Word Count: 791 Voters should choose their representatives; politicians shouldn't be picking their voters. That's a pretty simple principle. However, in Indiana, our Congressional and State Legislative districts are drawn by the politicians in power, which allows them to pick their voters. When politicians in [...]
INDIANAPOLIS- Senate Elections Committee Ranking Minority Member Senator JD Ford (D-Indianapolis), and Minority Member Senator Fady Qaddoura (D-Indianapolis), released the following statement prior to the first Senate Elections Committee redistricting meeting: "Redistricting plays a huge role in how communities across Indiana are represented in Congress [...]
INDIANAPOLIS — Today members of the Indiana Senate Democratic Caucus issued the following statement criticizing Attorney General Todd Rokita for releasing a “parents bill of rights” that not only has no legal standing, but also criticizes our state educators’ efforts to bring a more diverse [...]
INDIANAPOLIS ─ Today the Senate voted to override Governor Holcomb's veto of Senate Enrolled Act (SEA) 5. SEA 5 says that if a local order addresses an aspect of a declared emergency that is not addressed by an executive order or if a local order [...]
INDIANAPOLIS ─ Today, State Senator J.D. Ford (D─Indianapolis) voted in favor of the state's proposed biennial budget. Indiana's budget is drafted in odd-numbered years and this year's budget will be put in place for FY 2022 and 2023. Sen. Ford offered the following comments on [...]
Last night while watching the verdict come in, for a shred of a moment, we collectively shared a sense of relief. After you and I had spent the past year at protests calling for reform, in this trial, a proper verdict was returned. However, I [...]