U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski, 3 others killed in Elkhart County crash
U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski, R-Ind., was killed Wednesday afternoon in a two-car traffic accident in Elkhart County, authorities said. According to preliminary reports from the Elkhart County Sheriff’s Department, Walorski, 58, was travelling in a car with two others when the “...”
House committee approves amended abortion ban
An Indiana House committee approved the Senate-passed abortion ban Tuesday, sending it to the House floor with amendments including an exception to protect the health of the mother. In a 8-5 vote – along party lines except for Republican Cindy Ziemke of Oldenburg joining Democr “...”
John Krull commentary: The Supreme Court launched a demolition derby — and in Indiana, it’s only beginning
If the conservative members of the U.S. Supreme Court intended to smash America into fragments by overturning Roe vs. Wade, their plan is working splendidly. The just-completed demolition derby in the Indiana Senate demonstrates that. During a special session Hoosier legislators “...”
House committee to hear testimony on abortion bill Tuesday morning
Public testimony on Senate Bill 1, which provides for a ban on abortion with exceptions only for rape, incest and to save the life of the mother, will begin at 9 a.m. Tuesday before the House Courts and Criminal Code Committee. The Indiana House of Representatives held a brief se “...”
Indiana Senate passes abortion ban by a 1-vote margin
Senate Bill 1, a ban on abortion with exceptions only for rape, incest and to save the life of the mother, was passed by the Indiana Senate Saturday by the narrowest margin possible – one vote. The bill, passed 26-20 and with 10 of the Senate’s Republicans supermajority “...”
In epic Senate abortion bill debate, rape/incest exception proves a lightning rod
“Let me tell you, this is the great debate. People will remember what we did.” That’s what Sen. Michael Young (above), R-Indianapolis, said while giving closing remarks Thursday night for his Amendment 58, which would get rid of the rape and incest exceptions included in Se “...”
John Krull commentary: Across the nation, ‘Hoosiers are a preview of coming attractions’
Sacramento, California — Indiana followed me across the country. Most places I stopped as I meandered my way to the west coast, people along my route asked what was going on in my home state. A woman at a bookstore in Iowa City says she had been getting action alerts and up “...”
‘You care about power’: Democrats decry abortion bill now headed for Senate debate
After its passage in committee Tuesday, the Indiana Senate on Wednesday officially adopted the committee report on the controversial bill to restrict abortion, setting the stage for floor debate to begin Thursday. The motion to accept the report prevailed in a 35-9 vote along par “...”
Abortion bill advances to full Senate after hours of emotional testimony and debate
Indiana’s Senate Bill 1, a total ban on abortion with exceptions for rape, incest and the life of the mother, narrowly made it out of committee Tuesday despite having a Republican majority. As the Indiana Senate Rules and Legislative Procedure Committee wrapped up a combined “...”
Voting rights groups allege Tippecanoe County violated registration laws
By: Leslie Bonilla Muniz Indiana Capital Chronicle July 25, 2022 The League of Women Voters of Greater Lafayette and elections watchdog Common Cause Indiana on Thursday filed an administrative complaint with the Indiana Election Division, alleging Tippecanoe County’s election “...”