Connie Lawson, Indiana’s top election official, announces resignation
Staff Report TheStatehouseFile.com INDIANAPOLIS—Indiana Secretary of State Connie Lawson announced Monday she will resign as the state’s top election official, citing a…
Debates about voting poised to continue after 2020 raises questions about election access
By Erica Irish TheStatehouseFile.com INDIANAPOLIS—Indiana lawmakers continued Thursday to debate how to best hold state elections after a presidential election cycle coincided…
Social media played a big role in connecting candidates with voters
By LaMonte Richardson Jr.TheStatehouseFile.com INDIANAPOLIS— In the 2008 election, President Barack Obama used the relatively new Facebook and Twitter to create personalized…
Millions raised and spent to sway Indiana voters in 2020 election
By LaMonte Richardson Jr.TheStatehouseFile.com INDIANAPOLIS— In a year when candidates spent enormous sums on competitive races, overall spending in statewide contests was…
Bill to punish schools and public libraries for distributing “harmful material” to minors withdrawn by Senate author
By Hope Shrum TheStatehouseFile.com INDIANAPOLIS—Senate Bill 288, a bill that would punish schools and public libraries for sharing “harmful material” with minors,…
Gov. Eric Holcomb extends executive order for another 30 days
By Alexa Shrake TheStatehouseFile.com INDIANAPOLIS—During the weekly COVID-19 update Wednesday, Gov. Eric Holcomb announced he is extending the state’s emergency order, which…
Senate passes bill jeopardizing the future of IndyGo bus projects
By Taylor Dixon TheStatehouseFile.com INDIANAPOLIS—An Indiana Senate bill that would jeopardize funding for the expansion of the IndyGo public transit system will…
Indiana Black Legislative Caucus calls for racism training
By Alexa Shrake TheStatehouseFile.com INDIANAPOLIS—A press conference by the Indiana Black Legislative Caucus Tuesday called for mandatory implicit bias and racism training…
Q&A: New legislator from Greenwood area is focusing on education
By Zen Stripling TheStatehouseFile.com INDIANAPOLIS—Newly elected Indiana state Rep. Michelle Davis, a Republican representing the Greenwood area, is…
Colleen Steffen becomes next editor of TheStatehouseFile.com
Staff ReportTheStatehouseFile.com INDIANAPOLIS – The new year will bring a new executive editor to TheStatehouseFile.com, the award-winning news…
Governor honors Reginald Jones with Sachem Award
Staff reportTheStatehouseFile.com INDIANAPOLIS—Reginald O. Jones Sr., a Hoosier businessman, community leader and mentor, is the state’s newest recipient…
Standing committees: Where the work of the legislature really happens
By Kiara T. Calloway TheStatehouseFile.com INDIANAPOLIS—Much of the manpower behind every new law comes from a legislative committee. …
Lawmakers say Indiana popcorn *butter* than all other snacks
By Kyra Howard TheStatehouseFile.com INDIANAPOLIS—Indiana is known for its corn—but did you know Indiana is second in the…
Colleen Steffen becomes next editor of TheStatehouseFile.com
Staff ReportTheStatehouseFile.com INDIANAPOLIS – The new year will bring a new executive editor to TheStatehouseFile.com, the award-winning news…
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Hit hard by the pandemic, Indiana tourism seeks more funding
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A town by any other name? Not as sweet, says lawmaker
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House bill aims to protect Hoosier victims of human trafficking
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Lawmakers say Indiana popcorn *butter* than all other snacks
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Hope stirs across the state as health care workers receive vaccine
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What difference will federal stimulus package make to Hoosiers?
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Indiana correctional facilities put on back burner during COVID-19 pandemic
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Safe events to banish a blue, blue Christmas
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World of imagination awaits visitors at Eiteljorg’s Jingle Rails, even during pandemic
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Halloween 2020 looks different in a pandemic
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Governor honors Reginald Jones with Sachem Award
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New multi-use trail dedicated in Clarksville
Senators call for more support for mental health and addiction assistance
By Hope Shrum TheStatehouseFile.com INDIANAPOLIS—A bipartisan group of U.S. senators including Todd Young of Indiana has…
Former South Bend mayor Pete Buttigieg confirmed as transportation secretary
Staff Report TheStatehouseFile.com INDIANAPOLIS—Hoosier Pete Buttigieg has been confirmed as the next U.S. Secretary of Transportation,…
Commentary: The words hanging over my head as a young reporter on Inauguration Day
By Erica Irish TheStatehouseFile.com INDIANAPOLIS—One of the first lessons our Statehouse File reporters learn is they…
Commentary: Guns, history and fiction
By John KrullTheStatehouseFile.com INDIANAPOLIS—Sometimes history tries to teach us a lesson. The Indiana House of Representatives…
Commentary: Lessons from the city
By John KrullTheStatehouseFile.com ST. LOUIS, Missouri—Forty years ago, I rolled into this old river city to…
Commentary: Lawmakers behaving badly, again
By John KrullTheStatehouseFile.com INDIANAPOLIS—Something about Black people speaking their minds scares the heck out of conservatives…
All Pro Dad and state kick off foster care and adoption campaign
By James Polston TheStatehouseFile.com INDIANAPOLIS — All Pro Dad and Indiana Department of Child…
