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 Huston’s 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 “...”
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 Assembly’s 2023 session, focusing on bills that could affect the voting rights of Hoosiers. The panel included speakers from Common Cause Indiana, the League of “...”
Rokita questions ‘sterilizations’ 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 – though recent testimony documented that surgeries on children d “...”
Lee Hamilton commentary: Being a good citizen is a lot harder than it used to be
Wednesday, March 08, 2023 A couple of decades ago, I wrote a book in which I talked about what it takes to be a good citizen in a representative democracy like ours. I thought the principles I laid out were timeless, but I recently reread them and boy, they seem a lot less clear- “...”
Senate Elections Committee hears House’s controversial voting bill
Above: Rep. Timothy Wesco, R-Osceola, testifies on House Bill 1334 before the Senate Elections Committee. A controversial absentee voter bill heard testimony without a vote in the Senate Elections Committee on Tuesday. House Bill 1334 seeks to tighten the restraints on absent “...”
John Krull commentary: The incredible shrinking Indiana GOP
As they reached the halfway point of the 2023 legislative session, the members of the Indiana General Assembly made their priorities clear. They focused inordinate amounts of time and energy on making the already difficult lives of transgender students even harder, keeping studen “...”
Senate passes bill to stop transgender youth from receiving gender-affirming care
Late Tuesday, at the end of an eight-hour session, the Indiana Senate passed Senate Bill 480, which would prohibit transgender children from receiving gender-affirming surgeries, hormonal therapy and other medications. Bill author Sen. Tyler Johnson (above), R-Leo, repeatedly sa “...”
Effort to move Indiana to partisan school board elections dies in the House
A bill that would have let Hoosier communities decide if local school board elections should be partisan died in the Indiana House after lawmakers failed to vote on the measure by Monday’s deadline. That means school board races will stay non-partisan — at least for now. La “...”
Indiana’s absentee voting bill advances
Absentee voting legislation House Bill 1334 is now heading to the Indiana Senate. Authored by by Rep. Timothy Wesco, R-Osceola, it was passed in the Indiana House of Representatives last week 64-27. The bill says voters must request an absentee ballot—they cannot be sent one b “...”
Houses passes $43.4B budget with no Democratic votes
Above: Rep. Jeff Thompson, the key House architect of the budget, works in the House Chamber. (Monroe Bush for the Indiana Capital Chronicle). By Whitney Downard Indiana Capital Chronicle Feb. 24, 2023 Indiana Republicans passed their $43.3 billion budget proposal without any “...”