CALL TO PIONEERS: Board game at Harrison Presidential Site prompts players to collaborate to reach statehood
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen September 4, 2026 After a night of playing the board game Catan, Lindsey Beckley was observing one of her colleagues teach a group of young students about Indiana’s early history when she had a “hmm, I wonder” moment. The director of “...”
PRIVATE PROPERTY: Democrats question Beckwith town hall at former congressional candidate’s home
By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen September 4, 2026 Indiana Democrats are criticizing Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith’s plan to hold a town hall meeting later this month — as part of his official duties — at the private residence of a former Republican congressional candidate. “...”
‘FEWER DISTRACTIONS’: Indiana students and teachers adjust to school without cellphones
By Lauren Warner TheStatehouseFile.com September 3, 2026 As the 2026-2027 school year kicks off, kids attending public school are facing a big change: an entire school day without using personal wireless devices. Previous legislation from 2024—Senate Enrolled Act 185—only req “...”
NO PUBLIC DISCLOSURE: Trial court allows state to keep private the names of nearly 600K Indiana voters sent to USCIS
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen September 3, 2026 In a one-page order issued on Monday, a Marion County Superior Court judge has blocked access to the list of nearly 600,000 Hoosier voters that the Indiana attorney general and Indiana secretary of state turned over to the “...”
FPI NEWS: Benton County residents fight plans for massive hog farms
By Laura Lane FPI News August 31, 2026 REMINGTON — Charlene Koebcke said “no” when a man seeking support for his proposed factory hog farms offered her a free 30-pound box of pork. Then she went straight to the Benton County Surveyor’s Office to learn more about Remington “...”
‘REVISITING FIGHTS’: Democrat lawmaker, Indiana AG take opposite sides of mail-in ballot battle
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen September 2, 2026 As the effort to block the Trump administration’s proposed restrictions on mail-in voting continues to whipsaw between the U.S. Supreme Court and federal district and circuit courts, Indiana voting-rights advocates are e “...”
BOOSTING TURNOUT: SOS rivals spar over proposed voter guide, other ways to fight apathy
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen September 1, 2026 During last week’s debate among the secretary of state candidates, Lincoln Party candidate Greg Ballard was able to show what he would do to improve Indiana’s voter turnout – he held up a copy of his proposed voter “...”
WFYI: Weekend events opposing ICE detention held across Indiana
By Samantha Horton WFYI Public Media August 30,2026 In Indiana, more than 60 events this weekend protested U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention in Miami Correctional Facility. Across the highway from the prison Saturday, Aug. 29, about a dozen people engaged with dr “...”
KFF HEALTH NEWS: $50B rural health program needs more transparency, groups say
By Arielle Zionts KFF Health News August 27, 2026 One year into its creation, a $50 billion federal program aimed at improving rural healthcare lacks transparency, which could make it difficult to protect against fraud, identify successful projects, and ensure the program deliver “...”
MIRROR INDY: Ongoing efforts to protect waterways from pollutants and data centers
By Enrique Saenz Mirror Indy August 26, 2026 While Indianapolis recovers from historic flooding, water experts met on the west side to plan how to keep Indiana’s water clean. Scientists, water managers, local and state officials gathered last week at the Biltwell Event Center f “...”