By Niki Kelly | Editor-in-Chief
“Expanding addictive gaming into our untapped territory will upset the favorable economic development our community has fostered. The values Hoosiers hold in Northeast Indiana simply do not align with the moral decay casinos represent.” — Third District Congressman Marlin Stutzman
Officials from three northeast Indiana counties want to draw a new casino to the area. But will their residents approve a referendum to put them in the running?
We have some updates for you on the upcoming execution for a double child murderer.
The Braun administration is taking its first trade trip.
Data centers will play a key role in midterm elections nationally, and more.
Indiana voters in three counties can block a casino development on Nov. 3. (Photo by Dana DiFilippo/New Jersey Monitor)
Northeast Indiana voters to decide potential casino's fate
By Leslie Bonilla Muñiz
Voters in three northeast Indiana counties have the rare chance to directly decide the fate of a potential $500 million development with a question waiting near the end of their ballots.
"Shall inland casino gambling be permitted in (your) county?" is Public Question No. 3 on the ballots of Allen, DeKalb and Steuben county voters, after questions on bail and judge residency.
Groups mobilizing to sway their votes for or against the casino possibility disagree on whether one will bring growth or decay.
Jeffrey Weisheit’s attorneys are seeking a two-week delay of his Nov. 5 execution to obtain brain scans and present additional evidence in his clemency case. (Mugshot provided by the Indiana Department of Correction)
Indiana death row inmate seeks execution delay for brain scans ahead of clemency hearings
By Casey Smith
Indiana death row inmate Jeffrey Weisheit is asking the state’s highest court to move his execution from Nov. 5 to Nov. 19 so experts can analyze brain scans his attorneys say would give Gov. Mike Braun a fuller account of his impairments before deciding clemency.
A federal judge approved funding for the testing but ruled she lacked authority to order prison officials to transport him for the scans.
COMMENTARY
These are story examples from Black Indy LIVE’s most recent posts on Instagram.
Newsroom Profile: Black Indy LIVE
By Tracey Compton
Love it or hate it, digital news outlet Black Indy LIVE has more social media followers than the city’s 131-year-old Black press. The outlet, which focuses on Indianapolis' Black community, is hard to ignore given its popularity, which is why I’ve decided to take a closer look.
The platform has significant influence, with 186,000 followers on Facebook and nearly 60,000 followers on Instagram. Laron Anderson, the man responsible for the content, does not call himself a journalist, though he often acts like one. However, the site breaks many journalistic norms. That comes at a cost to news consumers.
NATIONAL NEWS
An aerial view shows a data center situated near single-family homes in Northern Virginia. The backlash against data centers has become a flashpoint in state and federal races across the country. (Photo by Nathan Howard/Getty Images)
Data center backlash set to sway midterm elections
By Alex Brown
In the course of a single election cycle, the backlash against data centers has grown from an issue at local planning commission and city council meetings to become a flashpoint in state and federal races across the country.
Candidates who once touted data centers as an economic boon have backtracked, and voters in at least three dozen cities, counties and townships will consider ballot measures in November that could ban data centers in their communities. Analysts say the opposition to data centers has come from Republican and Democratic voters alike.
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