ICC: Judge finds primary law unconstitutional; grants Rust injunction
John Rust leaves the courtroom Wednesday Nov. 1 after a hearing on his case to get on the Republican primary ballot for U.S. Senate. (Niki Kelly/Indiana Capital Chronicle) By WHITNEY DOWNARD Indiana Capital Chronicle December 7, 2023 A candidate for Congress won an injunction f “...”
Indiana COA presses state on its refusal to extend RFRA protections to abortions
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen December 6, 2023 During Wednesday’s oral arguments in the religious freedom challenge to Indiana’s near-total abortion ban, the state’s attorney, James Barta, struggled to convince the Court of Appeals of Indiana that the state’s re “...”
SHABAZZ COMMENTARY: Rokita’s famous last words
By Abdul-Hakim Shabazz IndyPolitics.org December 4, 2023 “Curtis Hill has put himself ahead of his elected office and our values because of his bad judgment, not just on one night, but in a long pattern of inappropriate behavior. Personal responsibility is saying you’ “...”
Poll taps into Americans’ hunger to change electoral system
(Photo/Pexels.com) By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen December 1, 2023 Just as Americans like a variety of foods at their holiday dining table, they seem to have an appetite for variety in their electoral system, a new survey suggests. The poll, conducted by Citizen Data on “...”
JOHN KRULL: Todd Rokita, just a digging fool
By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com November 29, 2023 Someone needs to save Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita from himself. In the process, that someone also would save Hoosier taxpayers a fair bit of money. He’s used public funds to hire a Washington, D.C. law firm and loca “...”
ICC: Holcomb names Nieshalla as new State Comptroller
Elise Nieshalla is introduced as the new State Comptroller Tuesday Nov. 28, 2023. (Niki Kelly/Indiana Capital Chronicle) BY: NIKI KELLY Indiana Capital Chronicle November 28, 2023 Elise Nieshalla held back tears Tuesday as Gov. Eric Holcomb announced her as the next state comptr “...”
ROKITA RESPONDS: Indiana attorney general’s office releases statement about second disciplinary investigation
(Editor’s note: this story has been updated to include an additional comment from the attorney general’s office.) By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen November 29, 2023 In response to the Indiana Supreme Court Disciplinary Commission opening another investigation i “...”
SECOND INVESTIGATION: Post-reprimand remarks by AG Rokita prompt new disciplinary review of his conduct
(Editor’s note: this story has been updated to reflect the attorney general’s office did respond to a request for comment.) By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen November 28, 2023 Weeks after being public reprimanded, Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita is – “...”
ICC: Statehouse dome closed to tours
The iconic dome of the Indiana Statehouse is closed to the public, citing structural concerns for the 135-year-old feature. (Niki Kelly/Indiana Capital Chronicle) By WHITNEY DOWNARD Indiana Capital Chronicle November 24, 2023 A structural engineering study completed in January “...”
JUDICIAL NOMINEES: Northern Indiana District Court picks suggest bipartisan cooperation between Indiana senators, White House
Photo/Pexels.com By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen November 22, 2023 The inclusion of two Indiana judges in the White House nominees last week to the federal bench indicated a level of cooperation between the Democratic administration and Indiana’s two Republican senators “...”