Indiana’s lawmakers return to the Statehouse for Organization Day and a 2024 preview
Indiana House Speaker Todd Huston, R-Fishers, speaks in the House Chamber on Organization Day Tuesday, when the General Assembly officially opened the 2024 legislative session, which will start hearing business on Jan. 8. (Photo/Kyra Howard, TheStatehouseFile.com) By Marilyn Oden â...â
Indiana Chamber IDs its top legislative priorities ahead of Tuesday’s Organization Day
Staff Report TheStatehouseFile.com November 20, 2023 The Indiana Chamber of Commerce identified child care and career readiness as top priorities for the upcoming legislative session during a panel discussion Monday featuring caucus leaders from both parties. âEnhancing our t â...â
CAMPAIGN LAUNCH: Democrat Destiny Wells running against Rokita for Indiana attorney general to âget back to serving Hoosiersâ
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen November 20, 2023 Saying she wants to restore the office to the âhighest ethical standardsâ and âget back to serving Hoosiers,â Destiny Wells, former 2022 Democratic candidate for Indiana secretary of state, announced her candidacy â...â
ArtTroop leaves a lasting imprint on veteransâ lives
Phyllis E. Baker, an Army veteran and retired nurse, with one of her artistic creations. (Photo provided) By Sydney Byerly TheStatehouseFile.com November 17, 2023 Rounding the corner to sneak a peak at the exhibit being put on display at the Indianapolis Art Center, Melissa Barne â...â
AG Rokitaâs approved delay in exemption to âdollar lawâ could cost taxpayers a lot of money, IPS says
The Raymond F. Brandes School 65 is one of two unused buildings Indianapolis Public Schools claims is exempted from the state’s dollar law. (Photo/Marilyn Odendahl) By Dwight Adams The Indiana Citizen November 17, 2023 (Editor’s note: this story has been updated to re â...â
TROUBLING TREND: Business for America survey shows companies face more political backlash for social advocacy
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen November 17, 2023 Along with taking care of customers and tending to the bottom line, businesses increasingly are expecting to be attacked over culture war issues, according to a new survey recently released by Business for America. Compani â...â
BARGAIN BUILDINGS: Charter school âdollar lawâ may have new life
Indianapolis Public Schools may be able to move forward with the sale of Raymond Brandes School 65 (above) and Francis Bellamy School 102 after the Marion County Superior Court ruled this week the school district is exempt from the state’s “dollar law.” ( â...â
AG Rokita seeks to keep Indiana Supreme Court disciplinary complaint out of his moonlighting fight
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen November 14, 2023 (Editor’s note: this story has been corrected to clarify Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita was reprimanded for violating two rules of professional conduct.) Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita is trying to preven â...â
ICC: Rep. Bob Cherry wonât seek reelection, ending 25 years in seat
Rep. Bob Cherry, R-Greenfield, has announced he will not seek reelection in 2024, joining a growing number of GOP members leaving the Statehouse (Photo/Indiana House Republicans). By  LESLIE BONILLA MUĂIZ Indiana Capital Chronicle November 10, 2023 Rep. Bob Cherry announced Fri â...â
JOHN KRULL: The Bayhs and days gone by
By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com November 6, 2023 INDIANAPOLISâOnce upon a timeâŚ. Those four words are among the saddest and yet most hopeful in the English language. A crowd gathers on a bright November day to dedicate an outdoor classroom at Holliday Park in memory of th â...â