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Advocates ask U.S. Supreme Court to review Indiana absentee voting laws

Hoosiers who unsuccessfully pushed for no-excuse absentee voting in Indiana during the 2020 election are turning to the U.S. Supreme Court, claiming the constitutional arguments they raised will become even more pertinent as some state legislatures are already trying to restrict mail-in balloting.
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Taft builds new lobby group with Ice Miller transplants

Taft Stettinius & Hollister is making a big push into public affairs and lobbying in both Indianapolis and Washington, D.C., and has nabbed seven attorneys and nonlawyer professionals — including several big names in Indiana politics — from rival Ice Miller to do it.
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Taft builds new lobby group with Ice Miller transplants

Taft Stettinius & Hollister is making a big push into public affairs and lobbying in both Indianapolis and Washington, D.C., and has nabbed seven attorneys and non-lawyer professionals — including several big names in Indiana politics — from rival Ice Miller to do it.
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Lawmakers reject no-excuse absentee voting, other election amendments

At least 13 bills dealing with election and voting have been introduced into the 2021 session of the Indiana General Assembly, but only three have received a hearing and none are addressing calls by Democrats for expanded absentee voting and easier access to early voting.
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Q&A with Mike Schmuhl, new chairman of Indiana Democratic Party

June 18, 2021 | Indianapolis Business Journal Staff

Mike Schmuhl became the Indiana Democratic Party chairman in March and is faced with the task of rebuilding a party that hasn’t won a statewide elective office in nearly a decade. A South Bend native, Schmuhl managed childhood friend Pete Buttigieg’s 2020 presidential campaign, as well as his mayoral campaign in 2011. IBJ recently had a chance to talk to Schmuhl about his rebuilding efforts—and the prospect of Buttigieg coming back to Indiana to run for office.

Indianapolis-area employers reluctant to require employee vaccinations

May 10, 2021 | John Russell, Indianapolis Business Journal

Around central Indiana, employers are offering plenty of incentives to encourage their workers to get vaccinations as part of an effort to keep their office towers, stores, warehouses and factory floors safe for co-workers and visitors. But few, if any, are requiring workers to get vaccinated.

Indiana health officials plead with Legislature not to overturn Holcomb veto

May 7, 2021 | John Russell, Indianapolis Business Journal

Some of Indiana’s top public health leaders are pleading with the Legislature not to overturn Gov. Eric Holcomb’s veto of a bill they say would dramatically weaken the authority of local health officials during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Democrats revise voting bill but Senate obstacles remain

May 6, 2021 | Associated Press

Democrats are revising key sections of their sweeping legislation to overhaul U.S. elections, hoping to address concerns raised by state and local election officials even as they face daunting odds of passing the bill through Congress.

Lawmakers to return to Statehouse with chance to override two vetoes

May 5, 2021 | Indianapolis Business Journal Staff

Lawmakers are set to return to the Indiana Statehouse on Monday to make technical corrections — a session in which they could also vote to overturn two vetoes by Gov. Eric Holcomb.

Local refugee organizations prepare to rebuild after Biden raises cap

May 5, 2021 | Leslie Bonilla Muñiz, Indianapolis Business Journal

Only 21 refugees have been resettled to Indiana so far this fiscal year, in the midst of a global pandemic and a historically low federal annual cap on the number of refugees allowed in the United States. On Monday, the Biden administration quadrupled that limit, from 15,000 to 62,500, effective May 15.

Supreme Court skeptical of low-level crack offender’s case

May 5, 2021 | Associated Press

Crack cocaine trafficking kingpins convicted more than a decade ago can ask courts to reduce their prison terms under a 2018 federal law. The Supreme Court on Tuesday sounded skeptical that people convicted of older low-level crack crimes can do the same.

Indiana lawmakers approve state budget, finish session

April 22, 2021 | Associated Press

Indiana lawmakers wrapped a legislative session conducted under the shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic Thursday with nearly unanimous backing of a more robust state budget than they had imagined a few months ago.

Indiana bill approved to ban government vaccine passports

April 22, 2021 | Associated Press

State or local governments in Indiana will be prohibited from issuing or requiring COVID-19 vaccine passports under a bill approved by state lawmakers.

DC statehood approved by House as Senate fight looms

April 22, 2021 | Associated Press

A decades-long movement to reshape the American political map took a further step Thursday as the House of Representatives approved a bill to make the nation’s capital the 51st state.

Pelosi floats new proposal for bipartisan Jan. 6 commission

April 21, 2021 | Associated Press

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is renewing her push for a bipartisan commission to investigate the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection, floating a new proposal to Republicans that would evenly split the panel’s membership between the two parties.

Indiana budget plan invests revenue bump in education, infrastructure

April 21, 2021 | Olivia Covington

An extra $2 billion in revenue has led to new and “historic” investments in education, small businesses and broadband, Indiana legislative and executive leaders announced Tuesday.

Justice Barrett selling South Bend home

April 20, 2021 | IL Staff

The South Bend home where Justice Amy Coney Barrett, her husband, Jesse, and their seven children have lived for 19 years is being sold as the family prepares to relocate to Washington, D.C., to be closer to her work at the U.S. Supreme Court. She isn’t the only Hoosier pulling up stakes in South Bend to go serve in the nation’s capital.

Indiana agrees to deal giving local officials say over health orders

April 20, 2021 | Associated Press

Indiana legislative negotiators have reached an agreement on limiting the authority of county or city health departments by allowing local elected officials to overturn orders or enforcement actions issued during emergencies.

After outcry, Biden plans to lift refugee cap in May

April 19, 2021 | Associated Press

President Joe Biden plans to lift his predecessor’s historically low cap on refugees by next month, after initially moving only to expand the eligibility criteria for resettlements and getting swift blowback from allies in return.

SCOTUS rejects lingering 2020 election challenge case

April 19, 2021 | Associated Press

The United States Supreme Court on Monday said it will not hear a case out of Pennsylvania related to the 2020 election, a case that had lingered while similar election challenges had already been rejected by the justices.

Sikh community calls for gun reforms after FedEx shooting

April 19, 2021 | Associated Press

Members of Indianapolis’ tight-knit Sikh community joined with city officials to call for gun reforms Saturday as they mourned the deaths of four Sikhs who were among the eight people killed in a mass shooting at a FedEx warehouse.

‘Assault rifles’ used in FedEx shooting were purchased legally, police say

April 19, 2021 | Mickey Shuey, Indianapolis Business Journal

The man accused of killing eight people Thursday night at a FedEx Ground facility used two “assault rifles” purchased legally, police said Saturday.

Democrats begin long-shot push to expand the Supreme Court

April 16, 2021 | Associated Press

A group of congressional Democrats introduced legislation Thursday to add four seats to the Supreme Court, a long-shot bid designed to counter the court’s rightward tilt during the Trump administration and criticized by Republicans as a potential power grab that would reduce the public’s trust in the judiciary.

Former VP Pence undergoes surgery to implant pacemaker

April 16, 2021 | Associated Press

Former Vice President Mike Pence has undergone surgery to have a pacemaker implanted. His office said Wednesday’s procedure went well and that Pence “is expected to fully recover and return to normal activity in the coming days.”

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Advocates ask U.S. Supreme Court to review Indiana absentee voting laws

Taft builds new lobby group with Ice Miller transplants

Taft builds new lobby group with Ice Miller transplants

Lawmakers reject no-excuse absentee voting, other election amendments

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