KYLE HANNON: How to comfort a candidate who lost
“I’m sorry you lost the election. I’m glad you ran.” That is an appropriate thing to say to someone who just lost a municipal election. Please don’t say, “Hey, you can run again!” Every election cycle, some people are elected to public office. That means other peopl “...”
Voting hotlines and help in place for Hoosiers on Election Day
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen November 6, 2023 Hotly contested races may not only increase the participation in traditionally low turnout municipal races but also cause some Hoosier voters to be confronted by “dirty tricks” or “overly spirited campaign “...”
John Krull: Todd Rokita and an enabling Indiana Supreme Court
In the aftermath of his reprimand by the Indiana Supreme Court, it is difficult to determine which Attorney General Todd Rokita views with the most contempt. The law. The truth. Or the intelligence of the people who put him in that office. Indiana’s high court opted to give the “...”
Charles Hyde: Keeping a hopeful heart essential for good citizens
“An American citizen could not be a good citizen who did not have a hope in his heart.” – President Benjamin Harrison Feeling dispirited about the state of our representative democracy? There’s reason to look on the bright side and keep some hope in your heart: In spite o “...”
‘DISTURBING’ CONDUCT: Attorneys condemn AG Rokita’s response to public reprimand
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen November 3, 2023 Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita’s response to his public reprimand has angered some prominent members of the legal profession and spurred at least one attorney to draft a new disciplinary grievance against the state “...”
BILL MOREAU: Voting and journalism are keys to improving Indiana’s civic health
Bill Moreau is president and co-founder of The Indiana Citizen Education Foundation, publisher of The Indiana Citizen. Here is a summary of his remarks on civic responsibility at the City County Observer Community Service Awards on Nov. 1 in Evansville, Indiana. Journalism, and o “...”
Republican Greg Goode sworn in to fill Senate District 38
Indiana Supreme Court Chief Justice Loretta Rush (right) swears State Sen. Greg Goode (R-Terre Haute) into office during a ceremony in the Indiana Senate Chamber on Nov. 1 (Photo/Indiana Senate Republicans). By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen November 2, 2023 Greg Goode, who “...”
DEFIANT RESPONSE: AG Rokita accepts misconduct reprimand, says decision ‘will save a lot of taxpayer money’
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen November 2, 2023 Even as he was slapped with a public reprimand from the Indiana Supreme Court, Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita is still defiant, maintaining his statements were “truthful” in his public remarks about an inv “...”
Indiana Chamber of Commerce annual survey indicates optimism in the face of workforce woes
Photo by Pexels By Sydney Byerly TheStatehouseFile.com November 1, 2023 The Indiana Chamber of Commerce annual workforce survey finds that finding and retaining talented workers remains employers biggest challenge, but 68% say Indiana is headed in the right direction. More than “...”
MUNICIPAL POWER: As state legislators chip away at local government initiatives, does ‘home rule’ still matter?
Indianapolis installed no-turn-on-red signs this past summer in the downtown despite the Indiana General Assembly banning the city from prohibiting right turns on red lights. (Photo/Marilyn Odendahl) By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen November 1, 2023 The ordinance targe “...”