‘Knowledge is power:’ Indiana’s inaugural Civics Summit focuses on promoting education, engagement
Above: Scott Wylie (left), executive director of Pro Bono Indiana, and Charles Dunlap (right), president and CEO of the Indiana Bar Foundation, conclude the bar foundation’s 2023 Indiana Civics Summit. Speaking to a group of teachers, business leaders, and community profe “...”
Without drama, Indiana Senate passes resolution to honor National Rifle Association
INDIANAPOLIS—On the same day as America’s most recent mass shooting and four days before the National Rifle Association visits Indianapolis for its national convention, senators voted through a resolution to celebrate the organization’s leadership and gun safety programming “...”
Bill increasing requirements for absentee voting heads to the governor
The Indiana House concurred Tuesday with the Senate’s amendments to House Bill 1334, which would increase requirements for absentee voters, in a 64-30 vote, sending it to Gov. Eric Holcomb’s desk. The bill was authored by Rep. Timothy Wesco, R-Osceola. Under the bill, an “...”
Rokita’s court fight against finding that he violated confidentiality takes another twist in Marion County hearing
For the first time since the Marion County Superior Court issued an order in December 2022 which found, in part, that Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita violated a state confidentiality law, attorneys representing the state’s top lawyer and Indianapolis OB/GYN Caitlin Bernard “...”
Bill banning materials on “human sexuality” passed by Senate
Bringing hours worth of public testimony and protest, discourse and frustration, the controversial House Bill 1608 would require teachers to notify parents if their child requests to be called by a different pronoun or name that doesn’t reflect their gender. The bill passed t “...”
John Krull commentary: The wrong we do will live on
Some unfortunate moments and dumb acts are merely reasons to feel regret. Some, though, become enduring sources of shame. The measure approved by the Indiana General Assembly and signed into law by Gov. Eric Holcomb banning gender-affirming care for minors falls into the latter c “...”
Registration deadline extended for Indiana Bar Foundation Civics Summit; event is April 13
In advance of a civics class that will be taught to all Hoosier public school sixth graders starting in the spring of 2024, the Indiana Bar Foundation is hosting a civics summit to build partnerships and identify ways to improve the state’s civic health. The daylong event will “...”
ACLU says it will fight after governor signs gender-affirming care ban into law
Just hours after Gov. Eric Holcomb’s signed Senate Bill 480, which bans gender-affirming health care for transgender children, the American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Indiana filed a lawsuit on behalf of four transgender children and their families. The suit names a “...”
Holcomb signs ban on gender-affirming health care for minors into law
By Whitney Downard Indiana Capital Chronicle April 5, 2023 Gov. Eric Holcomb (above) on Wednesday opted to sign a controversial ban on gender-affirming health care for minors into law over the protests of families, medical professionals and transgender children. Holcomb, in a sta “...”
Lee Hamilton commentary: Why trustworthiness matters in our democracy
Early this year, the Gallup organization came out with a survey of Americans on how they view the ethics of various professions. Nurses ranked at the top. Doctors, pharmacists, and high school teachers did well, too. Real estate agents and bankers were considered about average. “...”