Paul Helmke
@paulhelmke.bsky.social
Professor of Practice at Indiana University’s O’Neill School of Public & Environmental Affairs; former mayor of Fort Wayne, IN, President of US Conference of Mayors, and President of Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence.
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Just saw this WISH-TV news report from 2 weeks ago featuring comments from me on a proposal to remove a part of downtown Indianapolis from local control: www.wishtv.com/news/politic...
Prosecutor criticizes proposed state control of Indianapolis Mile Square
Ryan Mears, Marion County Prosecutor, criticizes state control proposal for Indy's Mile Square, advocating for collaboration instead.
www.wishtv.com
August 5, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Just saw this WISH-TV news report from 2 weeks ago featuring comments from me on a proposal to remove a part of downtown Indianapolis from local control: www.wishtv.com/news/politic...
Just saw this WISH-TV news report from 2 weeks ago featuring comments from me on a proposal to remove a part of downtown Indianapolis from local control: www.wishtv.com/news/politic...
Prosecutor criticizes proposed state control of Indianapolis Mile Square
Ryan Mears, Marion County Prosecutor, criticizes state control proposal for Indy's Mile Square, advocating for collaboration instead.
www.wishtv.com
August 5, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Just saw this WISH-TV news report from 2 weeks ago featuring comments from me on a proposal to remove a part of downtown Indianapolis from local control: www.wishtv.com/news/politic...
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So sorry to learn about the death of Carolyn McCarthy. Worked closely with her in 2007 after the Virginia Tech Massacre to get the NICS Improvement Amendments Act passed to strengthen the background check system.
June 26, 2025 at 7:42 PM
So sorry to learn about the death of Carolyn McCarthy. Worked closely with her in 2007 after the Virginia Tech Massacre to get the NICS Improvement Amendments Act passed to strengthen the background check system.
So sorry to learn about the death of Carolyn McCarthy. Worked closely with her in 2007 after the Virginia Tech Massacre to get the NICS Improvement Amendments Act passed to strengthen the background check system.
June 26, 2025 at 7:42 PM
So sorry to learn about the death of Carolyn McCarthy. Worked closely with her in 2007 after the Virginia Tech Massacre to get the NICS Improvement Amendments Act passed to strengthen the background check system.
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VICTORY IN NORTH CAROLINA! We’re thrilled to celebrate a huge win: Governor Josh Stein has VETOED dangerous permitless carry legislation that would have allowed people 18+ to carry concealed, loaded guns in public—without a permit, a background check, or any safety or live-fire training. #NCPol 🧵
Democratic NC Gov. Josh Stein vetoes bill to end concealed gun permit mandate
Gov. Josh Stein vetoed a Republican bill allowing people to carry a concealed handgun without a permit.
www.newsobserver.com
June 20, 2025 at 9:42 PM
VICTORY IN NORTH CAROLINA! We’re thrilled to celebrate a huge win: Governor Josh Stein has VETOED dangerous permitless carry legislation that would have allowed people 18+ to carry concealed, loaded guns in public—without a permit, a background check, or any safety or live-fire training. #NCPol 🧵
Appreciated being asked by Gary Snyder to discuss, along w/ @careyhamilton.bsky.social, the late-night, non-debated, move by the Indiana Legislature to take away the ability of #IU alums to elect three of the nine IU Trustees.
NEW on #SnydeReport: @paulhelmke.bsky.social & @careyhamilton.bsky.social expose how legislators—many with zero understanding of higher ed—are hijacking Indiana University. This isn’t reform—it’s sabotage. #indianapolitics
Watch the entir interview at youtu.be/efpacJmoIDA?...
Watch the entir interview at youtu.be/efpacJmoIDA?...
April 29, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Appreciated being asked by Gary Snyder to discuss, along w/ @careyhamilton.bsky.social, the late-night, non-debated, move by the Indiana Legislature to take away the ability of #IU alums to elect three of the nine IU Trustees.
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NEW on #SnydeReport: @paulhelmke.bsky.social & @careyhamilton.bsky.social expose how legislators—many with zero understanding of higher ed—are hijacking Indiana University. This isn’t reform—it’s sabotage. #indianapolitics
Watch the entir interview at youtu.be/efpacJmoIDA?...
Watch the entir interview at youtu.be/efpacJmoIDA?...
April 28, 2025 at 6:44 PM
NEW on #SnydeReport: @paulhelmke.bsky.social & @careyhamilton.bsky.social expose how legislators—many with zero understanding of higher ed—are hijacking Indiana University. This isn’t reform—it’s sabotage. #indianapolitics
Watch the entir interview at youtu.be/efpacJmoIDA?...
Watch the entir interview at youtu.be/efpacJmoIDA?...
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This entire presidency is a protection racket.
April 3, 2025 at 7:13 PM
This entire presidency is a protection racket.
