax Credit seen as helping low-income families, communities thrive
By Marilyn OdendahlThe Indiana Citizen April 24, 2024 Even though federal legislation that would expand the child tax credit appears stalled in the U.S. Senate, family advocates in Indiana remain hopeful the bill will pass and low-income households will gain some financial breathing room that can l “...”
Mirror Indy story: Poll workers tell us what it’s like to work on Election Day
Chelsey Stutz, a poll worker, wraps up practicing to set up for Election Day during an April 17 training at the Marion County Election Board Service Center in Indianapolis. (Photo/Sophie Young at Mirror Indy) This story was originally published by Mirror Indy, a Free Press Indian “...”
JACKSON ELECTED: Indianapolis City-County councilor to fill late Sen. Breaux’s legislative seat
La Keisha Jackson will be sworn into the Indiana General Assembly on April 24. (Photo/Indiana Black Legislative Caucus) Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen April 19, 2024 The Indiana Black Legislative Caucus is welcoming La Keisha Jackson to the Indiana General Assembly, saying “...”
ELECTION CONFUSION: Critic calls AG Rokita letter asserting DOJ threat to state sovereignty ‘a waste of time’
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen April 19, 2024 Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita has called the U.S. Department of Justice’s effort to uphold voting rights a threat to state sovereignty, but Common Cause Indiana says Rokita is just stoking election falsehoods for pol “...”