Anderson Common Council says redistricting lawsuit fails to prove racial discrimination
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen August 29, 2023 The city of Anderson Common Council and the Madison County Board of Elections say the lawsuit filed against them for failing to redraw the council maps last year should be dismissed because the plaintiffs have not shown that “...”
Tully claims Rokita’s legislative ‘gamesmanship’ violates separation of powers
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen August 24, 2023 The Indianapolis woman trying to see the ethics opinion about Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita’s previous moonlighting gig claims a last-minute legislative maneuver “engineered by Rokita and his confederates” intru “...”
Indiana now among states with “most restrictive” abortion prohibitions
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen August 23, 2023 With the Indiana Supreme Court’s decision to turn down a petition to rehear a challenge to the state’s near-total abortion ban, the Hoosier state is now considered to have some of the most restrictive abortion laws in th “...”
ICC: Indiana attorney general seeks info about gender-affirming care with subpoena-like demands
By Casey Smith Indiana Capital Chronicle August 16, 2023 Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita’s office has issued at least three civil investigative demands to medical providers as he continues to seek out information regarding gender-affirming care practices across the state. “...”
Whitcomb launches bid for Statehouse seat held by incumbent Jim Lucas
Trish Whitcomb, left, talks to Jane Cocquerille, chair of the Jennings County Democratic Party, at the kickoff to Whitcomb’s 2024 campaign for the Statehouse. (Photo by Marilyn Odendahl) By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen August 18, 2023 Indiana Democratic stalwart Tri “...”
Federal appellate court upholds Indiana’s ‘elderly’ requirement on absentee voting
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen August 17, 2023 Indiana’s age restrictions on absentee voting, which allow only Hoosiers 65 and older to cast a ballot by mail, has been upheld by a split 7th Circuit Court of Appeals with the majority saying the restriction represents &# “...”
Plaintiffs claim statement confirms racial bias in Lake County’s judicial nominating process
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen August 15, 2023 In their fight to overturn Lake County’s judicial selection process, Hammond mayor Thomas McDermott and his co-plaintiffs are claiming “a stunning admission” made in an affidavit by the general counsel for the Indiana “...”
Not enough spots and too expensive—committee hears how child-care problems impact state
Photo by Alexander Grey, Pexels. By Kayla Barlow TheStatehouseFile.com August 11, 2023 “I gave birth on a Sunday and was back at work that Thursday,” day-care operator Kelly Dawn Jones said through tears “I was denied child care because I was $13 over [the hourly income req “...”
Concord Law School to take Purdue Global name
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen August 11, 2023 Concord Law School is changing its name to Purdue Global Law School to show its connection not only to the Hoosier state but also to Purdue University as it continues to wait for the Indiana Supreme Court to decide if its gr “...”
AG Rokita’s claims about religious freedom called ‘misstatement of the law’
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen August 11, 2023 In presenting a new volume of his office’s Parents’ Bill of Rights earlier this week, Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita put the focus on religion, asserting separation of church and state is a myth, but one legal scho “...”