On Monday, Democrat Destiny Wells announced her candidacy for Indiana Attorney General. Wells previously served as a deputy attorney general in the Indiana Office of the Attorney General and assistant corporation counsel for the City of Indianapolis. Wells is a decorated combat veteran with more than 20 years of public service at the local, state, federal and multinational levels.
Destiny Wells.
Wells: “I am running for Attorney General because Hoosiers deserve an Attorney General who will put them first. As Attorney General, I will protect medical privacy, support workers’ rights, and focus on the needs and safety of our communities.”
U.S. Rep. Larry Bucshon, M.D., R-Indiana, joined some 24 others in a letter to TikTok CEO Shou Chew demanding action to combat what they described as the platform’s spread of terrorist propaganda and antisemitic content surrounding Hamas’ attack on Israel.
U.S. Rep. Larry Bucshon, M.D., R-Indiana
From the letter: “This deluge of pro-terrorist content is driving hateful antisemitic rhetoric and violent protests on campuses across the country. The CCP has already co-opted your platform, and it seems TikTok and TikTok’s employees are resigned to becoming a mouthpiece for antisemites, terrorists, and propaganda.”
This week Attorney General Todd Rokita announced that his team has obtained $690,000 for Indiana as part of a multistate settlement with global financial services corporation Morgan Stanley Smith Barney to resolve allegations of negligent internal data security practices.
Headshot of Attorney General Todd Rokita.
Rokita: “We have taken this action because companies must be held accountable for protecting Hoosiers’ data privacy in accordance with our laws. Our team will continue standing up for hardworking families and defending their interests and rights as consumers.”
The African American Coalition of Indianapolis released the following statement about the recent uptick in fatal shootings among youth in Indianapolis:
“Our children should not be murdered in this city. Our children should not murder each other.
“This year alone we have experienced the tragedy of the loss of the potential, talent, and aspirations of 23 young people taken from us before their time. Their loss reverberates through families, friends, mentors, schools, neighborhoods, and the entire city.
“We now must face a sobering reality. In too many instances, the work of guiding our youth to productive adulthood and citizenship challenges the capacity of parents, mentors, teachers, employers, churches, and community organizations, especially when they work alone, and not collaboratively with others concerned about the welfare of our children and community.
“Despite a 17% decline for 2023 in overall homicides the death of children under 18 has been rising from 16 youth murder in 2019 and increasing to 23 youth in 2023. This raises a critical question—what is it our community must do to protect the youngest among us?
“This is a question for each adult, African American, Caucasian, Latino, Asian as well as the corporate, philanthropic, youth service, faith-based community, and governmental sectors.
“We all must ask are we doing enough, even for one child, to create conditions of hope and success for all children. What is being done to eliminate multi-generational poverty that is responsible for some youth engaging in risky behavior such as the drug trade to make money? Why are Black males disproportionately represented in both the perpetrators and the victims of homicides and non-fatal shootings?
“… We think there is an opportunity for the Mayor and the Police Chief to give additional focus to youth homicides.But we must be part of any solution to problems impacting our community.
“In the coming months the African American Coalition of Indianapolis (AACI) will be engaged in discussions with the community and policy makers on policies that can impact the antecedents of community violence including mental health, affordable housing, and food insecurity.”