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July 19 2024

COUNSEL QUITS: Famed conservative lawyer Jim Bopp suddenly withdraws from handling cases for AG Rokita

By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen July 19, 2024 Prominent conservative attorney James Bopp Jr. has parted ways with Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita’s office, withdrawing from ongoing cases and ending his $250,000 contract. On Thursday, Bopp filed motions to withdraw “...”

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July 18 2024

TSF story: Number of bills authored and passed creates scorecard for Indiana legislators

This story was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By Jack Sells TheStatehouseFile.com July 17, 2024 The Indiana General Assembly has 150 members and puts forward hundreds of bills—this year, 714 to be exact—leaving it hard to keep track of what’s going down at 2 “...”

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July 18 2024

CAMPAIGN LAUNCH: Wells pivots to race against AG Rokita, Democrats optimistic about November

By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen July 18, 2024 Three days after winning the Democratic nomination for Indiana attorney general, Destiny Wells was outlining her platform in a virtual news conference and highlighting a national analysis that has downgraded the chances of the “...”

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July 14 2024

DEMOCRATS CHOOSE: Wells easily wins nomination for attorney general, Goodin tapped for lieutenant governor

By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen July 14, 2024 The race for the Democratic nomination for Indiana Attorney General seemed to be a close contest between two experienced candidates that would end with them separated by just a few votes, but party delegates overwhelmingly bac “...”

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July 12 2024

TSF story: Missing in action for 80 years, a World War II sailor finally comes home

  This story was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By Arianna Hunt TheStatehouseFile.com July 10, 2024 Coxswain Harley Alexander, 22, of New Madison, Ohio, served aboard the USS Glennon in World War II, taking part in Operation Neptune, the Naval component of “...”

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July 11 2024

DEMOCRATIC AG RACE: Beth White relies on public, nonprofit experience in seeking party’s nod

By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen July 11, 2024 Beth White is touting her experience leading nonprofits and public agencies in her run for the Democratic nomination for Indiana attorney general. She and her opponent, Destiny Wells, will be vying for the attorney general spo “...”

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July 11 2024

DEMOCRATIC AG RACE: Destiny Wells using energy from SOS race to vie for party’s nomination

By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Lawyer July 11, 2024 Destiny Wells raised the hopes of Hoosier Democrats during her 2022 run for Indiana Secretary of State that she could break the Republicans’ 32-year grip on that office. She fell short, but captured 40.2% of the vote in her l “...”

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July 11 2024

THIRD INVESTIGATION: Indiana Supreme Court Disciplinary Commission reviewing AG Rokita’s statements about terminated pregnancy reports

  By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen July 11, 2024 Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita is being asked to respond to another disciplinary grievance filed against him, this time for statements he made during a news conference about the terminated pregnancy reports filed “...”

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July 10 2024

TSF story: Trailing her opponent, Indiana’s first Black woman nominee for U.S. Senate promises to ‘keep pushing’

This story was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By Mia Frankenfield TheStatehouseFile.com July 9, 2024 Even as a kid, Dr. Valerie McCray had big questions about systemic issues happening at the top of the U.S. government. Why do people have to be given money to acce “...”

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July 05 2024

TSF Story: With refreshing hope, new citizens say yes to a restive American experiment

This story was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By Mia Frankenfield, Arianna Hunt, Averi Phelps & Hannah Johnson TheStatehouseFile.com July 4, 2024 Trading one home for another, just shy of 100 immigrants from dozens of different countries across the world took t “...”