Indiana Civics Coalition starts work to improve Hoosiers’ civic health
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen June 13, 2023 As middle schools across the state prepare to implement the new civics curriculum for sixth graders, the Indiana Bar Foundation is launching the Indiana Civics Coalition to promote civic health awareness among all Hoosiers. Th “...”
Summer study topics announced ahead of the 2024 session
Sen. Greg Taylor, D-Indianapolis, chats with Sen. Shelli Yoder, D-Bloomington, and Sen. J.D. Ford, D-Indianapolis on Tuesday. (Photo by Arianna Hunt, TheStatehouseFile.com) By Arianna Hunt TheStatehouseFile.com June 13, 2023 Lawmakers proposed 160 topics for this year̵ “...”
APPELLATE PAUSE: Rokita’s dispute over inspector general’s report on hold while attorney James Bopp fights election law and unpaid legal fees
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen June 9, 2023 Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita’s battle to keep private a report about his attempt to moonlight while holding public office is taking a breather as his attorneys from The Bopp Law Firm tend to their own legal matters in “...”
ICC: Here’s what to expect from likely appeals in the licensing litigation against local OB-GYN
Dr. Caitlin Bernard waits for a question from the Attorney General’s Office at a medical licensing hearing on May 25, 2023. (Whitney Downard/Indiana Capital Chronicle) By Casey Smith Indiana Capital Chronicle June 1, 2023 A lengthy appeals process could play out following a st “...”
Bernard hearing outcome raises concern for health care professionals and media
On May 25, Indiana’s medical licensing board found Dr. Caitlin Bernard violated state and federal patient privacy laws when she spoke to a reporter about a 10-year-old Ohio girl who was raped and coming to Indiana in summer 2022 for an abortion. The hearing began at 9 a.m. “...”
Bernard sanction stirs strong reactions
Caitlin Bernard, OB/GYN at IU Health, listens to the proceedings of the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana with her attorney, Alice Morical of Hoover Hull Turner. (Photo by Xain Ballenger of The Statehouse File) By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen May 26, 2023 Following the d “...”
SANCTION IMPOSED: Attorney General convinces licensing board Bernard violated patient privacy laws
Caitlin Bernard, an OB/GYN at IU Health, gets emotional while defending her license to practice during a marathon hearing before medical licensing board. (Photo by Xain Ballenger/The Statehouse File) By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen May 26, 2023 Caitlin Bernard, the IU Hea “...”
Bernard to defend medical license against AG complaint Thursday
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen May 24, 2023 Caitlin Bernard, OB/GYN at IU Health, will face the possibility of sanctions or even the loss of her license to practice when she goes before the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana Thursday. She faces allegations from Indiana A “...”
Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site launches ‘new beginning’ after successful capital campaign
President Benjamin Harrison’s signature on the Stan & Sandy Hurt Presidential Promenade which is part of the $6 million enhancements made to the Hoosier president’s home in Indianapolis (photos by Xain Ballenger/The Statehouse File) By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana “...”
VOTING RIGHTS VIOLATION? Lawsuit challenging absentee voter restrictions returns to 7th Circuit
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen May 22, 2023 Indiana’s limitations on absentee voting were again before the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals May 17 with the plaintiffs asserting the restrictions on voters under age 65 violates the 26th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution whi “...”