Election security bill clears Indiana House and heads to Senate, dismissing Democrats’ concerns
(Photo/Xain Ballenger of TheStatehouseFile.com) By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen January 31, 2024 A controversial election security bill passed the Indiana House Monday, as Democrats, saying the measure would prevent eligible Hoosiers, namely immigrants, from voting, quest “...”
PNS story: AI could undermine trust ahead of 2024 election
(Photo/Pexels.com) This story was published by Public News Service. By Eric Tegethoff, producer Public News Service January 29, 2024 The rise of artificial intelligence is raising alarm bells for election officials across the country. Before the New Hampshire primary, a robocall “...”
Indiana AG says federal wire fraud indictments won’t affect state’s cases against virtual schools
(Photo/Pexels.com) By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen January 29, 2024 The federal indictment filed against the owners and administrators of Indiana Virtual School and Indiana Virtual Pathways Academy comes as the state of Indiana continues to try to recoup $154 million that “...”
JOHN KRULL: The diagnosis isn’t good
By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com January 26, 2024 Indiana has a series of ailments, several of them serious. That’s what the newly released Indiana Civic Health Index—INCHI—reveals. It shows that by many standards the Hoosier state is failing to create a culture that enc “...”
ICC story: In milestones, Black women from South Carolina and Indiana confirmed as federal judges
St. Joseph County Superior Court Judge Cristal Brisco was confirmed to the federal bench Wednesday. (Photo courtesy of her office) This story was published by the Indiana Capital Chronicle. By Ariana Figueroa Indiana Capital Chronicle January 25, 2024 WASHINGTON — The U.S. Sena “...”
ICC story: Protestors disrupt antisemitism bill, critique lack of recognition for Islamophobia
Protestors chanted and held signs outside the House Chamber after a vote on House Bill 1002 which aims to define antisemitism in educational settings. (Photo/Whitney Downard of Indiana Capital Chronicle) By WHITNEY DOWNARD Indiana Capital Chronicle January 18, 2024 House lawmaker “...”
Bill would try to fix child-care shortage by lowering workers’ ages
The Senate Health and Provider Services Committee met Wednesday morning to discuss SB 2, which would reduce the minimum age to work in infant and toddler rooms to 18 and the age for taking care of school-age children to 16. (Photo/Arianna Hunt at TheStatehouseFile.com) By Arianna “...”
INNS Story: Urgency grows as IN grapples with attorney shortage crisis
The Indiana Supreme Court has convened a panel to propose solutions to the state’s shortage of lawyers. (Photo/Xain Ballenger at TheStatehouseFile.com) This story was published by Indiana News Service (INNS), part of the Public News Service network. By Joe Ulery, producer “...”
ICC story: Lawmakers seek to locally define decorum for public meetings
The House Committee on Government and Regulatory Reform passed a bill by Rep. J.D. Prescott, R-Union City, giving municipalities the ability to adopt rules for decorum at public meetings. (Photo/J.D. Prescott’s Flickr) By Whitney Downard Indiana Capital Chronicle January 16 “...”
Sanctuary cities bill giving enforcement rights to AG passes committee
(Photo/Xain Ballenger at TheStatehouseFile.com) By Ashlyn Myers TheStatehouseFile.com January 16, 2024 Since 2011, Indiana has outlawed sanctuary cities, which are communities whose local governments adopt policies limiting the help provided for the enforcement of federal immigra “...”