CONSTITUTION DAY: Greenhouse lecture at Purdue, judges in classrooms mark celebration
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen September 18, 2025 To mark the 238th anniversary of the signing of the U.S. Constitution, Linda Greenhouse, an awarding-winning journalist, visited Purdue University and delivered a warning about the American system of government. “You do “...”
VOCAL OPPOSITION: Hundreds protest at Statehouse against redistricting
By Colleen Steffen and Sydney Byerly September 18, 2025 Pete Buttigieg spoke before a thunderous crowd in the Indiana Statehouse Thursday afternoon, calling on state Republicans to resist pressure from the Trump administration for mid-decade redistricting. “They want the outcom “...”
Chalkbeat story: After Charlie Kirk’s assassination, new scrutiny on what teachers can — and should — say
This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters By Erica Meltzer Chalkbeat September 17, 2025 Sign up for Chalkbeat’s free weekly newsletter to keep up with how education is changing across the U.S. America’s teachers hav “...”
INDIANA’S LESSONS: Former ambassador Donnelly talks faith, Hoosier values at Red Mass
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen September 17, 2025 When Joe Donnelly and his wife, Jill, moved into the ambassador’s residence in Vatican City in 2022, they made the place a home by decorating it with artwork by Indiana artists and, paying homage to their beloved alma m “...”
‘NO APPLICATION’: Indiana school board’s use of new sex ed law to pull books baffles its advocates and opponents
By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen September 17, 2025 Hoosiers on both sides of Indiana’s newest sex education statute — and even the Republican state senator who wrote the law — say they are puzzled that a school board in northeastern Indiana is using it to justify remov “...”
ICC story: Indiana governor floats November special session on redistricting
By Casey Smith Indiana Capital Chronicle September 16, 2025 Gov. Mike Braun suggested Monday that Indiana lawmakers could return for a special session in November to redraw congressional boundaries — his clearest signal yet in support of mid-cycle redistricting. Speaking on For “...”
TSF story: Study committee hears testimony on the importance of Indiana’s natural spaces
This story was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By Chloe White TheStatehouseFile.com September 15, 2025 On Thursday, the Interim Study Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources met in the Indiana Statehouse’s Senate chamber to hear testimony and presentations “...”
CIVICS LESSON: Lt. Gov. Beckwith mixes history and religion at Bootcamp, remembers Kirk
By Dan Spalding News Now Warsaw September 15, 2025 FORT WAYNE — Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith hosted his first in a possible series of Civic Bootcamps Saturday in Fort Wayne, but the legacy of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, who was killed Wednesday while speaking on a “...”
LOSING PRIVILEGE: Speakers and panel spotlight fears driving Christian nationalism
By Greta Lapp Klassen The Indiana Citizen September 15, 2025 FORT WAYNE – Although it has gained traction in recent years, Christian nationalism is not a new ideology, Moises Serrano of Americans United for Separation of Church and State told a crowd of concerned Indiana ci “...”
Based in Lafayette story: West Lafayette ceremony welcomes 90 new U.S. citizens
This story was originally published by Based in Lafayette By Dave Bangert Based in Lafayette September 12, 2025 Ninety people originally hailing from 32 countries and now living across the northern half of Indiana left White Horse Christian Center Friday afternoon as freshly mint “...”