Steve Hinnefeld
@stevehinnefeld.bsky.social
Disappointing. He knows better.
Author of 2021 congressional map now on board for mid-cycle redistricting
Author of 2021 congressional map now on board for mid-cycle redistricting • Indiana Capital Chronicle
State Sen. Eric Koch, R-Bedford, on Monday announced his support for redrawing Indiana's congressional boundaries in a one-line statement.
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November 12, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Disappointing. He knows better.
No elections today in Indiana, but Terre Haute wins anyway.
Mamdani quotes Eugene V. Debs, who earns a roar of approval just at the mention of his name.
November 5, 2025 at 4:54 AM
No elections today in Indiana, but Terre Haute wins anyway.
Indiana will "prioritize families and children" by denying them child care assistance. Sounds familiar to those of us who remember Vietnam and "we had to destory the village to save it."
No new Indiana child care vouchers to be issued until 2027
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No new Indiana child care vouchers to be issued until 2027 • Indiana Capital Chronicle
The agency released updated enrollment and waitlist data for child care vouchers, while providers confronted the man in charge.
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October 30, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Indiana will "prioritize families and children" by denying them child care assistance. Sounds familiar to those of us who remember Vietnam and "we had to destory the village to save it."
Wondering why, if Indiana is short prison beds, we’re providing 1,000 to the feds for ICE detention.
Panel hears warnings on rising Indiana prison population, local corrections funding shortfalls
Panel hears warnings on rising Indiana prison population, local corrections funding shortfalls • Indiana Capital Chronicle
Indiana lawmakers heard warnings that the state’s prison population is nearing capacity, but funding for local alternatives is shrinking.
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September 26, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Wondering why, if Indiana is short prison beds, we’re providing 1,000 to the feds for ICE detention.
Key quote from IN Gov Mike Braun on mid-decade redistricting: “If we try to drag our feet as a state on it, probably, we’ll have consequences of not working with the Trump administration as tightly as we should.”
Indiana governor floats November special session on redistricting
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Indiana governor floats November special session on redistricting • Indiana Capital Chronicle
Gov. Mike Braun suggested Monday night that Indiana lawmakers could return for a special session in November to redraw legislative maps.
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September 16, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Key quote from IN Gov Mike Braun on mid-decade redistricting: “If we try to drag our feet as a state on it, probably, we’ll have consequences of not working with the Trump administration as tightly as we should.”
‘Del Valle’s research was flagged by the NIH for the words “trans” and “diverse,” according to Grant Witness. The project’s abstract refers to cellular transmission at various points and “diverse modes of b-sheet packing.”’ indianacapitalchronicle.com/2025/09/12/c...
Canceled federal grants cost Indiana institutions millions in disrupted projects • Indiana Capital Chronicle
Combined, the 21 projects across four higher education institutions total more than $24.5 million from the National Institutes of Health.
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September 14, 2025 at 1:26 PM
‘Del Valle’s research was flagged by the NIH for the words “trans” and “diverse,” according to Grant Witness. The project’s abstract refers to cellular transmission at various points and “diverse modes of b-sheet packing.”’ indianacapitalchronicle.com/2025/09/12/c...
Has he referred himself for election fraud prosecution for voting in one county while claiming a homestead tax credit in another?
Secretary of state announces alleged noncitizen voting case in Vigo County
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Secretary of State announces alleged noncitizen voting case in Vigo County • Indiana Capital Chronicle
A man in Vigo County is accused of voting as a noncitizen, potentially the first case identified under a new voter registration law.
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September 14, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Has he referred himself for election fraud prosecution for voting in one county while claiming a homestead tax credit in another?
Indiana has cut spending on education of all types. In fact, our state hasn’t spent this small a share of our GDP on education for several decades”: @profhicks.bsky.social www.indystar.com/story/opinio...
We learned the wrong lesson from the China Shock — and Indiana is paying for it | Opinion
The China Shock taught us that education matters for economic survival. Instead of learning that lesson, Indiana keeps cutting education spending.
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September 8, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Indiana has cut spending on education of all types. In fact, our state hasn’t spent this small a share of our GDP on education for several decades”: @profhicks.bsky.social www.indystar.com/story/opinio...
Thanks to @indianacitizen.org for posting the story on Indiana's 1995 redistricting fight that I did for @limestonepost.bsky.social. indianacitizen.org/limestone-po...
Limestone Post story: Former Legislator Mark Kruzan Talks Redistricting, Then and Now - THE INDIANA CITIZEN
This story was originally published by the Limestone Post. By Steve Hinnefeld Limestone Post September 2, 2025 Republican legislators, worried their party will lose its majority in the next election, ...
