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Jake Allen

@Jake_Allen19

Westfield and Carmel reporter for @indystar. Formerly @ndn, @HollandSentinel, @csgazette, @thesnews. Big fan of @indynewsguild. I also like running.

 Indianapolis, IN
Joined January 2011
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Are Hamilton County's school board races boring again? indystar.com/story/news/loca…
Are Hamilton County's school board races boring again?

Are Hamilton County's school board races boring again?

There's fewer money overall pouring into Hamilton County school board races and fewer flashy endorsements from well-known partisan figures this year.

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HamCo School board races this year are more comparable to contests prior to 2022, even as candidates are allowed to have a party affiliation next to their name on ballots. There's less money overall pouring in, fewer flashy endorsements and, in some cases, fewer candidates.
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Major shakeup happening at the ACLU in Indiana. @catecharron has the details...
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NEW: The ACLU of Indiana is in turmoil after several of its most influential civil rights attorneys submitted their resignations in protest of the organization's direction under its board and incoming leader, multiple sources told @indystar . indystar.com/story/news/poli…
Turmoil at Indiana ACLU triggers staff exodus

Turmoil at Indiana ACLU triggers staff exodus

Amid the rift, incoming executive director Nikkita Oliver's start date has been postponed.

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.@indystar has published a bombshell investigation this morning re: Cook Medical. A must read by @AllyBurris: This company is owned by Indiana's wealthiest man. Thousands of patients claim its products injured them indystar.com/story/news/inve… via @indystar
This company is owned by Indiana's wealthiest man. Thousands of patients claim its products injured...

This company is owned by Indiana's wealthiest man. Thousands of patients claim its products injured...

Patients and researchers claim Cook failed to fully disclose the devices' risks and took advantage of a broken FDA process. Cook denies any fault.

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Sen. Chris Garten, R-Charlestown, who will be sworn in as Senate president pro tempore in November, said the allegations are "troubling" and "should be taken seriously." indystar.com/story/news/poli…
'Troubling': Statehouse mum on next steps after Sen. Ron Alting's alleged shoplifting

'Troubling': Statehouse mum on next steps after Sen. Ron Alting's alleged shoplifting

Sen. Chris Garten, R-Charlestown, who will be sworn in as Senate president pro tempore in November, said the allegations are "troubling" and "should be taken seriously."

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Why Indiana Democrats' road to break the supermajority runs through Hamilton County indystar.com/story/news/poli…
Why Indiana Democrats' road to break the supermajority runs through Hamilton County

Why Indiana Democrats' road to break the supermajority runs through Hamilton County

The elections for two Indiana Senate seats that represent the suburbs north of Indianapolis are expected to be some of the most competitive this cycle.

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Indiana adds $3.5 million to boost health care staffing for ICE detainees at Miami Correctional Facility. This comes after an @IndyStar investigation uncovered a medical crisis that may have contributed to the deaths of two detainees. indystar.com/story/news/inve… via @bykristinep
Indiana adds $3.5M to boost medical staffing for ICE detainees at Miami prison

Indiana adds $3.5M to boost medical staffing for ICE detainees at Miami prison

The new funding is laid out in a contract signed shortly after an IndyStar investigation uncovered a medical crisis at Miami Correctional Facility.

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Indiana's transparency watchdog is out. This follows @catecharron's work exposing a massive backlog in the public access counselor's office.
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NEW: After a tenure plagued by backlogs and communication issues, Indiana's public access counselor Jennifer Ruby is out. Our investigation into her office explored these issues. indystar.com/story/news/poli…
Leader of troubled transparency office is out as Braun announces new pick

Leader of troubled transparency office is out as Braun announces new pick

The leadership change follows an IndyStar analysis that found the office took far longer to produce opinions than the 30 days required in state law.

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Today @indystar / @USATODAYCo laid off two union members in the IndyStar newsroom. We are devastated to lose two reporters with years of experience and connections in the Indianapolis community.
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Three families had their lives upturned by Central Indiana's August flooding, and @indystar's @sophienhartley and @Jake_Allen19 have followed them for weeks to document the hurdles they face rebuilding their lives after the waters recede: indystar.com/story/news/envi…
Mold, bills: Stories of flood recovery in HamCo, Indy and Anderson

Mold, bills: Stories of flood recovery in HamCo, Indy and Anderson

More than 40,000 Indiana residents have embarked on the road to recovery after August's storms but for many the process will take months or longer.

