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An independent, nonprofit news organization dedicated to giving Hoosiers a comprehensive look inside state government, policy and elections.

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COMMENTARY: What do braids, cornrows and Bantu knots have to do with the news? indianacapitalchronicle.com/2026/09/30/w...
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Commentary: What do braids, cornrows and Bantu knots have to do with the news? • Indiana Capital Chronicle
Black journalists on TV have had to think about their appearance on air in ways that other journalists do not.
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Indiana Capital Chronicle @indianacapitalchronicle.com · 4h
Anti-abortion groups worry Hyde Amendment's 50-year run could end with new congressional majority indianacapitalchronicle.com/2026/09/30/r...
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Anti-abortion groups worry Hyde Amendment’s 50-year run could end with new congressional majority • Indiana Capital Chronicle
As more polls and strategists indicate Democrats could take over congressional majorities in the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate in January, some anti-abortion advocates fear a…
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Indiana Capital Chronicle @indianacapitalchronicle.com · 6h
Key lawmakers suggest income taxes cover homestead property tax credit indianacapitalchronicle.com/2026/09/29/k...
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Key lawmakers suggest income taxes cover homestead property tax credit • Indiana Capital Chronicle
About 300 Hoosiers showed up Tuesday night in Warsaw to hear a pitch headlined by three high-ranking legislators about ending “property taxes on the home you live in.”
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Indiana Capital Chronicle @indianacapitalchronicle.com · 7h
No fines against Indiana retailers so for for SNAP violations indianacapitalchronicle.com/2026/09/30/n...
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No fines against Indiana retailers so far for SNAP violations • Indiana Capital Chronicle
No Indiana retailers have been fined since the state banned the purchase of candy or soda using Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits.
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Indiana Capital Chronicle @indianacapitalchronicle.com · 29/09/2026
Lawmakers ask Braun for diesel alternative for farmers indianacapitalchronicle.com/2026/09/29/l...
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Lawmakers ask Braun for diesel alternative for farmers • Indiana Capital Chronicle
Lawmakers want Hoosier farmers to be allowed to use off-road diesel fuel in their semi-trucks this harvest season to offset record diesel prices.
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Indiana Capital Chronicle @indianacapitalchronicle.com · 29/09/2026
Trump administration revokes $810M approved for Congress for refugee aid and more indianacapitalchronicle.com/2026/09/29/r...
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Trump administration revokes $810M approved by Congress for refugee aid and more • Indiana Capital Chronicle
The Trump administration has, once again, infuriated lawmakers from both political parties by using a controversial maneuver to cancel funding previously approved by Congress.
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Indiana Capital Chronicle @indianacapitalchronicle.com · 29/09/2026
Indiana 'making the case' to host US Space Academy indianacapitalchronicle.com/2026/09/28/i...
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Indiana 'making the case' to host US Space Academy • Indiana Capital Chronicle
Leaders talked about their bid for the academy before approving $5 million for a separate collaboration with Nvidia.
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Indiana Capital Chronicle @indianacapitalchronicle.com · 29/09/2026
Indiana's gubernatorial portraits get a new home in Statehouse hallways indianacapitalchronicle.com/2026/09/29/i...
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Indiana’s gubernatorial portraits get a new home in Statehouse hallways • Indiana Capital Chronicle
Indiana’s official gubernatorial portraits are moving into public Statehouse hallways for a permanent display.
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Indiana Capital Chronicle @indianacapitalchronicle.com · 28/09/2026
COMMENTARY: Understanding Indiana’s reserves. indianacapitalchronicle.com/2026/09/28/a...
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Commentary: Understanding Indiana's reserves • Indiana Capital Chronicle
Many smart people have been spending time thinking about how state leaders might invest Indiana’s growing revenue and robust reserves.
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Indiana Capital Chronicle @indianacapitalchronicle.com · 28/09/2026
CDC’s latest youth behavior report offers a narrower look a teen health indianacapitalchronicle.com/2026/09/28/r...
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CDC’s latest youth behavior report offers a narrower look at teen health • Indiana Capital Chronicle
The 2025 Youth Risk Behavior Survey report focuses on five areas — diet, physical activity, sleep, digital behavior, and mental health and suicide risk — while largely leaving out national findings…
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Indiana Capital Chronicle @indianacapitalchronicle.com · 28/09/2026
Indiana expungement filings rose 52% over a decade but getting relief still takes time, money indianacapitalchronicle.com/2026/09/28/i...
