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Indiana Capital Chronicle: State AGs ramp up scrutiny of alleged price-fixing in rental housing
In the past two years, more than 30 lawsuits have been filed in federal and state courts alleging that companies such as RealPage and Yardi are equipping corporate landlords with software algorithms that allow competitors to collude on rental housing prices.
Indiana Capital Chronicle: ‘Truly a game changer’: Indiana ag leaders focus on farm bill impact
“If we aren’t able to come to an agreement on a farm bill, it would be catastrophic for conservation in the state of Indiana, and the entire country, frankly,” Dan Boritt, executive director for the Indiana Wildlife Federation said. “Agriculture is a really, really, really difficult industry to be financially successful in and these dollars allow (farmers) to take those risks, to do good things on the land that benefit all of us.”
Indiana Capital Chronicle: What is pentobarbital? More questions than answers surround Indiana’s new execution drug.
The drug has been used by the feds and in other states, but officials are hushed about its origins, cost and standards for administration.
Indiana Capital Chronicle: Presidential immunity extends to some official acts, Supreme Court rules in Trump case
U.S. presidents enjoy full immunity from criminal charges for their official “core constitutional” acts, but no immunity for unofficial acts, the Supreme Court ruled Monday, sending former President Donald Trump’s case back to the lower courts.
Indiana Capital Chronicle: Indiana Democrats to attend White House gun violence meeting
Three Hoosier lawmakers — Democrats serving in Indiana’s House of Representatives — will attend a White House convention dedicated to gun violence prevention on Wednesday.
Indiana Capital Chronicle: Despite GOP headwinds, citizen-led abortion measures could be on the ballot in 9 states
This November, voters in as many as nine states could sidestep their legislators and directly decide whether to expand access to abortion through citizen-led ballot initiatives.
Indiana Capital Chronicle: Indiana Supreme Court weighs discovery of cell phone data with right to privacy
The Indiana Supreme Court is considering how to balance the discovery of cell phone information with privacy rights following a hearing Thursday where a car accident victim wanted access to phone data of the driver who struck him.
Indiana Capital Chronicle: OPINION: Juneteenth offers new ways to teach about slavery, Black perseverance and American history
Whenever I tell high school students in classes I visit that I appreciated learning about slavery as a child growing up in the Caribbean, they often look confused.
Indiana Capital Chronicle: Indiana’s driver’s test and high failure rates draw criticism
Indiana has the highest failure rates for its driver’s license test in the U.S., with more than 1,362,100 Hoosiers failing the test from 2020 to 2023, according to a recent USA Today report. The inability to pass the test can harm residents in Indiana, one of the most car-dependent states in the country.
Indiana Capital Chronicle: ‘You will lose access’: Pornhub warns Hoosier users of exit as age verification law takes effect
Senate Bill 17 requires that “adult-oriented websites” hosting explicit materials — such as pornography or other “material harmful to minors” — verify a user’s identity before allowing access. That could be by scanning a driver’s license or registering with a third-party verification service.
