Indiana’s high-school graduation rate rose in 2023 for almost all groups
(Photo/Pexels.com) By Sam Maurer TheStatehouseFile.com January 5, 2024 INDIANAPOLIS—Indiana’s 2023 high-school graduation rate was the third highest since the state started collecting data in 2012. The jump from 2022 was nearly 2.5 percentage points as the rate went from “...”
Lack of affordable housing felt in all 92 Indiana counties
(Photo/Pexels.com) By DeMarion Newell TheStatehouseFile.com January 5, 2024 Across Indiana, there has been a shortage of affordable housing causing an increase of “severe housing cost burden” for people in extremely low-income households in all 92 Indiana counties. “Severe “...”
Evansville Democrat Rep. Hatfield forgoes reelection to run for circuit court judge
 By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen January 5, 2024 State Rep. Ryan Hatfield, one of the few lawyers in the Indiana General Assembly, joined the growing list of Hoosier lawmakers leaving the legislature by announcing Thursday that he will not seek reelection this year. The “...”
IN lawmakers manage expectations ahead of 2024 session
By Joey Ulery, producer Public News Service January 5, 2024 Lawmakers return to the Indiana Statehouse next week to gavel in the 2024 legislative session. Leadership from both sides of the aisle are downplaying expectations following last year’s blockbuster session when the “...”
Indiana faces escalating hunger crisis amid dwindling federal aid
(Photo/Karolina Grabowska at pexels.com) By Sanjida Tanim TheStatehouseFile.com January 4, 2024 As federal aid diminishes, Indiana deals with a mounting hunger crisis, recent survey findings reveal. In its National Hunger Survey Report for 2023, Hunger Free America—a nonprofit “...”
Vinzant narrowly wins Democratic caucus vote to fill Indiana Senate seat in District 3
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen January 4, 2024 After a voting glitch that forced a second round of balloting, David Vinzant, former Hobart city councilman and business owner, was selected by the Lake County Democratic Party caucus Wednesday to fill the Indiana Senate sea “...”
Two Democratic council members competing to fill Eddie Melton’s Senate seat in Indiana General Assembly
Former Sen. Eddie Melton, D-Gary, resigned from the Indiana Legislature in December after winning the 2023 Gary mayoral race. (Photo/Indiana Senate Democrats) By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen January 3, 2024 A seasoned city councilman and a political newcomer will vie Wedn “...”
Doctors say voting is critical to improving U.S. health care system
(Photo/Pexels.com) Kathryn Carley, Producer Public News Service January 2, 2024 Voting is not only good for democracy – it’s also good for your health,according to one of the nation’s largest medical associations. The American College of Physicians says voting e “...”
Juvenile detention rates show big racial disparities in IN, US
(Photo/Pexels.com) By Terri Dee Public News Service December 29, 2023 Youth incarceration rates have declined in Indiana and nationwide since 2014. But a new study shows young people of color are more likely to be jailed than their white counterparts – and Indiana is no exc “...”
Yes, it was Indy’s most expensive election, but voter turnout barely moved
This article was originally published by Mirror Indy, a Free Press Indiana partner. By Emily Hopkins Mirror Indy December 19, 2023 By now, there are two things that most Indianapolis voters know about November’s mayoral election. One: The more than $11 million spent by Republic “...”