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It’s time for a childcare tax credit for Hoosier families.
July 21, 2025 at 4:44 PM
It’s time for a childcare tax credit for Hoosier families.
Every Indiana Republican voted to take away healthcare from over 200,000 Hoosiers and send kids to school hungry so billionaires can write off 100% of their private jet purchases.
It’s time to end the handouts for the rich.
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It’s time to end the handouts for the rich.
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Tax cuts for private jet buyers expected to lead to surge in sales
The tax benefit, which revives a provision of the 2017 tax cuts, only applies to business jets, not jets used for personal use.
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July 21, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Every Indiana Republican voted to take away healthcare from over 200,000 Hoosiers and send kids to school hungry so billionaires can write off 100% of their private jet purchases.
It’s time to end the handouts for the rich.
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It’s time to end the handouts for the rich.
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Every child in Indiana deserves the same chances and opportunities to get ahead in life.
Every family deserves the freedom that comes with having access to affordable healthcare. It is time for Indiana to invest in our future with universal Pre-K.
Every family deserves the freedom that comes with having access to affordable healthcare. It is time for Indiana to invest in our future with universal Pre-K.
July 20, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Every child in Indiana deserves the same chances and opportunities to get ahead in life.
Every family deserves the freedom that comes with having access to affordable healthcare. It is time for Indiana to invest in our future with universal Pre-K.
Every family deserves the freedom that comes with having access to affordable healthcare. It is time for Indiana to invest in our future with universal Pre-K.
Todd Rokita thinks he’s above the law, but again, the Indiana Supreme Court has told him differently about his actions toward Dr. Caitlin Bernard.
The latest disciplinary complaint against him will go ahead. We will continue standing up for the ability for Hoosiers to receive the care they need.
The latest disciplinary complaint against him will go ahead. We will continue standing up for the ability for Hoosiers to receive the care they need.
State Supreme Court won't dismiss latest disciplinary complaint against Attorney General Todd Rokita
The Indiana Supreme Court Friday denied Attorney General Todd Rokita's request to dismiss a disciplinary complaint against him. The court's decision means the standard disciplinary process will move f...
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July 19, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Todd Rokita thinks he’s above the law, but again, the Indiana Supreme Court has told him differently about his actions toward Dr. Caitlin Bernard.
The latest disciplinary complaint against him will go ahead. We will continue standing up for the ability for Hoosiers to receive the care they need.
The latest disciplinary complaint against him will go ahead. We will continue standing up for the ability for Hoosiers to receive the care they need.
Hoosiers gathered across the state to honor the legacy of the late Congressman and Civil Rights Icon John Lewis, and protest the impact of the Republican Big Ugly Bill on our healthcare and meals for children.
Let’s make sure no child goes hungry in our country and rural hospitals can stay open.
Let’s make sure no child goes hungry in our country and rural hospitals can stay open.
'Good trouble': Hoosiers rally against Trump, honor late US Rep. John Lewis • Indiana Capital Chronicle
"We are all here because we are causing the good trouble that needs to happen to overthrow this fascist regime," cried one speaker.
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July 18, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Hoosiers gathered across the state to honor the legacy of the late Congressman and Civil Rights Icon John Lewis, and protest the impact of the Republican Big Ugly Bill on our healthcare and meals for children.
Let’s make sure no child goes hungry in our country and rural hospitals can stay open.
Let’s make sure no child goes hungry in our country and rural hospitals can stay open.
Hoosiers will see their energy bills rise by $340/year thanks to the GOP. Indiana Republicans in the statehouse are bought and paid for by special interests, including for-profit utilities, and Hoosiers are paying the price.
July 18, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Hoosiers will see their energy bills rise by $340/year thanks to the GOP. Indiana Republicans in the statehouse are bought and paid for by special interests, including for-profit utilities, and Hoosiers are paying the price.
Micah Beckwith couldn’t even properly follow the most basic campaign finance law in Indiana politics: don’t raise money during the legislative session.
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Beckwith revises campaign finance report following questioned donations
Indiana law generally prohibits campaign donations to state officials and state lawmakers once the Legislature begins meeting in an odd-numbered.
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July 18, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Micah Beckwith couldn’t even properly follow the most basic campaign finance law in Indiana politics: don’t raise money during the legislative session.
