Articles tagged as: Attorney General Todd Rokita
February 7, 2022
Rokita sued over barring journalist from press conferences
For the last few months, Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita has barred Abdul-Hakim Shabazz from attending his press conferences. Shabazz is a longtime Indiana political commentator and writer, which includes running the website Indy Politics.
Read MoreFebruary 2, 2022
Indiana attorney general billing Texas trip to taxpayers
Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita took a state-paid trip to the U.S-Mexican border last week and attended a Donald Trump rally along the way.
Read MoreFebruary 1, 2022
Lawsuit against Indiana virtual schools is allowed to continue, judge rules
A Hamilton County Superior Court Judge denied multiple request to dismiss a lawsuit that seeks more than $154 million from people tied to two defunct Indiana online charter schools.
Read MoreJanuary 13, 2022
Indiana government leaders react to Supreme Court vaccine mandate opinions
Gov. Eric Holcomb said he respects two opinions issued from the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday. Attorney General Todd Rokita said in a statement the court correctly decided against the “intrusive federal overreach of the OSHA rule.”
Read MoreJanuary 5, 2022
Defunct Indiana virtual schools ask court to toss out claims in $150M lawsuit
The Hamilton County Superior Court heard arguments Wednesday on multiple motions to dismiss Attorney General Todd Rokita’s claims against people and companies with ties to the online public schools.
Read MoreJanuary 3, 2022
Coronavirus: State reports 12,000+ cases in one day, Holcomb 'blindsided' by Rokita comments
Indiana reports more than 12,000 new COVID-19 cases in a single day. State health officials raise the alarm about Indiana’s overwhelmed hospitals. And Gov. Eric Holcomb said he was “stunned” by Attorney General Todd Rokita’s comments saying he “doesn’t believe any numbers any more.”
Read MoreDecember 30, 2021
Holcomb says he was ‘blindsided’ by Rokita’s COVID-19 data comments
Gov. Eric Holcomb responded to Attorney General Todd Rokita’s statements that he doesn’t trust the state’s COVID-19 data.
Read MoreDecember 28, 2021
A year in review: Indiana's top 2021 education stories and trends
This year saw the end of the first full school year affected by the pandemic, more state education funding specifically to raise teacher pay, and a lot more attention given to schools for how they've handled COVID-19 and other issues.
Read MoreNovember 24, 2021
Clergy members condemn Rokita's remarks on Black Lives Matter, equity in schools
Some religious leaders are condemning Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita's latest published remarks discussing Black Lives Matter in schools and issues like critical race theory.
Read MoreNovember 16, 2021
AG Rokita files third lawsuit against federal vaccine rules, focused on health care workers
Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita filed the third of his planned lawsuits against the Biden administration’s workplace vaccine-or-test rules.
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