ICC: Judge issues partial injunction on transgender health care ban
Federal Judge James Patrick Hanlon issued an injunction on Friday, pausing the ban on gender-affirming health care. (Whitney Downard/Indiana Capital Chronicle) By Whitney Downard Indiana Capital Chronicle June 16, 2023 A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction Friday aftern “...”
News organizations collaborate to fill news deserts across Indiana
Panelists discuss future plans to improve quality of journalism around the state. (Photo by John Asplund/TheStatehouseFile.com) By Kyra Howard TheStatehouseFile.com June 15, 2023 Local news coverage is beginning to thrive in Indiana with several online news organizations taking r “...”
Indiana Civics Coalition starts work to improve Hoosiers’ civic health
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen June 13, 2023 As middle schools across the state prepare to implement the new civics curriculum for sixth graders, the Indiana Bar Foundation is launching the Indiana Civics Coalition to promote civic health awareness among all Hoosiers. Th “...”
Summer study topics announced ahead of the 2024 session
Sen. Greg Taylor, D-Indianapolis, chats with Sen. Shelli Yoder, D-Bloomington, and Sen. J.D. Ford, D-Indianapolis on Tuesday. (Photo by Arianna Hunt, TheStatehouseFile.com) By Arianna Hunt TheStatehouseFile.com June 13, 2023 Lawmakers proposed 160 topics for this year̵ “...”
John Krull commentary: Just the facts, folks, just the facts
June 5, 2023 Sometimes, I tell my students, it’s important just to let the facts speak. To illustrate that point, I tell them about a story I once reported. Years ago, a former Indiana public school superintendent was murdered. He had moved to Florida, where he headed up anothe “...”
Bernard hearing outcome raises concern for health care professionals and media
On May 25, Indiana’s medical licensing board found Dr. Caitlin Bernard violated state and federal patient privacy laws when she spoke to a reporter about a 10-year-old Ohio girl who was raped and coming to Indiana in summer 2022 for an abortion. The hearing began at 9 a.m. “...”
John Krull commentary: Lee Hamilton, Richard Lugar and an old path that needs to be rediscovered
Former U.S. Rep. Lee Hamilton, D-Indiana, once told me a story. It was about the late U.S. Sen. Richard Lugar, R-Indiana, and the way Congress once worked. Hamilton said he and Lugar had been friends for decades. The two got to know each other when Lugar was at the start of his p “...”
John Krull commentary: Rokita finds a phantom argument
Now we know why Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita was so desperate to move his crusade to persecute Dr. Caitlin Bernard out of a courtroom and in front of the state’s Medical License Board. Political appointees are much more pliant—and far less likely than judges to consid “...”
Bernard sanction stirs strong reactions
Caitlin Bernard, OB/GYN at IU Health, listens to the proceedings of the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana with her attorney, Alice Morical of Hoover Hull Turner. (Photo by Xain Ballenger of The Statehouse File) By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen May 26, 2023 Following the d “...”
Bernard to defend medical license against AG complaint Thursday
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen May 24, 2023 Caitlin Bernard, OB/GYN at IU Health, will face the possibility of sanctions or even the loss of her license to practice when she goes before the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana Thursday. She faces allegations from Indiana A “...”