NEW MAPS ORDERED: Federal court tells Anderson to redraw its ‘unconstitutionally malapportioned’ council districts
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen October 7, 2024 The city of Anderson Common Council is now under a court order to do what it has not done for decades – redraw its council district maps. In a Sept. 30 order, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana fo “...”
TSF story: A Gen Z voter’s guide to registering and updating your address before Monday’s deadline
This story was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By Ashlyn Myers TheStatehouseFile.com October 4, 2024 As the 2024 presidential election quickly approaches—with Nov. 5 only one month away—it’s hard to scroll online without finding an advertisement or influencer “...”
Capital B Gary story: Harris/Walz Campaign Launches Its First Indiana Presidential Headquarters in Gary
This story was originally published by Capital B Gary By Capital B Gary staff Capital B Gary October 4, 2024 A festive energy swept through Gary, as hundreds gathered Thursday to celebrate the opening of the first Kamala Harris and Tim Walz campaign headquarters in Indiana. Outsi “...”
‘COMMON GROUND’: Democratic candidates McCormick, Wells reach out to Republicans during ReCenter Indiana rally
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen October 4, 2024 A little more than a month before the Nov. 5 general election, Indiana Democrats Jennifer McCormick, candidate for governor, and Destiny Wells, candidate for attorney general, tried to appeal to moderate Republicans during a “...”
RIGHT-SIZING THE COURTS: Legislative judiciary committee advises hiring more judges, reallocating existing resources
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen October 4, 2024 In addition to recommending that four Indiana counties receive the extra judicial officers they had asked for, the Indiana General Assembly’s Interim Study Committee on Courts and the Judiciary advised the legislature to c “...”
ICC story: Candidates spar in the first general election gubernatorial debate
This story was originally published by the Indiana Capital Chronicle. By Whitney Downard Indiana Capital Chronicle October 2, 2024 Two of Indiana’s three gubernatorial candidates spent an hour Wednesday night trading barbs and promoting their campaign platforms in the first tel “...”
18 and not registered to vote? Sophia Craiutu would like a word
By Steve Hinnefeld The Indiana Citizen October 1, 2024 Sophia Craiutu won’t be old enough to vote on Nov. 5, to her great disappointment. But she’s doing all she can to get her peers registered and ready. The Bloomington High School North senior is making presentations on vot “...”
Based in Lafayette story: Election Board Adds Purdue Early Voting, No Election Day Site
This story was originally published by Based in Lafayette. By Dave Bangert Based in Lafayette September 27, 2024 Purdue will get six hours of early voting at the Co-Rec on Oct. 24, after the university and Tippecanoe County election officials pieced together a plan approved Frida “...”
‘SEVERITY OF NEED’: County judges plead with legislators for more help in their courts
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen October 1, 2024 Officials from five counties told the Indiana General Assembly’s Interim Study Committee on Courts and the Judiciary last week that they were drowning in casework and desperately needed more judicial resources, but lawmake “...”
ICC story: Postal chief insists to Congress that mail-in ballots will get delivered in time
This story was originally published by the Indiana Capital Chronicle By Jennifer Shutt States Newsroom September 26, 2024 WASHINGTON — United States Postal Service Postmaster General Louis DeJoy testified before Congress on Thursday that voters can “absolutely” trust their “...”