Summer study topics announced ahead of the 2024 session
Sen. Greg Taylor, D-Indianapolis, chats with Sen. Shelli Yoder, D-Bloomington, and Sen. J.D. Ford, D-Indianapolis on Tuesday. (Photo by Arianna Hunt, TheStatehouseFile.com) By Arianna Hunt TheStatehouseFile.com June 13, 2023 Lawmakers proposed 160 topics for this year̵ â...â
John Krull commentary: Just the facts, folks, just the facts
June 5, 2023 Sometimes, I tell my students, itâs important just to let the facts speak. To illustrate that point, I tell them about a story I once reported. Years ago, a former Indiana public school superintendent was murdered. He had moved to Florida, where he headed up anothe â...â
Bernard hearing outcome raises concern for health care professionals and media
On May 25, Indiana’s medical licensing board found Dr. Caitlin Bernard violated state and federal patient privacy laws when she spoke to a reporter about a 10-year-old Ohio girl who was raped and coming to Indiana in summer 2022 for an abortion. The hearing began at 9 a.m. â...â
John Krull commentary: Lee Hamilton, Richard Lugar and an old path that needs to be rediscovered
Former U.S. Rep. Lee Hamilton, D-Indiana, once told me a story. It was about the late U.S. Sen. Richard Lugar, R-Indiana, and the way Congress once worked. Hamilton said he and Lugar had been friends for decades. The two got to know each other when Lugar was at the start of his p â...â
John Krull commentary: Rokita finds a phantom argument
Now we know why Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita was so desperate to move his crusade to persecute Dr. Caitlin Bernard out of a courtroom and in front of the stateâs Medical License Board. Political appointees are much more pliantâand far less likely than judges to consid â...â
Bernard sanction stirs strong reactions
Caitlin Bernard, OB/GYN at IU Health, listens to the proceedings of the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana with her attorney, Alice Morical of Hoover Hull Turner. (Photo by Xain Ballenger of The Statehouse File) By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen May 26, 2023 Following the d â...â
Bernard to defend medical license against AG complaint Thursday
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen May 24, 2023 Caitlin Bernard, OB/GYN at IU Health, will face the possibility of sanctions or even the loss of her license to practice when she goes before the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana Thursday. She faces allegations from Indiana A â...â
Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site launches ânew beginningâ after successful capital campaign
President Benjamin Harrison’s signature on the Stan & Sandy Hurt Presidential Promenade which is part of the $6 million enhancements made to the Hoosier president’s home in Indianapolis (photos by Xain Ballenger/The Statehouse File) By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana â...â
John Krull commentary: DeSantis, Daniels and fights rather than solutions
When Mitch Daniels, then Indianaâs governor, was pondering a presidential run, he famously called for âa truce on the so-called social issues.â âWeâre going to just have to agree to get along for a little whileâ to focus on budget and economic issues Daniels said in a â...â
New law expands access to mental health training for first responders
East Central Fire Territory Engine 41 sits halfway outside Base 40 in New Haven, Indiana, on a bright, sunny day. (Photo by Axe and Halligan Photography) By Ashlyn Myers TheStatehouseFile.com May 17, 2023 INDIANAPOLISââYou canât deal with that 24/7 without having some level â...â