Latest Indiana legislature Podcast Episodes
Leaders React to Trump Assassination Attempt
Indiana Week in Review - July 19, 2024 18:48 - 26 minutes ★★★★ - 55 ratingsIndiana’s political leaders react to the assassination attempt against Donald Trump. Democrats formally choose Terry Goodin and Destiny Wells as their lieutenant governor and attorney general nominees. I-LEARN scores show some improvement in reading levels, but increased struggles with mathemat...
Chief Justice Loretta Rush Seeks Third Term
Indiana Week in Review - July 12, 2024 19:25 - 26 minutes ★★★★ - 55 ratingsLoretta Rush seeks a third term as Chief Justice of the Indiana Supreme Court. Fewer Indiana high school students enroll in FAFSA, with at least some blame placed on glitches in the rollout of a new version of the application. The Gary Community School Corporation officially shifts back to loca...
Supreme Court Gives Trump Near-Total Immunity
Indiana Week in Review - July 05, 2024 17:24 - 26 minutes ★★★★ - 55 ratingsThe U.S. Supreme Court grants presidents near-total immunity and sets a high bar for prosecution. A judge invalidates Indiana’s 2020 Medicaid expansion waiver, ending Healthy Indiana Plan Plus payments for the foreseeable future. Libertarian gubernatorial candidate Donald Rainwater proposes cha...
J.D. Ford Passes on Lieutenant Governor Bid
Indiana Week in Review - June 28, 2024 18:27 - 26 minutes ★★★★ - 55 ratingsSenator J.D. Ford announces that he will not run for lieutenant governor against conservative Democrat Terry Goodin. Former state legislator Randy Head is elected unanimously as chair of the Indiana Republican Party. Governor Eric Holcomb and A.G. Todd Rokita announce the state will seek to res...
Micah Beckwith Named Braun’s Running Mate
Indiana Week in Review - June 21, 2024 19:30 - 26 minutes ★★★★ - 55 ratingsChristian nationalist Micah Beckwith chosen as Mike Braun’s gubernatorial running mate over Braun’s hand-picked candidate Julie McGuire. Jennifer McCormick names conservative Democrat Terry Goodin as her pick for lieutenant governor. The state makes further changes that will impact how families...
Nearly $100M for LEAP District Expansion
Indiana Week in Review - June 14, 2024 21:08 - 26 minutes ★★★★ - 55 ratingsThe state approves nearly $100M to expand the controversial LEAP district. An anti-abortion group sues the state health department to regain access to terminated pregnancy reports. Indiana Republicans gather for the state party convention.
Todd Rokita Threatens to Sue Sanctuary Cities
Indiana Week in Review - June 07, 2024 16:36 - 26 minutes ★★★★ - 55 ratingsTodd Rokita threatens to sue Gary, East Chicago, West Lafayette and Monroe County over “sanctuary city” ban. Gubernatorial candidates Mike Braun, Jennifer McCormick, and Donald Rainwater agree to at least one televised debate. Rokita weighs in on the controversy surrounding Indianapolis’ duelin...
Donald J. Trump Found Guilty of 34 Charges
Indiana Week in Review - May 31, 2024 19:14 - 26 minutes ★★★★ - 55 ratingsDonald Trump found guilty in the New York business records case. A court hears final arguments on Indiana’s near-total abortion ban. Indiana spends nearly half a billion dollars on private schools through the voucher program, even though nearly 70% of students have no record of attending an Ind...
Families of Medically Complex Children Sue
Indiana Week in Review - May 24, 2024 18:33 - 26 minutes ★★★★ - 55 ratingsFamilies of medically complex children sue the FSSA to stop Medicaid changes that would impact their ability to provide care. Literacy training requirements for teachers change after backlash from educators. All counties in Indiana opt into the state public health initiative to address immuniza...
The ACLU of Indiana Sues Purdue University
Indiana Week in Review - May 17, 2024 19:04 - 26 minutes ★★★★ - 55 ratingsThe ACLU sues Purdue University’s board of trustees over a new state law impacting tenure. Jim Banks attends a Mar-A-Lago fundraising lunch for Donald Trump that was largely viewed as an audition for potential running mates. A look ahead at this summer’s legislative study committees, who will b...
