Shelli Yoder

INDIANAPOLIS—Senate Assistant Democratic Leader Shelli Yoder (D-Bloomington) released the following statement on the ban on gender-affirming care being upheld by the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals:  “I’m frustrated and angry at the court’s ruling. Once again, this state will be rejecting expert advice by medical professionals to uphold [...]

INDIANAPOLIS—Senate Assistant Minority Leader Shelli Yoder (D-Bloomington) released the following statement on House Bill 1399 being held in committee. The bill would have reclassified thousands of PFAs so they would no longer be legally considered PFAs in Indiana.   “I’m extremely thankful that this proposal [...]

INDIANAPOLIS—On Tuesday, Senate Assistant Democratic Leader Shelli Yoder (D-Bloomington) hosted her first public meeting to discuss Indiana’s air, water and soil quality.  Sen. Yoder released the following statement: “Thank you very much to the passionate advocates, scientists, environmental groups and experts who joined me to [...]

INDIANAPOLIS—On Monday, Senate Assistant Democratic Leader Shelli Yoder (D-Bloomington) introduced an amendment to Senate Bill 1 to require the Indiana Department of Education to identify every incoming enrolled kindergarten student and notify parents or guardians about the third-grade retention requirement.  “I’m thankful that this important amendment was accepted into SB 1. If this Legislature is going to mandate the retention of third [...]

INDIANAPOLIS—Senate Democratic Leader Shelli Yoder (D-Bloomington) introduced three amendments to Senate Bill 50, a proposal allowing chaplains with two years of undefined “counseling experience” to serve as counselors to students in K-12 schools. The first amendment would have changed the word ‘children’ to ‘emancipated minor’ or [...]