ADOT MVD offers retailers a new app for mobile ID age verification

Posted on by Yellow Sheet Report Staff
PHOENIX – ADOT MVD today will enable mobile ID acceptance on iPhone with the Smart ID Verifier app. By using the Smart ID Verifier app, Arizona retailers can easily and securely accept mobile IDs in person to verify the ages of customers purchasing alcohol directly on their iPhones, no additional hardware needed. This new feature will bring Arizonans another way to use their mobile driver licenses.

 

The Arizona Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Division is partnering with the Arizona Department of Liquor Licenses and Control to enable Mobile ID Acceptance on iPhone with the Smart ID Verifier app , available in the App Store. Participating retailers selling age-restricted beverages have an efficient and secure way to verify a customer’s age. Retailers using the Smart ID Verifier app will only be provided the required information necessary for age verification, such as a customer’s age and ID photo. The information is encrypted between devices, so customers do not need to hand over their smartphones.   

 

“ADOT MVD is proud to once again provide new ways for Arizonans to seamlessly conduct business,” said Eric Jorgensen, ADOT MVD Director. “This digital verification process is a more secure and private way to present identification.” Mobile IDs, including IDs in Apple Wallet and IDs in Google Wallet, as well as the physical MVD-issued ID card can be accepted using the Smart ID Verifier app. Starting today, businesses will be able to verify age and properly record the verification for compliance with alcohol sales laws. Neither MVD nor Apple have access to users’ personal information and neither can see when or where users present their mobile IDs.

 

“The Arizona Department of Liquor Licenses and Control is excited to partner with the Arizona Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Division in the announcement of Mobile ID Acceptance on iPhone with the Smart ID Verifier app,” said Ben Henry, Department of Liquor Licenses and Control Director. “With this new capability, establishments can securely verify patrons’ identification and determine they are of legal drinking age – right on iPhone. This will provide additional ease while maintaining compliance with Arizona Liquor Laws.”

 

Participation in the acceptance of mobile IDs is optional. Arizonans should continue to carry their physical driver licenses or state ID cards for those retailers who don’t yet accept the digital option.

 

For additional information about the Smart ID Verifier Ap, please visit azdot.gov/smart-id-verifier-app

 

Arizona was the first state to offer four options to keep your digital license or ID in your smartphone. Arizona first offered the Mobile ID (mID) in 2021, then in 2022 was the first state to add Apple Wallet. Google Wallet and Samsung Wallet for Android devices became available for Arizona driver licenses or ID cards in 2023. 

 

To learn more about mobile options for Arizona driver licenses and state IDs, please visit azdot.gov/DigitalIDs .

Statement on Opposition Abandoning one Frivolous Claim against Arizona for Abortion Access

Posted on by Yellow Sheet Report Staff
What we called a desperate and frivolous lawsuit has now been shown to be exactly that. 

 

Today, our opposition, the extremist group Arizona Right to Life, withdrew their challenge to our petition circulators. In truth, it was a meritless challenge that never had any basis in fact and was waged in bad faith given how glaringly inaccurate dozens of their allegations were. 

 

Since July 19, Arizona for Abortion Access pointed out to our opposition in no fewer than five detailed emails that their allegations were baseless and obviously untrue. They never responded and proceeded with their unfounded challenge until today. For that reason, we will be seeking attorneys’ fees to recover the expenses we incurred in needlessly preparing to defend against our opposition’s dishonest attempt to deprive Arizonans of the chance to vote on our citizen-led initiative. 

 

Our opposition has not yet dropped their other baseless challenge to the 200-word summary that appeared on the petitions more than 820,000 voters signed. We are confident that the court will see through our opponents’ flimsy legal arguments. 

 

This demonstrates, yet again, that our opposition is willing to do and say anything – be it in court or to voters – in their attempt to rob Arizonans of our rights. In contrast, Arizona for Abortion Access continues to fight to give voters a voice this November. Today, we moved another step closer to ensuring voters will have the chance to restore and protect the right to access abortion care, once and for all. 

