CONGRESSIONAL CONVERSATION: Former staffers find reason for hope, encourage public service
Robin Winston, co-founder and principal of the Winston/Terrell Group, (left) moderates a panel discussion with Vanessa Sinders, Bill Moreau and Mel Raines as part of the Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site’s “Off the Record: Congress Confidential” event. (Photo subm “...”
Commentary: Independency of Thought and America’s Hoosier President
This column was written for The Indiana Citizen by Charles Hyde, president and CEO of the Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site, in honor of the Hoosier president’s 190th birthday. “Independency of thought is the first requisite of the responsible citizen” –President Benjam “...”
COSTLY CLASSROOM: Lawsuit to recover millions of taxpayer dollars from virtual charter schools far from resolution
Photo Illustration by The Indiana Citizen The following report was written by Indiana journalist Steve Hinnefeld for The Indiana Citizen. August 10, 2023 Two years ago, Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita sued to recover up to $154 million that he said had been misap “...”
Planned Parenthood vows to continue fighting as Indiana abortion ban set to take effect
Katie McHugh, OB/GYN, (left) and Rebecca Gibron, CEO of Planned Parenthood Great Northwest, Hawai’i, Alaska, Indiana, Kentucky, Inc., spoke to reporters Tuesday about Indiana’s new abortion law (photo/Marilyn Odendahl) By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen August “...”
DECLINING TRUST: Polls show public losing confidence in judiciary
After losing her job, Tashanna Sowell began selling food on the corner of 30th Street and North Sherman Drive in Indianapolis to avoid eviction from her apartment. (photo/Abriana Herron) The following report was written for The Indiana Citizen by Indianapolis journalist Abriana H “...”
RURAL VOICE: New state representative championing importance of Indiana’s small towns
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen July 18, 2023 Monday evening in Versailles, population 2,167, the courthouse square offered the kind of placid, picturesque, small-town setting that makes city dwellers sigh with envy. The air was still and the sky was gently brushed with h “...”
OPINIONATED DELAY: Staffing change in public access counselor’s office creates backlog of open record decisions
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen July 10, 2023 In recent years, the Indiana public access counselor had kept a steady pace of posting advisory opinions to its website, reaching as many as 92 in 2021, but by the end of June, the website offered just six decisions for all of “...”
Newest Americans celebrate citizenship and freedom at Benjamin Harrison home
New citizens take the oath of allegiance during the June 30 naturalization ceremony at the Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site (photo by Marilyn Odendahl/The Indiana Citizen) By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen July 4, 2023 On the sun-splashed Friday morning before the long F “...”
Anderson’s decision to skip redistricting highlights problem of local governments not redrawing council maps
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen June 23, 2023 Joe Newman has a strong connection to District 6 in the city of Anderson. He grew up there and lives in the house his grandparents owned, noting the front porch is where his father first met his mother. For the past 20 years, “...”
APPELLATE PAUSE: Rokita’s dispute over inspector general’s report on hold while attorney James Bopp fights election law and unpaid legal fees
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen June 9, 2023 Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita’s battle to keep private a report about his attempt to moonlight while holding public office is taking a breather as his attorneys from The Bopp Law Firm tend to their own legal matters in “...”