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Indiana University alum among those killed in American Airlines crash over Washington DC.
www.indystar.com/story/news/2...
www.indystar.com/story/news/2...
Indiana University alum among those killed in American Airlines crash over Washington DC.
Asra Hussain was a passenger on the American Airlines plane that collided with a Blackhawk over the Potomac. She was a Carmel native and IU alum.
www.indystar.com
January 30, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Indiana University alum among those killed in American Airlines crash over Washington DC.
www.indystar.com/story/news/2...
www.indystar.com/story/news/2...
Very sad to learn that one of our IU Civic Leaders Center “alums”, Asra Hussain, from our 2016-17 cohort, was a passenger on the plane that crashed into the Potomac River last night. Asra graduated from the O'Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs at Indiana University in May 2020.
January 30, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Very sad to learn that one of our IU Civic Leaders Center “alums”, Asra Hussain, from our 2016-17 cohort, was a passenger on the plane that crashed into the Potomac River last night. Asra graduated from the O'Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs at Indiana University in May 2020.
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maybe Tom Cole needs some schooling - I suggest Schoolhouse Rocks.... "I'm just a bill..."
Who would have thought that “lawmakers” getting together to pass legislation were actually passing “laws”? You learn something new everyday! #Congress #Constitution
Just the <checks notes> Chair of the House Appropriations Committee going on the record to say that appropriations statutes “are not a law.”
The United States Congress, ladies and gentlemen.
The United States Congress, ladies and gentlemen.
January 29, 2025 at 1:00 PM
maybe Tom Cole needs some schooling - I suggest Schoolhouse Rocks.... "I'm just a bill..."
Who would have thought that “lawmakers” getting together to pass legislation were actually passing “laws”? You learn something new everyday! #Congress #Constitution
Just the <checks notes> Chair of the House Appropriations Committee going on the record to say that appropriations statutes “are not a law.”
The United States Congress, ladies and gentlemen.
The United States Congress, ladies and gentlemen.
January 29, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Who would have thought that “lawmakers” getting together to pass legislation were actually passing “laws”? You learn something new everyday! #Congress #Constitution
Sounds like this might be a definition of “sick”
“…he enjoyed showing off how he put baby chickens and mice in the blender to feed his hawks. It was often a perverse scene of despair and violence,” Caroline Kennedy warns senators about her cousin RFK Jr
Caroline Kennedy warns senators of ‘predator’ RFK Jr. in searing letter
Caroline Kennedy urged senators to reject Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s nomination, questioning his ethics and views on vaccines.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 29, 2025 at 3:55 AM
Sounds like this might be a definition of “sick”
If they “believe” it, then that must be true?
Nothing more unconstitutional than the constitution.
Leavitt: This administration believes that birthright citizenship is unconstitutional
January 29, 2025 at 3:53 AM
If they “believe” it, then that must be true?
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Nothing more unconstitutional than the constitution.
Leavitt: This administration believes that birthright citizenship is unconstitutional
January 29, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Nothing more unconstitutional than the constitution.
Excellent review by @davidbosco.bsky.social of the foreign affairs challenges facing the new administration for our Civic Leaders Center students at Indiana University last night.
January 24, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Excellent review by @davidbosco.bsky.social of the foreign affairs challenges facing the new administration for our Civic Leaders Center students at Indiana University last night.
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“Let us dedicate ourselves to what the Greeks wrote so many years ago: to tame the savageness of man and to make gentle the life of this world.
“Let us dedicate ourselves to that, and say a prayer for our country and for our people.”
www.zocalopublicsquare.org/why-mlk-and-...
“Let us dedicate ourselves to that, and say a prayer for our country and for our people.”
www.zocalopublicsquare.org/why-mlk-and-...
Why MLK and RFK Are Forever Bound Together in an Indianapolis Park | Essay | Zócalo Public Square
The City of Indianapolis’ Parks and Recreation Department administers the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Park at 1702 North Broadway Street on the city’s near
www.zocalopublicsquare.org
January 20, 2025 at 1:10 PM
“Let us dedicate ourselves to what the Greeks wrote so many years ago: to tame the savageness of man and to make gentle the life of this world.
“Let us dedicate ourselves to that, and say a prayer for our country and for our people.”
www.zocalopublicsquare.org/why-mlk-and-...
“Let us dedicate ourselves to that, and say a prayer for our country and for our people.”
www.zocalopublicsquare.org/why-mlk-and-...
“While some Illinois residents voted to secede from the state, they can’t take action on their own….The action faces an uphill battle, Helmke said, and it’s very unlikely that the…border will shift.” - Indiana would like to redraw border with Illinois www.chicagotribune.com/2025/01/19/i...
