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(04/10/24 3:21am)
Bloomington Mayor Kerry Thomson, who completed her 100th day in office, shared her administration’s accomplishments and goals for the future at her first State of the City address Tuesday at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater.
(04/07/24 1:37pm)
The Indiana Court of Appeals upheld an injunction against part of the state’s abortion law, ruling that the near-total prohibition may violate residents’ religious freedom. According to The Legal Information Institute, a preliminary injunction is a court order that stops someone from acting in a certain way until the lawsuit is settled. In this case, the injunction could prevent the state from enforcing its abortion law in specific circumstances. The appellate court directed that the injunction should clarify that it only applies to those with religious beliefs related to abortion. When Roe v. Wade was overturned in June 2022, Indiana banned abortions with few exemptions. It was the first state in the nation to enact tighter abortion restrictions following the Supreme Court’s reversal of the landmark 1973 case. A group of five anonymous people and Hoosier Jews for Choice challenged the new policy with a September 2022 lawsuit, arguing that several religions permit followers to terminate pregnancy under circumstances that would be illegal under state law. The plaintiffs are represented by the American Civil Liberties Union. In Thursday’s appellate court opinion, a three-judge panel ruled that the current abortion policy conflicts with a state law that prevents government from interfering with Hoosiers’ religious practices. The lawsuit may be revisited in the Indiana Supreme Court.
(04/03/24 9:34pm)
A bill requiring certain election campaign communications that include fabricated media to include a disclaimer was signed into law by Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb on March 12.
(03/27/24 5:58pm)
Indiana residents must register by April 8 to vote in the May primary election.
(03/26/24 6:06pm)
Democrats Julie Thomas and Peter Iversen are competing for their party’s nomination in the race for the District 2 seat on the Monroe County Board of Commissioners. No Republicans filed declarations of candidacy for the seat.
(03/26/24 2:30pm)
Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb, on March 18, signed House Bill 1338, which will limit how the state’s access counselor interprets public records and open meetings laws.
(03/21/24 8:39pm)
Editors note: This is part of a series of stories covering the 2024 elections. Read the rest of the stories here.
(03/20/24 5:18pm)
As Indiana’s May 7 primaries grow closer, Emerson College Polling released some of the first nonpartisan polling of the races. Released March 7, the poll’s crosstabs provide insight to the state’s politics going into the 2024 general election cycle.
(03/19/24 12:34pm)
Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb issued his only veto of this legislative session Monday, disagreeing with changes made to priority proposal House Bill 1002, which attempted to define antisemitism. The veto is Holcomb’s eighth of his eight-year stint as governor, which will end in 2025.
(03/19/24 8:10pm)
Editors note: This is part of a series of stories covering the 2024 elections. Read the rest of the stories here.
(03/19/24 8:06pm)
Editors note: This is part of a series of stories covering the 2024 elections. Read the rest of the stories here.
(03/13/24 10:47pm)
Gov. Eric Holcomb signed Senate Bill 202 on Wednesday, increasing the state legislature’s oversight on Indiana’s public universities and changing the criteria for tenure.
(03/07/24 6:07pm)
There are just days left in Indiana’s 2024 legislative session. Both houses adjourn March 14, meaning all proposed legislation must be finalized by then. As deadlines approach, here are some of the education-related bills that have or may soon reach the governor’s desk.
(03/07/24 4:58am)
The Bloomington City Council postponed a vote on a resolution that, if passed, would express the City’s opposition to a state-sponsored project that could divert up to 100 million gallons of water a day from the Wabash River into Boone County, Indiana. The council voted to postpone a vote until their next meeting March 27 after Bloomington Mayor Kerry Thomson and several community leaders cautioned supporting the resolution could damage the City’s relationship with the Indiana Economic Development Corporation, which is managing the project.
(03/03/24 2:34pm)
Tamie Dixon-Tatum, a Democratic gubernatorial candidate and the civil and human rights director for the city of Anderson, did not acquire enough signatures to appear on Indiana’s May primary ballot, the Indiana Election Commission ruled in a meeting on Tuesday. She was declared ineligible for ballot consideration after a campaign challenge was filed against her.
(03/02/24 11:29pm)
Local activist Courtney Daily will serve as the new District 5 representative on the Bloomington City Council.
(03/01/24 11:30pm)
The Indiana Election Committee made multiple defining rulings for the upcoming Indiana Senate and presidential elections.
(03/01/24 10:48pm)
Senate Bill 202, a controversial bill that would change criteria for tenure and heighten legislative overview of Indiana’s public universities to increase “intellectual diversity,” passed the Senate and was sent to Gov. Eric Holcomb's desk Thursday.
(02/29/24 7:25pm)
Editors note: This is part of a series of stories covering the 2024 elections. Read the rest of the stories here.
(02/28/24 6:00pm)
Editors note: This is part of a series of stories covering the 2024 elections. Read the rest of the stories here.