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September 01 2023

Revamped 21st Century Scholars program sees historic automatic enrollment

Gov. Eric Holcomb and other members of the General Assembly hold a ceremonial signing of House Enrolled Act 1449, which automatically enrolls eligible students in the 21st Century Scholars program. (Photo provided) By Sydney Byerly TheStatehouseFile.com August 31, 2023 More than “...”

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August 31 2023

ICC: Bernard, Rokita opt against appeal in licensing case; matter now closed

Caitlin Bernard, OB/GYN at IU Health, appears before the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana in May (Photo by Whitney Downard/Indiana Capital Chronicle) By Whitney Downard Indiana Capital Chronicle August 30, 2023 Indianapolis doctor Caitlin Bernard will not be appealing a ruling “...”

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August 30 2023

Anderson Common Council says redistricting lawsuit fails to prove racial discrimination

By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen August 29, 2023 The city of Anderson Common Council and the Madison County Board of Elections say the lawsuit filed against them for failing to redraw the council maps last year should be dismissed because the plaintiffs have not shown that “...”

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August 24 2023

Tully claims Rokita’s legislative ‘gamesmanship’ violates separation of powers

By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen August 24, 2023 The Indianapolis woman trying to see the ethics opinion about Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita’s previous moonlighting gig claims a last-minute legislative maneuver “engineered by Rokita and his confederates” intru “...”

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August 23 2023

Indiana now among states with “most restrictive” abortion prohibitions

By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen August 23, 2023 With the Indiana Supreme Court’s decision to turn down a petition to rehear a challenge to the state’s near-total abortion ban, the Hoosier state is now considered to have some of the most restrictive abortion laws in th “...”

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August 21 2023

ICC: Indiana attorney general seeks info about gender-affirming care with subpoena-like demands

By Casey Smith Indiana Capital Chronicle August 16, 2023 Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita’s office has issued at least three civil investigative demands to medical providers as he continues to seek out information regarding gender-affirming care practices across the state. “...”

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August 18 2023

Whitcomb launches bid for Statehouse seat held by incumbent Jim Lucas

Trish Whitcomb, left, talks to Jane Cocquerille, chair of the Jennings County Democratic Party, at the kickoff to Whitcomb’s 2024 campaign for the Statehouse. (Photo by Marilyn Odendahl) By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen August 18, 2023 Indiana Democratic stalwart Tri “...”

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August 17 2023

Federal appellate court upholds Indiana’s ‘elderly’ requirement on absentee voting

By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen August 17, 2023 Indiana’s age restrictions on absentee voting, which allow only Hoosiers 65 and older to cast a ballot by mail, has been upheld by a split 7th Circuit Court of Appeals with the majority saying the restriction represents &# “...”

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August 16 2023

Plaintiffs claim statement confirms racial bias in Lake County’s judicial nominating process

By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen August 15, 2023 In their fight to overturn Lake County’s judicial selection process, Hammond mayor Thomas McDermott and his co-plaintiffs are claiming “a stunning admission” made in an affidavit by the general counsel for the Indiana “...”

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August 14 2023

Not enough spots and too expensive—committee hears how child-care problems impact state

Photo by Alexander Grey, Pexels. By Kayla Barlow TheStatehouseFile.com August 11, 2023 “I gave birth on a Sunday and was back at work that Thursday,” day-care operator Kelly Dawn Jones said through tears “I was denied child care because I was $13 over [the hourly income req “...”