STUMP SPEECH: Indy mayor’s race highlights the complicated campaign issue of crime
The City-County Building in downtown Indianapolis (photo by Marilyn Odendahl) By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen September 5, 2023 In dueling stump speeches, Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett mentioned crime one minute into his remarks, while Republican challenger Jefferson Shr “...”
FACEBOOK FIASCO: Elkhart official’s social media blunder leads to criminal charge for political endorsement
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen September 1, 2023 Christopher Dickinson, the Concord Township Assessor in Elkhart, told police he has four Facebook accounts and when he posted an endorsement of a candidate for the local school board, he thought he was using one of his per “...”
Revamped 21st Century Scholars program sees historic automatic enrollment
Gov. Eric Holcomb and other members of the General Assembly hold a ceremonial signing of House Enrolled Act 1449, which automatically enrolls eligible students in the 21st Century Scholars program. (Photo provided) By Sydney Byerly TheStatehouseFile.com August 31, 2023 More than “...”
ICC: Bernard, Rokita opt against appeal in licensing case; matter now closed
Caitlin Bernard, OB/GYN at IU Health, appears before the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana in May (Photo by Whitney Downard/Indiana Capital Chronicle) By Whitney Downard Indiana Capital Chronicle August 30, 2023 Indianapolis doctor Caitlin Bernard will not be appealing a ruling “...”
Anderson Common Council says redistricting lawsuit fails to prove racial discrimination
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen August 29, 2023 The city of Anderson Common Council and the Madison County Board of Elections say the lawsuit filed against them for failing to redraw the council maps last year should be dismissed because the plaintiffs have not shown that “...”
CONGRESSIONAL CONVERSATION: Former staffers find reason for hope, encourage public service
Robin Winston, co-founder and principal of the Winston/Terrell Group, (left) moderates a panel discussion with Vanessa Sinders, Bill Moreau and Mel Raines as part of the Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site’s “Off the Record: Congress Confidential” event. (Photo subm “...”
Tully claims Rokita’s legislative ‘gamesmanship’ violates separation of powers
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen August 24, 2023 The Indianapolis woman trying to see the ethics opinion about Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita’s previous moonlighting gig claims a last-minute legislative maneuver “engineered by Rokita and his confederates” intru “...”
Indiana now among states with “most restrictive” abortion prohibitions
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen August 23, 2023 With the Indiana Supreme Court’s decision to turn down a petition to rehear a challenge to the state’s near-total abortion ban, the Hoosier state is now considered to have some of the most restrictive abortion laws in th “...”
ICC: Indiana attorney general seeks info about gender-affirming care with subpoena-like demands
By Casey Smith Indiana Capital Chronicle August 16, 2023 Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita’s office has issued at least three civil investigative demands to medical providers as he continues to seek out information regarding gender-affirming care practices across the state. “...”
Whitcomb launches bid for Statehouse seat held by incumbent Jim Lucas
Trish Whitcomb, left, talks to Jane Cocquerille, chair of the Jennings County Democratic Party, at the kickoff to Whitcomb’s 2024 campaign for the Statehouse. (Photo by Marilyn Odendahl) By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen August 18, 2023 Indiana Democratic stalwart Tri “...”