AG Rokitaâs approved delay in exemption to âdollar lawâ could cost taxpayers a lot of money, IPS says
The Raymond F. Brandes School 65 is one of two unused buildings Indianapolis Public Schools claims is exempted from the state’s dollar law. (Photo/Marilyn Odendahl) By Dwight Adams The Indiana Citizen November 17, 2023 (Editor’s note: this story has been updated to re â...â
AG Rokita seeks to keep Indiana Supreme Court disciplinary complaint out of his moonlighting fight
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen November 14, 2023 (Editor’s note: this story has been corrected to clarify Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita was reprimanded for violating two rules of professional conduct.) Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita is trying to preven â...â
ICC: Rep. Bob Cherry wonât seek reelection, ending 25 years in seat
Rep. Bob Cherry, R-Greenfield, has announced he will not seek reelection in 2024, joining a growing number of GOP members leaving the Statehouse (Photo/Indiana House Republicans). By  LESLIE BONILLA MUĂIZ Indiana Capital Chronicle November 10, 2023 Rep. Bob Cherry announced Fri â...â
JOHN KRULL: The Bayhs and days gone by
By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com November 6, 2023 INDIANAPOLISâOnce upon a timeâŚ. Those four words are among the saddest and yet most hopeful in the English language. A crowd gathers on a bright November day to dedicate an outdoor classroom at Holliday Park in memory of th â...â
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