MUNCIE — Ten weeks before her due date, Chanda Fouseridge went into the hospital for what she thought would be a routine checkup.

Dear Editor, [This is an] open letter to the members of the Goshen City Council, My family and I live near Leesburg and frequently shop and eat in your city. I am vehemently opposed to the changes that are being proposed to your city ordinances which would allow men who “identify” as women to enter …read more.

Indiana Governor Mike Pence today issued the following statement on the Supreme Court’s same-sex marriage ruling: “Like many Hoosiers, I believe marriage is the union between one man and one woman, and I am disappointed that the Supreme Court failed to recognize the historic role of the states in setting marriage policy in this country. …read more.

With a 5-4 decision on Friday, June 26, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that the Constitution guarantees same-sex marriage. The ruling covered four cases that came before the court: Obergefell v. Hodges (Ohio), Tanco v. Haslam (Tennessee), DeBoer v. Snyder (Michigan) and Bourke v. Beshear (Kentucky). Each of these states define marriage …read more.

Last week, our sister publication “The Mail-Journal” published a couple of comments from the U.S. Congress Third District representatives: Democrat Justin Kuhnle, Republican Marlin Stutzman and Libertarian Scott Wise. See that article here. I decided, given the lack of spatial constraints here at Ink Free News, to dig a little deeper and ask the candidates …read more.

By DAVID SEYMOUR Public Affairs Specialist, Social Security Administration As a result of the recent Supreme Court decision, same-sex marriage is now recognized in Indiana and several other states. Social Security continues to update our policies and procedures in accordance with federal and state laws. Social Security has published new instructions that allow the agency …read more.

We approached the candidates for U.S. Representative for District 2 and asked them some questions. Below are responses from Republican incumbent Jackie Walorski and Democratic candidate Joe Bock. Libertarian candidate Jeff Petermann ended his run and dropped out of the Libertarian Party after the July 15 deadline to have his name removed from the Nov. …read more.

Yesterday the Supreme Court of the United States of America chose not to hear appeals from Indiana, Oklahoma, Utah, Virginia and Wisconsin regarding Circuit Court rulings on the validity of same-sex marriages. Since the Supreme Court’s action (or lack thereof) yesterday, same-sex couples in many of the affected states have been applying for marriage licenses. …read more.

Today, the United States Supreme Court opted not to review all five same-sex marriage rulings, including one from the state of Indiana, by federal circuit courts. “The Supreme Court’s action this morning means that it will not hear the cases, the Circuit court decisions are affirmed, the stays will be lifted in those cases,” wrote James …read more.

Today the State of Indiana filed in the United States Supreme Court its appeal of a 7th Circuit ruling last week that invalidated Indiana’s marriage statute. In filing its appeal – called a petition for writ of certiorari – the State asks the nation’s highest court to reverse the lower court and reinstate Indiana’s longstanding …read more.

According to Inside INdiana Business, the general counsel to Indiana Governor Mike Pence has issued a memo to state agencies instructing them to act as if a federal judge’s ruling striking down Indiana’s ban on same-sex marriage had not been issued. A judge has approved an emergency stay on the ruling while the appeals process …read more.

The U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago has granted the State of Indiana’s emergency motion for stay in the recent ruling on Indiana’s marriage law. This means the order Wednesday, June 25  by U.S. District Court Richard L. Young, finding Indiana’s marriage definition unconstitutional, is now halted, pending resolution of this appeal in …read more.

Freedom Indiana has launched “Employers for Freedom,” a statewide group of job creators opposed to HJR-6, the proposed amendment to the Indiana Constitution that would permanently define marriage and would remove existing protections under law for same-sex and unmarried couples and families. The coalition includes companies that already have announced their opposition to the amendment …read more.