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Indiana expungement filings rose 52% over a decade. But getting relief still takes time, money • Indiana Capital Chronicle
More than 10,000 expungement cases were filed in Indiana courts last year, continuing a decade-long rise in the number of people asking judges to restrict access to old arrests and convictions.…
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Indiana Capital Chronicle @indianacapitalchronicle.com · 25/09/2026
COMMENTARY: Let’s judge referendums and data centers individually indianacapitalchronicle.com/2026/09/25/l...
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Commentary: Don't just say 'no' to school referendums and data centers • Indiana Capital Chronicle
What do school referendums and data centers have in common? They are all unpopular but not all of them are bad.
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Indiana Capital Chronicle @indianacapitalchronicle.com · 25/09/2026
Indiana nabs $175 million from Feds to fix regional electricity choke point indianacapitalchronicle.com/2026/09/24/i...
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Indiana nabs $175M from feds to fix regional electricity 'choke point' • Indiana Capital Chronicle
The project will unlock 2,000 to 4,000 megawatts of transfer capacity for an Indiana grid interconnection that Gov. Mike Braun dubbed a "choke point."
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Indiana Capital Chronicle @indianacapitalchronicle.com · 25/09/2026
Indiana officials expect saving $1B a year as teacher pension plan hits funded status indianacapitalchronicle.com/2026/09/25/i...
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Indiana officials expect saving $1B a year as teacher pension plan hits funded status • Indiana Capital Chronicle
State officials say they expect a $1 billion annual payment to an Indiana teacher pension fund won’t be needed within the next couple of years.
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Indiana Capital Chronicle @indianacapitalchronicle.com · 25/09/2026
Indiana officials expect saving $1B a year as teacher pension plan hits funded status indianacapitalchronicle.com/2026/09/25/i...
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Indiana officials expect saving $1B a year as teacher pension plan hits funded status • Indiana Capital Chronicle
State officials say they expect a $1 billion annual payment to an Indiana teacher pension fund won’t be needed within the next couple of years.
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Indiana Capital Chronicle @indianacapitalchronicle.com · 24/09/2026
Inside Indiana's new downtown archives, where state history gets a new home indianacapitalchronicle.com/2026/09/24/i...
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Inside Indiana’s new downtown archives, where state history gets a new home • Indiana Capital Chronicle
Indiana opens a new state archives building after 25 years in temporary quarters, with better storage and more room for public research.
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Indiana Capital Chronicle @indianacapitalchronicle.com · 24/09/2026
Rokita lawsuit against IHSAA alleges racial discrimination indianacapitalchronicle.com/2026/09/24/r...
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Rokita lawsuit against IHSAA alleges racial discrimination • Indiana Capital Chronicle
Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita filed a lawsuit against the IHSAA in a bid to eliminate a race-based quota for the association's board of directors, which reserves two of its 19 seats for…
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Indiana Capital Chronicle @indianacapitalchronicle.com · 24/09/2026
COMMENTARY: Assessed value increases hitting businesses, too indianacapitalchronicle.com/2026/09/24/a...
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Commentary: Assessed value increases hitting businesses, too • Indiana Capital Chronicle
Indiana businesses are experiencing what many homeowners have seen in recent years: dramatic jumps in the assessed values of their real property.
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Indiana Capital Chronicle @indianacapitalchronicle.com · 24/09/2026
Flock surveillance cameras raise constitutional questions, bipartisan U.S. senators say indianacapitalchronicle.com/2026/09/24/r...
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Flock surveillance cameras raise constitutional questions, bipartisan US senators say • Indiana Capital Chronicle
A vast and growing network of artificial intelligence-driven Flock cameras could violate constitutional privacy rights
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Indiana Capital Chronicle @indianacapitalchronicle.com · 24/09/2026
Indiana seeks new short-term residential facility for disabled adults indianacapitalchronicle.com/2026/09/24/i...
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Indiana seeks new short-term residential facility for disabled adults • Indiana Capital Chronicle
State officials want to establish a second short-term residential facility to stabilize intellectually disabled adults who need temporary round-the-clock supervision, following the 2024 closure of a…
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Indiana Capital Chronicle @indianacapitalchronicle.com · 24/09/2026
Who’s a real Hoosier? Secretary of State candidates spar over time in Indiana. indianacapitalchronicle.com/2026/09/24/a...
