Niki Kelly
Niki Kelly, Indianapolis Bureau Reporter, has worked at The Journal Gazette, primarily covering Statehouse issues, since 1996. She is the author of Political Notebook.
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Stories by Niki Kelly
As governor, Holcomb honors Hoosiers in numerous ways
INDIANAPOLIS – Jane Surbeck walks by her Circle of Corydon award a dozen times a day. It is framed and hanging right next to her...
October 10, 2021 1:00 am
Trine honors lieutenant governor
Trine University recently honored Indiana Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch with its annual Woman of Distinction Award during the university's...
October 10, 2021 1:00 am
Governor not in rush to file appeal over ruling
Gov. Eric Holcomb didn't tip his hand Friday.
October 9, 2021 1:00 am
Holcomb seeking to make 'informed decision' about appeal
INDIANAPOLIS -- Gov. Eric Holcomb didn't tip his hand today on whether he will appeal a judicial ruling finding it is constitutional for...
October 8, 2021 4:47 pm
Judge rules against Holcomb suit
A Marion County judge dealt Gov. Holcomb's lawsuit against the Indiana General Assembly a severe blow.
October 8, 2021 1:00 am
- Judge rules in favor of legislature over governor
- ICU time does not sway view on vaccine
- Health care proposals get OK'd by panel
- Justices asked to kill Toll Road hike
- Trucking group seeks high-court review of Toll Road hike
- County recorder, treasurer get state honors
- Legislators OK district maps; on to Holcomb
- GOP nixes redrawing of city map for Senate
- Free Indiana seeing COVID decline
- Free COVID-19 cases in decline, state health officials say
- District division of city at issue
- Senate Elections Committee passes redistricting maps
- Public gives criticism of redistricting
- Meds battle intrigues legislators
- Teacher wins $3,000 in map contest
- Redistricting biased: Expert
- Proposed district map favors GOP
- New maps have 6 open House seats
- New legislative maps released
- House GOP releases proposed legislative maps
- Holcomb's law firm gets $95,000
- Law firm representing governor could make up to $195,000
- GOP to reveal redistricting plan
- Democrats call out Holcomb on COVID
- Judge hears arguments in special session case
- State taps firm to expand COVID testing sites
- State ramping up free COVID-19 testing
- Emergency powers for governor, General Assembly argued in court
- Indiana high court wrestles with error in OWI sentencing
- State Supreme Court hears case involving possible double jeopardy
- Rokita thanks New Haven for not opting out
- Fort Wayne city clerk to run for state treasurer
- Applications open for leadership series
- COVID testing on rise across state
- Brown files Texas-style anti-abortion bill
- Free Quarantine rules eased by governor
- Brown to file 'Texas-style' abortion bill in state Senate
- Holcomb opens arms to evacuees
- Free Governor loosens quarantine rules for schools with mask mandates
- Camp Atterbury to house Afghans
- Judge rules against Ceruti
- Camp Atterbury will house Afghan evacuees
- Box seen in photo without face mask
- Appeals court rules against transgender teen's request
- Redistricting timeline set up
- State health commissioner defends not wearing mask at family wedding
- Holcomb issues few pardons
- Gregg takes on governor's role in miniseries
- Free 'Darkest time' of pandemic, Box says
- State's high court rules against Rokita in Holcomb lawsuit
- Kruse to retire from state Senate
- Free Follow the evidence, state health commissioner says
- State high court avoids emergency-powers suit for now
- Kruse announces he won't seek reelection
- Kruse to reveal his plans
- GOP rising star Cawthorn to attend Banks' BBQ
- Mandate worries nursing homes
- Committee to review Indiana health system
- State looks at more testing as cases surge
- Free State seeing more deaths, fewer ICU beds
- Commission to review state public health system
- State cleared to not pay benefits
- Contact tracing data discovered
- State reports unauthorized access to contact tracing data
- Appeals court reverses pandemic benefits decision
- ISP trainees might be told to get vaccine
- Metro area's population up in census data
- Allen County's population gains 8.5% in decade
- Lawmakers pressed for fair redistricting
- State abortion rules struck down