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Join us at our next People’s Town Hall in Richmond! If Jefferson Shreve won’t show up for his constituents, we will.
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People's Town Hall -- Richmond, IN · Mobilize
Join the Indiana Democratic Party for a People's Town Hall on Thursday, July 24, 2025 with Chair Karen Tallian, and other Hoosier Democrats.
Since Rep. Jefferson Shreve won't show up for his constitu...
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July 17, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Join us at our next People’s Town Hall in Richmond! If Jefferson Shreve won’t show up for his constituents, we will.
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21 years of Republican rule has left Indiana with some of the worst quality of life in the country. When it comes to healthcare, childcare, and pollution, we trail the rest of America.
Childcare costs alone take up almost half the household income many families make.
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Childcare costs alone take up almost half the household income many families make.
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July 17, 2025 at 8:07 PM
21 years of Republican rule has left Indiana with some of the worst quality of life in the country. When it comes to healthcare, childcare, and pollution, we trail the rest of America.
Childcare costs alone take up almost half the household income many families make.
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Childcare costs alone take up almost half the household income many families make.
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Chair Karen Tallian: “Every Indiana Republican in Congress voted to protect those who participated in this heinous child trafficking ring with Epstein. Hoosiers deserve to know why. Every American, including Republican voters, wants to know the truth.”
July 17, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Chair Karen Tallian: “Every Indiana Republican in Congress voted to protect those who participated in this heinous child trafficking ring with Epstein. Hoosiers deserve to know why. Every American, including Republican voters, wants to know the truth.”
A budget shows where a legislature’s priorities are. For this Republican supermajority, that means eliminating funding for free textbooks and zeroing out funding for trails.
All to make sure the very richest households in Indiana get a massive tax cut.
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All to make sure the very richest households in Indiana get a massive tax cut.
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Analysis: Latest Indiana budget drops spending 7% — with cuts 'telling' • Indiana Capital Chronicle
"The priorities shown in how the cuts were implemented are telling," the Indiana Fiscal Policy Institute's analysis read.
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July 17, 2025 at 3:26 PM
A budget shows where a legislature’s priorities are. For this Republican supermajority, that means eliminating funding for free textbooks and zeroing out funding for trails.
All to make sure the very richest households in Indiana get a massive tax cut.
indianacapitalchronicle.com/2025/07/16/a...
All to make sure the very richest households in Indiana get a massive tax cut.
indianacapitalchronicle.com/2025/07/16/a...
Erin Houchin was one of seven Republicans on the House Rules Committee to block the release of the Epstein Files within 30 days. Hours later, every Indiana Republican in the full House did the same.
They are breaking their promise to Americans — all to protect Donald Trump.
They are breaking their promise to Americans — all to protect Donald Trump.
Houchin votes against forcing vote on release of Epstein files
Houchin's vote helped kill a motion to compel the full U.S. House of Representatives to vote on whether to force a release of all Epstein files.
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July 16, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Erin Houchin was one of seven Republicans on the House Rules Committee to block the release of the Epstein Files within 30 days. Hours later, every Indiana Republican in the full House did the same.
They are breaking their promise to Americans — all to protect Donald Trump.
They are breaking their promise to Americans — all to protect Donald Trump.
Republicans are so clueless as to how regular working people live that they’re cutting access to job training and workforce development programs while the country is on the edge of a recession. The Republican Party is a disaster for Hoosier families.
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Layoffs impact 123 employees at Indiana's Department of Workforce Development
DWD cited funding cuts at the state and federal level.
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July 16, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Republicans are so clueless as to how regular working people live that they’re cutting access to job training and workforce development programs while the country is on the edge of a recession. The Republican Party is a disaster for Hoosier families.
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Federal workers and their families have been left in limbo by the chaos in Washington. It’s having local impacts across the country, including in Carmel.
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Federal Workers’ ‘Emotional Roller Coaster’: Fired, Rehired, Fired Again
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July 16, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Federal workers and their families have been left in limbo by the chaos in Washington. It’s having local impacts across the country, including in Carmel.
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Trump and the Republicans’ government cuts killed over a hundred people in Texas.
Now their cuts to FEMA have left West Virginians homeless for weeks.
Indiana is one tornado or major flood event away from the same fate unless Democrats are elected to rebuild the federal government.
