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LWV Answers Pertinent Immigration Questions
Six Questions People Ask About Immigration Last week, the column featured Indiana AID’s Robin Valenzuela and Whitney Guthrie speaking about detention centers. This week, the column addresses common questions people…
Read MoreLWV Looks Into ICE, Immigration in Indiana
Why are people trying to prevent detention for non-criminal immigrants? Some years back, Chris Cleave’s Little Bee hit the bestseller list. Little Bee is 16, a Nigerian girl who has…
Read MoreWhen Child Care Is Cut, Everyone Pays
Over 200 child care centers have closed since CCDF cuts in mid-2025, according to the Association for the Education of Young Children. Three of those in Crawfordsville alone. One of…
Read MoreShort Session, Big Stakes: Firing Squads, Solar Plug-in and Child Care
Indiana’s 2026 legislative session may be short, but the list of bills is anything but dull — and few proposals turn heads quite like the one spelling out that police…
Read MoreNew Bill Could Open Door to Plug-in Solar
As energy prices climb and new technology rules loosen, plug-in solar may soon offer Hoosiers a practical way to cut bills and pollution without going “all in” on a full…
Read MoreThe Hidden Cost of Voting
In November 2024, reported Indiana Capitol Chronicle’s Leslie Bonilla Muñiz, nearly 3 million Indiana residents voted. That is about 61% of those registered with the state, nearly 100,000 fewer Hoosiers…
Read MoreMayor Barton Challenges Lawmakers on Representation
Last week, the LWVMC column provided a round-up of Dec. 13’s legislative breakfast, with comments from Kelly Taylor, Ethan Hollander, Scott Feller, Jamie Peters, her dad Doug, high school student…
Read MoreState Decisions Starve Local Solutions
On Dec. 13, two days after Hoosier legislators resisted intense pressure from Washington, D.C. to redistrict mid-cycle, the Crawfordsville Chamber of Commerce hosted its first breakfast of this year’s shortened…
Read MoreLeague of Women Voters Educates on Issues
“Remember the ladies,” wrote Abigail Adams on March 31, 1776, to her husband and future president John Adams, as he and other founding fathers framed the constitution, “and be more…
Read MoreIs Voter Fraud by Immigrants Worth 2 New Laws?
Election integrity is fraught with allegations, largely unproven. But the very hint becomes fodder for more debate. While Hoosier representatives make far less than those of other states, their hours…
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