Tag Archives: Indiana

Jessica Corbett, Common Dreams On the heels of Maine officials confirming that the shooter who killed 18 people in Lewiston earlier this week was found dead, shootings in Florida, Illinois, and Indianapolis early Sunday fueled further calls for action by U.S. lawmakers to reduce gun violence. Around midnight, one person …

Casey Smith, Indiana Capital Chronicle Indiana Supreme Court Justices will decide the future of Indiana’s near-total abortion ban after hearing oral arguments over the constitutionality of the new law on Thursday. Attorneys for abortion care providers maintained that the ban will “severely” injure women and girls, while lawyers for the …

Casey Smith, Indiana Capital Chronicle An Owen County judge issued a preliminary injunction Thursday in a lawsuit that seeks to strike down Indiana’s near-total abortion ban — halting the state’s new abortion law that officially took effect Sept. 15. Judge Kelsey Blake Hanlon, a Republican, said in her ruling that …

Mariel Padilla, The 19th With the passage of a near-total abortion ban Friday night, Indiana became the first state to pass an abortion restriction after Roe v. Wade, which protected the federal right to abortion, was overturned. Republican Gov. Eric Holcomb signed Senate Bill 1, which is set to go …

Republican Sen. Mike Braun of Indiana blocked Democrats’ attempt Wednesday to pass legislation that would protect doctors who provide legal abortion care from right-wing threats and attacks. The effort to pass the bill by unanimous consent came as GOP officials in Indiana continue to target a physician in the state …

Indiana GOP Representative Jackie Walorski was killed in a car crash Wednesday about 12:32 p.m. near Nappanee, a city south of South Bend. Two other occupants in Walorski’s vehicle, heading southbound, were identified as Zachery Potts, 27, Mishawaka, and Emma Thomson, 28, of Washington, D.C. Both worked for Walorski’s office. The …

Leslie Bonilla Muñiz, Indiana Capital Chronicle Vice President Kamala Harris condemned Indiana Republicans’ near-total abortion ban proposal in her high-profile visit to Indianapolis Monday — the first real day of a special legislative session aimed partially at further restricting abortion. “The government should not be telling an individual what to …

Republican states that are withdrawing early from the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance program are stirring up trouble for gig workers. Selina Smedly, who owns a clean business in Dallas, says she will be cut off from the jobless aid without being prepared. She believes that she will have a hard time …

Despite objections from the State Police, the Indiana House on Monday voted to eliminate the license to carry a handgun in Indiana. House Bill 1369 passed the House by a 65-31 vote and now heads to the Senate, where it already has picked up key endorsements. Under the legislation, sometimes called “constitutional …