THAT’S A CROWD! Event marks Wendell Willkie’s 1940 speech in Elwood that attracted hundreds of thousands
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen August 21, 2024 Eight-four years after he returned to his boyhood home of Elwood, Indiana, on Aug. 17, 1940, to give his speech accepting the Republican Party’s presidential nomination, Wendell Willkie can still attract a crowd. The Hoosi “...”
Gary repeals welcoming ordinance amid threats from AG Rokita
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen August 16, 2024 The Gary Common Council repealed the city’s welcoming ordinance last week, becoming the third municipality to change or rescind its immigration policy, after being threatened with a lawsuit by Indiana Attorney General Todd “...”
ELECTORAL HURDLES: Independent and third-party candidates struggle to get on Indiana’s ballot
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen August 16, 2024 The Green Party convention will culminate Saturday with the selection of the nominees for president and vice president, but, come November, Hoosiers will not see those names on their ballots. Although a Green Party campaign “...”
PNS Story: Indiana’s delegates ready for Harris and Walz
This story was originally published by Public News Service. By Joe Ulery, producer Public News Service August 16, 2024 Indiana will be represented by about 90 delegates at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago next week. Michael Schmuhl, chairman of the Indiana Democratic “...”
ICC story: Four Indiana governors talk leadership, advice for future Hoosier generations
This story was originally published by the Indiana Capital Chronicle. By Whitney Downard Indiana Capital Chronicle August 15, 2024 Indiana’s four current and former governors made a rare appearance together Wednesday evening, cracking jokes and sharing leadership advice at the “...”
A MESSAGE FOR THE FUTURE: Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site preparing time capsule for birthday celebration
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen August 15, 2024 The Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site will be honoring the Hoosier president on his 191st birthday by leaving a present for generations not yet born to open. Harrison, who was born in North Bend, Ohio, on Aug. 20, 1833, an “...”
TSF Story: Candidates for Indiana lieutenant governor debate ag issues at the state fair
This story was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By Arianna Hunt TheStatehouseFile.com August 13, 2024 On Tuesday at the Indiana State Fair, the three major candidates for Indiana lieutenant governor debated in front of a room full of Hoosiers holding their refreshmen “...”
PATIENT PRIVACY: AG Rokita claims victory after dropping IU Health lawsuit, but a federal judge had already dismissed the case
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen August 13, 2024 Claiming a “win for patient privacy,” Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita’s office has dropped its lawsuit against Indiana University Health, but a federal court had already tossed the case in June, finding the “...”
ICC story: Judge spares Gary gunmaker lawsuit, rejects new law’s retroactivity
This story was originally published by the Indiana Capital Chronicle. By Leslie Bonilla Muñiz Indiana Capital Chronicle August 12, 2024 A Lake County judge on Monday declined to dismiss a long-pending lawsuit waged by the city of Gary against a range of gun manufacturers “...”
LONG THOMPSON COMMENTARY: Bipartisanship is essential to democracy
By Jill Long Thompson Special to TheStatehouseFile.com August 9, 2024 I had the privilege and pleasure of participating in the Women’s Campaign Institute hosted by Advancing Voices of Women (AVOW) again this year. AVOW is truly making a positive difference and contributing to t “...”