John Krull commentary: Your tax dollars at work in the Indiana Statehouse
Indiana Republicans sure know how to fuss and feud. They have a dandy fracas going on right now. During the just-suspended session of the Indiana General Assemblyâmore on that in a momentâour lawmakers passed a bill limiting the governorâs emergency powers. It should be not â...â
Weighing in, Attorney General Rokita disputes Holcomb’s authority to file suit against General Assembly
Follow our legislative coverage at The Indiana Citizen, in partnership with TheStatehouseFile.com Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita has weighed in on the lawsuit filed by Gov. Eric Holcomb against the General Assembly, saying his office is the only one with the authority to ha â...â
Holcomb vetoes bill requiring additional labeling of ethanol fuel
Follow our legislative coverage at The Indiana Citizen, in partnership with TheStatehouseFile.com Gov. Eric Holcomb has vetoed a bill that would require gas stations to have additional labeling for E15 fuel. E15 is gasoline that has up to 15% ethanol in it. Senate Enrolled Act 30 â...â
Secretary of State Sullivan acknowledges fundraising ahead of allowed date
Follow our legislative coverage at The Indiana Citizen, in partnership with TheStatehouseFile.com Less than two months after being appointed Indiana Secretary of State, Rep. Holli Sullivan has stirred controversy by violating fundraising rules in launching her bid for election to â...â
Holcomb sues General Assembly, leaders over new law curtailing his emergency powers
Follow our legislative coverage at The Indiana Citizen, in partnership with TheStatehouseFile.com Gov. Eric Holcomb filed a lawsuit against the Indiana General Assembly Tuesday in Marion County Circuit Court, challenging a newly enacted law that allows the legislature to call â...â
It’s official: Census numbers show Indiana won’t lose a seat in Congress
Follow our coverage of redistricting at The Indiana Citizen The U.S. Census Bureau released its first wave of numbers from the pandemic-delayed 2020 census Monday, and they contained better news for Indiana than for some of its Midwestern neighbors. As in the last congressional r â...â
John Krull commentary: Call it what it is — a power grab
One former Indiana state legislator called it âa massive (expletive) power grab.â Another told me it was âa back-door way to get to a full-time legislature.â The two former lawmakers are from different parties. The first is a Democrat, the second a Republican. What they w â...â
The session that didn’t end: Plan to reconvene for redistricting raises concerns
Current and former state legislators and a former Indiana Supreme Court justice are raising concerns that a bill to extend rather than adjourn the 2021 session blurs the separation of powers and could have troubling implications for the future. The Indiana General Assembly passed â...â
2021 session recesses after passage of state budget with overwhelmingly bipartisan support
A new Indiana state budget passed both the House and Senate with overwhelmingly bipartisan support Thursday, prompting legislators to end the session praising one another and cheering like kids on the last day of school as they walked out of their chambers for the last time this â...â
Controversial elections bill dies without further action as legislature temporarily adjourns
Follow our legislative coverage at The Indiana Citizen, in partnership with TheStatehouseFile.com Among the bills that died in the last hours before lawmakers temporarily adjourned their 2021 legislative session Thursday was Senate Bill 353, a bill that at one point was likened â...â