RALLYING FOR RELIEF: Statehouse fills with Hoosiers calling on state legislators to cut property taxes
By Juliann Ventura The Indiana Citizen March 18, 2025 Roughly 250 rallygoers sporting green gathered at the Statehouse on Monday, urging Indiana’s lawmakers to cut property taxes. Attendees chanted, “Where’s my money?” as nearly all of them wore green shirts and held sign “...”
LAWSUIT’S LEGITIMACY QUESTIONED: Justices raise concerns in Indiana election case about standing and candidate eligibility
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen March 18, 2025 A dispute arising over a candidate’s eligibility to run in the 2023 general election for a seat on the Columbus City Council was presented to the Indiana Supreme Court last week with the justices seemingly less interested i “...”
SCHEDULING SILENCE: Lt. Gov. Beckwith not making official calendar public, his office says
By Juliann Ventura The Indiana Citizen March 17, 2025 In a move that veers from tradition, Republican Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith’s office is not planning to publicize the new officeholder’s official schedule on his state government website page, Beckwith’s press chief told The “...”
PRIVATE OR NOT? Conflicting positions noted by judge, others in hearing on preliminary injunction sought by doctors in TPR case
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen March 14, 2025 In the convoluted tug-of-war over whether to release terminated pregnancy reports, a hearing Wednesday in Marion County Superior Court revealed inconsistencies in arguments of both plaintiffs and defendants. During the four-h “...”
TSF story: College students say bill infringes on their voting rights for partisan reasons
This story was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By Anna Cecil TheStatehouseFile.com March 12, 2025 On Wednesday, in a Statehouse committee room decorated with photos and paintings of Indiana universities, college students testified before the representatives who will “...”
TSF story: In an accident, this simple yellow dot could communicate for those who can’t
This story was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By Anna Cecil TheStatehouseFile.com March 11, 2025 For the past 25 years, Debby Holcomb has been mother to a son named Micheal who is quadriplegic and ventilator bound. This means that for the past 25 years, Holcomb has “...”
ADVISORY CAPACITY: Former AG Carter takes temporary job as public access counselor a year after legislature limited the role
By Juliann Ventura The Indiana Citizen March 10, 2025 When former Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller heard that Steve Carter, a longtime state government official, would temporarily take over as Indiana’s top public records expert, he wasn’t surprised. In an interview with “...”
TSF story: Annual CASA Day at the Statehouse puts focus on Hoosier children
This story was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By Kate Breeden, Erin Buce and Anna Cecil TheStatehouseFile.com March 6, 2025 Struggling to overcome drug addiction and put her broken family back together, Katie Goodwin received a valuable piece of advice from a court “...”
TPRs BACK IN COURT: Hearing set for arguments over request to block release of terminated pregnancy reports
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen March 10, 2025 The fight over terminated pregnancy reports will return to court Wednesday, as two Indianapolis OB/GYNs seek a preliminary injunction to block the release of the documents to the public. In February, Marion County Superior Co “...”
TSF story: Critics of education bill say it will do more than just delete duplicative code
This story was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By Anna Cecil TheStatehouseFile.com March 6, 2025 A 129-page education bill that, according to its author, aims to delete duplicative code, was heard by Senate members for the first time Wednesday in the Education and “...”