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Ten years ago, Indiana House Democrats walked out of the Statehouse and headed to Illinois in the middle of session, halting all legislative business for more than a month.
It was a legislative walkout that made national news and had an impact that’s still felt today.
Democrats had controlled the Indiana House for most of the first decade of the 2000s. But Republicans recaptured the majority ahead of the 2011 session, and with that came Right to Work – a controversial bill affecting labor union dues.
The measure drew ire from Democrats and brought thousands of protesters to the Statehouse. But Democratic lawmakers couldn’t stop the bill’s momentum – until on Feb. 22, 2011, they used a procedure other minority caucuses had employed before: a walkout. The House needs two-thirds of its members to conduct business, whether in committee or on the floor. By leaving the chamber, Democrats put a halt to everything.
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New attorney general skirts public accountability
Todd Rokita took over as Indiana s attorney general on Jan. 11, and it s been an intriguing first few weeks on the job for the state s top law enforcement official.
The Republican former congressman and secretary of state has sparred with Twitter and repeated unfounded claims about election fraud. Two days after taking office, he announced he d declined to join a bipartisan group of 50 attorneys general from states and territories on a letter condemning the Jan. 6 riots at the U.S. Capitol.
Rokita most recently is raising eyebrows for his second job – a gig at an Indianapolis benefits firm that he says was approved by state ethics officials.
Indiana Republican lawmakers shout down, boo Black colleagues speaking about discrimination Arika Herron and Kaitlin Lange, Indianapolis Star
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INDIANAPOLIS - Tensions flared at the Indiana Statehouse Thursday when Republican lawmakers shouted down and booed Black lawmakers during floor debate on a bill that some see as discriminatory.
Rep. Greg Porter, D-Indianapolis, walked off the House floor after several Republican lawmakers loudly objected to his warnings of discrimination in House Bill 1367. Porter, a member of the Black caucus, said the bill would allow students in a St. Joseph County township to leave the South Bend Community Schools, which are racially diverse, to join a nearby school district that s smaller, more rural and made up primarily of white students.