RURAL VOICE: New state representative championing importance of Indianaâs small towns
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen July 18, 2023 Monday evening in Versailles, population 2,167, the courthouse square offered the kind of placid, picturesque, small-town setting that makes city dwellers sigh with envy. The air was still and the sky was gently brushed with h â...â
Republican caucus members quickly choose attorney to fill vacancy in House District 67
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen July 17, 2023 North Vernon attorney J. Alex Zimmerman (pictured above) is the newest member of the Indiana General Assembly following a Republican caucus vote Monday evening to fill the vacant seat in House District 67. Zimmerman, who start â...â
Four on caucus ballot to fill open Republican seat in Statehouse
Republican caucus members will gather at the Ripley County Courthouse Annex Monday to pick a representative for House District 67. (photo by Noelle Maxwell) By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen July 17, 2023 Two county council members, one unsuccessful candidate for state repr â...â
We the People program will use additional state funding to create civics âclass in a boxâ
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen July 14, 2023 A boost in funding for Indianaâs We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution program, which teaches elementary, middle and high school students about American constitutional democracy, will also help support the stateâ â...â
OPINIONATED DELAY: Staffing change in public access counselorâs office creates backlog of open record decisions
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen July 10, 2023 In recent years, the Indiana public access counselor had kept a steady pace of posting advisory opinions to its website, reaching as many as 92 in 2021, but by the end of June, the website offered just six decisions for all of â...â
ICC: Attorney General criticizes Target for Pride merchandise, alleges breach of duty to shareholders
By Marissa Meador Indiana Capital Chronicle July 7, 2023 Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita criticized Targetâs Pride campaign in a letter released Thursday, claiming the corporation is infringing on statesâ ability to âsafeguard citizens.â The letter was signed by t â...â
Caucus scheduled for July 17 to fill Fryeâs seat in Statehouse
Republican Party precinct committee members will be meeting in Ripley County July 17 to fill the Statehouse vacancy in District 67 (photo by Noelle Maxwell) By Noelle Maxwell The Indiana Citizen July 7, 2023 Republican leaders are moving forward with the process of finding a repl â...â
Website helps Hoosiers track state government without a drive to the Statehouse
By Arianna Hunt TheStatehouseFile.com July 5, 2023 The Indiana General Assembly recently updated its website “with improved design and functionalityâ intended to provide a more user-friendly experience. Detailed information about the IGA, the annual legislative session, â...â
Newest Americans celebrate citizenship and freedom at Benjamin Harrison home
New citizens take the oath of allegiance during the June 30 naturalization ceremony at the Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site (photo by Marilyn Odendahl/The Indiana Citizen) By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen July 4, 2023 On the sun-splashed Friday morning before the long F â...â
Indiana’s liberal lawmakers issue statements of anger and sadness after court’s abortion decision
Staff Report TheStatehouseFile.com June 30, 2023 Left-leaning lawmakers and organizations were swift with their condemnation of the Indiana Supreme Courtâs decision June 30 to vacate a preliminary injunction that had stopped the state’s 2022 abortion ban from going into e â...â