Now their cuts to FEMA have left West Virginians homeless for weeks.
Indiana is one tornado or major flood event away from the same fate unless Democrats are elected to rebuild the federal government.
“West Virginia is a state too”: Ohio County flood survivors demand FEMA aid as state pushes for disaster declaration
OHIO COUNTY, W.Va. (WTRF) — Community members gather along National Road in Wheeling to draw attention to the need for FEMA assistance during the Call for FEMA Demonstration. 7News travels …
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July 16, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Trump and the Republicans’ government cuts killed over a hundred people in Texas.
Now their cuts to FEMA have left West Virginians homeless for weeks.
Indiana is one tornado or major flood event away from the same fate unless Democrats are elected to rebuild the federal government.
Now their cuts to FEMA have left West Virginians homeless for weeks.
Indiana is one tornado or major flood event away from the same fate unless Democrats are elected to rebuild the federal government.
Trump and the Republicans think Americans are stupid enough to believe there’s no Epstein Files even after he promised to release them as soon as he was elected and AG Pam Bondi said they were “on her desk.”
They’re lying because everyone knows Trump was Epstein’s biggest client.
They’re lying because everyone knows Trump was Epstein’s biggest client.
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July 15, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Trump and the Republicans think Americans are stupid enough to believe there’s no Epstein Files even after he promised to release them as soon as he was elected and AG Pam Bondi said they were “on her desk.”
They’re lying because everyone knows Trump was Epstein’s biggest client.
They’re lying because everyone knows Trump was Epstein’s biggest client.
Indiana Task Force One is the best of the best — Hoosiers always answer the call when disaster strikes across the country or at home.
But the state government hasn’t contributed any funding to it since 1992. With Trump’s FEMA cuts on the way, this program is at risk of ending entirely.
But the state government hasn’t contributed any funding to it since 1992. With Trump’s FEMA cuts on the way, this program is at risk of ending entirely.
More Hoosier emergency responders activated for Texas flood help, arrive with CEO's aid • Indiana Capital Chronicle
Members arrived in Texas just half a day after receiving their deployment orders, thanks to some homegrown help.
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July 15, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Indiana Task Force One is the best of the best — Hoosiers always answer the call when disaster strikes across the country or at home.
But the state government hasn’t contributed any funding to it since 1992. With Trump’s FEMA cuts on the way, this program is at risk of ending entirely.
But the state government hasn’t contributed any funding to it since 1992. With Trump’s FEMA cuts on the way, this program is at risk of ending entirely.
Clean air and clean water should not be partisan issues. This plan would have benefited all Hoosiers, and helped reduce contamination in the most polluted areas of our state, but Mike Braun killed it.
We should be helping our communities prepare for more storms, flooding, and wildfires.
We should be helping our communities prepare for more storms, flooding, and wildfires.
Indiana will no longer move forward with its plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
Indiana is no longer moving forward with its climate action plan.
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July 14, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Clean air and clean water should not be partisan issues. This plan would have benefited all Hoosiers, and helped reduce contamination in the most polluted areas of our state, but Mike Braun killed it.
We should be helping our communities prepare for more storms, flooding, and wildfires.
We should be helping our communities prepare for more storms, flooding, and wildfires.
The Republican Big Ugly Bill will leave our state even further in the red. Keeping SNAP intact for every family will cost the state $190M Indiana doesn’t have.
The future of HIP 2.0 coverage for 650,000 Hoosiers is in jeopardy, and a dozen rural hospitals are at risk of closing.
The future of HIP 2.0 coverage for 650,000 Hoosiers is in jeopardy, and a dozen rural hospitals are at risk of closing.
What the "big, beautiful bill" will mean for Indiana
The state will have cuts of hundreds of millions to medical and food assistance benefits.
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July 14, 2025 at 4:45 PM
The Republican Big Ugly Bill will leave our state even further in the red. Keeping SNAP intact for every family will cost the state $190M Indiana doesn’t have.
The future of HIP 2.0 coverage for 650,000 Hoosiers is in jeopardy, and a dozen rural hospitals are at risk of closing.
The future of HIP 2.0 coverage for 650,000 Hoosiers is in jeopardy, and a dozen rural hospitals are at risk of closing.
Is this what unleashing American energy independence looks like?
The number of operating US oil rigs has fallen for the 11th straight week under President Trump and the Republican Congress.
