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November 06 2023

Voting hotlines and help in place for Hoosiers on Election Day

By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen November 6, 2023 Hotly contested races may not only increase the participation in traditionally low turnout municipal races but also cause some Hoosier voters to be confronted by “dirty tricks” or “overly spirited campaign “...”

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November 06 2023

John Krull: Todd Rokita and an enabling Indiana Supreme Court

In the aftermath of his reprimand by the Indiana Supreme Court, it is difficult to determine which Attorney General Todd Rokita views with the most contempt. The law. The truth. Or the intelligence of the people who put him in that office. Indiana’s high court opted to give the “...”

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November 03 2023

BILL MOREAU: Voting and journalism are keys to improving Indiana’s civic health

Bill Moreau is president and co-founder of The Indiana Citizen Education Foundation, publisher of The Indiana Citizen. Here is a summary of his remarks on civic responsibility at the City County Observer Community Service Awards on Nov. 1 in Evansville, Indiana. Journalism, and o “...”

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November 02 2023

Republican Greg Goode sworn in to fill Senate District 38

Indiana Supreme Court Chief Justice Loretta Rush (right) swears State Sen. Greg Goode (R-Terre Haute) into office during a ceremony in the Indiana Senate Chamber on Nov. 1 (Photo/Indiana Senate Republicans). By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen November 2, 2023 Greg Goode, who “...”

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November 02 2023

Indiana Chamber of Commerce annual survey indicates optimism in the face of workforce woes

Photo by Pexels By Sydney Byerly TheStatehouseFile.com November 1, 2023 The Indiana Chamber of Commerce annual workforce survey finds that finding and retaining talented workers remains employers biggest challenge, but 68% say Indiana is headed in the right direction. More than “...”

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October 31 2023

Plaintiffs seek federal ruling on super PAC contributions, even as state election officials ask for dismissal

By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen October 31, 2023 After the Indiana Supreme Court found state election laws do limit contributions to super PACs, the Indiana Right to Life Victory Fund and Sarkes Tarzian Inc. are asking the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to prohibit enf “...”

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October 31 2023

ICC: Secretary of State Morales doles out $308K+ in spot bonuses

By: WHITNEY DOWNARD AND CASEY SMITH Indiana Capital Chronicle October 30, 2023 Indiana Secretary of State Diego Morales has given a spot bonus to nearly every employee in his office this year — including a family member and his former campaign manager — for a total of more “...”

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October 27 2023

COMMENTARY: A few cures for electile dysfunction

By Abdul-Hakim Shabazz IndyPolitics.org October 26, 2023 While a lot of folks, well, probably not a lot, let’s say 25 to 30 percent of the eligible voters in Indiana are paying attention to local municipal elections, it’s never too early to talk about 2024. Just ask t “...”

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October 25 2023

Judge Heather Welch retiring from Marion County bench, continuing career in the law

Marion County Superior Court Judge Heather Welch will be retiring Feb. 2, 2024, after more than 20 years on the bench. (photo/courtesy of Heather Welch) By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen October 24, 2023 Marion County Superior Court Judge Heather Welch, a judicial leader wh “...”

October 24 2023

ICC: States sue Meta alleging harmful features

By: NIKI KELLY Indiana Capital Chronicle October 24, 2023 Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita and 41 other attorneys general sued Meta in federal and state courts Tuesday alleging the company knowingly designed and deployed harmful features on Instagram and its other social medi “...”