By Niki Kelly | Editor-in-Chief
“This is the type of year you just don't take anything for granted and you go out there and you work really hard.” — GOP House Speaker Todd Huston
The money is moving at breakneck speed in the final weeks before the Nov. 3 election, with Republicans pouring in millions to hold onto their supermajorities in the state Legislature.
The former head of Indiana’s Department of Child Services is nearing the end of his special adviser role with the state.
Independent secretary of state candidate Greg Ballard lost his bid to force the Indiana Election Commission to rule on campaign finance complaints.
Indiana House Speaker Todd Huston, left, watches as Rep. Chris Jeter, R-Fishers, speaks during a January 2025 news conference in the House chamber. (Photo by Tom Davies/Indiana Capital Chronicle)
Republican cash advantage showing up with late spending in Indiana legislative races
By Tom Davies
Republicans are making big money drops in a handful of Indiana legislative races as they aim to secure their full General Assembly supermajority for an eighth straight election.
The October spending surge that is approaching $2 million ahead of the Nov. 3 Election Day is centered on a cluster of House and Senate districts across the northern suburbs of Indianapolis, while also reaching into northwest Indiana and a perpetually close Bloomington-area House race.
Department of Child Services Special Adviser Adam Krupp. (Photo courtesy of DCS)
Child welfare adviser wrapping up his work this year
By Niki Kelly
Special adviser Adam Krupp will likely wrap up his state employment by the end of the year after he completes a comprehensive evaluation of the state’s child welfare system.
The report is a follow-up to the 2018 in-depth outside assessment by the Child Welfare Policy and Practice Group that was used to make key reforms.
NATIONAL NEWS
The Organ Transplant Service teams at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center started using robotic surgery for kidney transplants in 2018. Nationwide, more than 109,000 people are on waiting lists for organ procurement. (Photo courtesy of Walter Reed National Military Medical Center)
Federal regulators crack down on organ donation groups
By Nada Hassanein
Federal regulators are cracking down on the nonprofits responsible for coordinating organ donations, aiming to begin shutting down substandard groups by early next year.
New criteria will score the organizations on donation and transplantation rates and will decertify the bottom tier, meaning their contracts with the federal government will be revoked. Many professional medical groups welcome more stringent evaluations. But the nonprofits strongly oppose aspects of the criteria and have filed lawsuits, warning of potential disruptions in some states or regions.
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