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 “...”
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, “...”
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 “...”
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 “...”
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 “...”
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 “...”
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 “...”
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 “...”
Krull commentary: Todd Rokita protests too much
By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com February 21, 2024 Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita has the most curious notions of law and justice and right and wrong. While he talks about these things constantly, it’s obvious he has no idea what they mean. Nor does he seem to think th “...”
Redistricting deadline bill sails through Indiana House, amendment for nonpartisan process fails
(Photo/Xain Ballenger of The Statehouse File) By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen February 21, 2024 Despite an earlier unsuccessful attempt to insert language that would have pushed Indiana toward a nonpartisan redistricting process, Senate Bill 135, which extends the deadlin “...”