Lawmakers get unexpected $1.5B for budget in latest forecast
Lawmakers must incorporate an extra $1.5 billion into the biennial budget following Wednesdayâs forecast. (Whitney Downard/Indiana Capital Chronicle) By Whitney Downard Indiana Capital Chronicle April 19, 2023 The General Assembly will have another $1.5 billion under the latest â...â
State Bar Association recommends against proposal to allow Concord Law School grads to take bar exam
The Indiana State Bar Association is recommending against a proposal to allow graduates of a law school affiliated with Purdue University to become licensed to practice in the Hoosier state. Concord Law School, part of Purdue University Global, has asked the Indiana Supreme Court â...â
John Krull commentary: Indiana’s lawmakers play kiss the ring with the NRA
Just when it seems as though the lawmakers in the Indiana General Assembly have demonstrated they are as far removed from reality as is humanly possible, they find another level. A new dimension of delusion and detachment from real peopleâs lives. On the same day that another m â...â
‘Knowledge is power:’ Indiana’s inaugural Civics Summit focuses on promoting education, engagement
Above: Scott Wylie (left), executive director of Pro Bono Indiana, and Charles Dunlap (right), president and CEO of the Indiana Bar Foundation, conclude the bar foundation’s 2023 Indiana Civics Summit. Speaking to a group of teachers, business leaders, and community profe â...â
Without drama, Indiana Senate passes resolution to honor National Rifle Association
INDIANAPOLISâOn the same day as Americaâs most recent mass shooting and four days before the National Rifle Association visits Indianapolis for its national convention, senators voted through a resolution to celebrate the organizationâs leadership and gun safety programming â...â
Bill increasing requirements for absentee voting heads to the governor
The Indiana House concurred Tuesday with the Senate’s amendments to House Bill 1334, which would increase requirements for absentee voters, in a 64-30 vote, sending it to Gov. Eric Holcombâs desk. The bill was authored by Rep. Timothy Wesco, R-Osceola. Under the bill, an â...â
Rokita’s court fight against finding that he violated confidentiality takes another twist in Marion County hearing
For the first time since the Marion County Superior Court issued an order in December 2022 which found, in part, that Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita violated a state confidentiality law, attorneys representing the stateâs top lawyer and Indianapolis OB/GYN Caitlin Bernard â...â
Bill banning materials on âhuman sexualityâ passed by Senate
Bringing hours worth of public testimony and protest, discourse and frustration, the controversial House Bill 1608 would require teachers to notify parents if their child requests to be called by a different pronoun or name that doesnât reflect their gender. The bill passed t â...â
John Krull commentary: The wrong we do will live on
Some unfortunate moments and dumb acts are merely reasons to feel regret. Some, though, become enduring sources of shame. The measure approved by the Indiana General Assembly and signed into law by Gov. Eric Holcomb banning gender-affirming care for minors falls into the latter c â...â
Registration deadline extended for Indiana Bar Foundation Civics Summit; event is April 13
In advance of a civics class that will be taught to all Hoosier public school sixth graders starting in the spring of 2024, the Indiana Bar Foundation is hosting a civics summit to build partnerships and identify ways to improve the stateâs civic health. The daylong event will â...â