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John Krull: Todd Rokita and an enabling Indiana Supreme Court...

In the aftermath of his reprimand by the Indiana Supreme Court, it is difficult to determine which Attorney General Todd Rokita views with the most contempt. The law. The truth. Or the intelligence of the people who put him in that office. Indiana’s high court opted to give the “...”
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BILL MOREAU: Voting and journalism are keys to improving Indiana’s c...

Bill Moreau is president and co-founder of The Indiana Citizen Education Foundation, publisher of The Indiana Citizen. Here is a summary of his remarks on civic responsibility at the City County Observer Community Service Awards on Nov. 1 in Evansville, Indiana. Journalism, and o “...”
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Republican Greg Goode sworn in to fill Senate District 38...

Indiana Supreme Court Chief Justice Loretta Rush (right) swears State Sen. Greg Goode (R-Terre Haute) into office during a ceremony in the Indiana Senate Chamber on Nov. 1 (Photo/Indiana Senate Republicans). By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen November 2, 2023 Greg Goode, who “...”
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Indiana Chamber of Commerce annual survey indicates optimism in the fa...

Photo by Pexels By Sydney Byerly TheStatehouseFile.com November 1, 2023 The Indiana Chamber of Commerce annual workforce survey finds that finding and retaining talented workers remains employers biggest challenge, but 68% say Indiana is headed in the right direction. More than “...”
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Plaintiffs seek federal ruling on super PAC contributions, even as sta...

By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen October 31, 2023 After the Indiana Supreme Court found state election laws do limit contributions to super PACs, the Indiana Right to Life Victory Fund and Sarkes Tarzian Inc. are asking the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to prohibit enf “...”
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ICC: Secretary of State Morales doles out $308K+ in spot bonuses...

By: WHITNEY DOWNARD AND CASEY SMITH Indiana Capital Chronicle October 30, 2023 Indiana Secretary of State Diego Morales has given a spot bonus to nearly every employee in his office this year — including a family member and his former campaign manager — for a total of more “...”
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COMMENTARY: A few cures for electile dysfunction...

By Abdul-Hakim Shabazz IndyPolitics.org October 26, 2023 While a lot of folks, well, probably not a lot, let’s say 25 to 30 percent of the eligible voters in Indiana are paying attention to local municipal elections, it’s never too early to talk about 2024. Just ask t “...”
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Judge Heather Welch retiring from Marion County bench, continuing care...

Marion County Superior Court Judge Heather Welch will be retiring Feb. 2, 2024, after more than 20 years on the bench. (photo/courtesy of Heather Welch) By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen October 24, 2023 Marion County Superior Court Judge Heather Welch, a judicial leader wh “...”

ICC: States sue Meta alleging harmful features...

By: NIKI KELLY Indiana Capital Chronicle October 24, 2023 Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita and 41 other attorneys general sued Meta in federal and state courts Tuesday alleging the company knowingly designed and deployed harmful features on Instagram and its other social medi “...”
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AG Rokita’s arguments in disciplinary case could hurt him in moonlig...

By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen October 23, 2023 To support her argument that the advisory opinion about Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita’s previous employment should be made public, Barbara Tully is drawing from Rokita’s response to the disciplinary complaint aga “...”