AG Todd Rokita Disciplinary Action, LEAP Opposition Group Meets, Poll Worker Shortage, Indiana Schools Referendum Transparency, Experts Comment Pence Withdrawal

November 03, 2023

The Indiana Supreme Court says Attorney General Todd Rokita violated attorney professional conduct rules in his remarks about Dr. Caitlin Bernard, an Indiana doctor who provided abortion care to a 10-year-old rape victim. A LEAP pipeline opposition group called Stop the Water Steal met for the first time to write letters to lawmakers about concerns with the proposed pipeline bringing water from Tippecanoe County to Lebanon. Several Indiana counties have a poll worker shortage as the municipal elections approach. Many Indiana residents will vote next week on increasing property taxes for schools – a new law requires some of that money go to charter schools. Political experts weigh in on former Vice President Mike Pence’s withdrawal from his presidential bid and his political future.

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