ICC story: AG Rokita warns Indiana college officials to guard against campus antisemitism
This story was original published by the Indiana Capital Chronicle, a Free Press Indiana partner. By Whitney Downard Indiana Capital Chronicle May 16, 2024 Though most, if not all, of Indiana’s collegiate campuses have cleared out after spring classes ended earlier this month, “...”
PNS story: Women voters of color say lawmakers focus on wrong issues
This story was originally published by Public News Service. By Suzanne Potter, producer Public News Service May 14, 2024 More than one in five Americans is a woman of color and a new poll shows they are not feeling heard and want policymakers to address issues they care about. Th “...”
DEMOCRATIC VACANCY: State Rep. Rita Fleming of Jeffersonville announces immediate retirement from General Assembly
Editor’s note: This story has been updated to include information on Fleming’s endorsement for her replacement as representative of House District 71. By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen May 13, 2024 State Rep. Rita Fleming, D-Jeffersonville, announc “...”
‘GENERATIONS OF LOST WEALTH’: ‘Unwelcomed’ exhibit in Bloomington spotlights housing discrimination that blocks homeownership
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen May 10, 2024 The racial and economic barriers to homeownership have deep roots in Indiana, even in communities like Bloomington that have striven to accept and support people of diverse backgrounds. “I think it’s a problem “...”
PNS story: New poll outlines rural voter priorities, but party labels cloud results
This story was original published by Public News Service. By Miek Moen, producer Public News Service May 9, 2024 President Joe Biden was in Wisconsin on Wednesday, touting plans for a new Microsoft data center. The visit comes amid new polling data in battleground states about wh “...”
STEADY TURNOUT: Voters, candidates cast ballots in primary to address local, state and national concerns
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen May 9, 2024 Greg O’Brien, who has worked the polls in Seymour every election for the past 24 years, never saw the lull on Tuesday. Typically, he said, voters come in waves with a morning rush followed by a lull, before the l “...”
VOTERS’ VOICES: Hoping for change, moved by a sense of duty—why Hoosiers went to the polls
Staff Report TheStatehouseFile May 8, 2024 Statehouse File reporters talked to voters at polling places all over Marion and Johnson counties Tuesday—some 10 hours of asking what brought them out to vote when so many of their fellow Hoosiers stay home. Indiana ranks 50th among “...”
PRIMARY PICKS: Braun and McCormick win party nominations, prepare to face each other in Indiana governor’s race
Tuesday, Mike Braun won the Republican nomination for Indiana governor, topping five other opponents including Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch. He outpaced the crowded GOP contest with 40% of the votes while Crouch captured second place with 22% of the votes. Although he has serve “...”
‘CIVIC DUTY’: Hoosier voters in House District 24 share strong opinions on primary elections, including crossover voting campaign
Dwight Adams The Indiana Citizen May 7, 2024 Foreboding skies and an intermittent raindrop didn’t dissuade voters from entering the Sheridan Community Center in northern Hamilton County to cast their ballot in the Indiana primary for 2024. It’s located in House District 24, w “...”
REGISTRATIONS RISE: Voter outreach, certain races credited for reported increase in eligible voters
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen May 7, 2024 The number of Hoosiers registering to vote in Indiana increased prior to the May primary, compared with previous years, according Indiana Secretary of State Diego Morales’ office. New voter registrations rose in “...”