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February 15 2023

Commentary: A Tale of Two Races: Open U.S. Senate and Indianapolis Mayor

The following commentary by Laura Merrifield Wilson, associate professor of political science at the University of Indianapolis., was originally published by the Indiana Capital Chronicle  and is republished according to Indiana Capital Chronicle republishing guidelines. In Ame “...”

February 14 2023

John Krull commentary: What students ‘really’ need, lawmakers think

It’s a good thing Indiana Rep. Jim Lucas, R-Seymour, and other gun devotees in the Indiana General Assembly aren’t in charge of fire safety at state schools. If they were, their “solution” to classrooms set ablaze would be to make sure that every teacher had a can of gaso “...”

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February 13 2023

Medical Licensing Board hearing on Rokita complaint against Bernard postponed to May 25

The Indiana Medical Licensing Board has granted a request to postpone until May 25 the hearing on the administrative complaint filed against Caitlin Bernard, the OB/GYN who has been accused by the Indiana attorney general of violating state and federal laws after she performed an “...”

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February 13 2023

Indiana plunges in national conservative rankings

Above: The latest rankings from the Center for Legislative Accountability. (Screenshot from website) By Niki Kelly Indiana Capital Chronicle February 13, 2023 Indiana lawmakers are apparently getting less conservative. That what the Center for Legislative Accountability found in “...”

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February 09 2023

Indiana voters could make school board elections partisan under new GOP-backed legislation

By Casey Smith Indiana Capital Chronicle  Feb. 9, 2023 Indiana voters could get to decide whether their local school board elections should be partisan under a new draft of Republican-backed legislation that lawmakers say would provide “more transparency” about candidates. H “...”

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February 06 2023

Morton Marcus commentary: Forget recession – – other jolly times await        

February 6, 2023         It’s 2023. The candidates are lined up to become or remain Mayors of Indiana cities. There will be primaries where these primates have contests within their respective parties. Some good people and some ridiculous bipeds will be nominated for th “...”

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February 03 2023

Spartz won’t take on Senate run — or any campaign — in 2024

By Leslie Bonilla Muniz Indiana Capital Chronicle Feb. 3, 2023 Not only will U.S. Rep. Victoria Spartz (above) of Indiana forego a run for an open Senate seat, but she’ll also leave office completely in 2024, she said Friday. Spartz was one of several politicians said to be co “...”

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February 03 2023

Shabazz to run for mayor of Indianapolis

Journalist Abdul-Hakim Shabazz (above) announced Thursday that he will be running in the May 3 Republican mayoral primary in Indianapolis. Shabazz said that it was after forming an exploratory committee in December and hearing from hundreds of residents in every township that he “...”

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February 02 2023

Commentary: The big lie playbook

The following commentary by Julia Vaughn, executive director of Common Cause Indiana, was originally published by the Indiana Capital Chronicle  and is republished according to Indiana Capital Chronicle republishing guidelines. For more than a decade, Indiana has ranked in the b “...”

February 02 2023

John Krull commentary: Mitch Daniels’ telling exit

Words matter to Mitch Daniels. They always have. The just-retired Purdue University president and former Indiana governor took pride in penning his speeches and other pieces of writing that bore his name. He wanted to be able to own what he said and have what he said matter. That “...”