Indiana Legislative Insight

Sean sung blue

Ex-Rep. Eberhart gets year+ prison; $85K+ in fines/restitution Former Rep. Sean Eberhart (R) of Shelbyville, once the top Republican on the House Committee on Public Policy, where he helped shape gaming laws, is sentenced to one year and one [...]

2024-07-19T09:18:34-05:00July 19th, 2024|Indiana Legislative Insight|

GOP holy war

Unprecedented convo rebuke to top pick marries Braun, Beckwith The fall race has now been defined – but only between Republicans and Democrats. Much of the next few months will be spent figuring out who wins the internecine Republican [...]

2024-07-03T12:34:06-05:00July 5th, 2024|Indiana Legislative Insight|

Women lead appellate field

Seven of eight applicants are female; three are Black women We’re now able to tell you about the eight applicants for the Indiana Court of Appeals District 4 vacancy that will be created by the retirement of Judge Patricia [...]

2024-06-21T09:55:04-05:00June 21st, 2024|Indiana Legislative Insight|

New records request process

Greater efficiency touted; change offers twist on transparency A few months ago, we told you about how the Holcomb Administration was moving to standardize Access to Public Records Act requests for information, developing a unique form that would need [...]

2024-06-14T14:42:01-05:00June 14th, 2024|Indiana Legislative Insight|

All politics is national

Braun picks LG; Victoria, Marlin back, Messmer, Shreve win Tuesday’s primary results produced more tedium than surprise. Most of the major races everyone was watching were wrapped up by the 10:00 news programs (a reference point that may be [...]

2024-05-28T13:51:32-05:00May 20th, 2024|Indiana Legislative Insight|

Reform mission accomplished

Legislative effort to dial back rules seems to have intended effect Anecdotally . . . the pushback on state regulations promulgated by agencies, boards, commissions, and officials engineered by Senate Majority Floor Leader Chris Garten (R) and Rep. Steve [...]

2024-05-13T11:30:21-05:00May 13th, 2024|Indiana Legislative Insight|

Rokita, Bauer bond on PFAS

OAG files suit against big manufacturers over environmental mess Attorney General Todd Rokita (R) files a lawsuit Wednesday against 22 companies that, OAG alleges, contrary to law continued manufacturing a category of water-resistant substances known as PFAS (per- and [...]

2024-04-22T10:25:01-05:00April 22nd, 2024|Indiana Legislative Insight|
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