EQUAL ACCESS: Indiana Disability Rights helping disabled Hoosiers navigate polls and cast ballots
Indiana Disability Rights helped the Clinton County Clerk's office make the polling site at the 4-H building on the local fairgrounds more accessible to disabled voters. (Photo/Stephanie Harshbarger) “...”
FIERY REMARKS: Republican Greg Goode slams Democrats before winning State Senate caucus vote
Greg Goode (right) was elected in a Republican party caucus Saturday to fill the seat in the Indiana General Assembly that Sen. Jon Ford, R-Terre Haute, (left) will vacate Oct. 16. (photo/Dwight Adams) By Dwight Adams The Indiana Citizen October 7, 2023 On Saturday’s crisp fall “...”
EARLY EXITS: Party caucuses to fill legislative vacancies raise concerns for Hoosier voters
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen October 6, 2023 Saturday, the Indiana Republican Party will hold its fourth caucus of the year to replace a legislator who is exiting before his term ends, renewing concerns that the premature departures and appointments by party faithful a “...”
HISTORY HIGHLIGHT: Sen. Birch Bayh’s pioneering effort for permanent federal disaster relief
Historian Andrew Morris (left) was congratulated after 2023 Birch Bayh Lecture by Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law dean Karen Bravo (middle) and attorney Christopher Bayh, son of the late Sen. Birch Bayh. (photo/Marilyn Odendahl) By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana “...”
ATTORNEY ETHICS: AG Rokita’s actions hint at negotiations with disciplinary commission in his misconduct case
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen September 25, 2023 The admissions last week by Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita that statements he made on national television in the summer of 2022 could “reasonably be considered” to violate attorney ethics have surprised members “...”
DISCIPLINARY CHARGES: AG Rokita faces 3 allegations of attorney misconduct in Caitlin Bernard case
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen September 18, 2023 Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita has been charged with three counts of attorney misconduct by the Indiana Supreme Court Attorney Disciplinary Commission, which said comments he made about Indianapolis OB/GYN Caitlin “...”
NAME RECOGNITION: Chip Perfect’s endorsement likely played key role in caucus election of new Dist. 43 senator
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen September 15, 2023 After the votes had been counted Tuesday night in the Senate District 43 Republican caucus, Randy Maxwell stood at the podium and confessed he had not thought to prepare a victory speech. The CEO of Maxwell Construction i “...”
LAWYER FEES: Hoosier taxpayers pay rising bills amid AG Rokita’s anti-abortion battles
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen September 11, 2023 On Dec. 15, 2022, attorney Christopher Bartolomucci of Schaerr Jaffe flew into Indianapolis and billed Indiana taxpayers for 12 hours of work, parking at Dulles International Airport, roundtrip airfare and a meal at Harry “...”
STUMP SPEECH: Indy mayor’s race highlights the complicated campaign issue of crime
The City-County Building in downtown Indianapolis (photo by Marilyn Odendahl) By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen September 5, 2023 In dueling stump speeches, Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett mentioned crime one minute into his remarks, while Republican challenger Jefferson Shr “...”
FACEBOOK FIASCO: Elkhart official’s social media blunder leads to criminal charge for political endorsement
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen September 1, 2023 Christopher Dickinson, the Concord Township Assessor in Elkhart, told police he has four Facebook accounts and when he posted an endorsement of a candidate for the local school board, he thought he was using one of his per “...”