TSF Story: Low vaccination rate driving measles outbreak in Texas
This story was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By Anna Cecil TheStatehouseFile.com March 5, 2025 A high fever, sometimes spiking over 104 degrees, a dry cough, runny nose, watery red eyes and maybe even a rashâ these are the symptoms that at least 146 Texans may b â...â
TSF Story: Divorce bill fails to attract suitors in the statehouse
This story was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By Caleb Crockett TheStatehouseFile.com March 4, 2025 If a married individual in Indiana wanted to get a divorce without any proof their spouse was cheating on or harming them, they could not legally separate until 19 â...â
BATTLE CRY: Lt. Gov. Beckwith tells Cass County Republicans they need to âuse the rodâ to fight evil
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen March 4, 2025 LOGANSPORT â Framing politics as a battle between good and evil, Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith urged members of the Cass County Republican Party to be shepherds who use the rod and go to âwar when youâre called to stand up.â â...â
CONSTITUTIONAL âTHREATSâ: Indiana political scientists join letter accusing Trump Administration of undermining democracy
By Dwight Adams The Indiana Citizen March 3, 2025 More than a thousand political scientists at colleges and universities across the United States and abroad have signed on to a letter accusing the Trump administration of causing âthreats to the basic design of American g â...â
TSF story: Johnson County Imagination Library supporters respond to proposed state budget cuts
This story was published by TheStatehouseFile.com By Emma Dodds The Franklin February 28, 2025 FRANKLINâAccording to the proposed Indiana House budget, the Dolly Parton Imagination Library (DPIL) will no longer receive state funding. âIf the budget cuts go through and things â...â
ELECTION BOARD TAKES ACTION: Voting incident in Marion County leads to referral to prosecutor alleging intimidation, other violations
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen February 28, 2025 The Marion County Election Board voted unanimously Wednesday to refer to the local prosecutor the case of the voter who became agitated, yelled profanities and took off his T-shirt, exposing two guns and a knife tucked int â...â
âIMPROPERLY WITHHELDâ: AG and SOS should release list of Hoosier voters sent to feds for verification, official says
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen February 27, 2025 The Indiana public access counselor has found the Indiana attorney general and the Indiana secretary of state cited a statute that does not apply and âimproperly withheldâ the list of nearly 600,000 Hoosier voters whos â...â
TSF story: Activists call for lawmakers to prioritize women’s reproductive health
This story was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By Kate Breeden and Chloe White TheStatehouseFile.com February 21, 2025 Reproductive Health and Access Coalition Lobby Day on Thursday at the Indiana Statehouse saw guest speakers such as Dr. Caitlin Bernard and Rep. R â...â
WATCHFUL WAITING: Despite failure of homeless camping bill, opponents want to stay vigilant to prevent its revival
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen February 25, 2025 While advocates are cheering the defeat of a bill that they said would have criminalized homelessness, they do not believe the issue is dead in the Indiana Statehouse and, in fact, are preparing for its return before the e â...â
TSF story: ‘How much worse can it get?’: Bernard says abortion ban endangers women
This story was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By Erin Bruce TheStatehouseFile.con February 21, 2025 Dr. Caitlin Bernard was wearing her white coat, but she was not at her OB-GYN practice in Indianapolis. Instead, she was at the Indiana Statehouse, preparing to spea â...â