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March 07 2024

ICC story: Indiana Supreme Court issues 3-2 opinion upholding party affiliation statute in Rust case

(Photo/courtesy of Indiana Courts) This story was originally published by Indiana Capital Chronicle, a Free Press Indiana partner. By Niki Kelly and Casey Smith Indiana Capital Chronicle March 6, 2024 The Indiana Supreme Court on Wednesday belatedly released an 84-page opinion up “...”

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March 06 2024

PNS story: Good-paying jobs available in rural America, report says

(Photo/Pexels.com) This story was originally published by Public News Service. By Eric Tegethoff, producer Public News Service March 6, 2024 Opportunities for good paying jobs exist in rural areas across Washington and the rest of the country, despite myths such places have been “...”

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March 05 2024

HB 1338 with new limits on public access counselor passes Indiana Senate, returns to House

(Photo/Xain Ballenger at TheStatehouseFile.com) By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen March 5, 2024 Indiana Senate Republicans on Tuesday approved a bill, which included provisions that they say will “provide some direction” to the state’s public access counselor – but “...”

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March 04 2024

Amendment blocking severely rebuked lawyers from running for AG scrapped by Indiana Senate

By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen March 4, 2024 As quietly as it was slipped into a bill, an amendment that would have barred certain lawyers who had been sanctioned from serving as Indiana attorney general was removed by the Indiana Senate. Sen. Mike Gaskill, R-Pendleton, “...”

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February 29 2024

ICC story: John Rust files court petition to supersede state election commission, gain access to GOP ballot

John Rust continues to fight for a place on the Republican primary ballot. (Photo/Rust for U.S. Senate campaign website) This story was originally published by the Indiana Capital Chronicle, a Free Press Indiana partner. By Casey Smith Indiana Capital Chronicle February 28, 2024 “...”

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February 29 2024

Bill concerned with third-graders’ reading abilities passes both chambers

Sen. Linda Rogers, R-Granger, the author of Senate Bill 1, explains her goals to improve reading proficiency rates for Hoosier children during a House Education Committee meeting. (Photo/DeMarion Newell at TheStatehouseFile.com) By DeMarion Newell TheStatehouseFile.com February 2 “...”

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February 28 2024

Indiana Election Commission bars John Rust from GOP ballot, saying ‘our hands are tied’

(Photo/Pexels.com) By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen February 28, 2024 The attorney for John Rust tried for 20 minutes Tuesday to convince the Indiana Election Commission to let him run in the Republican primary for the U.S. Senate, but the commission members unanimously de “...”

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February 28 2024

Amendment to block AG Rokita’s “Eyes on Education’ portal fails in Indiana House

Rep. Ed DeLaney, D-Indianapolis, offered an amendment to get Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita “out of the education business.” (Photo/Indiana House Democrats) By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen February 27, 2024 An amendment banning Indiana Attorney General T “...”

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February 23 2024

Book educates and entertains about structure and function of Indiana government

The Indiana Chamber of Commerce and the Indiana Bar Foundation have collaborated to publish the 40th edition of the “Here is Your Indiana Government” book.     By Dwight Adams The Indiana Citizen February 23, 2024 Most anyone living in Indiana quickly learns of “...”

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February 23 2024

ICC story: GOP backs voting by mail, yet turns to courts to restrict it in battleground states

(Photo/Pexels.com) This story was published by the Indiana Capital Chronicle, a Free Press Indiana partner. By Zachary Roth States Newsroom February 23, 2024 Fearing that Democrats hold a crucial edge in ballots cast before Election Day, national Republicans are working to convin “...”