Rokita: No âwokeâ ESG criteria allowed in pension investments
By Leslie Bonilla Muniz Indiana Capital Chronicle Sept. 2, 2022 Indiana and its investment managers canât make government employee pension system investments based on environmental, social or governance criteria, Attorney General Todd Rokita (above) wrote in an advisory opinion â...â
State faces abortion lawsuit from Planned Parenthood and ACLU
The State of Indiana is facing a lawsuit from the American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana and Planned Parenthoodâ16 days before the near-total abortion ban enacted by the Indiana General Assembly is set to take place. The lawsuit was filed Tuesday in Monroe County Circuit Co â...â
From The Indiana Lawyer: Improving civic education by informing Hoosier voters, The Indiana Citizen is preparing to launch 2022 voter guide
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Lawyer August 31, 2022 As midterm elections approach, The Indiana Citizen, an initiative focused on voter participation, is shifting its efforts from getting more Hoosiers to the polls to providing information on candidates, issues and registering â...â
John Krull commentary: Self-delusion, and self-inflicted wounds
The other day, Gov. Eric Holcomb did his best to spray perfume in and around the Hoosier outhouse. It didnât eliminate the stench created by the Indiana General Assemblyâs foolish and frantic rush to be the first state in the nation to adopt a near total ban on abortion. How â...â
Indiana GOP nominates Rudy Yakym as Walorski replacement
By Leslie Bonilla Muniz Indiana Capital Chronicle August 22, 2022 The Indiana Republican Party on Saturday nominated a longtime political ally of the late Rep. Jackie Walorski (above) to run for her now-vacant seat in Indianaâs Second Congressional District. Rudy Yakym, a gro â...â
Why Mitch Daniels says heâs ânot done, yetâ at Purdue
The following report from contributing writer Dave Bangert were first published in his Substack newsletter, Based in Lafayette, Indiana.  Ten years ago this week, already named Purdueâs incoming president but still wrapping up his second term as Indiana governor, Mitch Dan â...â
Brooks, Tinder slam Attorney General Rokita for baseless claims
By Leslie Bonilla Muniz Indiana Capital Chronicle August 12, 2022 Former U.S. Congresswoman Susan Brooks and former federal judge John Tinder, in a Wall Street Journal column Wednesday, excoriated Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita (above) for his investigation of the physician â...â
Holcomb calls for special election as funerals for Walorski and staffers begin
Following the death of U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski, R-Ind., Gov. Eric Holcomb signed an executive order on Tuesday to establish a special election for Indianaâs 2nd Congressional District. The election will be on Nov. 8âthe same day as midtermsâand Walorskiâs successor wi â...â
Anti-Common Core activist failed to register as lobbyist for Rokitaâs office
By Leslie Bonilla Muniz Indiana Capital Chronicle August 9, 2022 A Hoosiers Against Common Core co-founder turned policy consultant and state contractor mistakenly registered as a lobbyist for the city of Indianapolis rather than the state of Indiana, Attorney General Todd Rokita â...â
Will pro-legislature elections theory in SCOTUS case come to Indiana? No sign of it yet.
By:Â Leslie Bonilla Muniz Indiana Capital Chronicle August 8, 2022 North Carolinaâs Republican-dominated General Assembly may be all-in on the once-fringe legal theory that the U.S. Supreme Court plans to consider this fall, but it doesnât appear Indiana is headed that way an â...â