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Mold, bills, air mattresses: The flood is gone. The struggle isn't Story from @sophienhartley and me shorturl.at/7umr3
Mold, bills: Stories of flood recovery in HamCo, Indy and Anderson

Mold, bills: Stories of flood recovery in HamCo, Indy and Anderson

More than 40,000 Indiana residents have embarked on the road to recovery after August's storms but for many the process will take months or longer.

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Carmel Mayor Sue Finkam is criticizing the recently-completed investigation into actions surrounding the city's iconic Christkindlmarkt. Here's what the report found and more: tinyurl.com/yer5eswt
'Flawed': Carmel mayor criticizes $125K Christkindlmarkt investigation. What it found

'Flawed': Carmel mayor criticizes $125K Christkindlmarkt investigation. What it found

Carmel Mayor Sue Finkam is criticizing a recently-completed investigation into controversy at the city's iconic Christkindlmarkt.

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Concerns about infrastructure damage that could cause the discharge of raw sewage into the White River are lessening in Carmel, thanks to a temporary barrier, dubbed “Operation Beaver Dam,” that’s calming flood waters. tinyurl.com/sp4fn5v5
'Operation Beaver Dam': How Carmel is preventing sewage discharge

'Operation Beaver Dam': How Carmel is preventing sewage discharge

Here's how Carmel is using help from the Indiana National Guard, sycamore trees and concrete to prevent a sewage discharge.

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White River could divert to quarry, causing sewage discharge in Carmel tinyurl.com/y9ewb9nm
White River could divert to quarry, causing sewage discharge in Carmel

White River could divert to quarry, causing sewage discharge in Carmel

The White River could be diverted for several hours and damage infrastructure that could cause the discharge of raw sewage into the water in Carmel.

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Glen Phifer decided he's going to fight for his home. The floors are muddy and wet, the refrigerator toppled by floodwater and the furniture completely destroyed but none of that changes Phifer's mind tinyurl.com/55fxn7fu
‘Back-breaking’ restoration work begins for Hamilton County residents after floods

‘Back-breaking’ restoration work begins for Hamilton County residents after floods

Glen Phifer considered leaving Riverwood for good after devastating flooding. Seeing his neighbors get to work on restoration changed his mind.

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Homes destroyed, residents evacuate part of Hamilton County due to flooding tinyurl.com/2mvarmdj
Homes destroyed, residents evacuate part of Hamilton County due to flooding

Homes destroyed, residents evacuate part of Hamilton County due to flooding

Some residents of the Riverwood community, not far from Noblesville, evacuated their homes due to flooding on Aug. 14, 2026.

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Higher taxes or school cuts? Hoosiers will have to choose in a historic referendum year Story from @marissa_meador and I tinyurl.com/arf4yb5w
Higher taxes or school cuts? Hoosiers will have to choose in a historic referendum year

Higher taxes or school cuts? Hoosiers will have to choose in a historic referendum year

Indiana faces a historic year of school operating referendums. At least 35 districts will ask voters for more money, pointing to the impacts of SEA1.

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Fishers braces for competing rallies on immigration indystar.com/story/news/loca… via @indystar @Jake_Allen19
Fishers braces for competing rallies on immigration

Fishers braces for competing rallies on immigration

A group in favor of mass deportation is planning a rally headlined by a former Trump official in Fishers, and some community members are pushing back.

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New reporting @bykristinep unveils nightmarish conditions at Miami Correctional Facility near Kokomo. People are dead, others are suffering without care. ↩️ Deaths, delays, 'fake' data: How Braun’s ICE prison deal fueled a medical crisis indystar.com/story/news/inve… via @indystar
Deaths, delays, 'fake' data: How Braun’s ICE prison deal fueled a medical crisis

Deaths, delays, 'fake' data: How Braun’s ICE prison deal fueled a medical crisis

Gov. Mike Braun flung open the prison's doors to house ICE detainees. Medical staffers said they were unprepared for the influx.

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It is almost 90 degrees and I’m out sweating bullets downtown with my @indynewsguild colleagues to fight for a fair contract!
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