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2 days ago | indypolitics.org | Leslie Bonilla Muñiz |Abdul Hakim-Shabazz

by Leslie Bonilla Muñiz, Indiana Capital ChronicleJune 26, 2025After serving out the rest of another’s term in office, Indiana Comptroller Elise Nieshalla is seeking her own. “I knew from the beginning that that would be what I would do: fulfill the term and then be ready to run,” she told the Capital Chronicle on Wednesday. Nieshalla, a Republican, has served as the state’s 58th chief financial officer since late 2023. Former Gov. Eric Holcomb appointed her after predecessor Tera Klutz resigned.

1 week ago | indypolitics.org | Abdul-Hakim Shabazz |Abdul Hakim-Shabazz

by Abdul-Hakim Shabazz, Esq. There was a time—not that long ago—when the Marion County Democratic Party looked like an unstoppable political machine. They had the Mayor’s Office, a supermajority on the City-County Council, and a deep bench of young, diverse, and ambitious leaders who could fundraise, organize, and win elections in their sleep. Fast forward to 2025, and it feels like we’re watching the final episodes of a once-great series that should’ve ended a season ago.

1 week ago | indypolitics.org | Abdul Hakim-Shabazz

Indiana Secretary of State Diego Morales was in the hot seat this week, but if lawmakers expected apologies, they didn’t get them. Morales appeared before the State Budget Committee, asking for more than $10 million in new spending authority. But it didn’t take long for the hearing to turn from numbers to nerves. Lawmakers grilled Morales on everything from campaign donors and no-bid contracts to missed meetings and staffing spikes. His response? He didn’t flinch.

1 week ago | indypolitics.org | Whitney Downard |Abdul Hakim-Shabazz

by Whitney Downard, Indiana Capital ChronicleJune 18, 2025In his second tenure leading Indiana’s most expensive state agency, Family and Social Services Administration Secretary Mitch Roob wants to significantly change Indiana’s insurance program for low- to middle-income Hoosiers. But ongoing negotiations in Washington D.C. could undermine or fundamentally alter the third iteration of the Healthy Indiana Plan, otherwise known as HIP.

1 week ago | indypolitics.org | Abdul Hakim-Shabazz

The Indiana Democratic Party released the following statement Wednesday from Chair Karen Tallian regarding the ongoing sexual harassment complaints and Indianapolis City-County Council (CCC) investigation. “Within days of each other, I watched two startling events unfold on video. U.S. Senator Alex Padilla was strong-armed out of a Republican-controlled press conference by law enforcement, shoved to the ground, and handcuffed. Americans watched in outrage.