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 “...â€
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 “...â€
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 “...â€
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 “...â€
SIGNATURE SPRINT: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. campaign confident he will be on Indiana’s November ballot
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen July 3, 2024 On a Sunday evening in June, a staffer with Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s presidential campaign was outside an Indianapolis Kroger with a pen, clipboard and question for shoppers entering the store: Would they sign a petition to ge “...â€
IMMIGRATION IMPASSE: Most targeted municipalities appear unfazed as AG Rokita’s sanctuary cities deadline passes
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen July 3, 2024 Although the July 1 deadline that Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita set has passed, only one of four municipalities threatened with legal action if they did not rescind what he called their “illegal sanctuary city†“...â€
DEATH PENALTY RETURN? Indiana seeks to resume executions with pentobarbital but defense attorneys call it ‘a bad idea’
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen June 28, 2024 The decision by Gov. Eric Holcomb and Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita to seek the court’s permission to resume executions of death row inmates is drawing criticism from lawyers who have defended individuals against the “...â€
VOTER LISTS: Conservative legal group’s letter asking state to use DHS to identify any noncitizens on voter rolls draws criticism
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen June 28, 2024 Indiana Secretary of State Diego Morales is among the 50 secretaries of state who received a letter this week advising them the U.S. Department of Homeland Security could be used as a resource to potentially identify noncitize “...â€
‘PART OF THEIR COMMUNITIES’: Innovative civics program gives Indianapolis students in-depth look at federal courts
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen June 27, 2024 After introducing himself and welcoming the students to his courtroom, U.S. Magistrate Judge Tim Baker of the Southern District of Indiana pulled a copy of the Constitution from his pocket and began reviewing Article II “...â€
RACE TO NOMINATION: Democratic AG candidates make appeals to voters at Statehouse rally on Dobbs anniversary
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen June 26, 2024 Both Democratic candidates for Indiana attorney general, Beth White and Destiny Wells, spoke to voters on the steps of the Statehouse Monday evening, encouraging them to elect a Democrat as the state’s top lawyer for “...â€