CHALKBEAT: IPS board candidate Cornett did not meet requirement to run as a Democrat
This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters By MJ Slaby Chalkbeat August 7, 2026 Sign up for Chalkbeat Indiana’s free daily newsletter to keep up with Indianapolis Public Schools, Marion County’s township districts, a “...”
NAME REMOVED: After calls for her firing, adjunct law prof deleted from IU website; routine maintenance cited
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen August 7, 2026 An IU adjunct law professor, whose controversial political video after the death of U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham incited two Indiana congressmen to call for her firing, no longer appears on the school’s website. However, the un “...”
DIVISION AMONG THE FAITHFUL: Many proclaim religious liberty but differ over meaning and application
By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen August 7, 2026 When Indiana politicians, clergy and advocacy groups invoke “religious liberty,” they often sound like they’re talking about the same principle. But they’re frequently making very different arguments. Con “...”
MAIL-IN DISPUTE: Indiana backs Trump in expanding USPS election role; other states decry federal overreach
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen August 7, 2026 Indiana is among 12 states joining the Trump administration in asking the U.S. Supreme Court to allow the U.S. Postal Service to move forward with implementing new policy that would essentially give the post office the power “...”
‘LEAKY TENT’: Save Heritage Indiana relocates rally as Hoosier Hospitality March spreads welcoming message
By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen August 4, 2026 Days after organizing what it called the nation’s first mass deportation rally, Save Heritage Indiana says it intentionally concealed the event’s location, limited attendance to vetted guests and hopes to use the gat “...”
WFYI PUBLIC MEDIA: Partisan school board law creates confusion for two IPS candidates
This story was originally published by WFYI Public Media. By Caroline Beck WFYI Public Media July 27, 2026 A new Indiana law that lets school board candidates run under a political party is now threatening to knock the only two candidates for an Indianapolis Public Schools board “...”
LEADERSHIP BID: Trump-aligned Garten seeks top job in Indiana Senate
By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen August 3, 2026 Sen. Chris Garten launched a campaign Monday for the chamber’s top leadership post, promising a more aggressive conservative agenda than the man he is seeking to replace, outgoing Senate President Pro Tempore Rodric Bray. The “...”
HOSPITALITY MARCH: Competing rallies in Fishers highlight divide over immigration
By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen August 3, 2026 FISHERS, Ind. — Hundreds of demonstrators marched through downtown Fishers Saturday, chanting “No hate, no fear; Immigrants are welcome here,” as they protested a nearby rally promoting mass deportations that featu “...”
Beckwith discusses data centers, Medicaid changes, role of religious groups during Marion town hall
By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen July 31, 2026 MARION, Ind. — Micah Beckwith, the Republican lieutenant governor, held a town hall Wednesday night in Marion in which he called for Indiana to amend its constitution to mandate a religious oath – and also tackled a long list “...”
SENATE IN PLAY: Bray’s step back raises stakes on political direction of Indiana’s upper chamber
By Sydney Byerly and Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen July 31, 2026 Noting Republican lawmakers could put their political careers in jeopardy simply for supporting him, Senate President Pro Tempore Rodric Bray announced Friday he will be stepping down from his leadership posi “...”