April 17 2023

John Krull commentary: Indiana’s lawmakers play kiss the ring with the NRA

Just when it seems as though the lawmakers in the Indiana General Assembly have demonstrated they are as far removed from reality as is humanly possible, they find another level. A new dimension of delusion and detachment from real people’s lives. On the same day that another m “...”

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April 14 2023

‘Knowledge is power:’ Indiana’s inaugural Civics Summit focuses on promoting education, engagement

Above: Scott Wylie (left), executive director of Pro Bono Indiana, and Charles Dunlap (right), president and CEO of the Indiana Bar Foundation, conclude the bar foundation’s 2023 Indiana Civics Summit.  Speaking to a group of teachers, business leaders, and community profe “...”

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April 12 2023

Without drama, Indiana Senate passes resolution to honor National Rifle Association

INDIANAPOLIS—On the same day as America’s most recent mass shooting and four days before the National Rifle Association visits Indianapolis for its national convention, senators voted through a resolution to celebrate the organization’s leadership and gun safety programming “...”

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April 12 2023

Bill increasing requirements for absentee voting heads to the governor

The Indiana House concurred Tuesday with the Senate’s amendments to House Bill 1334, which would increase requirements for absentee voters, in a 64-30 vote, sending it to Gov. Eric Holcomb’s desk. The bill was authored by Rep. Timothy Wesco, R-Osceola. Under the bill, an “...”

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April 11 2023

Rokita’s court fight against finding that he violated confidentiality takes another twist in Marion County hearing

For the first time since the Marion County Superior Court issued an order in December 2022 which found, in part, that Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita violated a state confidentiality law, attorneys representing the state’s top lawyer and Indianapolis OB/GYN Caitlin Bernard “...”

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April 11 2023

Bill banning materials on “human sexuality” passed by Senate

Bringing hours worth of public testimony and protest, discourse and frustration, the controversial House Bill 1608 would require teachers to notify parents if their child requests to be called by a different pronoun or name that doesn’t reflect their gender. The bill passed t “...”

April 08 2023

John Krull commentary: The wrong we do will live on

Some unfortunate moments and dumb acts are merely reasons to feel regret. Some, though, become enduring sources of shame. The measure approved by the Indiana General Assembly and signed into law by Gov. Eric Holcomb banning gender-affirming care for minors falls into the latter c “...”

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April 07 2023

Registration deadline extended for Indiana Bar Foundation Civics Summit; event is April 13

In advance of a civics class that will be taught to all Hoosier public school sixth graders starting in the spring of 2024, the Indiana Bar Foundation is hosting a civics summit to build partnerships and identify ways to improve the state’s civic health. The daylong event will “...”

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April 06 2023

ACLU says it will fight after governor signs gender-affirming care ban into law

Just hours after Gov. Eric Holcomb’s signed Senate Bill 480, which bans gender-affirming health care for transgender children, the American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Indiana filed a lawsuit on behalf of four transgender children and their families. The suit names a “...”

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April 05 2023

Holcomb signs ban on gender-affirming health care for minors into law

By Whitney Downard Indiana Capital Chronicle April 5, 2023 Gov. Eric Holcomb (above) on Wednesday opted to sign a controversial ban on gender-affirming health care for minors into law over the protests of families, medical professionals and transgender children. Holcomb, in a sta “...”