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January 29 2024

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 “...”

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January 29 2024

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 “...”

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January 26 2024

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 “...”

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January 26 2024

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 “...”

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January 25 2024

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 “...”

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January 25 2024

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 “...”

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January 23 2024

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 “...”

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January 22 2024

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 “...”

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January 19 2024

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 “...”

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January 18 2024

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 “...”