Sinema, Kelly Announce Over $3 Million Coming to Arizona to Strengthen Public Health Workforce

Posted on by Yellow Sheet Report Staff
WASHINGTON – Arizona Senators Kyrsten Sinema and Mark Kelly announced five organizations in Arizona will receive $3,369,176 to strengthen the public health workforce through service – addressing mental health, chronic disease prevention, and public health readiness.    The funding – allocated through the FY2024 Public Health AmeriCorps continuation funding opportunity from AmeriCorps – will support 359 Public Health AmeriCorps members across Arizona. After successfully completing their service, these Public Health AmeriCorps members are expected to earn $924,522.90 in Segal AmeriCorps Education Awards to pursue higher education or repay qualified student loans.   “I am proud to announce $3,369,176 coming to Arizona from AmeriCorps to strengthen the public health workforce and ensure Arizonans across the state have more access to quality health care, including programs to support mental health, reduce substance use, combat domestic violence, and boost early childhood development,” said Sinema.   “These investments will provide much needed support for the essential health care workers across our state,” said Kelly. “By strengthening our public health workforce, we are bolstering the quality and accessibility of care for everyone in Arizona.” In 2021, AmeriCorps and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) established Public Health AmeriCorps to help meet public health needs of local communities by providing needed capacity and support to state and local public health care facilities, increasing access to health care in underserved communities, and strengthening public health-related careers by supporting the recruitment, training , and development of the next generation of public health leaders.

Kelly, Rubio, Scott Introduce Bill Protecting Maritime Ports From Adversarial Access

Posted on by Yellow Sheet Report Staff
Today, Senators Mark Kelly (D-AZ), Marco Rubio (R-FL), and Rick Scott (R-FL) introduced the Strategic Port Reporting Act , bipartisan, bicameral legislation that would require the U.S. Department of Defense to draft an interagency strategy report to proactively counter the growing threat of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) over the oceans.    The PRC has been actively expanding and establishing their global maritime network. Currently, multiple Chinese companies possess ownership shares to key ports in the U.S. and around the world. This investment is a significant risk to our national security interests and to America’s access to trade, global supply chains, and overall maneuverability in the maritime domain.     “America has always been a seafaring nation, relying on trade to fuel our economy,” said Kelly. “This bill is critical to securing our ports overseas from Chinese influence that threatens our economy and our national security.”    “Florida is home to many of our nation’s key ports. Our nation can’t allow Communist China to invest in geographically and economically strategic ports. We must prevent, at all costs, the chance for our adversaries to use our resources against us,” said Rubio.     “Protecting the ports, seaports and infrastructure of the U.S., our allies and trading partners around the globe is critical to our economic independence, U.S. national security and the security of our allies. As our nation faces threats from adversaries around the world and Communist China continues its quest for global dominance, we must eliminate any ownership, influence, or access the Communist Chinese regime may have over our allies’ infrastructure and data that can be used against us. Our bill requires the Department of Defense to identify our most critical ports worldwide to ensure continued U.S. trade and military operations and develop a plan to keep them secure from our enemies. This overdue action is essential to protecting American trade and security,” said Scott.     “As China continues its military aggression in the Indo-Pacific and expands its economic influence across the globe, it is more important than ever that the United States has a plan to counter China’s investments in strategic foreign ports while ensuring resilience of U.S.-aligned ports. I’m proud to introduce the Strategic Ports Reporting Act, which will take critical steps toward ensuring America’s national security and economic interests as the Chinese Communist Party works to broaden its global dominance both economically and militarily,” said Congressman Rob Wittman (R-VA-1). 

Online tool simplifies voter registration cancellation for Georgia voters

Posted on by Nava Rawls

Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger announced Monday a new program designed to make it easier for Georgia voters to cancel their voting registration.

The portal, which is completely online, allows voters to notify their county registrar of a cancellation request with only a few clicks.

“This is a convenient tool for any voter who wants to secure their voter registration by canceling their old one when they move out of state,” Raffensperger said. “It will also help keep Georgia’s voter registration database up to date without having to rely on postcards being sent and returned by an increasingly inefficient postal system.”

To use the site, voters are required to provide personal identifying information such as a driver’s license or Social Security number. Requests can be made by the voter or on behalf of a deceased loved one.

Previously, voters were required to mail or email a form to the Georgia County Voter Registration Office or the Georgia Secretary of State’s Office, and the cancellation could take up to three weeks to process.

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Kansas legislative candidates have spent over $3M. How does that affect key races?

Posted on by Brett Stover

Legislative candidates have spent more than $3 million on this year’s elections, including a few races where spending has already hit six figures.

House candidates have spent over a combined $1.1 million, while Senate hopefuls have spent nearly $1.9 million — a figure buoyed by a few big spenders, including in the Republican race for the 1st Senate District.

