AG Rokita receives âcease and desistâ from doctor in 10-year-oldâs abortion
By Whitney Downard and Casey Smith Indiana Capital Chronicle July 15, 2022 An attorney representing an Indianapolis doctor has sent a cease-and-desist letter to Attorney General Todd Rokita (above, right) advising him to stop making false and misleading statements about the docto â...â
Indianaâs surplus hits $6.1 billion â bringing choices with it
By Whitney Downard Indiana Capital Chronicle July 15, 2022 State Auditor Tera Klutz announced Friday Indiana will end its fiscal year with a staggering $6 billion surplus after collecting $1.24 billion more than forecasted in the last year. âIndianaâs historic $6.1 billion â...â
John Krull commentary: Whose choice is it, anyway?
Some years ago, a group opposed to abortion created a series of television commercials and an ad campaign. The theme was: âLife, what a beautiful choice.â Each spot featured a story about a woman who had decided to have a child rather than an abortion. They ended with the sam â...â
Anticipating state abortion ban, protesters continue to descend on Statehouse
Tracey Nix found out she had cervical cancer when she was pregnant. âAnd it was aggressive,â she said. âIt was growing very quickly. And my doctor, for whatever reason, said that they would do nothing about it during the first trimester. So that would have put me in the sec â...â
Democrats call for economic relief on day special session was to start
On Wednesday afternoon, the Indiana House Democrats held a press conference regarding the stateâs economic relief plan. Gov. Eric Holcomb had originally called for all lawmakers to meet Wednesday, but that special session was postponed to July 25 because of the Supreme Courtâ â...â
Indiana readies $12 million voting machines investment
By Leslie Bonilla MuĂąiz Indiana Capital Chronicle July 4, 2022 Indiana plans to pay a homegrown election equipment company more than $12 million to retrofit thousands of electronic-only voting machines to boost election security and voter confidence despite doubts from some expe â...â
Start of special session delayed to July 25, allowing additional time to prepare legislation in wake of Roe v. Wade overturning
UPDATE: Adjusting their timetable in the wake of the overturning of Roe v. Wade, Indiana legislative leaders Thursday announced the special session previously set to begin July 6 will instead start on July 25. “In light of the historic Supreme Court decision overturning Roe â...â
John Krull commentary: Just wars, self-inflicted wounds and the overturning of Roe v. Wade
Many years ago, a political operative who served the cause of social conservatives gave me an off-the-record tutorial. At the time, he and his colleagues were in the middle of what had been predicted to be a toughly contested race. It didnât turn out that wayâlargely because â...â
John Krull commentary: Todd Young steps up
Political courage is a rare commodity these days. When an elected official demonstrates it, he or she deserves commendation. U.S. Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, did so the other day. He was one of 14 Republican senators voting in favor of the compromise gun-safety bill moving throug â...â
Secretary of State Sullivan ousted from GOP ticket in convention vote
Incumbent Secretary of State Holli Sullivan was defeated Saturday afternoon in a vote by Indiana State Republican Party convention delegates who gave a majority to challenger Diego Morales on the second ballot. Sullivan, a former state representative who was appointed to the offi â...â