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September 6, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Thanks to @indianacitizen.org for posting the story on Indiana's 1995 redistricting fight that I did for @limestonepost.bsky.social. indianacitizen.org/limestone-po...
“Indiana is one of at least five states that rely entirely on federal dollars to pay for their maternal mortality reviews.” Frim @propublica.org www.propublica.org/article/mate...
“We Want to Save This Investment”: Advocates Race to Secure Maternal Health Funding Before It Runs Out
Over the last five years, nearly $90 million has gone to state committees that review maternal deaths and identify their causes. Advocates say cuts to the program would be “devastating.”
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August 13, 2025 at 4:13 PM
“Indiana is one of at least five states that rely entirely on federal dollars to pay for their maternal mortality reviews.” Frim @propublica.org www.propublica.org/article/mate...
In Indiana, nearly all the 300+ private schools that receive vouchers are religious and exempt from tax reporting. There’s no way to know how much self-dealing takes place.
At least seven private schools in Texas have issued personal loans, often reaching $100,000 or more, to their school leaders under terms that are often not public. Such practices would typically violate laws if they were public and charter schools.
W/ @texastribune.org
W/ @texastribune.org
Texas Private Schools Hire Relatives and Enrich Insiders. Soon They Can Do It With Taxpayer Money.
An investigation by ProPublica and The Texas Tribune found more than 60 instances of nepotism, self-dealing and conflicts of interest among 27 private schools that likely would have violated state law...
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August 13, 2025 at 2:53 PM
In Indiana, nearly all the 300+ private schools that receive vouchers are religious and exempt from tax reporting. There’s no way to know how much self-dealing takes place.
Republicans get <60% of the vote in Indiana but control 100% of US Senate seats, 78% of US House seats, 80% of state Senate seats and 70% of state House seats. How much more can they gerrymander?
BREAKING: Gov. Mike Braun confirms Vice President JD Vance is coming to Indiana Thursday to discuss possibly redistricting in the state.
We will have a story up soon on the issue, including the possible legal constraints of such a move.
We will have a story up soon on the issue, including the possible legal constraints of such a move.
August 6, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Republicans get <60% of the vote in Indiana but control 100% of US Senate seats, 78% of US House seats, 80% of state Senate seats and 70% of state House seats. How much more can they gerrymander?
Rules for thee, not for me.
Indiana LG's office closures, staff instructions suggest contrast with return-to-office order
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Indiana LG’s office closures, staff instructions suggest contrast with return-to-office order • Indiana Capital Chronicle
Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith’s office has been repeatedly closed during public business hours, and staff were permitted to work from home.
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July 25, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Rules for thee, not for me.
“Transgender people are under attack here in Indiana — and all across the country — because, to put it bluntly: Gay people aren't scary enough anymore”: Rep Ed Clere www.wfyi.org/news/article...
Transgender youth rally draws bipartisan support and push for civic action
Indiana lawmakers and advocates rallied at the Statehouse to support transgender youth and push for civic engagement after a Supreme Court decision upheld restrictions on gender-affirming care.
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July 15, 2025 at 12:20 PM
“Transgender people are under attack here in Indiana — and all across the country — because, to put it bluntly: Gay people aren't scary enough anymore”: Rep Ed Clere www.wfyi.org/news/article...
Reposted by Steve Hinnefeld
Calling all journalism interns and college students in the Indy area. Join us for a panel about how to land your first journalism job: www.eventbrite.com/e/journalism...
Journalism First Job Panel Chat
Come chat with professionals in the journalism field and get insider tips on landing your first job!
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July 14, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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“It’s as if you’re saying the minority community were never here. You never existed”: Rep. @cherrishpryor.bsky.social
Braun report identifies 350 examples of DEI in state government.
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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 11, 2025 at 1:19 PM
“It’s as if you’re saying the minority community were never here. You never existed”: Rep. @cherrishpryor.bsky.social
Outrageous
The Trump administration says it will bar undocumented immigrant children from Head Start preschool programs.
“This decision undermines the fundamental commitment that the country has made to children,” the head of the National Head Start Association said.
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“This decision undermines the fundamental commitment that the country has made to children,” the head of the National Head Start Association said.
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Head Start will no longer enroll undocumented children, Trump administration says
A rule change treats the federally funded preschool program like a welfare program and bars undocumented children from enrolling. Head Start providers condemned the departure from longstanding practic...
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July 10, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Outrageous
Reposted by Steve Hinnefeld
HHS announced today they will consider Head Start a welfare program, not an education program, and will subject it to new citizenship requirements. This goes against decades of legal precedence that all children in America have a right to education. Announcement here. www.hhs.gov/press-room/p...