Outside groups, including local political committees and a few national super PACs, are chipping in as well.

Campaign finance reports were due Monday, ahead of the Aug. 6 primary election. Nearly every candidate’s report has been uploaded to the Kansas Governmental Ethics Commission’s website, but the Secretary of State’s Office is still working to enter a few paper forms through the end of the week.

Here’s a breakdown of how that spending could impact some of 2024’s highest-profile elections.

Senate District 1

The most expensive Republican primary comes in this district, where Sen. Dennis Pyle, R-Hiawatha, is fending off two major challengers.

Pyle has spent $83,000. But Rep. John Eplee, R-Atchison, has spent $130,000, and Craig Bowser has spent nearly $100,000. Plus, Bowser has some outside help — more on that later.

Senate District 19

House Minority Leader Vic Miller, D-Topeka, is at a major spending disadvantage in his bid for the 19th Senate District.

Miller has spent a little over $21,000, while challenger Patrick Schmidt — backed by Gov. Laura Kelly — has already spent nearly $132,000. The third candidate in the Democratic primary, ShaMecha King Simms, has spent less than $1,000.

Senate District 10

An expensive race is shaping up in this district, where Democrat Andrew Mall has already spent more than $38,000 and has more than $76,000 on hand heading into the general election.

Mall is challenging Sen. Mike Thompson, R-Shawnee, who’s also already spending big — more than $24,000 so far — and has over $83,000 on hand. Thompson last won the seat by a 3.8% margin in 2020 prior to redistricting, which saw the district’s borders slightly changed.

Senate District 22

Sen. Usha Reddi, D-Manhattan, has a big cash advantage over her Republican challenger, Brad Starnes.

The opponents have spent similarly so far ($4,038 and $6,321, respectively), but Reddi has more than $55,000 on hand while Starnes has just over $11,500. In 2020, then-Sen. Tom Hawk won 22nd by 2.6%, but the district is a bit more rural post-redistricting.

Senate District 2

The Democratic primary for this safe blue Lawrence-centered seat sees Rep. Christina Haswood slightly outspending Sen. Marci Francisco, $37,268 to $31,162.

Francisco has more on hand for the final week of the primary, with over $41,000 to Haswood’s less than $15,000. But outside spending could help the incumbent senator in this race — more on that later.

Senate District 34

Rep. Michael Murphy, R-Sylvia, has been outspent by challenger Bob Fee by almost $9,000 in this Republican primary.

A businessman and president of Fee Insurance Group in Hutchinson, Fee has spent just under $37,000, while the incumbent has spent nearly $28,000.

Fee also has almost $40,000 on hand to burn in the final few days of the primary campaign, while Murphy’s coffers are almost dry — he has less than $1,500 left.

House District 28

Democrat Ace Allen, who lost to Rep. Carl Turner by just 60 votes in 2022, is outspending and outraising the incumbent so far this year.

Allen has spent more than $13,000 and has $82,000 on hand, while Turner, R-Leawood, has less than half that amount (about $35,000) and has spent $8,673.

House District 49

Rep. Nikki McDonald, D-Olathe, holds what could be one of the GOP’s best pickup opportunities this year — former Rep. Brad Boyd, whom McDonald replaced last year, won the seat by less than 2 percentage points in 2022.

But McDonald has shown fundraising prowess and has almost $38,000 on hand heading into her first general election race. Her Republican opponent, Kurtis Ruf, has $3,461.

House District 15

Rep. Allison Hougland, D-Olathe, is another vulnerable incumbent who’s outspending and outraising her Republican challenger, Lauren Bohi.

Hougland, who won the seat by a 1.5% margin in 2022, has spent nearly $13,000 and still has more than $15,000 on hand. Bohi has spent $2,761 and has less than $1,000 left.

House District 30

Rep. Laura Williams, R-Lenexa, isn’t outspending her challenger, but she has nearly double Betsey Lasister’s cash on hand heading into the general.

Lasister has outspent Williams $7,550 to $5,793 so far, but the incumbent Republican has nearly $27,000 in the bank while her Democratic opponent has a little less than $15,000.

House District 67

Democrat Kim Zito has a major cash advantage on both Republicans who hope to win the seat held by Rep. Mike Dodson, who’s not seeking reelection.

