June 27 2023

Marion County party chairs coaxing and cajoling potential candidates to fill ballot vacancies by July 3 deadline

By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen June 27, 2023 Preparing for the first general election since the Indianapolis City County Council approved the new district maps, Democratic and Republican party leaders are optimistic they can recruit candidates to fill the empty slots on “...”

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June 27 2023

Two new Indiana laws face last-minute hurdles before taking effect

Protesters gather outside the House Chamber at the Indiana Statehouse Feb. 20 in opposition to HB 1608, Indiana’s so-called “Don’t Say Gay” bill. The General Assembly took up a spate of bills related to LGTBQ and trans rights in the 2023 session. (Photo by “...”

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June 22 2023

ICC: Rokita’s office files new appeal in RFRA-based lawsuit against Indiana abortion ban

By Casey Smith Indiana Capital Chronicle June 21, 2023 The state attorney general’s office filed to appeal a superior court judge’s decision to grant class action certification to a lawsuit that seeks to strike down Indiana’s near-total abortion ban on the basis of the stat “...”

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June 21 2023

Concord Law School posts record bar passage while hoping for admission from Indiana Supreme Court

By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen June 21, 2023 While continuing to await a decision on whether its graduates can take the Indiana Bar Exam, Concord Law School, the online legal institution that is part of Purdue University Global, is trumpeting its February bar passage rat “...”

June 19 2023

ICC: Judge issues partial injunction on transgender health care ban

Federal Judge James Patrick Hanlon issued an injunction on Friday, pausing the ban on gender-affirming health care. (Whitney Downard/Indiana Capital Chronicle) By Whitney Downard Indiana Capital Chronicle June 16, 2023 A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction Friday aftern “...”

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June 16 2023

News organizations collaborate to fill news deserts across Indiana

Panelists discuss future plans to improve quality of journalism around the state. (Photo by John Asplund/TheStatehouseFile.com) By Kyra Howard TheStatehouseFile.com June 15, 2023 Local news coverage is beginning to thrive in Indiana with several online news organizations taking r “...”

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June 13 2023

Indiana Civics Coalition starts work to improve Hoosiers’ civic health

By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen June 13, 2023 As middle schools across the state prepare to implement the new civics curriculum for sixth graders, the Indiana Bar Foundation is launching the Indiana Civics Coalition to promote civic health awareness among all Hoosiers. Th “...”

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June 13 2023

Summer study topics announced ahead of the 2024 session

Sen. Greg Taylor, D-Indianapolis, chats with Sen. Shelli Yoder, D-Bloomington, and Sen. J.D. Ford, D-Indianapolis on Tuesday. (Photo by Arianna Hunt, TheStatehouseFile.com)   By Arianna Hunt TheStatehouseFile.com June 13, 2023 Lawmakers proposed 160 topics for this year̵ “...”

June 06 2023

John Krull commentary: Just the facts, folks, just the facts

June 5, 2023 Sometimes, I tell my students, it’s important just to let the facts speak. To illustrate that point, I tell them about a story I once reported. Years ago, a former Indiana public school superintendent was murdered. He had moved to Florida, where he headed up anothe “...”

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June 02 2023

Bernard hearing outcome raises concern for health care professionals and media

On May 25, Indiana’s medical licensing board found Dr. Caitlin Bernard violated state and federal patient privacy laws when she spoke to a reporter about a 10-year-old Ohio girl who was raped and coming to Indiana in summer 2022 for an abortion. The hearing began at 9 a.m. “...”