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January 27 2025

ICC: Indiana bill would expand K-12 curricular material ban to include ‘pornographic material’

This story was originally published by the Indiana Capital Chronicle. By Casey Smith Indiana Capital Chronicle January 27, 2025 As part of an ongoing effort to eradicate “obscene” and “harmful” books or curricular material from Indiana schools, a new bill floated by Repub “...”

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January 22 2025

Chalkbeat story: IPS is confronting a legislative session that could remake it — or break it

This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters By Amelia Pak-Harvey Chalkbeat Indiana January 22, 2025 Sign up for Chalkbeat Indiana’s free daily newsletter to keep up with Indianapolis Public Schools, Marion County’s to “...”

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January 20 2025

Capital B Gary story: Meet the Woman from Gary Who Secured MLK Day as a Federal Holiday

This story was originally published by Capital B Gary. By Derreka Rollins Capital B Gary January 20, 2025 Katie Hall, a trailblazing congresswoman from Gary, played a pivotal role in the fight to establish Martin Luther King Jr. Day as a federal holiday. As the first Black woman “...”

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January 17 2025

ICC story: Governor’s budget would trim 5% across agencies

This story was originally published by Indiana Capital Chronicle. By Whitney Downard Indiana Capital Chronicle January 16, 2025 Gov. Mike Braun detailed his first budget proposal Thursday, prioritizing small education increases and covering Medicaid while demanding big savings fr “...”

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January 17 2025

Capital B Gary story: Former Gary Mayor Jerome Prince Sentenced to Probation, Avoids Jail Time

This story was originally published by Capital B Gary. By Calvin Davis Capital B Gary January 16, 2025 Jerome Prince, the former mayor of Gary, was sentenced Thursday in federal court to one year of probation and fined $26,750 for using campaign funds to buy a private residence. “...”

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January 15 2025

PNS story: Wisconsin voter ID law one step closer to state constitution

This story was originally published by Public News Service. By Judith Ruiz-Branch, producer Public News Service January 15, 2025 A proposal to make Wisconsin’s strict Voter ID law a constitutional amendment passed Wisconsin’s Republican-controlled Assembly on Tuesday. “...”

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January 14 2025

Krull Commentary: Mike Braun’s odd moment of victory

This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com January 13, 2025 If Indiana’s new governor, Mike Braun, wanted to make clear he was the most sane, balanced and truthful of the three men taking oaths of office on inauguration da “...”

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January 14 2025

Kennedy Commentary: Documentary spotlights ongoing religious war

This column was originally published by Sheila Kennedy on her blog, “A jaundiced look at the world we live in.” By Sheila Kennedy January 14, 2025 A few days ago, I participated in a panel discussion following a showing of “Bad Faith,” a documentary film about Chr “...”

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January 10 2025

Votebeat story: How Corpus Christi, Texas, scrambled to resolve a tie in a city council race

This article was originally published by Votebeat, a nonprofit news organization covering local election administration and voting access. By Natalia Contreras Votebeat January 10, 2025 Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administrati “...”

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January 08 2025

Capital B Gary story: Wire Fraud Scandal Sparks Race for Calumet Township Trustee Seat

This story was originally published by Capital B Gary. By Calvin Davis Capital B Gary January 7, 2025 A week after Kimberly Robinson stepped down as Calumet Township trustee following her guilty plea to wire fraud, the race to fill her seat is already drawing a growing pool of ca “...”