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The number of operating US oil rigs has fallen for the 11th straight week under President Trump and the Republican Congress.
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US oil/gas rig count down for 11th week to lowest since 2021, Baker Hughes says
U.S. energy firms this week cut the number of oil and natural gas rigs operating for an 11th week in a row for the first time since July 2020 when the COVID-19 pandemic cut demand for the fuel, energy...
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July 13, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Is this what unleashing American energy independence looks like?
The number of operating US oil rigs has fallen for the 11th straight week under President Trump and the Republican Congress.
www.tradingview.com/news/reuters...
The number of operating US oil rigs has fallen for the 11th straight week under President Trump and the Republican Congress.
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These were programs that aimed to make life better for Hoosiers. They were grants targeting health disparities for minorities, and helping mothers, infants, and children get the care they deserve.
This is a massive slap in the face to countless families.
This is a massive slap in the face to countless families.
Braun report identifies 350 examples of DEI in state government • Indiana Capital Chronicle
Gov. Mike Braun wants to replace state DEI initiatives with his own ideas, putting diversity and inclusion programs on the chopping block.
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July 13, 2025 at 8:47 PM
These were programs that aimed to make life better for Hoosiers. They were grants targeting health disparities for minorities, and helping mothers, infants, and children get the care they deserve.
This is a massive slap in the face to countless families.
This is a massive slap in the face to countless families.
NIPSCO is the latest utility company to have a massive increase in electric rates approved by state regulators.
Hoosiers across the state are struggling to keep up with their bills, but Republican legislators are more concerned with keeping their special interest donors happy.
Hoosiers across the state are struggling to keep up with their bills, but Republican legislators are more concerned with keeping their special interest donors happy.
NIPSCO gets state approval to hike electric bill by 16.75%
NIPSCO got permission from state regulators to raise electric rates by 16.75% for the average residential customer.
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July 12, 2025 at 4:27 PM
NIPSCO is the latest utility company to have a massive increase in electric rates approved by state regulators.
Hoosiers across the state are struggling to keep up with their bills, but Republican legislators are more concerned with keeping their special interest donors happy.
Hoosiers across the state are struggling to keep up with their bills, but Republican legislators are more concerned with keeping their special interest donors happy.
Indiana House Democrats have put together a guide on why the Big Ugly Bill is a complete disaster for Hoosier families. EveryIndiana Republican in Congress voted to rip healthcare and nutrition benefits away from Hoosiers across the state.
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The Big Ugly Betrayal's Impact on Indiana — Indiana House Democratic Caucus
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July 11, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Indiana House Democrats have put together a guide on why the Big Ugly Bill is a complete disaster for Hoosier families. EveryIndiana Republican in Congress voted to rip healthcare and nutrition benefits away from Hoosiers across the state.
www.indianahousedemocrats.org/big-ugly-bet...
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We are heartbroken by the drownings on Lake Michigan this 4th of July weekend. Hoosier Democrats secured water safety legislation to be a topic in this year’s summer study committee, and will keep pushing to pass legislation so that every family can safely have fun on the water.
Father and son from Chicago suburbs drown in Lake Michigan in NW Indiana
A father and son from Chicago's south suburbs drowned on Lake Michigan in Porter County, Indiana, during the July 4th weekend, according to law enforcement.
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July 10, 2025 at 10:27 PM
We are heartbroken by the drownings on Lake Michigan this 4th of July weekend. Hoosier Democrats secured water safety legislation to be a topic in this year’s summer study committee, and will keep pushing to pass legislation so that every family can safely have fun on the water.
Trump and the GOP’s gutting of FEMA means significantly fewer rescue workers and personnel on the scene of disasters like the tragic floods in Texas.
Red states are scrambling on the future of emergency management. What’s your plan, Governor Braun?
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Red states are scrambling on the future of emergency management. What’s your plan, Governor Braun?
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In Texas flood response, a scaled-back FEMA gets an early test - CSMonitor.com
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July 10, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Trump and the GOP’s gutting of FEMA means significantly fewer rescue workers and personnel on the scene of disasters like the tragic floods in Texas.
Red states are scrambling on the future of emergency management. What’s your plan, Governor Braun?
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Red states are scrambling on the future of emergency management. What’s your plan, Governor Braun?
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