Holli Sullivan appointed as new secretary of state
Gov Eric Holcomb announced Rep. Holli Sullivan (above), R-Evansville, as Indiana’s new secretary of state Tuesday afternoon as Connie Lawson resigns. Sullivan follows in the footsteps of Lawson, the longest serving secretary of state in Indiana’s history. She will be only the “...”
John Krull commentary: Enemies, a love story
These days, Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb must feel like he’s channeling the late vaudeville comedian Joey Adams. Adams was the first to say, “With friends like these, who needs enemies?” Holcomb is having a rough, rough 2021 legislative session. Indiana lawmakers swatted down “...”
Legislation would allow more time to finalize plans for soccer stadium
The Indy Eleven, Indianapolis’ professional soccer team, could have a permanent home in Marion County. Senate Bill 385, which extends the date for the team to finalize its plans, is moving through the House. The bill was discussed Tuesday in the House Ways and Means Committee, “...”
John Krull commentary: An assault on justice and truth
Patricia Payne remembers the moment. The moment when she began to grasp how pernicious systemic racism was and is. It was in the early 1960s. She was just out of Indiana University, a fresh, young second-grade teacher in the Indianapolis Public Schools. An energetic young Black w “...”
Police reform bill unanimously endorsed by Senate committee
The Senate Corrections and Criminal Law Committee on Tuesday unanimously approved a bill that would mandate law enforcement officers to take de-escalation training and implement other reform measures. House Bill 1006 passed by an 8-0 vote, reflecting its widespread bipartisan su “...”
Civics education bill clears Senate committee, is eligible for final vote
UPDATE: The Senate Education Committee on Wednesday unanimously approved House Bill 1384, which would require that civics education become a required class in Indiana middle schools. The vote by the committee, chaired by Sen. Jeff Raatz (above), R-Richmond, was 13-0. The committe “...”
John Krull commentary: Not canceling, just editing
This column started out as something different. I wrote a few hundred words. Then I decided the piece wasn’t working. It didn’t say what I wanted it to. I also worried people would be bothered by some sections and thus miss my overarching point. So, I deleted what I had writt “...”
Senate committee begins review of civics education bill
UPDATE: The Indiana Senate on Wednesday began its review of a House-passed bill to require that civics education become a required class in middle schools. The Senate Education Committee chaired by Sen. Jeff Raatz (above), R-Richmond, heard about an hour of testimony on House Bil “...”
Black Legislative Caucus hosts Call to Action days
After some of its members became the targets of booing, jeering and altercations in the House session on Feb. 18, the Indiana Black Legislative Caucus is hosting call-to-action days at the Statehouse. The IBLC hopes those who were involved with the heckling and ignoring of Black “...”
First ICRC meeting centers on Marion County district lines
In its first public hearing on how best to redraw congressional and legislative district lines, the newly formed Indiana Citizens Redistricting Commission heard Wednesday evening from a succession of Marion County residents who, in the words of one, “want to vote with peopl “...”