Changing demographics putting new pressures on Indiana’s economy
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen June 30, 2023 Unhealthy lifestyles and fewer babies are combining to raise Indiana’s median age, lower its life expectancy and cloud its economic future. “By 2030, as more and more (baby boomers) retire and as we have these lower and lo “...”
ICC: Indiana Supreme Court upholds abortion ban, but leaves door open for other legal challenges
By Casey Smith Indiana Capital Chronicle June 30, 2023 Indiana’s near-total abortion ban, which prohibits the procedure with only narrow exceptions, will go back into effect after the Indiana Supreme Court upheld the law Friday. But justices left open the possibility for other “...”
US Supreme Court upholds judicial review of state legislatures’ election authority
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen June 28, 2023 In a 6-3 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected the argument that state legislatures can set the “times, places and manner” of congressional and presidential elections without interference from the state courts. Chief Jus “...”
Marion County party chairs coaxing and cajoling potential candidates to fill ballot vacancies by July 3 deadline
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen June 27, 2023 Preparing for the first general election since the Indianapolis City County Council approved the new district maps, Democratic and Republican party leaders are optimistic they can recruit candidates to fill the empty slots on “...”
Two new Indiana laws face last-minute hurdles before taking effect
Protesters gather outside the House Chamber at the Indiana Statehouse Feb. 20 in opposition to HB 1608, Indiana’s so-called “Don’t Say Gay” bill. The General Assembly took up a spate of bills related to LGTBQ and trans rights in the 2023 session. (Photo by “...”
Anderson’s decision to skip redistricting highlights problem of local governments not redrawing council maps
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen June 23, 2023 Joe Newman has a strong connection to District 6 in the city of Anderson. He grew up there and lives in the house his grandparents owned, noting the front porch is where his father first met his mother. For the past 20 years, “...”
ICC: Rokita’s office files new appeal in RFRA-based lawsuit against Indiana abortion ban
By Casey Smith Indiana Capital Chronicle June 21, 2023 The state attorney general’s office filed to appeal a superior court judge’s decision to grant class action certification to a lawsuit that seeks to strike down Indiana’s near-total abortion ban on the basis of the stat “...”
Concord Law School posts record bar passage while hoping for admission from Indiana Supreme Court
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen June 21, 2023 While continuing to await a decision on whether its graduates can take the Indiana Bar Exam, Concord Law School, the online legal institution that is part of Purdue University Global, is trumpeting its February bar passage rat “...”
ICC: Judge issues partial injunction on transgender health care ban
Federal Judge James Patrick Hanlon issued an injunction on Friday, pausing the ban on gender-affirming health care. (Whitney Downard/Indiana Capital Chronicle) By Whitney Downard Indiana Capital Chronicle June 16, 2023 A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction Friday aftern “...”
News organizations collaborate to fill news deserts across Indiana
Panelists discuss future plans to improve quality of journalism around the state. (Photo by John Asplund/TheStatehouseFile.com) By Kyra Howard TheStatehouseFile.com June 15, 2023 Local news coverage is beginning to thrive in Indiana with several online news organizations taking r “...”