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Who's a real Hoosier? Secretary of state candidates spar over time in Indiana. • Indiana Capital Chronicle
Campaign fights over Indiana connections have had mixed results in the past, but the issue could linger in the expensive race for the office topping this fall’s state election ballot.
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Indiana Capital Chronicle @indianacapitalchronicle.com · 23/09/2026
Lindsay Clancy case could spur legislative action on postpartum depression indianacapitalchronicle.com/2026/09/23/r...
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Lindsay Clancy case could spur legislative action on postpartum depression, psychosis • Indiana Capital Chronicle
The mistrial in Lindsay Clancy’s murder trial could lead to a state legislative push to boost mental health support for new mothers.
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Indiana Capital Chronicle @indianacapitalchronicle.com · 23/09/2026
Indiana superintendents say they’re cutting jobs because of property tax reforms indianacapitalchronicle.com/2026/09/23/i...
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Indiana superintendents say they're cutting jobs because of property tax reforms • Indiana Capital Chronicle
Dozens of Indiana's public K-12 school superintendents say their districts will cut teaching and support staff in the coming years to contend with the financial fallout of property tax reform
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Indiana Capital Chronicle @indianacapitalchronicle.com · 23/09/2026
State utility advocate, regulators to share digs. Many employees will now work remotely. indianacapitalchronicle.com/2026/09/23/s...
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State utility advocate, regulators to share digs • Indiana Capital Chronicle
The two agencies often play conflicting roles in the rate cases that determine utility prices for most customers.
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Indiana Capital Chronicle @indianacapitalchronicle.com · 22/09/2026
New ads feature young Hoosiers encouraging their peers to vote indianacapitalchronicle.com/2026/09/22/n...
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New ads feature young Hoosiers encouraging their peers to vote • Indiana Capital Chronicle
A six-week advertising campaign launched Tuesday by the nonpartisan, nonprofit group ReCenter Indiana features young Hoosiers going to vote and sharing their experience.
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Indiana Capital Chronicle @indianacapitalchronicle.com · 21/09/2026
Indiana coal retirements delayed again as utilities seek to recover costs indianacapitalchronicle.com/2026/09/21/i...
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Indiana coal retirements delayed again as utilities seek to recover costs • Indiana Capital Chronicle
Three Indiana coal-fired generating units scheduled to retire last year must remain available through December
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Indiana Capital Chronicle @indianacapitalchronicle.com · 21/09/2026
COMMENTARY: Examining the cost of money in campaigns indianacapitalchronicle.com/2026/09/21/e...
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Examining the cost of money in campaigns • Indiana Capital Chronicle
Despite The Beatles proclamation that “money can’t buy me love,” nearly every political campaign and candidate in American politics knows the great impact of a full war chest.
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Indiana Capital Chronicle @indianacapitalchronicle.com · 21/09/2026
Trump likes data centers. Congress seems stuck. The midterms could deliver a verdict. indianacapitalchronicle.com/2026/09/21/r...
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Trump likes data centers. Congress seems stuck. The midterms could deliver a verdict. • Indiana Capital Chronicle
The rare 2026 issue that draws huge support from Republicans and Democrats in Congress is the same one that’s mobilized many Americans: restrictions on giant data centers.
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Indiana Capital Chronicle @indianacapitalchronicle.com · 21/09/2026
Teachers say Indiana’s bell-to-bell phone ban makes enforcement easier indianacapitalchronicle.com/2026/09/21/t...
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Teachers say Indiana's 'bell-to-bell' phone ban makes enforcement easier • Indiana Capital Chronicle
Teachers say Indiana's new "bell-to-bell" ban on student cellphones in K-12 schools has made it easier to confiscate phones or send students to the principal's office.
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Indiana Capital Chronicle @indianacapitalchronicle.com · 18/09/2026
Violent victimization at school rose among students in 2024, federal data shows indianacapitalchronicle.com/2026/09/18/r...
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Violent victimization at school rose among students in 2024, federal data show • Indiana Capital Chronicle
Students ages 12 to 18 experienced higher rates of reported crime at school than away from school in 2024, according to a new federal analysis. But the overall rate of crime victimization at school…
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Indiana Capital Chronicle @indianacapitalchronicle.com · 18/09/2026
COMMENTARY: Hoosiers using diesel receive no relief from tax suspensions indianacapitalchronicle.com/2026/09/18/h...
