‘Divisive concepts’ House Bill 1134 misses 2nd reading deadline, dies in Senate
Indiana teachers unexpectedly got what they have been advocating for during the General Assembly’s 2022 session—the death of House Bill 1134. After hours of Senate Republicans meeting in caucus and the bill being moved to the end of the Senate calendar twice, Senate sponsor “...”
House bill that would repeal handgun licensing requirement is gutted in Senate committee
UPDATE: An Indiana House bill that would repeal the state’s handgun licensing requirement has been heavily amended in a Senate committee. As amended by the Senate Judiciary Committee during an eight-hour hearing that ended late Wednesday, House Bill 1077 would maintain the “...”
As House committee deadline passes, some hoped-for bills get put back in the drawer
Across the state, Hoosiers’ news feeds are filled with everything that’s happening in their backyards. But what about the things that aren’t happening? Tuesday was the last chance for Senate bills to be passed through House committees, leaving many short of final passage. C “...”
Town Hall forum with Rep. Carson available for viewing on You Tube channel
U.S. Rep. André Carson, D-Indianapolis, addressed congressional action on issues including President Biden’s COVID-19 response performance, voting rights, countering conspiracy theories, and President Trump’s accountability for the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol in Town Hal “...”
Election Commission removes congressional, legislative candidates from primary ballot, leaving more unchallenged
The list of candidates in Indiana’s May 3 party primaries grew shorter — and the list of unchallenged incumbents grew longer — as the Indiana Election Commission reviewed more than 20 challenges to ballot qualifications during a long and at times noisy meeting F “...”
John Krull commentary: Todd Huston and the high cost of education
Indiana House Speaker Todd Huston, R-Fishers, just taught Hoosiers a valuable lesson. Well, “costly” might be a more accurate word than “valuable.” He showed us just how much money there is to be made in the education-reform racket. A few days ago, Huston resigned his pos “...”
John Krull commentary: Two big Todd Rokita bad habits
Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita has at least two annoying habits. One is picking senseless fights. The other is wasting taxpayer money. Our money. Both these character flaws are on display in Rokita’s dispute with conservative commentator, radio talk show host and gadfly A “...”
House Speaker Huston resigns job at College Board amid criticism of his support for bill to limit curriculum
House Speaker Todd Huston (above) has resigned his $460,000 position with the College Board, the national nonprofit home to programs such as the SAT and Advanced Placement classes, amid criticism that his employment there posed an awkward conflict with his support of legislation “...”
In 5-4 vote, justices reinstate Alabama voting map despite lower court’s ruling that it dilutes Black votes
The following report by Amy Howe was first published in SCOTUSblog, and is republished according to SCOTUSblog republishing guidelines. The Supreme Court on Monday allowed Alabama to implement a redistricting plan that is being challenged as illegal racial gerrymandering. A low “...”
ACLU joins journalist Abdul-Hakim Shabazz in First Amendment lawsuit against AG Rokita
Last year, Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita denied journalist Abdul-Hakim Shabazz (above) entry to a press conference through a spokesperson, who said he was not “credentialed media.” Now Shabazz has filed a suit against the AG. Shabazz has been covering politics in India “...”