State Rep. Jim Lucas shows gun, students feel fear Tuesday at the Statehouse
Rep. Jim Lucas, R-Seymour, opened his coat and flashed a handgun to a group of high school students at the Indiana Statehouse Tuesday after Moms Demand Action Advocacy Day. (Screenshot/Kyra Howard of TheStatehouseFile.com) By Kyra Howard TheStatehouseFile.com January 30, 2024 Stu “...”
Election security bill clears Indiana House and heads to Senate, dismissing Democrats’ concerns
(Photo/Xain Ballenger of TheStatehouseFile.com) By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen January 31, 2024 A controversial election security bill passed the Indiana House Monday, as Democrats, saying the measure would prevent eligible Hoosiers, namely immigrants, from voting, quest “...”
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 “...”
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 “...”
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 “...”
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 “...”
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 “...”
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 “...”
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 “...”
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 “...”