Zito, who lost to Dodson by a 4.8% margin in this Manhattan district in 2022, has spent $8,781. That’s more than Republican candidates Angel Roeser ($5,231) and Kaleb James ($210) combined to date.

Plus, Zito has nearly $39,000 on hand for the general, while Roeser and James each have less than $1,000 in the bank.

House District 10

The Democratic primary for this open Lawrence seat — which doubles as the general election because no Republican is in the race — has a clear favorite according to the financials. Suzanne Wikle has spent almost $16,000, while Zachary Hawkins has’t spent a dollar.

Kelly’s PAC spends big — on salaries

Gov. Laura Kelly’s Middle of the Road PAC has spent more than $243,000 so far this year and still has over $935,000 on hand heading into the general election.

Interestingly, more than half of Middle of the Road’s spending has gone directly to two people: Will Lawrence, the governor’s chief of staff, and Lauren Fitzgerald, Kelly’s former press secretary.

Lawrence has been paid $75,000 this year for “consultant organizing services,” while Fitzgerald has received $57,000. The PAC did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Expenditures on advocacy from the governor’s PAC include nearly $33,000 in radio and TV advertising to oppose House Minority Leader Vic Miller in the 19th Senate District race and more than $8,000 for mailings in support of Wanda Brownlee Paige in the 35th House District.

Super PAC spending

American Energy Action PAC, a group that promotes renewable energy — particularly wind and solar — made expenditures on behalf of several Republicans, along with Francisco.

  • Sen. Marci Francisco — $29,988
  • Rep. Tory Marie Blew — $29,595
  • Sen. Chase Blasi — $28,011
  • Sen. Brenda Dietrich — $27,949
  • Rep. Mark Schreiber — $13,290
  • Dawn Wolf, HD 107 candidate — $4,467

Americans for Prosperity was also a big independent expenditure spender, shelling out more than $305,000 in favor of legislative candidates.

Nearly every one of those beneficiaries is a Republican, except Rep. Marvin Robinson. Americans for Prosperity spent more than $8,000 to support Robinson, who faces three opponents in his Democratic primary.

Craig Bowser, who Americans for Prosperity-Kansas State Director Liz Patton said was “clearly the policy champion” that the 1st Senate District needs, also received major help from the group that endorsed him July 16. It spent more than $53,000 in support of Bower.

As for state political committees, the Chamber of Commerce’s PAC was one of the top spenders with more than $302,000 in expenditures so far this year.

Brett Stover is a Statehouse reporter at State Affairs Pro Kansas/Hawver’s Capitol Report. Reach him at [email protected] or on X @BrettStoverKS.

Purdue says Indiana’s proposed high school diplomas don’t meet university’s admission requirements

Posted on by Jarred Meeks

In a letter to Indiana’s top education officials, Purdue University’s president said the state’s proposed high school diplomas do not meet all of the university’s admission requirements. He also suggested a tiered enrollment seal to align the diplomas’ course requirements with competitive applications for admissions to Purdue.

Purdue University President Mung Chiang sent the letter on July 22 to Indiana Secretary of Education Katie Jenner and Chris Lowery, commissioner of the Indiana Commission for Higher Education. A Purdue spokesperson shared the letter and a follow-up letter with State Affairs on Tuesday.

In the letter, Chiang said the state’s proposed diplomas specifically do not meet the university’s admission requirements in the subject areas of math, lab sciences, social studies and world language.

Education officials have published a draft rule that would create two high school diplomas — the Indiana Graduates Prepared to Succeed diploma and the Indiana Graduates Prepared to Succeed Plus diploma — to replace Indiana’s four current diplomas. The transition, spearheaded by legislation authored by state lawmakers, would start with students entering high school during the 2025-26 academic year.

State education officials say they want to give students more flexibility with the new diplomas, allowing them to tailor coursework to their postgraduation goals, particularly in the 11th and 12th grades. The proposed diplomas place a greater emphasis on earning college credit and completing work-based learning opportunities in high school.

Educators, students and parents have criticized the state’s plan to “reinvent” high school, arguing the proposed diplomas lack rigor and present many other challenges. They question how school districts will secure work-based learning opportunities for all students, who will pay for the increased transportation costs and how students’ safety will be ensured when they are away from school grounds.

