CIVIC COURSEWORK: Excellence designation for Indiana students returns to SB 211 late in legislative session
By Marilyn OdendahlStarting in the fall of 2025, Indiana students entering high school will be able to earn special recognition for demonstrating a knowledge of civics and a commitment to civic engagement. Senate Bill 211, authored by Sen. Jeff Raatz, R-Richmond, mandates that the Indiana De “...”
ICC Story: AG Rokita says Gov. Holcomb should veto ‘toothless’ antisemitism ban
By Leslie Bonilla Muniz(Photo/The Indiana Citizen) This story was originally published by the Indiana Capital Chronicle, a Free Press Indiana partner. By Leslie Bonilla Muniz Indiana Capital Chronicle March 12, 2024 Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita on Tuesday called on Gov. Eric Holcomb to v “...”
GROWING THREAT: Indiana legislature moves to curb AI in political ads but effort may do little to stop deep fakes
By Marilyn OdendahlCompared with what’s coming, the lies and conspiracy theories surrounding the 2020 election may soon be seen as child’s play. The use of advancing technology to create political ads depicting candidates in fake situations they were never in or saying controversial things they “...”
Celebration and recrimination as Indiana’s 2024 legislative session comes to a close
(Photo/The Indiana Citizen) By John Asplund and DeMarion Newell TheStatehouseFile.com March 8, 2024 The 2024 legislative session officially closed Friday, with Senate President Pro Tempore Rodric Bray, R-Martinsville, declaring “sine die” around 9:30 p.m. While the G “...”
MIRROR INDY story: Indiana Election Commission removed three Indianapolis candidates from the May primary ballot
(Photo/Pexels.com) This story was originally published by Mirror Indy, a Free Press Indiana partner. By Emily Hopkins Mirror Indy March 6, 2024 There is little question that Chunia Graves is a Democrat. She is part of the Indiana Democratic Party’s 2023-24 class of emerging l “...”
ELECTION ISSUES: Pew compares data from recent polls and finds economy top of mind
(Photo/Pexels.com) By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen March 8, 2024 For the third straight year, Americans remain concerned about their financial wellbeing, saying they want the president and Capitol Hill to focus on the national economy. The Pew Research Center released a r “...”
ICC story: Indiana Supreme Court issues 3-2 opinion upholding party affiliation statute in Rust case
(Photo/courtesy of Indiana Courts) This story was originally published by Indiana Capital Chronicle, a Free Press Indiana partner. By Niki Kelly and Casey Smith Indiana Capital Chronicle March 6, 2024 The Indiana Supreme Court on Wednesday belatedly released an 84-page opinion up “...”
PNS story: Good-paying jobs available in rural America, report says
(Photo/Pexels.com) This story was originally published by Public News Service. By Eric Tegethoff, producer Public News Service March 6, 2024 Opportunities for good paying jobs exist in rural areas across Washington and the rest of the country, despite myths such places have been “...”
HB 1338 with new limits on public access counselor passes Indiana Senate, returns to House
(Photo/Xain Ballenger at TheStatehouseFile.com) By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen March 5, 2024 Indiana Senate Republicans on Tuesday approved a bill, which included provisions that they say will “provide some direction” to the state’s public access counselor – but “...”
Amendment blocking severely rebuked lawyers from running for AG scrapped by Indiana Senate
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen March 4, 2024 As quietly as it was slipped into a bill, an amendment that would have barred certain lawyers who had been sanctioned from serving as Indiana attorney general was removed by the Indiana Senate. Sen. Mike Gaskill, R-Pendleton, “...”