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Indiana governor boasts drug seizures, traffic enforcement as latest public safety wins
Indiana governor boasts drug seizures, traffic enforcement as latest public safety wins • Indiana Capital Chronicle
Gov. Mike Braun touted large drug seizures, stepped-up traffic enforcement and a sharp decline in overdose deaths.
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January 6, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Indiana governor boasts drug seizures, traffic enforcement as latest public safety wins
Indiana Democrats push for state response to growing costs for families
Indiana Democrats push for state response to growing costs for families • Indiana Capital Chronicle
Legislative Democrats are arguing that the state government must do more to help Indiana families deal with rising costs.
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January 6, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Indiana Democrats push for state response to growing costs for families
INDOT cancels, postpones projects while also filing tolling waiver.
INDOT cancels, postpones projects • Indiana Capital Chronicle
The agency has also declined thus far to release its federal tolling ask to lawmakers and reporters.
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January 6, 2026 at 1:00 PM
INDOT cancels, postpones projects while also filing tolling waiver.
USPS says mail-in ballots might not get postmark on same day they’re dropped off
USPS says mail-in ballots might not get postmark on same day they’re dropped off • Indiana Capital Chronicle
The U.S. Postal Service has adopted a new rule that could create doubt about whether some ballots mailed by voters by Election Day will receive postmarks in time to be counted.
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January 5, 2026 at 5:41 PM
USPS says mail-in ballots might not get postmark on same day they’re dropped off
Governor restarting workforce board months after similar board was eliminated
Governor restarting workforce board months after similar board was eliminated • Indiana Capital Chronicle
Indiana Gov. Mike Braun has re-established a board overseeing the state’s workforce training programs just months after it was dissolved.
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January 5, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Governor restarting workforce board months after similar board was eliminated
Young children at highest risk in state's annual fatal maltreatment report
Young children at highest risk in state's annual fatal maltreatment report • Indiana Capital Chronicle
Almost three-quarters of the 59 children who died directly of caregiver abuse or neglect were under age 3.
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January 5, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Young children at highest risk in state's annual fatal maltreatment report
The five Hoosier politicos to be on the lookout for this year
The five Hoosier politicos to be on the lookout for this year • Indiana Capital Chronicle
Here are the five Hoosier politicos who could have an interesting year
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January 5, 2026 at 1:00 PM
The five Hoosier politicos to be on the lookout for this year
Behind the walls of Indiana's ICE detention facility
Behind the walls of Indiana's ICE detention facility • Indiana Capital Chronicle
Miami Correctional Facility in Miami County now has 558 ICE detainees as the prison has ramped up immigration operations.
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December 22, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Behind the walls of Indiana's ICE detention facility
US House passes bill to remove gray wolf from Endangered Species Act list
US House passes bill to remove gray wolf from Endangered Species Act list • Indiana Capital Chronicle
The U.S. House on Thursday passed, 211-204, a bill to remove Endangered Species Act protections for the gray wolf outside Alaska.
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December 22, 2025 at 3:02 PM
US House passes bill to remove gray wolf from Endangered Species Act list
Behind the walls of Indiana's ICE detention facility
Behind the walls of Indiana's ICE detention facility • Indiana Capital Chronicle
Miami Correctional Facility in Miami County now has 558 ICE detainees as the prison has ramped up immigration operations.
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December 22, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Behind the walls of Indiana's ICE detention facility
COMMENTARY: Everything I learned from state government this year
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Everything I learned from state government this year • Indiana Capital Chronicle
Just like going to class, there is a lot to glean from watching state government in action. And 2025 was full of lessons.
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December 19, 2025 at 4:30 PM
COMMENTARY: Everything I learned from state government this year
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Trump signs order to loosen federal restrictions on marijuana, but it's still illegal
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Trump signs order to loosen federal restrictions on marijuana, but it’s still illegal • Indiana Capital Chronicle
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday to loosen federal restrictions on marijuana
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December 19, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Trump signs order to loosen federal restrictions on marijuana, but it's still illegal
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Indiana leaders offer glimpse into plans for compressed legislative session
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Indiana leaders offer glimpse into plans for compressed legislative session • Indiana Capital Chronicle
They talked finance, health care, child care and more during the annual Dentons Legislative Conference.
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December 19, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Indiana leaders offer glimpse into plans for compressed legislative session
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Indiana lawmakers tee up new death penalty bills ahead of short 2026 session
Indiana lawmakers tee up new death penalty bills ahead of short 2026 session • Indiana Capital Chronicle
Indiana lawmakers have filed bills to expand the state's options for carrying out death sentences, including firing squads and lethal gas.
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December 18, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Indiana lawmakers tee up new death penalty bills ahead of short 2026 session
Indiana ethics panel approves Jennifer-Ruth Green settlement; possible criminal charges pending
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Indiana ethics panel approves Jennifer-Ruth Green settlement; possible criminal charges pending • Indiana Capital Chronicle
Indiana's ethics commission approved a settlement requiring former Public Safety Secretary Jennifer-Ruth Green to pay a $10,000 civil fine.
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December 18, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Indiana ethics panel approves Jennifer-Ruth Green settlement; possible criminal charges pending
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Incarcerated women often don’t have enough period products
Incarcerated women often don’t have enough period products • Indiana Capital Chronicle
Many incarcerated women face challenges accessing menstrual products, even in facilities that provide them for free.
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December 18, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Incarcerated women often don’t have enough period products
Misconduct complaint against Rokita dismissed, but senator seeks to revive it
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Misconduct complaint against Rokita dismissed, but senator seeks to revive it • Indiana Capital Chronicle
A state senator wants to keep pressing her professional misconduct complaint against Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita after the commission that reviews such allegations decided against taking…
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December 17, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Misconduct complaint against Rokita dismissed, but senator seeks to revive it
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No US House vote to extend health care subsidies, Speaker Johnson says
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No US House vote to extend health care subsidies, Speaker Johnson says • Indiana Capital Chronicle
U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson said Tuesday he will not allow a floor vote this week on a bipartisan amendment to extend the Affordable Care Act enhanced tax credits
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December 17, 2025 at 3:01 PM
No US House vote to extend health care subsidies, Speaker Johnson says
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Jennifer-Ruth Green to pay $10,000 fine under proposed Indiana ethics settlement
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Jennifer-Ruth Green to pay $10,000 fine under proposed Indiana ethics settlement • Indiana Capital Chronicle
A proposed settlement agreement could resolve the ethics investigation into former Indiana Secretary of Public Safety Jennifer-Ruth Green.
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December 17, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Jennifer-Ruth Green to pay $10,000 fine under proposed Indiana ethics settlement
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An ever-larger share of ICE’s arrested immigrants have no criminal record
An ever-larger share of ICE’s arrested immigrants have no criminal record • Indiana Capital Chronicle
Immigration arrests under the Trump administration continued to increase through mid-October, reaching rates of more than 30,000 a month. But, rather than the convicted criminals the administration…
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December 16, 2025 at 5:33 PM
An ever-larger share of ICE’s arrested immigrants have no criminal record
BREAKING: Jennifer-Ruth Green to pay $10,000 fine under proposed Indiana ethics settlement.
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Jennifer-Ruth Green to pay $10,000 fine under proposed Indiana ethics settlement • Indiana Capital Chronicle
A proposed settlement agreement could resolve the ethics investigation into former Indiana Secretary of Public Safety Jennifer-Ruth Green.
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December 16, 2025 at 5:12 PM
BREAKING: Jennifer-Ruth Green to pay $10,000 fine under proposed Indiana ethics settlement.
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