IMMIGRATION ISSUE: AG Rokita’s demand that South Bend and Seymour police turn over mass of documents called ‘politically motivated distraction’
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen October 24, 2024 Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita is continuing to exercise his new authority to enforce the state’s anti-sanctuary city statute by demanding a wide range of documents, including written, electronic and recorded materi “...”
WAIT TIME: Indiana-made voting app tells Hoosiers how long they will likely stand in line to cast a ballot
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen October 22, 2024 Not sure you have time to vote? IN Tech for Progress, a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization based in Indianapolis, has updated its app – Indianavotetimes.org – to help you find the shortest wait time to cast your ballot “...”
CITIZENSHIP QUESTIONED: Voting advocacy groups cry foul over Indiana election officials’ request for verification of more than 500K persons
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen October 18, 2024 Three days after early voting began in the state and less than a month before the Nov. 5 general election, Indiana Secretary of State Diego Morales and Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita asked federal officials to verify “...”
TSF story: In time for November, a schooling in the Electoral College
This story was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By Jack Sells special to TheStatehouseFile.com October 17, 2024 There are three sure-fire ways to know when we’re getting close to Election Day: You’re stressfully watching the Colts play on a Sunday afternoon and s “...”
WARNING LETTERS: AG Rokita tells Lake and St. Joseph counties that he’ll sue if they don’t comply with federal immigration detainers
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen October 18, 2024 Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita has sent letters to the sheriffs of Lake and St. Joseph counties, demanding that their departments comply with requests from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement or face a lawsuit fr “...”
PROACTIVE JUDICIARY: In annual report, Indiana Supreme Court says it saw higher caseload, mental-health problems on docket
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen October 16, 2024 As a trial court judge in Tippecanoe County for 13 years and now as chief justice of the Indiana Supreme Court, Loretta Rush continues to see Hoosiers caught in the revolving door – they have a mental health crisis, get a “...”
AG RIVALS SPAR AT DEBATE: Republican Todd Rokita and Democrat Destiny Wells battle over ethics investigations and misinformation
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen October 14, 2024 Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita, a Republican, and Democratic challenger Destiny Wells faced each other in a recent debate, which covered a range of topics, including the ongoing ethics complaints against the incumbent “...”
RETENTION CLASH: Effort to hold Indiana justices accountable for abortion ban spurs strong response by legal community
This article has been corrected to show if the governor does not fill a vacancy on the Indiana Supreme Court, Indiana state law calls for the chief justice to make the appointment. By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen October 11, 2024 Voters angry over the state’s n “...”
NEW MAPS ORDERED: Federal court tells Anderson to redraw its ‘unconstitutionally malapportioned’ council districts
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen October 7, 2024 The city of Anderson Common Council is now under a court order to do what it has not done for decades – redraw its council district maps. In a Sept. 30 order, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana fo “...”
‘COMMON GROUND’: Democratic candidates McCormick, Wells reach out to Republicans during ReCenter Indiana rally
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen October 4, 2024 A little more than a month before the Nov. 5 general election, Indiana Democrats Jennifer McCormick, candidate for governor, and Destiny Wells, candidate for attorney general, tried to appeal to moderate Republicans during a “...”