In June, education officials put forward three optional diploma seals — one each for enrollment, employment and enlistment — as a solution to critics’ worries and a way to signal a student’s competency. The seals would be jointly developed with corresponding experts — the Indiana Commission for Higher Education, business representatives across multiple industries and the Indiana National Guard — and would appear on a student’s transcript. Critics, so far, have not been swayed by the seals and say the state should retain its Core 40 with Academic Honors diploma as an additional option.

“Because we know that success in college begins with rigor in the high school curriculum, we respectfully ask that you consider an enrollment seal aligned with the requirements for competitive applications to Indiana’s R1 institutions,” Chiang wrote.

In another letter, sent July 26, Purdue asked education officials to consider a tiered enrollment seal. Under Purdue’s recommendation, one tier would incorporate Indiana’s Core 40 diploma requirements. A second tier would incorporate most, but not all, of the state’s Core 40 with Academic Honors diploma requirements.

An Indiana University spokesperson did not immediately respond to a State Affairs request to confirm whether the proposed diplomas would meet the university’s admission requirements.

The first comment period for the draft rule closes Tuesday. Jenner said education officials will make changes to the draft rule based on feedback and open a second comment period after the close of the first. The Indiana State Board of Education is expected to give a first look at the changes during its Aug. 14 meeting.

Education officials held a hearing Tuesday granting members of the public a final chance to share their input before the close of the first comment period. Several Democratic state lawmakers also weighed in.

“There has to be a path for students who want to continue their education post-high school,” Rep. Earl Harris Jr., D-East Chicago, said.

Kimberly Duff, a first-generation college student, said her family would leave the state if the proposed diplomas take effect.

“If my children can’t go to college, then there’s not a path here for me,” Duff said. “There’s nothing for us to stay for here.”

Contact Jarred Meeks on X @jarredsmeeks or email him at [email protected].

Indiana drops ‘sanctuary city’ lawsuit against East Chicago

Posted on by Rory Appleton

The Indiana Attorney General’s Office has dropped a lawsuit filed against East Chicago after the city repealed an ordinance seen to be in violation of a state law barring “sanctuary cities.” 

“We are pleased East Chicago will no longer operate as a sanctuary city, giving safe harbor to illegal aliens, and is now following state law,” Attorney General Todd Rokita said in a news release. 

On July 9, the state filed the lawsuit accusing East Chicago of “maintaining an ordinance that restricts taking certain actions regarding information of citizenship or immigration status” and discouraging city agents and agencies from cooperating with federal immigration officials. 

Rokita previously defined a sanctuary city as “a local unit of government that has adopted a policy to deliberately and intentionally disregard federal law and not cooperate with federal immigration authorities.”

The East Chicago City Clerk’s Office confirmed the repeal of its ordinance to State Affairs on Tuesday. The East Chicago Common Council authorized the move on July 24, and Mayor Anthony Copeland signed off on July 26. 

A 2011 state law bans Indiana cities from refusing to cooperate with immigration officials, and a 2024 law gives the Attorney General’s Office the power to compel compliance through legal action. 

Rokita said Tuesday a similar lawsuit his office filed against Monroe County will continue. 

Contact Rory Appleton on X at @roryehappleton or email him at [email protected].

Tennessee early voting period ends with turnout dropping 39% from 2020

Posted on by Andy Sher

While many candidates were out campaigning furiously during early voting in Thursday’s Republican and Democratic primary election, plenty of Tennessee voters responded with a shrug with figures showing far fewer people cast ballots in primary contests compared with a similar state and office ballot in 2020.

According to the Secretary of State, 353,774 voters cast ballots over the 14-day period which wrapped up on Saturday, a 39% drop over the 583,704 who showed up to vote during the early voting period four years ago.

On the Republican side, U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn is facing token opposition in her Republican primary election. There’s just one competitive U.S. House GOP primary contest among the eight Republican seats, that being in the 5th Congressional District contest between freshman Rep. Andy Ogles of Maury County and Nashville Metro Councilwoman Courtney Johnston. 

The big difference between 2024 and 2020 is the lack of a marquee statewide Republican U.S. Senate contrast. Four years ago, Bill Hagerty, a Trump-endorsed former U.S. ambassador to Japan prevailed over physician Manny Sethi.

Democrats have a U.S. Senate Democratic primary headlined by state Rep. Gloria Johnson of Knoxville, one of the “Tennessee Three” who were temporarily expelled for participating in an impromptu House floor protest following last year’s mass shooting at a Nashville private school. But Johnson, who has $2 million in cash on hand, has competition from Memphis environmentalist Marquita Bradshaw who unexpectedly won Democrats’ nod in 2020 over better funded Nashville attorney James Mackler. 

