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 “...”

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October 18 2023

Ex-Holcomb aide, anti-abortion advocate vying for State Senate seat held by Sandlin

By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen October 18, 2023 Two people known in Indiana GOP political circles will be vying in a Republican Party caucus on Wednesday to fill the Statehouse seat left vacant by the unexpected death of Sen. Jack Sandlin, R-Indianapolis. Cyndi Carrasco, “...”

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October 16 2023

AG Rokita appeals class certification in lawsuit claiming Indiana’s abortion law violates RFRA

By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen October 16, 2023 In a lawsuit citing religious freedom to challenge Indiana’s near-total abortion ban, the state’s attorney general is attempting to overturn the trial court’s class-certification ruling in the case. The lawsuit – An “...”

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October 12 2023

ICC: Indiana redistricting earns ‘D’ grade in national report card

By: LESLIE BONILLA MUÑIZ Indiana Capital Chronicle October 12, 2023 Indiana earned a “D” grade for its “secretive and partisan” lawmaker-led redistricting in a national Coalition Hub for Advance Redistricting & Grassroots Engagement (CHARGE) report released Thursda “...”

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October 11 2023

Federal judge denies motion to dismiss in Anderson redistricting fight

By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen October 11, 2023 The lawsuit against city of Anderson Common Council and Madison County Board of Elections for failing to redraw the council districts by the end of 2022 is continuing after a federal judge denied the municipality’s reques “...”

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October 10 2023

Mayor Joe Hogsett is lone Democrat in Indy Chamber group’s mayoral endorsements

By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen October 10, 2023 The Indy Chamber Business Advocacy Committee is endorsing Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett in the November municipal election, the only Democratic mayoral candidate the organization is supporting in central Indiana. On Tuesda “...”

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October 09 2023

ICC: Tensions rise over deposition, judge selection in Senate hopeful John Rust’s ballot access suit

Egg farmer John Rust filed a lawsuit on Monday, Sept. 18, 2023, to face U.S. Rep. Jim Banks in Indiana’s 2024 Senate primary. He contends that a current Indiana law blocking him from appearing the ballot is unconstitutional. (Photo from Rust’s Twitter/X account) By CASEY SMIT “...”

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October 06 2023

‘Experienced politicians and public servants’ running in caucus for Sen. Jon Ford’s seat

By Dwight Adams The Indiana Citizen October 5, 2023 Two men experienced in politics in west-central Indiana are vying in a caucus election to fill the Senate District 38 seat being vacated by longtime Republican state Sen. Jon Ford. Greg Goode, the state director for U.S. Sen. To “...”

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October 05 2023

TAKING ON TIKTOK: Indiana AG Rokita continues duel with social-media app over use of Hoosiers’ data

By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen October 4, 2023 Nearly a year after first suing TikTok amid concerns about the Chinese government accessing the user data to spy on Hoosiers, Indiana is fighting to keep the lawsuit alive as the video-sharing app argues the state’s compla “...”

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October 04 2023

ICC: State Rep. Jerry Torr to retire after nearly 3 decades in office

Rep. Jerry Torr, R-Carmel, speaks on the floor of the Indiana House of Representatives during the 2022 session of the Indiana General Assembly. (photo courtesy of the Indiana House Republicans) By: LESLIE BONILLA MUÑIZ Indiana Capital Chronicle October 3, 2023 State Rep. Jerry T “...”