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Ed Feigenbaum
An attorney and M.B.A., the triple-Indiana University graduate served as Director of Legal Affairs for the Council of State Governments, and as Director of Marketing and in-house counsel for the Hudson Institute before founding INGroup in 1989, a firm providing key information resources related to Indiana state politics and government.
Ed has directed numerous projects for the U.S. Department of Justice, the U.S. Department of Labor, the Federal Election Commission, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and is a nationally recognized authority on state election, ethics, lobbying, and campaign finance law. His research was approvingly cited by the U.S. Supreme Court in a landmark 2000 decision.
The newsletters he now publishes for Hannah News have each won first-place awards from the Society of Professional Journalists – Indiana. In 1995, the Indianapolis Business Journal recognized him as a member of its “40 Under 40” class. In 2009, he was recognized by the Ball State University Department of Journalism with a Special Citation.
Emily Ketterer
Emily is editor at Hannah News Service Indiana, authoring Indiana Education Insight and contributing to Indiana Legislative Insight and Indiana Gaming Insight. Emily grew up south of Indianapolis in Whiteland and graduated from Franklin College with a bachelor’s degree in multimedia journalism and public relations. Prior to joining Hannah, she was news editor at the Johnson County Daily Journal and the State House reporter for the Indianapolis Business Journal.
Emily has received numerous awards for her work in journalism from the Hoosier State Press Association and the Society of Professional Journalists, and she won a regional Emmy for her work as assistant producer on the Franklin College/WFYI documentary “The Children’s Crusade Revisited: Slaughterhouse-Five at 50.”
When she’s not at work, Emily enjoys visiting local shops and restaurants in downtown Franklin, binge-watching Below Deck on Bravo, and trying to learn to cook from the Food Network.
Janice Day
Janice is a reporter with Hannah News Service Indiana. She authors Indiana Transportation Insight, while contributing to Indiana Legislative Insight, Indiana Education Insight and Indiana Gaming Insight. Janice hails from Bloomington but has lived and worked in Indianapolis for more than eight years. She graduated with a M.A. in Applied Communication from Indiana University Indianapolis.
Janice has experience in multiple professions, having served as public speaking faculty at IUI, an administrative and programmatic assistant at Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health, and external affairs content creator at Herron School of Art + Design. Transitioning to legislative journalism has allowed Janice to further explore two of her passions: writing and research.
When not at work, Janice enjoys spending time with her two cats, Fynch and Astrid, running, and (amateurly) cooking.
Recent News
When the bough breaks . . .
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Out with the old
Gov. Braun fires alum-elected IU trustees, appoints familiar faces Roughly one month after he signed the state budget giving him full control over appointments to the Indiana University Board of Trustees, Governor Mike Braun (R) swiftly fires the remaining [...]
Lottery sales lag . . .
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Shave and a haircut – five percent
State Budget Agency directs new five percent spending holdbacks As U.S. House Republicans were figuring out how to respond to the White House rescissions package this week, seeking to maintain the spending prerogative of the legislative branch in the [...]