Indiana Senate, House approve redrawn election maps
Indiana’s redrawn state legislative and congressional district maps are headed to the governor’s desk following final votes in both chambers.
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Senate Republicans say no to redistricting map changes
Senate Democrats lost in their final attempt Thursday to make changes to the Republican-drawn Indiana election district maps in the GOP-controlled Legislature.
Tallian resigning from Indiana Senate
Sen. Karen Tallian, D-Ogden Dunes, announced Thursday she will be retiring after 16 years in the Indiana Senate and will not be returning for the 2022 session of the Indiana General Assembly.
Proposed redistricted maps have ‘extreme levels of partisan bias,’ but overturning them will be difficult
Indiana’s new legislative and congressional maps will likely be on their way to getting the governor’s signature by Oct. 1, and many may be wondering what comes next.
COA finds juvenile court has jurisdiction over 8-year-old child molestation accusation
The Indiana Court of Appeals was able to forgo having to choose a side in a knotty policy argument by citing state statute which gave the juvenile court jurisdiction in a case of alleged child molestation that didn’t come to light until the accused offender was over 18 years of age.
Indiana House approves redistricted maps, sends them to Senate
The Indiana House on Thursday voted 67-31, mostly along party lines, to approve the new state legislative and congressional election district maps, likely ensuring Republicans will keep their supermajority in the Legislature.
Indiana House committee advances proposed election district maps
The Indiana House Elections Committee voted 9-4 along party lines Tuesday morning to advance the proposed congressional and House district election maps released last week by Republicans.
Redistricting could pose challenges to some House GOP lawmakers
Some Indiana House Republican incumbents could go head-to-head with their GOP colleagues next election cycle based on shifts in the proposed redistricting maps.
GOP likely to keep 7-2 congressional hold under proposed redistricting maps
Drafts of the state’s proposed new congressional and House district maps released Tuesday by Republicans aren’t likely to make a sizable change in Indiana’s political landscape.
Indiana governor’s lawyers could bill nearly $200K for suit
The Indiana governor’s office has signed a contract paying a law firm up to nearly $200,000 for challenging the increased power state legislators gave themselves to intervene during public health emergencies.
Web Exclusive: Study committee tackling juvenile justice, appointed counsel, human trafficking
With the 2022 Indiana legislative session approaching, members of the Indiana General Assembly are taking a deeper dive into issues facing the justice system.
Judge weighing Indiana governor’s suit over emergency law
Indiana’s constitution gives the Legislature full authority to meet whenever it wants, a top state lawyer argued Friday in a bid to squash Gov. Eric Holcomb’s lawsuit challenging the increased power state legislators gave themselves to intervene during public health emergencies.
Trial court greenlights second lawsuit against Legislature
The taxpayer’s lawsuit against the Indiana General Assembly for granting itself the ability to call legislators into special session has survived both a motion to certify an interlocutory order for appeal and a motion to stay, with the trial court rejecting the same arguments that were made in response to the lawsuit filed by Gov. Eric Holcomb over the same issue.
Indiana legislators eye Texas abortion law but not this year
Indiana’s Republican-dominated Legislature has approved numerous abortion restrictions over the past decade but its top leaders said Thursday it won’t hurry to adopt legislation patterned after a new Texas law that bans most abortions.
Tentative dates set for Indiana redistricting procedures
Indiana House and Senate leaders set a tentative timeline Tuesday for the Legislature to approve the new state legislative district maps.
Pashos: Indiana’s 21st Century Energy Task Force continues its work
Indiana’s second 21st Century Energy Task Force began its work last month at the state Capitol. The first task force was created by the General Assembly in 2019 to explore how fuel transitions and emerging technologies may affect the state’s electric system, with particular emphasis on reliability and affordability.
Indiana Supreme Court declines to block governor’s lawsuit
A split Indiana Supreme Court has not only squashed an attempt to derail the governor’s lawsuit against the Legislature but has also barred any petition to bring the matter back before the justices.
Longtime Indiana Senate member won’t seek 2022 reelection
A Republican who’s been one of the Indiana Legislature’s most conservative members announced Friday he won’t seek re-election next year, ending more than three decades as a lawmaker.
Citizen cartographers asked to help with redistricting
Hoosiers are being invited to try their skills at drawing legislative and congressional maps as part of the ongoing push by civic organizations in Indiana to have more public involvement in the redistricting process.
Public hearings show voter frustration, concern over redistricting
During statewide hearings on this year’s redistricting process, Hoosiers consistently asked legislators to keep the process transparent and draw competitive districts rather than favoring one political party over another. Some included a warning that continuing to gerrymander would endanger the country’s democracy.