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July 10, 2025 at 2:13 PM
HHS announced today they will consider Head Start a welfare program, not an education program, and will subject it to new citizenship requirements. This goes against decades of legal precedence that all children in America have a right to education. Announcement here. www.hhs.gov/press-room/p...
“One cannot exaggerate how dangerous and unhistorical this ruling is.”
Did a recent Supreme Court decision take the first step to making public schools unconstitutional, I ask in this piece.
How the Supreme Court Is Making Public Education Itself Unconstitutional (Opinion)
In a recent ruling, the high court took a step toward effectively outlawing public schools.
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July 10, 2025 at 12:57 PM
“One cannot exaggerate how dangerous and unhistorical this ruling is.”
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The Senate is trying to push forward dangerous Medicaid cuts THIS weekend! Please CALL your Senators TODAY & voice your opposition to Medicaid cuts to fund a billionaire tax giveaway! We've got phone numbers and a call script on our website 👇
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June 28, 2025 at 5:55 PM
The Senate is trying to push forward dangerous Medicaid cuts THIS weekend! Please CALL your Senators TODAY & voice your opposition to Medicaid cuts to fund a billionaire tax giveaway! We've got phone numbers and a call script on our website 👇
www.hoosieraction.org/medicaid
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Indiana spent nearly $500 million on private school vouchers in 2024-25, per a new report from the state education department. More details in this post: inschoolmatters.wordpress.com/2025/06/25/i...
Indiana voucher program cost: $497 million
Indiana awarded nearly a half billion dollars in private school vouchers in the 2024-25 school year, according to a report posted this month by the Indiana Department of Education. That’s a 13.2% i…
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June 25, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Indiana spent nearly $500 million on private school vouchers in 2024-25, per a new report from the state education department. More details in this post: inschoolmatters.wordpress.com/2025/06/25/i...
“Congressional Republicans fear the sort of retribution that would not simply oust them from office but would also threaten their lives and those of their staff and their families”
“In other words, maybe the Gestapo won’t be jackbooted thugs but keyboard warriors. And maybe the keyboard warriors are worse.”
@tressiemcphd.bsky.social cuts through the political BS, as she does. And the GOP fear of Trump’s minions brings us to today. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/22/o...
@tressiemcphd.bsky.social cuts through the political BS, as she does. And the GOP fear of Trump’s minions brings us to today. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/22/o...
Opinion | Political Violence Is Here, and It’s Working
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June 22, 2025 at 4:18 PM
“Congressional Republicans fear the sort of retribution that would not simply oust them from office but would also threaten their lives and those of their staff and their families”
“We deserve to know what merited the president’s decision to launch the attacks without the support of Congress.
“But how can we expect clear and honest answers from a man who lies as easily as he breathes?”
“But how can we expect clear and honest answers from a man who lies as easily as he breathes?”
Americans deserve to know why these attacks took place. We deserve to know what merited the president’s decision to launch the attacks without the support of Congress.
But how can we expect clear and honest answers from a man who lies as easily as he breathes?
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But how can we expect clear and honest answers from a man who lies as easily as he breathes?
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Trump just bombed Iran. We deserve to know why, but don't count on the truth. | Opinion
President Donald Trump may have just hurled America into war because he was mad nobody liked his recent military parade.
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June 22, 2025 at 3:43 AM
“We deserve to know what merited the president’s decision to launch the attacks without the support of Congress.
“But how can we expect clear and honest answers from a man who lies as easily as he breathes?”
“But how can we expect clear and honest answers from a man who lies as easily as he breathes?”
Who is new IU trustee Brian Eagle? @clairerafford.bsky.social at Mirror Indy with a story i hoped to see. mirrorindy.org/indiana-univ...
What (little) we know about Brian Eagle, IU’s third new trustee
Attention has largely been paid to Jim Bopp Jr. and Sage Steele.
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June 20, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Who is new IU trustee Brian Eagle? @clairerafford.bsky.social at Mirror Indy with a story i hoped to see. mirrorindy.org/indiana-univ...
Once again, the Braun administration blames the Holcomb administration when a serious problem develops on its watch.
Indiana will limit available seats in its state-funded preschool program to 2,500 children next school year — less than half the current enrollment.
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Indiana slashes number of children in state preschool program
Indiana substantially expanded programs that pay for child care for low-income families with the help of federal pandemic aid.
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June 7, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Once again, the Braun administration blames the Holcomb administration when a serious problem develops on its watch.