Johnson County incumbent faces three Republican primary challengers
As primary voting opens in the state of Indiana, Rep. John Young (above), R-Franklin, faces three challengers on the Republican primary ballot in District 47, which includes the city of Franklin and Johnson and Shelby counties. No Democratic primary candidates have filed to run i “...”
Five Democratic candidates take on Indy’s District 46 Senate seat
Five Democratic candidates are going up against each other to win the District 46 Senate nomination in Indianapolis. The candidates are: Kristin Jones, a member of the Indianapolis city-county council; Andrea Hunley, an Indianapolis school principal; Ashley Eason, a nonprofit exe “...”
With bipartisan support and in front of a small audience, council committee approves redistricting plan
The following report from Indianapolis Recorder writer Tyler Fenwick was first published in the Recorder, and is shared through The Indiana Citizen redistricting reporting project. If this was supposed to be the redistricting grand finale, the fireworks stand tipped over and the “...”
Redistricting throws two northern Indiana incumbents into competition for primary
In northern Indiana, two incumbent legislators who have been redrawn into the same district will face off in the May primary. Rep. Curt Nisly, R-Goshen—a proponent of limited government and personal liberties—will be challenging Rep. Craig Snow of Warsaw, a more mainstrea “...”
Supreme Court hears arguments in Holcomb v. Indiana General Assembly
The Indiana Supreme Court heard oral arguments Thursday in Gov. Eric Holcomb’s fight against the Indiana General Assembly over the power to call special legislative sessions. Holcomb filed the lawsuit in April 2021 regarding House Enrolled Act 1123. Now the Indiana Supreme C “...”
Indiana Fiscal Policy Institute Fiscal Notes, April 5, 2022: Inflation and Indiana’s finances
Last week, the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis announced the latest Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) Price Index. The Fed’s preferred barometer for inflation policy hit a forty-year high, with a 6.4% annualized rate since last February that doesn’t fully capture the r “...”
John Krull commentary: Todd Rokita’s chestnut horse
The explanation Indiana Attorney Todd Rokita offered for settling his silly, silly lawsuit with conservative commentator and radio talk show host Abdul-Hakim Shabazz reveals what Rokita thinks about his voters. He believes they are gullible. Really. Really. Really. Gullible. To p “...”
Indy Democrats unveil proposed council districts; public hearing set for April 12
Democratic leaders of the Indianapolis City-County Council will introduce proposed new council districts at a meeting tonight. The districts, if approved, would take effect for 2023 city elections. A map of the proposed districts (above) was posted online late last week. A public “...”
Report: Legal fees in St. Joseph County redistricting are more than $315,000
UPDATE: St. Joseph County taxpayers are on the hook for more than $315,000 in fees to two Indianapolis-based law firms hired by county officials during the decennial redrawing of county commissioner and council districts and the litigation that followed, the South Bend Tribune re “...”
From Tippecanoe County, a look at new voting machines
The following reports from contributing writer Dave Bangert were first published in his Substack newsletter, Based in Lafayette, Indiana. The MicroVote Infinity Voting System, the county’s new $1.5 million push-button system, will receive its first official votes Tuesday “...”