CIVIC HEALTH: Weak voter participation is ‘significant challenge’ for Indiana, survey says
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen January 25, 2024 The latest assessment of Indiana’s civic health shows the state is continuing to suffer from persistent voter apathy with low numbers of Hoosiers registering to vote and casting a ballot. According to the 2023 Indiana Civ “...”
ICC story: In milestones, Black women from South Carolina and Indiana confirmed as federal judges
St. Joseph County Superior Court Judge Cristal Brisco was confirmed to the federal bench Wednesday. (Photo courtesy of her office) This story was published by the Indiana Capital Chronicle. By Ariana Figueroa Indiana Capital Chronicle January 25, 2024 WASHINGTON — The U.S. Sena “...”
TORCHBEARER: Dr. Caitlin Bernard honored in Indianapolis, urges continued fight for abortion rights
Illinois Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton (left) presents Dr. Caitlin Bernard with the Our Choice Coalition’s Torchbearer Award Jan. 22 at the Indiana Roof Ballroom. (Photo/Blossom Photography and Design) By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen January 23, 2024 Speaking to an overf “...”
Campaign race in cold New Hampshire heats up as Haley aims to win nation’s first primary
Highlighting her interest in education, Haley said, “We need complete transparency in the classroom. No parent should ever have to wonder what was said or taught to their child at school.” (Photo/Sydney Byerly of TheStatehouseFile.com) By Ashlyn Myers & Sydney Bye “...”
ICC story: Protestors disrupt antisemitism bill, critique lack of recognition for Islamophobia
Protestors chanted and held signs outside the House Chamber after a vote on House Bill 1002 which aims to define antisemitism in educational settings. (Photo/Whitney Downard of Indiana Capital Chronicle) By WHITNEY DOWNARD Indiana Capital Chronicle January 18, 2024 House lawmaker “...”
ELECTION SECURITY: Amended HB 1264 passes committee but sparks a spirited response – both for and against
House Bill 1264 is now headed to the Indiana House of Representatives where it must receive a third reading by Feb. 5. (Photo/Xain Ballenger at TheStatehouseFile.com) By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen January 18, 2024 An election security bill that has divided county clerks “...”
Bill would try to fix child-care shortage by lowering workers’ ages
The Senate Health and Provider Services Committee met Wednesday morning to discuss SB 2, which would reduce the minimum age to work in infant and toddler rooms to 18 and the age for taking care of school-age children to 16. (Photo/Arianna Hunt at TheStatehouseFile.com) By Arianna “...”
INNS Story: Urgency grows as IN grapples with attorney shortage crisis
The Indiana Supreme Court has convened a panel to propose solutions to the state’s shortage of lawyers. (Photo/Xain Ballenger at TheStatehouseFile.com) This story was published by Indiana News Service (INNS), part of the Public News Service network. By Joe Ulery, producer “...”
ART AND ACTIVISM: Indiana Repertory Theatre spotlights voting in play about Fannie Lou Hamer
Maiesha McQueen in the IRT’s 2024 production of Fannie: The Music and Life of Fannie Lou Hamer. (Photo/Zack Rosing) By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen January 17, 2024 She was famous for saying, “I’m sick and tired of being sick and tired,” but Fannie Lou Hamer, an i “...”
ICC story: Lawmakers seek to locally define decorum for public meetings
The House Committee on Government and Regulatory Reform passed a bill by Rep. J.D. Prescott, R-Union City, giving municipalities the ability to adopt rules for decorum at public meetings. (Photo/J.D. Prescott’s Flickr) By Whitney Downard Indiana Capital Chronicle January 16 “...”