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 “...”
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 “...”
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 “...”
TSF story: Indiana’s private colleges and universities worry how new DEI directive might affect them
This story was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By Anna Cecil TheStatehouseFile.com February 21, 2025 Mascots, admissions advisors, and university and college presidents swarmed the second floor of the Indiana Statehouse on Wednesday afternoon at the Independent Coll “...”
I MUST ‘SPEAK FREELY’: AG Rokita argues disciplinary commission is violating his free speech and he now seeks to investigate that body
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen February 22, 2025 Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita is hitting back at the Indiana Supreme Court Disciplinary Commission, claiming it is making an “impermissible attempt” to curb his right to free speech and indicating that he is lau “...”
TPR RELEASE BLOCKED AGAIN: Another trial court rules terminated pregnancy reports are medical records and not subject to disclosure
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen February 20, 2025 A Marion County Superior Court judge has blocked the Indiana Department of Health from releasing terminated pregnancy reports, becoming the second trial court jurist to determine the documents are not public records. Mario “...”
TSF Story: Explainer: What’s behind a Hoosier National Forest management project controversy
This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By Olivia O’Neal TheStatehouseFile.com February 18, 2025 On Feb. 6, Indiana Gov. Mike Braun wrote to the United States Forest Service (USFS) asking for the immediate withdrawal of a forest management project that “...”
TSF story: Latest report on the wellbeing of Hoosier children gives Indiana a mixed report card
This story was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By Erin Bruce TheStatehouseFile.com February 17, 2025 Charlotte, 8, excitedly pulled a pink pair of sunglasses out of the drawstring bag from MCCOY, the Marion County Commission on Youth. She used a bench in the lobby o “...”
HOMELESS BILL ADVANCES: HB 1662, which bans street camping, passes House committee despite opposition
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen February 18, 2025 Despite continued opposition from organizations that serve the homeless and concerns from two Republican legislators about some of the requirements being imposed, the House Government and Regulatory Reform Committee on Mon “...”
‘CRIMINALIZATION’ OF HOMELESS: Indiana bill banning street camping is inhumane and ignores lack of housing, critics say
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen February 14, 2025 Doris Jones, a resident of Indianapolis, knows about homelessness from firsthand experience. The single mother of two works two jobs and is attending school with the hopes of becoming an early childhood educator. However, “...”