State races

There are also several seriously contested Republican races for state House and Senate seats this year. But heavy outside spending hasn’t resulted in a rush to the polls as GOP turnout was down 36%. It’s been even worse for Democrats, who have cast 46% fewer ballots than in 2020.

Early voting was up in some rural, often small counties where even just an eight-ballot increase could bump turnout percentages by nearly 3%. But a number of races have been won in the past by small margins. 

Voter increases could make a substantial difference in some largely Republican counties. For example, the race for Senate District 18 in Sumner and Trousdale counties features Senate Republican Speaker Pro Tem Ferrell Haile of Gallatin and “Constitutional Conservative” Chris Spencer, also of Gallatin. Voting was up 19% in GOP primary voting in Sumner County, a 1,289-vote difference from 2020. The district also includes tiny Trousdale where early voting was down 56%.

Another hotly contested race is underway to succeed Republican Rep. Sam Whitson of Franklin. House District 65 is composed of part of Williamson County. Voting was down 9%, or 1,393 votes, compared with four years ago . The GOP primary features County Commission Chair Brian Beathard, attorney Michelle Foreman and businessman Lee Reeves, who has won Gov. Bill Lee’s endorsement as the Republican governor seeks voters to pass his statewide school voucher proposal. 

Over in rural West Tennessee’s House District 73, incumbent Rep. Chris Todd of Jackson faces a GOP contest against Jimmy Harrison. The challenger is the former mayor of Madison County, where the early Republican turnout was up 9% during early voting.

In another rural West Tennessee House contest, incumbent Rep. Rusty Grills of Newbern is facing off with Bubba Cobb of Dyersberg. The Obion County portion of the district saw nearly a 40% drop off in voting from four years ago while Dyer County was up by about 5%. Lake County was down by 19%.

In Blount County’s House District 20 contest — where Republicans Nick Bright, attorney, businessman Jason Emert and retired teacher and coach Tom Stinnett are running for the seat vacated by Rep. Bryan Richey — Republican early voting dropped 19%. Emert has been endorsed by Lee in the governor’s quest to pass a statewide school voucher bill.

In Upper East Tennessee’s Senate District 4, Senate Education Chair Jon Lundberg of Bristol and challenger Bobby Harshbarger are tangled in a ferocious race where spending has approached $2 million. Republican early voting was down 17% in Sullivan County and dropped by 25% in Hawkins County. 

Reps. Sam McKenzie faces Country Commissioner Dasha Lundy in the Democratic primary for House District 15 in Knox County, where voting has been down 24%. Fellow Democratic Rep. Yusuf Hakeem is being challenged by Chattanooga City Council member Demetrus Coonrod in Hamilton County, where primary voting has dropped 44% compared with four years ago.

Ex-Treasurer Mitchell joins State Police as CFO

Posted on by Tom Davies

Former state Treasurer Kelly Mitchell has returned to state government as chief financial officer for the Indiana State Police.

The agency announced that Mitchell started Monday in the position. She replaces Mickey James, who will soon retire from her position overseeing the department’s financial management.

Mitchell, a Republican, won statewide elections in 2014 and 2018 for treasurer, whose office administers state investments and finances. Since Mitchell’s term ended in 2022, her work has included time as investor relations director for Carmel-based real estate developer Old Town Companies.

She was previously a county commissioner in northern Indiana’s Cass County and unsuccessfully sought the 2020 Republican nomination for the 5th Congressional District seat.

Mitchell will be part of State Police Superintendent Doug Carter’s senior leadership team. 

She will lead the Fiscal Division and will oversee budgeting, payroll, procurement, accounts receivable and grant management for the agency, which has nearly 1,700 law enforcement and civilian employees.

“I am so proud and excited to welcome Kelly Mitchell to our leadership team,” Carter said in an agency statement. “We have every confidence she will continue to take our agency down the path of sound fiscal management while pushing forward with the positive, productive fiscal relationships we enjoy with stakeholders like the State Budget Agency and the Indiana Department of Administration.”

Tom Davies is a Statehouse reporter for State Affairs Pro Indiana. Reach him at [email protected] or on X at @TomDaviesIND.

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