BIPARTISAN IDEAL: Indiana congressional candidate Tim Peck campaigns for better listening, civil discourse
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen May 21, 2024 Standing before a crowd in Corydon, Indiana, that included Democrats, Republicans and Libertarians, Tim Peck made his pitch for finding common ground. Peck, a former emergency room physician, won the Democratic nomination for t “...”
ICC story: AG Rokita will not face challengers at Indiana GOP convention
By Casey Smith Indiana Capital Chronicle May 17, 2024 Seeking a second term, Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita will be unopposed at the state Republican convention next month — securing him as the party’s nominee in the November election. Despite speculation that others mi “...”
FILLING JUDGESHIPS: From incumbent upsets and battles for empty seats to uncontested candidates, most of Indiana’s judicial races were decided in the primary
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen May 17, 2024 Of the eight Indiana trial court judges who faced a challenger in the May 2024 primary, seven will be looking for a new job next January. A majority of the trial court judges running in the primary were unopposed “...”
ICC story: AG Rokita warns Indiana college officials to guard against campus antisemitism
This story was original published by the Indiana Capital Chronicle, a Free Press Indiana partner. By Whitney Downard Indiana Capital Chronicle May 16, 2024 Though most, if not all, of Indiana’s collegiate campuses have cleared out after spring classes ended earlier this month, “...”
PNS story: Women voters of color say lawmakers focus on wrong issues
This story was originally published by Public News Service. By Suzanne Potter, producer Public News Service May 14, 2024 More than one in five Americans is a woman of color and a new poll shows they are not feeling heard and want policymakers to address issues they care about. Th “...”
DEMOCRATIC VACANCY: State Rep. Rita Fleming of Jeffersonville announces immediate retirement from General Assembly
Editor’s note: This story has been updated to include information on Fleming’s endorsement for her replacement as representative of House District 71. By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen May 13, 2024 State Rep. Rita Fleming, D-Jeffersonville, announc “...”
‘GENERATIONS OF LOST WEALTH’: ‘Unwelcomed’ exhibit in Bloomington spotlights housing discrimination that blocks homeownership
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen May 10, 2024 The racial and economic barriers to homeownership have deep roots in Indiana, even in communities like Bloomington that have striven to accept and support people of diverse backgrounds. “I think it’s a problem “...”
PNS story: New poll outlines rural voter priorities, but party labels cloud results
This story was original published by Public News Service. By Miek Moen, producer Public News Service May 9, 2024 President Joe Biden was in Wisconsin on Wednesday, touting plans for a new Microsoft data center. The visit comes amid new polling data in battleground states about wh “...”
STEADY TURNOUT: Voters, candidates cast ballots in primary to address local, state and national concerns
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen May 9, 2024 Greg O’Brien, who has worked the polls in Seymour every election for the past 24 years, never saw the lull on Tuesday. Typically, he said, voters come in waves with a morning rush followed by a lull, before the l “...”
VOTERS’ VOICES: Hoping for change, moved by a sense of duty—why Hoosiers went to the polls
Staff Report TheStatehouseFile May 8, 2024 Statehouse File reporters talked to voters at polling places all over Marion and Johnson counties Tuesday—some 10 hours of asking what brought them out to vote when so many of their fellow Hoosiers stay home. Indiana ranks 50th among “...”