VOTERS’ VOICE: Ballot initiatives touted by Indiana Democrats stall in GOP-dominated Statehouse
(Photo/Pexels.com) By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen February 2, 2024 Although the push for ballot initiatives was dead before the 2024 session of the Indiana General Assembly even started, a Democratic lawmaker pulled one last maneuver to show voters who was listening. Rep “...”
JOHN KRULL: Jim Lucas and the GOP brand
By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com February 2, 2024 Indiana Rep. Jim Lucas, R-Seymour, did something dangerous and dumb. That’s not exactly breaking news. Saying that Lucas acted in a foolish manner that put others at risk is a bit like noting that the sun rises in the east an “...”
‘CASE CLOSED’: As Indiana Supreme Court releases disciplinary affidavit, AG Rokita claims ‘nothing I said’ contradicted docs
Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita visited the Indiana House of Representatives to hear Indiana Chief Justice Loretta Rush deliver the 2024 State of the Judiciary speech in January. (Photo/Marilyn Odendahl) By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen February 1, 2024 The conditiona “...”
Lucas faces backlash and calls to apologize after flashing gun at high schoolers
Rep. Jim Lucas, R-Seymour, posted on social media that he pities “those that are being indoctrinated to fear” guns. (Photo/courtesy of Indiana House Republicans) By Kyra Howard TheStatehouseFile.com January 31, 2024 A day after he was caught flashing his gun to a gro “...”
State Rep. Jim Lucas shows gun, students feel fear Tuesday at the Statehouse
Rep. Jim Lucas, R-Seymour, opened his coat and flashed a handgun to a group of high school students at the Indiana Statehouse Tuesday after Moms Demand Action Advocacy Day. (Screenshot/Kyra Howard of TheStatehouseFile.com) By Kyra Howard TheStatehouseFile.com January 30, 2024 Stu “...”
Election security bill clears Indiana House and heads to Senate, dismissing Democrats’ concerns
(Photo/Xain Ballenger of TheStatehouseFile.com) By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen January 31, 2024 A controversial election security bill passed the Indiana House Monday, as Democrats, saying the measure would prevent eligible Hoosiers, namely immigrants, from voting, quest “...”
PNS story: AI could undermine trust ahead of 2024 election
(Photo/Pexels.com) This story was published by Public News Service. By Eric Tegethoff, producer Public News Service January 29, 2024 The rise of artificial intelligence is raising alarm bells for election officials across the country. Before the New Hampshire primary, a robocall “...”
Indiana AG says federal wire fraud indictments won’t affect state’s cases against virtual schools
(Photo/Pexels.com) By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen January 29, 2024 The federal indictment filed against the owners and administrators of Indiana Virtual School and Indiana Virtual Pathways Academy comes as the state of Indiana continues to try to recoup $154 million that “...”
FIRST FAMILY: Letters in new exhibit reveal President Benjamin Harrison’s daily life in the White House
Aubrey Miles (left) and Jennifer Capps arrange some artifacts for the new exhibit, “Life in the White House,” at the Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site. (Photo/Marilyn Odendahl) By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen January 26, 2024 The letters written by President “...”
JOHN KRULL: The diagnosis isn’t good
By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com January 26, 2024 Indiana has a series of ailments, several of them serious. That’s what the newly released Indiana Civic Health Index—INCHI—reveals. It shows that by many standards the Hoosier state is failing to create a culture that enc “...”