Age is the issue in Gen Z candidate’s primary challenge
Many gray-haired Indiana General Assembly legislators are making decisions that shape a future the elder lawmakers may not witness, as Pierce Fischer (above), 22, sees it. And he has a problem with that. Nearly half of the Indiana General Assembly is made up of baby boomers, or p â...â
Common Cause says process rather than result is the problem with council’s redistricting maps, and offers a citizen-drawn alternative
Julia Vaughn says Indianapolis City-County Council leaders did some things right when they drew a proposed new map of council districts. But that doesnât make up for flaws in how the map was created. âI think, in some ways, they did good job,â said Vaughn, policy director o â...â
John Krull commentary: Of the people, by the people and for the people? Not even close
Perhaps it was just a quirk of fate that the Indiana Supreme Court heard arguments on a state law that would expand the power of ideological extremists just as the primary season was kicking into high gear. Then again, perhaps not. The question before the stateâs high court inv â...â
House District 45 incumbent challenged by fellow lawmakerâs change of address
The race for a Statehouse seat in District 45 seemed like a clear win for the Republican incumbent. But after redistricting and an address change, the primary has become a fight between two current legislators. The redrawn House District 45 includes Greene, Sullivan, Daviess, Kno â...â
Johnson County incumbent faces three Republican primary challengers
As primary voting opens in the state of Indiana, Rep. John Young (above), R-Franklin, faces three challengers on the Republican primary ballot in District 47, which includes the city of Franklin and Johnson and Shelby counties. No Democratic primary candidates have filed to run i â...â
Five Democratic candidates take on Indy’s District 46 Senate seat
Five Democratic candidates are going up against each other to win the District 46 Senate nomination in Indianapolis. The candidates are: Kristin Jones, a member of the Indianapolis city-county council; Andrea Hunley, an Indianapolis school principal; Ashley Eason, a nonprofit exe â...â
With bipartisan support and in front of a small audience, council committee approves redistricting plan
The following report from Indianapolis Recorder writer Tyler Fenwick was first published in the Recorder, and is shared through The Indiana Citizen redistricting reporting project. If this was supposed to be the redistricting grand finale, the fireworks stand tipped over and the â...â
Redistricting throws two northern Indiana incumbents into competition for primary
In northern Indiana, two incumbent legislators who have been redrawn into the same district will face off in the May primary. Rep. Curt Nisly, R-Goshenâa proponent of limited government and personal libertiesâwill be challenging Rep. Craig Snow of Warsaw, a more mainstrea â...â
Supreme Court hears arguments in Holcomb v. Indiana General Assembly
The Indiana Supreme Court heard oral arguments Thursday in Gov. Eric Holcombâs fight against the Indiana General Assembly over the power to call special legislative sessions. Holcomb filed the lawsuit in April 2021 regarding House Enrolled Act 1123. Now the Indiana Supreme C â...â
Indiana Fiscal Policy Institute Fiscal Notes, April 5, 2022: Inflation and Indiana’s finances
Last week, the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis announced the latest Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) Price Index. The Fedâs preferred barometer for inflation policy hit a forty-year high, with a 6.4% annualized rate since last February that doesnât fully capture the r â...â