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February 16 2024

SOCIAL TIES: Improving Hoosiers’ connections to their communities might boost voter participation, prof says

Hoosiers, united by personal battles with cancer, gathered at the Indiana Statehouse recently and got a pep talk before meeting with lawmakers and asking them to support the biomarker testing bill. (Photo/Marilyn Odendahl)   By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen February 1 “...”

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February 13 2024

ELECTION SCRUTINY: Concerns about legality of HB 1264 grow during Senate committee hearing

Author of House Bill 1264, Rep. Timothy Wesco, R-Osceola, said the measure strengthens election security in Indiana. (Photo/courtesy of Indiana House Republicans) By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen February 13, 2024 As House Bill 1264, the elections security bill, arrived in “...”

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February 07 2024

HELP OR HARM? AG Rokita’s new webpage alleges ‘indoctrination’ in Indiana schools, but critics say it could intimidate teachers

The Indiana Attorney General’s “Eyes on Education” webpage includes a portal to upload documents and links to the submissions. (Screenshot/The Indiana Citizen) By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen February 7, 2024 Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita’s offi “...”

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February 05 2024

REDISTRICTING DELAY: SB 135 gives Indiana cities, towns and school districts more time to redraw their election districts

(Photo/Xain Ballenger of TheStatehouseFile.com) By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen February 5, 2024 The Indiana General Assembly appears poised to extend the deadline for municipalities and school boards to redraw their election districts, pushing the due date a second time “...”

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February 02 2024

VOTERS’ VOICE: Ballot initiatives touted by Indiana Democrats stall in GOP-dominated Statehouse

(Photo/Pexels.com) By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen February 2, 2024 Although the push for ballot initiatives was dead before the 2024 session of the Indiana General Assembly even started, a Democratic lawmaker pulled one last maneuver to show voters who was listening. Rep “...”

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February 01 2024

‘CASE CLOSED’: As Indiana Supreme Court releases disciplinary affidavit, AG Rokita claims ‘nothing I said’ contradicted docs

Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita visited the Indiana House of Representatives to hear Indiana Chief Justice Loretta Rush deliver the 2024 State of the Judiciary speech in January. (Photo/Marilyn Odendahl) By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen February 1, 2024 The conditiona “...”

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February 01 2024

Lucas faces backlash and calls to apologize after flashing gun at high schoolers

Rep. Jim Lucas, R-Seymour, posted on social media that he pities “those that are being indoctrinated to fear” guns. (Photo/courtesy of Indiana House Republicans) By Kyra Howard TheStatehouseFile.com January 31, 2024 A day after he was caught flashing his gun to a gro “...”

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January 31 2024

State Rep. Jim Lucas shows gun, students feel fear Tuesday at the Statehouse

Rep. Jim Lucas, R-Seymour, opened his coat and flashed a handgun to a group of high school students at the Indiana Statehouse Tuesday after Moms Demand Action Advocacy Day. (Screenshot/Kyra Howard of TheStatehouseFile.com) By Kyra Howard TheStatehouseFile.com January 30, 2024 Stu “...”

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January 26 2024

FIRST FAMILY: Letters in new exhibit reveal President Benjamin Harrison’s daily life in the White House

Aubrey Miles (left) and Jennifer Capps arrange some artifacts for the new exhibit, “Life in the White House,” at the Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site. (Photo/Marilyn Odendahl) By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen January 26, 2024 The letters written by President “...”

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January 25 2024

CIVIC HEALTH: Weak voter participation is ‘significant challenge’ for Indiana, survey says

By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen January 25, 2024 The latest assessment of Indiana’s civic health shows the state is continuing to suffer from persistent voter apathy with low numbers of Hoosiers registering to vote and casting a ballot. According to the 2023 Indiana Civ “...”