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Hamilton County Democrats Condemn Governor Braun’s Costly, Partisan Special Session on Redistricting
The Hamilton County Democratic Party condemned Governor Mike Braun’s decision to call lawmakers back to the Statehouse on November 3 for a special session on redistricting - a move widely seen as a partisan and costly attempt to manipulate Indiana’s elections under pressure from the Trump Administration.

HamCo Dems
Oct 29, 20252 min read


Did Rep. Todd Huston Ever Really Believe in Annexing Illinois Counties?
Indiana House Speaker Todd Huston (R-37) authored House Bill 1008 earlier this year, which establishes the Indiana-Illinois Boundary Adjustment Commission. This commission’s purpose is to study the possibility of Indiana annexing 33 counties that voted to secede from Illinois.

HamCo Dems
Oct 24, 20251 min read


Reflections on authoritarianism
The fight over Indiana’s proposed 2025 mid-decade redistricting plan is more than a technical debate about district lines. It is an encapsulation of our era's intense struggle over democracy itself.

christinadowney
Oct 10, 20255 min read


Federal Fiscal Irresponsibility Smacks Hoosiers in the Face
Per statute, Indiana legislators have until April 29 to pass a state budget for the next two years. Prior to President Trump's inauguration for his second term in office, Indiana was projecting a budget surplus for the 2025 fiscal year. However, the most recent revenue projections have swung drastically downward, and lawmakers are now facing an estimated shortfall of $2 billion.

Christina Downey
Apr 22, 20253 min read


They Get Luxury SUVs! YOU get the bill.
In Indiana, our elected Republicans don't just lie to voters, they lie to their OWN Republican voters! Every single one of the following Rep

Josh Lowry
Apr 7, 20252 min read


Micah Beckwith Is Everyone’s Problem Now
On Saturday the Indiana GOP shocked everyone at its nominating convention in Indianapolis. Despite the will of the nominated gubernatorial c

loricateshand
Jun 16, 20244 min read


Married in 2022 or 1962?
On March 22, 2022, Senator Mike Braun gave a press conference on what he expected from the Supreme Court with the nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson, and brought up what many call “judicial activism” from Supreme Court Justices. In his comments he said that he believed that the Supreme Court should not have taken up many of the landmark cases of the past decades, including Roe v. Wade (1973) and, most shockingly, Loving v. Virginia (1967), the case that legalized interraci

Dayna Colbert
Mar 23, 20223 min read
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