Sen. Young Votes To Protect Same-Sex Marriage
Indiana Sen. Todd Young was one of 12 Republicans to vote in support of legislation that would codify and protect same-sex marriage.
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Same-Sex Spouses Fight For Parental Rights
MUNCIE — Ten weeks before her due date, Chanda Fouseridge went into the hospital for what she thought would be a routine checkup.
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Pence On Supreme Court Same-Sex Marriage Ruling
Indiana Governor Mike Pence today issued the following statement on the Supreme Court’s same-sex marriage ruling: “Like many Hoosiers, I believe marriage is the union between one man and one woman, and I am disappointed that the Supreme Court failed to recognize the historic role of the states … Read More
Supreme Court Rules In Favor Of Same-Sex Marriage
With a 5-4 decision on Friday, June 26, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that the Constitution guarantees same-sex marriage. The ruling covered four cases that came before the court: Obergefell v. Hodges (Ohio), Tanco v. Haslam (Tennessee), DeBoer v. Snyder (Michigan) and Bourke v. Beshear … Read More
More From the Third District Candidates
Last week, our sister publication “The Mail-Journal” published a couple of comments from the U.S. Congress Third District representatives: Democrat Justin Kuhnle, Republican Marlin Stutzman and Libertarian Scott Wise. See that article here. I decided, given the lack of spatial constraints here at Ink Free News, to dig … Read More
Social Security Defines Policy For Same-Sex Married Couples
By DAVID SEYMOUR Public Affairs Specialist, Social Security Administration As a result of the recent Supreme Court decision, same-sex marriage is now recognized in Indiana and several other states. Social Security continues to update our policies and procedures in accordance with federal and state laws. Social Security has … Read More
Candidates For U.S. Representative District 2 Answer Questions
We approached the candidates for U.S. Representative for District 2 and asked them some questions. Below are responses from Republican incumbent Jackie Walorski and Democratic candidate Joe Bock. Libertarian candidate Jeff Petermann ended his run and dropped out of the Libertarian Party after the July 15 deadline to … Read More
Aftermath Of Supreme Court Same-Sex Marriage Decision
Yesterday the Supreme Court of the United States of America chose not to hear appeals from Indiana, Oklahoma, Utah, Virginia and Wisconsin regarding Circuit Court rulings on the validity of same-sex marriages. Since the Supreme Court’s action (or lack thereof) yesterday, same-sex couples in many of the affected … Read More
Supreme Court Action Lifts Indiana’s Same-Sex Marriage Ban
Today, the United States Supreme Court opted not to review all five same-sex marriage rulings, including one from the state of Indiana, by federal circuit courts. “The Supreme Court’s action this morning means that it will not hear the cases, the Circuit court decisions are affirmed, the stays … Read More
State Appealing Marriage Ruling To Supreme Court
Today the State of Indiana filed in the United States Supreme Court its appeal of a 7th Circuit ruling last week that invalidated Indiana’s marriage statute. In filing its appeal – called a petition for writ of certiorari – the State asks the nation’s highest court to reverse … Read More
Pence Orders Agencies Ignore Same-Sex Marriages
According to Inside INdiana Business, the general counsel to Indiana Governor Mike Pence has issued a memo to state agencies instructing them to act as if a federal judge’s ruling striking down Indiana’s ban on same-sex marriage had not been issued. A judge has approved an emergency stay … Read More
Stay Granted for Same-Sex Marriage Ruling
The U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago has granted the State of Indiana’s emergency motion for stay in the recent ruling on Indiana’s marriage law. This means the order Wednesday, June 25 by U.S. District Court Richard L. Young, finding Indiana’s marriage definition unconstitutional, is now … Read More
Freedom Indiana Launches Coalition Against HJR-6
Freedom Indiana has launched “Employers for Freedom,” a statewide group of job creators opposed to HJR-6, the proposed amendment to the Indiana Constitution that would permanently define marriage and would remove existing protections under law for same-sex and unmarried couples and families. The coalition includes companies that already … Read More