Indiana Week in Review WFYI Public Media

Indiana’s six-way GOP primary is now the most expensive in state history, with over $35 million spent by candidates so far. Indiana University’s Bloomington faculty have overwhelmingly voted no confidence in IU President Pamela Whitten. An IndyStar report claims the state Democratic Party largely ignored sexual harassment allegations against state Senator Niezgodski

ReCenter Indiana asks democrats to vote in the GOP primary. New READI grant recipients announced. New measures aimed at reining in the state’s Medicaid spending make it harder for Hoosiers to receive an Aged and Disabled waiver from the FSSA.

An appeals court rules the state’s abortion ban likely violates RFRA protections. SK Hynix to build its first U.S. semiconductor plant in West Lafayette. Mike Braun’s U.S. Senate campaign to pay $159,000 fine for financial disclosure irregularities.

Governor Holcomb calls for details on gubernatorial candidate platforms. Controversial funding changes for the gaming commission. Todd Rokita claims the state used “faulty” data to justify policies at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Gov. Holcomb vetoes a bill that would define and ban antisemitism in Indiana public schools. Gubernatorial candidate Brad Chambers unveils his economic plan. Fellow candidate Jamie Reitenour decries her exclusion from televised debates.

The first GOP gubernatorial primary debate as Mike Braun, Brad Chambers, Suzanne Crouch, Eric Doden, Curtis Hill, and Jamie Reitenour vie for their party’s nomination. A compromise struck on the antisemitism bill removes the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s examples of antisemitism. Disqualification language for attorney general candidates was removed from the final bill. Host Brandon Smith is joined by Democrat Ann DeLaney, Republican Chris Mitchem, Jon Schwantes of Indiana Lawmakers, and Niki Kelly of the Indiana Capital Chronicle to debate and discuss this week’s top stories.