The Indiana Supreme Court has suspended former Secretary of State Charlie White’s license on an interim basis because of his felony convictions earlier this year. White was found guilty in February of vote fraud, perjury and theft stemming from his voter registration for the 2010 Republican primary.He was sentenced to a year of home detention and forced to step down as secretary of state. He has said he plans to appeal his convictions.The law license suspension is effective May 10th. (Information for this story came from the Associated Press)
Rick Howlett was midday host and the host of LPM's weekly talk show, "In Conversation." He was with LPM from 2001-2023 and held many different titles, including Morning Edition host, Assignment Editor and Interim News Director. He died in August 2023. Read a remembrance of Rick here.