Articles tagged as: Attorney General Todd Rokita
March 28, 2022
South Bend charter school may block relocation of district offices under unused buildings law
For the first time, the Indiana Attorney General's Office has ruled in favor of a charter school under Indianas unused buildings law, which requires public schools to sell unused buildings to charter schools for $1.
Read MoreMarch 15, 2022
Indiana attorney general bills state $2,300 for border trip
The costs include flight, gas, rental car and hotel expenses for Rokita and two staffers for the trip during which Rokita joined several other Republican state attorneys general for a “border security briefing” with Texas Gov. Greg Abbott.
Read MoreMarch 3, 2022
AG Rokita backs The People's Convoy: 'Thank you for standing up'
Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita made a surprise appearance at the People's Convoy rally Wednesday night. The convoy is a trucker-led group that plans to hold a protest in Washington D.C. against vaccine mandates and government overreach throughout the coronavirus pandemic.
Read MoreFebruary 28, 2022
Coronavirus: Physician pushes back on Rokita advisory, IDOH makes changes to dashboard
The Indiana Department of Health made new changes to its dashboard. Hoosier physicians push back on Attorney General Todd Rokita’s advisory on unproven COVID-19 treatments. And Indiana has reported fewer than 1,000 new cases statewide for seven days.
Read MoreFebruary 25, 2022
Indiana physician pushes back on Rokita’s legal advisory on unproven COVID treatments
An Indianapolis doctor on the COVID frontlines worries a statement issued by Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita will fuel misinformation about unproven COVID treatments and sow distrust with the medical community.
Read MoreFebruary 7, 2022
Rokita sued over barring journalist from press conferences
For the last few months, Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita has barred Abdul-Hakim Shabazz from attending his press conferences. Shabazz is a longtime Indiana political commentator and writer, which includes running the website Indy Politics.
Read MoreFebruary 2, 2022
Indiana attorney general billing Texas trip to taxpayers
Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita took a state-paid trip to the U.S-Mexican border last week and attended a Donald Trump rally along the way.
Read MoreFebruary 1, 2022
Lawsuit against Indiana virtual schools is allowed to continue, judge rules
A Hamilton County Superior Court Judge denied multiple request to dismiss a lawsuit that seeks more than $154 million from people tied to two defunct Indiana online charter schools.
Read MoreJanuary 13, 2022
Indiana government leaders react to Supreme Court vaccine mandate opinions
Gov. Eric Holcomb said he respects two opinions issued from the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday. Attorney General Todd Rokita said in a statement the court correctly decided against the “intrusive federal overreach of the OSHA rule.”
Read MoreJanuary 5, 2022
Defunct Indiana virtual schools ask court to toss out claims in $150M lawsuit
The Hamilton County Superior Court heard arguments Wednesday on multiple motions to dismiss Attorney General Todd Rokita’s claims against people and companies with ties to the online public schools.
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