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ROKITA RESPONDS: Indiana attorney general’s office releases stat...

(Editor’s note: this story has been updated to include an additional comment from the attorney general’s office.) By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen November 29, 2023 In response to the Indiana Supreme Court Disciplinary Commission opening another investigation i “...”
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SECOND INVESTIGATION: Post-reprimand remarks by AG Rokita prompt new d...

(Editor’s note: this story has been updated to reflect the attorney general’s office did respond to a request for comment.) By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen  November 28, 2023 Weeks after being public reprimanded, Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita is – “...”
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JUDICIAL NOMINEES: Northern Indiana District Court picks suggest bipar...

Photo/Pexels.com By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen November 22, 2023 The inclusion of two Indiana judges in the White House nominees last week to the federal bench indicated a level of cooperation between the Democratic administration and Indiana’s two Republican senators “...”
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CAMPAIGN LAUNCH: Democrat Destiny Wells running against Rokita for Ind...

By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen November 20, 2023 Saying she wants to restore the office to the “highest ethical standards” and “get back to serving Hoosiers,” Destiny Wells, former 2022 Democratic candidate for Indiana secretary of state, announced her candidacy “...”
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MUNICIPAL RACES: Dem, GOP leaders disagree on trends after election, b...

By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen November 10, 2023 Determining whether Tuesday’s election outcomes across Indiana were better for the Republicans or Democrats depends on who is doing the analysis. The Indiana Republican Party sent an email to its supporters after the res “...”
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KYLE HANNON: How to comfort a candidate who lost...

“I’m sorry you lost the election. I’m glad you ran.” That is an appropriate thing to say to someone who just lost a municipal election. Please don’t say, “Hey, you can run again!” Every election cycle, some people are elected to public office. That means other peopl “...”
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Charles Hyde: Keeping a hopeful heart essential for good citizens...

“An American citizen could not be a good citizen who did not have a hope in his heart.” – President Benjamin Harrison Feeling dispirited about the state of our representative democracy? There’s reason to look on the bright side and keep some hope in your heart: In spite o “...”
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‘DISTURBING’ CONDUCT: Attorneys condemn AG Rokita’s response to ...

By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen November 3, 2023 Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita’s response to his public reprimand has angered some prominent members of the legal profession and spurred at least one attorney to draft a new disciplinary grievance against the state “...”
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DEFIANT RESPONSE: AG Rokita accepts misconduct reprimand, says decisio...

By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen November 2, 2023 Even as he was slapped with a public reprimand from the Indiana Supreme Court, Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita is still defiant, maintaining his statements were “truthful” in his public remarks about an inv “...”
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MUNICIPAL POWER: As state legislators chip away at local government in...

Indianapolis installed no-turn-on-red signs this past summer in the downtown despite the Indiana General Assembly banning the city from prohibiting right turns on red lights. (Photo/Marilyn Odendahl)   By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen November 1, 2023 The ordinance targe “...”