By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen July 22, 2024 With the lawsuit over redistricting in the city of Anderson seemingly stalled in federal court, the common council recently took an action it has resisted for years – it quickly redrew and adopted a new map, reconfigu “...”
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen July 10, 2024 Making good on his threat, Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita has filed a lawsuit against the city of East Chicago Common Council for failing to rescind its welcoming ordinance. The lawsuit, – State of Indiana ex rel. Tod “...”
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen May 7, 2024 The number of Hoosiers registering to vote in Indiana increased prior to the May primary, compared with previous years, according Indiana Secretary of State Diego Morales’ office. New voter registrations rose in “...”
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen May 1, 2024 Hoosiers have an adage: If you don’t like the weather in Indiana, wait a few minutes. It will change. The same could be said about the judiciary: If you don’t like how your county selects judges, drive a few miles and you’ “...”
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen April 26, 2024 The political fights that are dividing the country are seeping into the American workplace so, rather than complaining about management or discussing weekend plans in the break room, employees are increasingly confronting eac “...”
The Indiana Citizen April 24, 2024 Even though federal legislation that would expand the child tax credit appears stalled in the U.S. Senate, family advocates in Indiana remain hopeful the bill will pass and low-income households will gain some financial breathing room that can l “...”
A study by the Indiana Department of Environmental Management found high levels of PFAS in the drinking water of 24 counties. (Photo/Pexels.com) By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen April 12, 2024 Indiana filed a lawsuit Wednesday against 22 manufacturers of so-called “forev “...”
A voter enters a polling place at Scott Hall located at the Johnson County Fairgrounds in 2022. Johnson County is one of 59 vote center counties, meaning citizens can cast their vote at any polling location in the county. (Photo/Isaac Gleitz at TheStatehouseFile.com) By John Aspl “...”
(Pexels.com) By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen April 2, 2024 In its fight to let Lake County voters directly elect their superior court judges, the city of Hammond has turned to the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to challenge the retention process and is citing th “...”
The Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site has opened the “Death in the White House” which explores how the Hoosier president and his family endured private grief in the “people’s house.” (Photo/courtesy BHPS) By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen Mar “...”
