âThe fight isnât overâ: Planned Parenthood, others renew challenge to Indianaâs abortion ban
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen November 10, 2023 Declaring the fight for abortion rights âisnât over in Indiana,â Planned Parenthood, Womenâs Med Group Professional Corp. and other abortion providers have returned to court seeking to expand the medical exception â...â
New Republican State Sen. Cyndi Carrasco remembers Sandlin during swearing-in ceremony
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen November 10, 2023 Cyndi Carrasco was sworn in Nov. 1 to finish the term of the late Indiana state Sen. Jack Sandln. Carrasco (pictured above) won the Republican Party caucus vote last month to fill Sandlinâs seat in Senate District 36, wh â...â
Hoosier voters call election hotline with questions about eligibility
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen November 8, 2023 The Chicago Lawyersâ Committee on Civil Rights had more calls than expected from Indiana voters during Tuesdayâs municipal elections with the number almost equal to the volume recorded from the May 2022 primary. Ami Gan â...â
JOHN KRULL: Voters send a message
If Election Day 2023 demonstrated anything, it is that abortion wonât go away as an issue any time soon. In race after race after race in which abortion became a focal pointâeven those in which it really should have had no bearingâthe message was clear. Reproductive rights â...â
Voting hotlines and help in place for Hoosiers on Election Day
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen November 6, 2023 Hotly contested races may not only increase the participation in traditionally low turnout municipal races but also cause some Hoosier voters to be confronted by “dirty tricks” or “overly spirited campaign â...â
John Krull: Todd Rokita and an enabling Indiana Supreme Court
In the aftermath of his reprimand by the Indiana Supreme Court, it is difficult to determine which Attorney General Todd Rokita views with the most contempt. The law. The truth. Or the intelligence of the people who put him in that office. Indianaâs high court opted to give the â...â
BILL MOREAU: Voting and journalism are keys to improving Indianaâs civic health
Bill Moreau is president and co-founder of The Indiana Citizen Education Foundation, publisher of The Indiana Citizen. Here is a summary of his remarks on civic responsibility at the City County Observer Community Service Awards on Nov. 1 in Evansville, Indiana. Journalism, and o â...â
Republican Greg Goode sworn in to fill Senate District 38
Indiana Supreme Court Chief Justice Loretta Rush (right) swears State Sen. Greg Goode (R-Terre Haute) into office during a ceremony in the Indiana Senate Chamber on Nov. 1 (Photo/Indiana Senate Republicans). By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen November 2, 2023 Greg Goode, who â...â
Indiana Chamber of Commerce annual survey indicates optimism in the face of workforce woes
Photo by Pexels By Sydney Byerly TheStatehouseFile.com November 1, 2023 The Indiana Chamber of Commerce annual workforce survey finds that finding and retaining talented workers remains employers biggest challenge, but 68% say Indiana is headed in the right direction. More than â...â
Plaintiffs seek federal ruling on super PAC contributions, even as state election officials ask for dismissal
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen October 31, 2023 After the Indiana Supreme Court found state election laws do limit contributions to super PACs, the Indiana Right to Life Victory Fund and Sarkes Tarzian Inc. are asking the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to prohibit enf â...â