Mike Braun Wins the GOP Gubernatorial Primary
Indiana Week in Review - May 10, 2024 23:02 - 26 minutes ★★★★ - 55 ratingsMike Braun wins the GOP gubernatorial primary and names political newcomer Julie McGuire as his running mate. Democrat Valerie McCray becomes the first Black woman to be a nominee for U.S. Senate in Indiana history.
Protests at IU Over Israel’s War in Gaza
Indiana Week in Review - May 03, 2024 19:26 - 26 minutes ★★★★ - 55 ratingsIndiana University students protest Israel’s war in Gaza. Marijuana reclassification plans put pressure on the Indiana General Assembly to legalize use. A grassroots organization meets with the FSSA and Governor Holcomb over planned Medicaid cutbacks.
The Final GOP Gubernatorial Primary Debate
Indiana Week in Review - April 26, 2024 23:58 - 26 minutes ★★★★ - 55 ratingsThe final GOP gubernatorial primary debate sees sparks fly between candidates and moderator Jon Schwantes. The Indiana State Teachers Association pushes back on the state Department of Education’s science of reading training. Indiana’s largest teachers union endorses Democrat Jennifer McCormick...
GOP Primary Sets New State Record for Cost
Indiana Week in Review - April 19, 2024 22:52 - 26 minutes ★★★★ - 55 ratingsIndiana’s six-way GOP primary is now the most expensive in state history, with over $35 million spent by candidates so far. Indiana University’s Bloomington faculty have overwhelmingly voted no confidence in IU President Pamela Whitten. An IndyStar report claims the state Democratic Party large...
Group Asks Democrats to Vote in GOP Primary
Indiana Week in Review - April 12, 2024 23:02 - 26 minutes ★★★★ - 55 ratingsReCenter Indiana, a centrist group aimed at moderating state government, asks democrats to vote in the GOP primary. Governor Holcomb announces new READI grant recipients, distributing $500 million to programs across the state. Hoosiers with disabilities or who wish to age in place will have a h...
Appeals Court Rules Against the Abortion Ban
Indiana Week in Review - April 05, 2024 21:54 - 26 minutes ★★★★ - 55 ratingsAn appeals court rules the state’s near-total abortion ban likely violates RFRA protections, siding with a trial court. South Korean tech company SK Hynix to build its first U.S. semiconductor plant at Purdue Research Park in West Lafayette. Mike Braun’s U.S. Senate campaign receives the second...
Holcomb Calls Out Gubernatorial Hopefuls
Indiana Week in Review - March 29, 2024 22:21 - 27 minutes ★★★★ - 55 ratingsGovernor Eric Holcomb calls for Republican gubernatorial candidates to provide details on their positions on issues commonly addressed by the office of the governor. Controversial funding changes for the Indiana Gaming Commission. Todd Rokita presents a report claiming the state used “faulty” d...
Gov. Holcomb’s Final Veto
Indiana Week in Review - March 22, 2024 22:18 - 26 minutes ★★★★ - 55 ratingsGov. Holcomb vetoes a bill that would define and ban antisemitism in Indiana public schools. Gubernatorial candidate Brad Chambers unveils his economic plan. Fellow candidate Jamie Reitenour decries her exclusion from televised debate. Mike Braun picks up what could be a key endorsement for his...
The First Republican Gubernatorial Debate
Indiana Week in Review - March 15, 2024 18:33 - 26 minutes ★★★★ - 55 ratingsThe first GOP gubernatorial primary debate as Mike Braun, Brad Chambers, Suzanne Crouch, Eric Doden, Curtis Hill, and Jamie Reitenour vie for their party’s nomination. A compromise struck on the antisemitism bill removes the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s examples of antisemitis...
Mike Braun Leads in GOP Primary Poll
Indiana Week in Review - March 09, 2024 01:56 - 26 minutes ★★★★ - 55 ratingsMike Braun leads in a Republican gubernatorial primary poll. Indiana’s public access counselor could see a significant change in duties and indefinite term limits in a bill headed to Holcomb’s desk. The state legislature approves a bill limiting the governor’s ability to extend statewide disast...
