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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. “...”

June 01 2023

John Krull commentary: Lee Hamilton, Richard Lugar and an old path that needs to be rediscovered

Former U.S. Rep. Lee Hamilton, D-Indiana, once told me a story. It was about the late U.S. Sen. Richard Lugar, R-Indiana, and the way Congress once worked. Hamilton said he and Lugar had been friends for decades. The two got to know each other when Lugar was at the start of his p “...”

May 30 2023

John Krull commentary: Rokita finds a phantom argument

Now we know why Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita was so desperate to move his crusade to persecute Dr. Caitlin Bernard out of a courtroom and in front of the state’s Medical License Board. Political appointees are much more pliant—and far less likely than judges to consid “...”

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May 26 2023

Bernard sanction stirs strong reactions

Caitlin Bernard, OB/GYN at IU Health, listens to the proceedings of the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana with her attorney, Alice Morical of Hoover Hull Turner. (Photo by Xain Ballenger of The Statehouse File) By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen May 26, 2023 Following the d “...”

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May 24 2023

Bernard to defend medical license against AG complaint Thursday

By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen May 24, 2023 Caitlin Bernard, OB/GYN at IU Health, will face the possibility of sanctions or even the loss of her license to practice when she goes before the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana Thursday. She faces allegations from Indiana A “...”

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May 23 2023

Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site launches ‘new beginning’ after successful capital campaign

President Benjamin Harrison’s signature on the Stan & Sandy Hurt Presidential Promenade which is part of the $6 million enhancements made to the Hoosier president’s home in Indianapolis (photos by Xain Ballenger/The Statehouse File) By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana “...”

May 22 2023

John Krull commentary: DeSantis, Daniels and fights rather than solutions

When Mitch Daniels, then Indiana’s governor, was pondering a presidential run, he famously called for “a truce on the so-called social issues.” “We’re going to just have to agree to get along for a little while” to focus on budget and economic issues Daniels said in a “...”

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May 19 2023

New law expands access to mental health training for first responders

East Central Fire Territory Engine 41 sits halfway outside Base 40 in New Haven, Indiana, on a bright, sunny day. (Photo by Axe and Halligan Photography) By Ashlyn Myers TheStatehouseFile.com May 17, 2023 INDIANAPOLIS—”You can’t deal with that 24/7 without having some level “...”

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May 17 2023

Sen. Greg Taylor reflects on 2023 session, looks ahead to 2024

By Xain Ballenger TheStatehouseFile.com May 16, 2023 Although the 2023 legislative session has ended, Minority Caucus Leader Sen. Greg Taylor, D-Indianapolis, (above) is going through a combination of reflection and anticipation. He’s looking back at some of the “missed oppo “...”

May 16 2023

John Krull commentary: Todd Rokita keeps digging holes for him to fall into

With all the time, energy and money Todd Rokita devotes to dealing with the petty feuds he’s started, the crises he’s created for himself and the self-manufactured scandals in which he’s engulfed, does he have any left to spend doing the people’s business as Indiana’s a “...”