Indiana would like to redraw border with Illinois
Indiana legislators would like to redraw the Indiana-Illinois border to absorb parts of Illinois, but the proposed action would face roadblocks on the Illinois side, which would prevent a border sh…
www.chicagotribune.com
January 20, 2025 at 6:57 PM
“While some Illinois residents voted to secede from the state, they can’t take action on their own….The action faces an uphill battle, Helmke said, and it’s very unlikely that the…border will shift.” - Indiana would like to redraw border with Illinois www.chicagotribune.com/2025/01/19/i...
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Monsters.
19-year-old Ukrainian Danylo Yefimov from Donetsk sentenced to 12 years in Russian prison for donating $140 to Ukrainian army fundraiser. Arrested at airport, tortured in detention. Another civilian caught in Russia's "terrorist" charges campaign
January 10, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Monsters.
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Trump and his MAGA allies are already targeting the four major pillars of resistance to Trump during his first term.
As we prepare for Trump’s second regime, it’s important to do what we can to protect and fortify these four centers of opposition.
As we prepare for Trump’s second regime, it’s important to do what we can to protect and fortify these four centers of opposition.
How Trump seeks to destroy the four major pillars of resistance
But we lose only if we stop fighting
robertreich.substack.com
January 10, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Trump and his MAGA allies are already targeting the four major pillars of resistance to Trump during his first term.
As we prepare for Trump’s second regime, it’s important to do what we can to protect and fortify these four centers of opposition.
As we prepare for Trump’s second regime, it’s important to do what we can to protect and fortify these four centers of opposition.
Looks like I’ll have a lot more modern tie-ins to topics we cover in my next “Legal History & Public Policy” class at Indiana University that focuses on protest & dissent -from Adams’ Alien & Sedition Acts, Jefferson’s Embargo enforcement, the charges against Margaret Sanger, and the Korematsu case.
CNN's John Fritze runs down the shaky legal ground under the President-elect's plans for immigration. For starters, using the Alien Enemies Act to deport millions of immigrants would be ... illegal, as our expert Katherine Yon Ebright explains.
How Trump is banking on 18th Century laws for his border and citizenship promises | CNN Politics
President-elect Donald Trump is preparing to dust off a series of centuries-old laws and legal theories to drive his first-year agenda – particularly on the border and birthright citizenship – hoping ...
www.cnn.com
January 5, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Looks like I’ll have a lot more modern tie-ins to topics we cover in my next “Legal History & Public Policy” class at Indiana University that focuses on protest & dissent -from Adams’ Alien & Sedition Acts, Jefferson’s Embargo enforcement, the charges against Margaret Sanger, and the Korematsu case.
Former Fort Wayne, IN resident wins in 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals.
Trump contended the trial court judge erred in several rulings — including decisions to allow the testimony of two women who alleged that Trump sexually assaulted them in the past.
Court rejects Trump appeal in E. Jean Carroll sexual abuse and defamation case
Trump contended the trial court judge erred in several rulings — including decisions to allow the testimony of two women who alleged that Trump sexually assaulted them in the past.
www.npr.org
December 30, 2024 at 6:25 PM
Former Fort Wayne, IN resident wins in 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals.
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Trump contended the trial court judge erred in several rulings — including decisions to allow the testimony of two women who alleged that Trump sexually assaulted them in the past.
Court rejects Trump appeal in E. Jean Carroll sexual abuse and defamation case
Trump contended the trial court judge erred in several rulings — including decisions to allow the testimony of two women who alleged that Trump sexually assaulted them in the past.
www.npr.org
December 30, 2024 at 6:21 PM
Trump contended the trial court judge erred in several rulings — including decisions to allow the testimony of two women who alleged that Trump sexually assaulted them in the past.
Discussed whether this was possible on my class on “Legal History and Public Policy” at Indiana University’s O’Neill School a couple weeks ago.
Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand is making an all-out push in the waning days of the Biden administration that she believes could bolster reproductive rights, calling on the president to certify the Equal Rights Amendment and enshrine its protections into the Constitution.
Gillibrand makes a last-minute White House push for women’s rights constitutional amendment | CNN Politics
Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand is making an all-out push in the waning days of the Biden administration that she believes could bolster reproductive rights, calling on President Joe Biden to certi...
cnn.it
December 16, 2024 at 10:03 PM
Discussed whether this was possible on my class on “Legal History and Public Policy” at Indiana University’s O’Neill School a couple weeks ago.
When will we ever learn?
Four people were killed and a suspect was found dead in a shooting at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, Wisconsin.
Only America abides the slaughter of their children in their schools.
Only America abides the slaughter of their children in their schools.
4 killed, suspect dead in school shooting in Madison, Wisconsin, police say
According to Madison police, multiple injuries were reported in the shooting at Abundant Life Christian School.
www.cbsnews.com
December 16, 2024 at 7:41 PM
When will we ever learn?