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Hoosiers using diesel receive no relief from tax suspensions • Indiana Capital Chronicle
Our daughter called last week, and she was absolutely beside herself. She had just topped off her diesel-powered VW Jetta. It cost $42 for not even half a tank.
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Indiana Capital Chronicle @indianacapitalchronicle.com · 18/09/2026
Indiana Supreme Court hears Duke Energy case that could reshape how you’re represented in court indianacapitalchronicle.com/2026/09/18/i...
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Indiana Supreme Court hears Duke Energy case that could reshape your legal representation • Indiana Capital Chronicle
A dispute over Duke Energy Indiana's natural gas plant now threatens the concept of associational standing in Indiana.
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Indiana Capital Chronicle @indianacapitalchronicle.com · 17/09/2026
Braun names 3rd president of Indiana Economic Development Corp. in less than 2 years indianacapitalchronicle.com/2026/09/17/b...
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Braun names 3rd president of Indiana Economic Development Corp. in less than 2 years • Indiana Capital Chronicle
Indiana’s state agency for business recruitment will soon have its third leader since Gov. Mike Braun took office early last year.
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Indiana Capital Chronicle @indianacapitalchronicle.com · 17/09/2026
Indiana legislators hear complaints over unequal standards for child advocates in court cases indianacapitalchronicle.com/2026/09/17/i...
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Indiana legislators hear complaints over unequal standards for child advocates in court cases • Indiana Capital Chronicle
Several mothers vented anger over court-ordered interventions regarding their children, with some on Wednesday urging Indiana lawmakers to establish additional oversight.
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Indiana Capital Chronicle @indianacapitalchronicle.com · 17/09/2026
Former Indiana utility regulator calls firing a ‘fishing expedition,’ denies spending allegations indianacapitalchronicle.com/2026/09/16/f...
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Former Indiana utility regulator calls firing a 'fishing expedition,' denies spending allegations • Indiana Capital Chronicle
Andy Zay rejected allegations he misspent campaign money — but said he settled because he didn't have the time or money to continued the lawsuit.
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Indiana Capital Chronicle @indianacapitalchronicle.com · 17/09/2026
State disaster cash now hitting bank accounts indianacapitalchronicle.com/2026/09/17/s...
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State disaster cash now hitting bank accounts month after storms hit Indiana • Indiana Capital Chronicle
The first $1 million in state disaster aid for about 260 Hoosiers impacted by August storms has been sent out the door — either through paper checks or direct deposits.
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Indiana Capital Chronicle @indianacapitalchronicle.com · 16/09/2026
Former Indiana utility regulator calls firing a 'fishing expedition,' denies spending allegations indianacapitalchronicle.com/2026/09/16/f...
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Former Indiana utility regulator calls firing a 'fishing expedition,' denies spending allegations • Indiana Capital Chronicle
Andy Zay rejected allegations he misspent campaign money — but said he settled because he didn't have the time or money to continued the lawsuit.
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Indiana Capital Chronicle @indianacapitalchronicle.com · 16/09/2026
Iran war cost tops $42B and billions more monthly, analysis finds indianacapitalchronicle.com/2026/09/16/r...
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Iran war cost tops $40B and billions more monthly, budget analysis finds • Indiana Capital Chronicle
The cost of U.S. military operations in Iran has exceeded $40 billion and the war will continue to cost taxpayers between $2 billion and $3 billion per month
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Indiana Capital Chronicle @indianacapitalchronicle.com · 16/09/2026
Indiana parole board schedules clemency hearings ahead of Weisheit execution indianacapitalchronicle.com/2026/09/15/i...
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Indiana parole board schedules clemency hearings ahead of Weisheit execution • Indiana Capital Chronicle
Indiana’s parole board will consider Jeffrey Weisheit’s bid to reduce his death sentence before his scheduled Nov. 5 execution.
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Indiana Capital Chronicle @indianacapitalchronicle.com · 16/09/2026
EPA backs Indiana coal combustion residual takeover program indianacapitalchronicle.com/2026/09/16/e...
