‘SHE LOVED SERVING PEOPLE’: The late Sen. Jean Breaux celebrated at Indiana Statehouse memorial service
Family, friends and legislators gathered at the Indiana Statehouse rotunda on Friday to remember to life and legacy of the late Sen. Jean Breaux. (Photo/Marilyn Odendahl) By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen April 8, 2024 Rep. Cherrish Pryor, D-Indianapolis, recalled a trip to “...”
TSF story: Cities and towns across Indiana prepare for a once-in-a-lifetime eclipse
(Photo/Pexels.com) By John Asplund TheStatehouseFile.com April 5, 2024 People around Indiana are preparing for a total solar eclipse that will cover a large portion of the state, starting on the southwest side and expanding to the northeast. They will get a chance to see somethin “...”
INJUNCTION UPHELD: Indiana Court of Appeals affirms RFRA challenge to abortion ban, seeks narrower ruling
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen April 5, 2024 A preliminary injunction blocking the enforcement of Indiana’s near-total abortion ban against women who claim the law violates their religious beliefs has been upheld by the Court of Appeals of Indiana with one judge “...”
TSF story: Indiana voters have until April 8 to register for May 7 primary
A voter enters a polling place at Scott Hall located at the Johnson County Fairgrounds in 2022. Johnson County is one of 59 vote center counties, meaning citizens can cast their vote at any polling location in the county. (Photo/Isaac Gleitz at TheStatehouseFile.com) By John Aspl “...”
INNS story: IN legislators pause on federal environmental plan
Indiana is one of 23 states battling a federal plan to reduce industrial air pollution. (Photo/Pexels.com) This story was originally published by Indiana News Service (INNS), part of the Public News Service network. By Terri Dee, anchor/producer Indiana News Service “...”
JUDICIAL SELECTION: City of Hammond appeals to 7th U.S. Circuit Court in challenge to retention voting
(Pexels.com) By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen April 2, 2024 In its fight to let Lake County voters directly elect their superior court judges, the city of Hammond has turned to the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to challenge the retention process and is citing th “...”
ICC story: States rush to combat AI threat to elections
(Photo/Pexels.com) This story was originally published by the Indiana Capital Chronicle, a Free Press Indiana partner. By Zachary Roth States Newsroom March 29, 2024 This year’s presidential election will be the first since generative AI — a form of artificial intelligence th “...”
REDACTION DISPUTE: Indiana public access counselor advises AG Rokita to use ‘lighter touch’ on legal invoices
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen March 28, 2024 Despite finding an “unusually high” amount of redactions on invoices from Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita’s office do not violate the state’s open records law, the Indiana public access counselor noted the sectio “...”
‘BE MORE INVOLVED’: Upcoming civics summit to focus on getting more Hoosiers to vote, participate
(Photo/Pexels.com) By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen March 26, 2024 Retired Indiana Supreme Court Justice Steven David believes there are three types of people in the world: those who are on the field, those who choose to watch and those who like to complain. As the keyno “...”
PRESIDENTIAL GRIEF: Poignant exhibit explores Benjamin Harrison’s wife’s death, mourning in the White House
The Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site has opened the “Death in the White House” which explores how the Hoosier president and his family endured private grief in the “people’s house.” (Photo/courtesy BHPS) By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen Mar “...”