Bill banning gender-affirming care for minors is now one step from becoming law
It has drawn some of the longest and most contentious debate of the 2023 legislative session, with most attempts to amend it failing while opponents have called it discriminatory and dangerous. Now SB 480, which bans gender-affirming care for Indiana minors, has passed its â...â
John Krull commentary: What’s around the corner isn’t good
Jeff Smulyan delivered the line almost as a throwaway, but it had a sting. Speaking at an Economic Club Luncheon in Indianapolis, Smulyan, the founder and CEO of Emmis Corp., referred to the Indiana General Assemblyâs obsession with punishing a small minority of Hoosiers. Smuly â...â
Indiana Bar Foundation hosts inaugural Indiana Civics Summit
National, regional, state, and local leaders will discuss the role of civics in the Indiana business, education, legal, non-profit, and government communities. Indiana Lt. Governor Suzanne Crouch (above) and Indiana Secretary of Education Dr. Katie Jenner are among the featured s â...â
Emotions stir the House before committeeâs approval of bill banning gender-affirming care
Above: Protests outside the House Chamber’s doors on Tuesday. Photo by Xain Ballenger, TheStatehouseFile.com. Voices erupted outside the House Chamber as a physician called gender transition procedures âbad medicine.â A tearful parent said these procedures are the reaso â...â
Controversial absentee voter bill hears more discussion, is passed by committee
Above: Rep. Timothy Wesco, R-Osceola, presents his HB 1334 before the Senate Elections Committee. Absentee voters would need to send in additional means of identification to be verified under the amended House Bill 1334, which was passed by a Senate committee Monday and now goes â...â
âPerfectâ for St. Patrickâs Day: Bust of former Indiana Gov. Joe Kernan unveiled at Statehouse
Above: A bust of former Indiana Gov. Joe Kernan unveiled at the Statehouse on Friday, March 17, 2023. (Casey Smith/Indiana Capital Chronicle) By Casey Smith Indiana Capital Chronicle  March 18, 2023 It was a St. Patrickâs Day suited âjust rightâ for Indianaâs former Gov. â...â
Indianaâs part-time legislature is full-time work for some
By Whitney Downard and Leslie Bonilla Muniz Indiana Capital Chronicle March 13, 2023 Indiana has a part-time citizen legislature but roughly two dozen lawmakers indicated on the latest statement of economic interest forms filed in January that the legislature is their sole emplo â...â
Numerous Indiana lawmakers do private consulting. But who are they working for?
By Casey Smith Indiana Capital Chronicle  March 13, 2023 A little more than a month after Indiana House Speaker Todd Hustonâs high-profile departure last year from a six-figure role at the College Board, the Republican leader quietly started his own private consulting firm, ac â...â
Common Cause Indiana discusses election bills at the halfway point of session
Common Cause Indiana held a webinar Thursday night to discuss legislation at the halfway point of the Indiana General Assemblyâs 2023 session, focusing on bills that could affect the voting rights of Hoosiers. The panel included speakers from Common Cause Indiana, the League of â...â
Rokita questions âsterilizationsâ at gender-affirming clinics
Above: Screenshot of Rokita video By Whitney Downard Indiana Capital Chronicle March 8, 2023 Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita on Tuesday inserted himself into the debate over gender-affirming care for minors â though recent testimony documented that surgeries on children d â...â