New Limits on Debt Protections for Hoosiers
Indiana Week in Review - March 02, 2024 02:49 - 26 minutes ★★★★ - 55 ratingsJohn Rust is removed from the Republican senate primary ballot after both the Indiana Election Commission and the Indiana Supreme Court rule against him. New limits on debt protections for Hoosiers as the statute of limitations on bank charge disputes lowers from six years to two. Public pensio...
Lawmakers seek to enshrine new protections for gun makers and sellers
Indiana Week in Review - February 23, 2024 20:25 - 26 minutes ★★★★ - 55 ratingsThe Senate GOP seeks to enshrine new protections for gun makers and sellers, in an effort to kill a lawsuit by the city of Gary. A senate committee unanimously approves new wording for the antisemitism bill to clarify that it does not bar criticism aimed at the state of Israel. A proposal for l...
GOP Lawmakers Consider Higher Ed Changes
Indiana Week in Review - February 16, 2024 20:29 - 26 minutes ★★★★ - 55 ratingsRepublican lawmakers propose tenure changes to higher education and seek trustee appointments on university boards. The Indiana Supreme Court hears arguments in a ballot access lawsuit to determine if John Rust can run for senate on the Republican ticket. U.S. House Republicans impeach Homeland...
Victoria Spartz Flips on Reelection
Indiana Week in Review - February 09, 2024 20:33 - 26 minutes ★★★★ - 55 ratingsVictoria Spartz reverses course on reelection, announcing she will run for another term. A bill repealing wetlands protections heads to Governor Holcomb’s desk this week, without input from wetlands experts or advocates. Todd Rokita launches an online platform that will allow anyone to submit p...
House Seeks Child Care Regulation Changes
Indiana Week in Review - February 02, 2024 21:35 - 26 minutes ★★★★ - 55 ratingsThe Indiana House approves a bill to roll back child care regulations for unlicensed providers. A tenant protection bill failed in a Senate committee, with at least one senator arguing that it does not contain protections for landlords. A bill to update state Medicaid policy was not called down...
Bill to Allow Chaplains in Public Schools
Indiana Week in Review - January 27, 2024 01:17 ★★★★ - 55 ratingsState Senate committee advances legislation that would allow religious chaplains to serve as public school counselors. House lawmakers consider legislation to scale back child labor laws in order to bring them in-line with federal regulations. Three virtual school administrators arrested for al...
House Lawmakers Advance Antisemitism Ban
Indiana Week in Review - January 20, 2024 00:53 ★★★★ - 55 ratingsBeth White announces a bid for Indiana attorney general, challenging incumbent Todd Rokita and fellow Democrat Destiny Wells. A new bill aimed at defining and banning antisemitism in public educational institutions advances from the Indiana House to the Senate. A Senate committee advances legi...
Gov Holcomb’s Final State of the State
Indiana Week in Review - January 12, 2024 22:57 ★★★★ - 55 ratingsGovernor Holcomb announces that his READI 2.0 initiative will receive a $250 million boost from the Lilly Endowment. Larry Bucshon and Greg Pence will not seek reelection in 2024, joining Victoria Spartz and Jim Banks, who is running for Mike Braun’s open U.S. Senate seat. Republicans in the Ho...
Error Causes $1 Billion Medicaid Shortfall
Indiana Week in Review - January 05, 2024 20:10 ★★★★ - 55 ratingsAn Indiana Medicaid error leads to a $1 billion shortfall in the state budget, with the issue largely centered on home and community-based long-term care services. Governor Holcomb teases his final legislative agenda. Outgoing Republican mayors Duke Bennett of Terre Haute and Jim Lienhoop of Co...
A Look Ahead to the 2024 Elections
Indiana Week in Review - December 29, 2023 21:38 ★★★★ - 55 ratingsA look ahead at the 2024 elections. Mike Braun, Brad Chambers, Eric Doden, Curtis Hill, and Jamie Reitenour compete for the GOP gubernatorial nomination. Jim Banks, John Rust, Marc Carmichael, and Valerie McCray seek their party’s nomination for the U.S. Senate race. Todd Rokita faces a challen...
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