WFYI story: Filing deadline approaching for 800 school board seats on November ballot in Indiana
This story was originally published by WFYI. By Eric Weddle WFYI June 11, 2024 There are more than 800 seats on school boards across Indiana up for election in November. Incumbents and challengers have until June 20 to file paperwork to get on local ballots. A 2023 law extended “...â€
ELECTION GUIDE RAISES SCRUTINY: Voting rights coalition writes Morales on concerns over potential for police at polling sites
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen June 17, 2024 All IN for Democracy, a coalition of 25 organizations focused on voting rights and accessibility, is seeking to meet with Indiana Secretary of State Diego Morales over concerns about the potential use of law enforcement at pol “...â€
ICC story: States struggle with unreliable federal funding for making sure elections are secure
This story was originally published by the Indiana Capital Chronicle. By Jennifer Shutt States Newsroom June 17, 2024 WASHINGTON — The federal government has sought to bolster election security for years through a popular grant program, but the wildly fluctuating funding leve “...â€
BACK ON THE BALLOT: AG Rokita wins GOP nomination, tells party delegates they all must stand up to ‘Democrat woke bullies’
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen June 15, 2024 Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita took the gloves off – literally and figuratively – when he spoke to the delegates at the Indiana Republican Party convention on Saturday. “We live in a time when there is only one par “...â€
GOP CONVENTION UPSET: Beckwith pulls off shocker, defeating Mike Braun’s pick in race for lieutenant governor
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen June 16, 2024 After pulling off a stunning victory and capturing the Indiana Republican Party’s nomination for lieutenant governor, Noblesville pastor Micah Beckwith said he would work to make Indiana GOP gubernatorial nominee Mike Brau “...â€
ROKITA’S EDGE: Despite controversies, AG is unopposed for GOP nomination due to popularity with party faithful
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen June 14, 2024 Four years ago, Todd Rokita warned Republicans that the conduct of then-Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill would be a drag on the entire state GOP ticket in the 2020 general election. Hill had just had h “...â€
TSF Story: Harrison House anniversary brings an unusual celebration to the Statehouse
This story was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By Staff Report TheStatehouseFile.com June 13, 2024 There was a familiar face next to the unveiling of a miniature of the President Benjamin Harrison home on Wednesday at the Indiana Statehouse Rotunda, where it will b “...â€
ROKITA CRITIC APPEALS: Tully turns to Indiana Supreme Court to get advisory report on AG’s moonlighting
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen June 13, 2024 Indianapolis resident Barbara Tully has appealed to the Indiana Supreme Court in her fight to learn more about the private-sector job Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita continued to hold when he first took offi “...â€
PNS Story: Report: Working class missing in state legislatures
This story was originally published by Public News Service. By Eric Galatas, producer Public News Service June 13, 2024 Half of Americans go to work every day in the service industry, doing clerical work or in construction and other manual labor jobs but fewer than 2% of state la “...â€
PRESUMED QUALIFIED: 10 Marion County judges recommended for retention — even ones who didn’t do interviews
(Editor’s note: This article has been updated to clarify Marion County Superior Court Judge William Nelson spoke with the counsel for the Marion County Judicial Selection Committee, and Lacy Johnson, committee member and attorney, made the motion to recommend all 10 judges “...â€