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EPA backs Indiana coal combustion residual program takeover • Indiana Capital Chronicle
Officials insisted that state control over disposal permits for toxic coal byproducts will be better for public health and the environment.
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Indiana Capital Chronicle @indianacapitalchronicle.com · 15/09/2026
Indiana continues gas tax reimbursements indianacapitalchronicle.com/2026/09/15/i...
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Indiana continues gas tax reimbursements • Indiana Capital Chronicle
The Indiana State Board of Finance approved its third round of reimbursements to local governments for losses incurred during the state's gas tax suspension on Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2026.
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Indiana Capital Chronicle @indianacapitalchronicle.com · 15/09/2026
Why Abe Lincoln in sunglasses will be on Indiana electric ion ballots indianacapitalchronicle.com/2026/09/15/w...
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Why Abe Lincoln in sunglasses will be on Indiana election ballots • Indiana Capital Chronicle
An image of a sunglasses-wearing Abraham Lincoln will appear near the top of Indiana election ballots this fall. That is the emblem submitted by the Lincoln Party to appear in the section for voters…
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Indiana Capital Chronicle @indianacapitalchronicle.com · 15/09/2026
Congress returns to session before midterms sprint but little action expected indianacapitalchronicle.com/2026/09/15/r...
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Congress returns to session before midterms sprint, but no action expected on AI fears • Indiana Capital Chronicle
Both chambers of Congress return to Capitol Hill this week for a brief session before heading back to the campaign trail until mid-November.
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Indiana Capital Chronicle @indianacapitalchronicle.com · 14/09/2026
Michigan wins coal plant case but Indiana plants still remain open under federal order indianacapitalchronicle.com/2026/09/14/m...
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Michigan wins coal plant case, but Indiana's plants still remain open under federal order • Indiana Capital Chronicle
Two Indiana coal plants remain open under an order from the federal government. But a Friday appellate ruling could change that in the future.
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Indiana Capital Chronicle @indianacapitalchronicle.com · 14/09/2026
Divorce becomes next battleground as states debate family values indianacapitalchronicle.com/2026/09/14/r...
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Divorce becomes next battleground as states debate family values • Indiana Capital Chronicle
Cerina Fairfax, a Virginia dentist and mother of two, spent nearly two years living in the same house as her husband while she was trying to divorce him. Virginia state law required couples with…
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Indiana Capital Chronicle @indianacapitalchronicle.com · 14/09/2026
What goes into your electricity bill, and what could change. indianacapitalchronicle.com/2026/09/14/h...
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Here's what goes into your electricity bill — and what could change • Indiana Capital Chronicle
Amid fierce customer pushback to high electricity bills and increasingly frequent hikes, Indiana officials are reconsidering utility risks, profits and key charges in a bid to bring prices down —…
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Indiana Capital Chronicle @indianacapitalchronicle.com · 11/09/2026
How 9/11 changed the way America surfeits citizens indianacapitalchronicle.com/2026/09/11/r...
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How 9/11 changed the way America surveils its citizens • Indiana Capital Chronicle
Twenty-five years after 9/11, the surveillance infrastructure built and expanded in its aftermath has become part of a far larger digital ecosystem — producing tools that can collect and analyze…
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Indiana Capital Chronicle @indianacapitalchronicle.com · 11/09/2026
Indiana higher ed commission to review dual college credit accessibility indianacapitalchronicle.com/2026/09/11/i...
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Indiana higher ed commission to review dual-college credit accessibility • Indiana Capital Chronicle
State officials want to see more Hoosier students earn college credits or career certifications before they graduate high school.
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Indiana Capital Chronicle @indianacapitalchronicle.com · 11/09/2026
Federal judge dismisses complaint against Indiana citizenship verification voting law indianacapitalchronicle.com/2026/09/10/f...
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Federal judge dismisses complaint against Indiana citizenship verification voting law • Indiana Capital Chronicle
Voting rights groups challenging Indiana's citizenship verification statutes as discriminatory have less than a month to refile their complaint after a federal judge on Thursday dismissed it.
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Indiana Capital Chronicle @indianacapitalchronicle.com · 11/09/2026
COMMENTARY: Secretary of State race is setting the bar for a quality contest indianacapitalchronicle.com/2026/09/11/s...
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Secretary of state race is setting the bar for a quality contest • Indiana Capital Chronicle
What a delight the current Secretary of State race is.
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