PNS story: Indiana activists fight suppression with ‘good trouble’
This story was originally published by Public News Service. By Joe Ulery, anchor/producer Public News Service July 17, 2025 Hoosiers will join a nationwide movement marking the fifth annual John Lewis National Day of Action. The Indianapolis rally takes place Thursday from noon t “...”
Chalkbeat Indiana story: Indiana to seek major new flexibility for federal school funding. Here’s what that means.
This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters By Aleksandra Appleton Chalkbeat July 16, 2025 Sign up for Chalkbeat Indiana’s free daily newsletter to keep up with Indianapolis Public Schools, Marion County’s township “...”
GOVERNOR’S AWARDS: 6 honored at Black Expo as leaders express hope that end of DEI in state won’t stop Braun from supporting all Hoosiers
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen July 16, 2025 At the culmination of the Indiana Black Expo Business Conference on Tuesday, Gov. Mike Braun recognized five minority community leaders and one staff member of the Indiana Civil Rights Commission for their achievements, saying “...”
ICC Story: Fiscal leadership confident in Indiana’s finances with reserves at $2.5B
This story was originally published by the Indiana Capital Chronicle. By Whitney Downard Indiana Capital Chronicle July 15, 2025 A trio of Indiana’s budget leaders emphasized their confidence in the state’s finances at the end of the 2025 fiscal year during a Tuesday press co “...”
TSF story: After lawmakers failed to criminalize homelessness, one organization has a new solution for unhoused Hoosiers
This story was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By Luke Shepherd TheStatehouseFile.com July 14, 2025 Homelessness intervention organizations are seeking new ways to help unhoused people after two bills that attempted to criminalize homelessness in Indiana nearly pass “...”
Chalkbeat story: U.S. Supreme Court gives green light to Education Department layoffs
This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters By Erica Meltzer Chalkbeat July 14, 2025 Sign up for Chalkbeat’s free weekly newsletter to keep up with how education is changing across the U.S. Massive layoffs at the U.S. “...”
WFYI story: Indiana will no longer move forward with its plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
This story was originally published by WFYI. By Rebecca Thiele WFYI July 11, 2025 Indiana is no longer moving forward with its climate action plan. Now that both the federal and state government aren’t leading climate efforts, the challenge of addressing climate change in “...”
VOTER STATUS SOUGHT: Secretary of State Morales signs pact to use federal database to verify citizenship, but caution is urged
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen July 11, 2025 While still fighting with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security over verifying the citizenship of nearly 600,000 Hoosier voters, Indiana Secretary of State Diego Morales announced earlier this week that his office has enter “...”
Votebeat story: Voter turnout was up during Michigan’s 2024 election. Figuring out exactly why may be tough.
This article was originally published by Votebeat, a nonprofit news organization covering local election administration and voting access. By Hayley Harding Votebeat July 10, 2025 Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration acr “...”
PNS Story: Hoosier businesses face fallout from tariff shake-up
This story was originally published by Public News Service. By Joe Ulery, anchor/producer Public News Service July 11, 2025 Hoosier businesses across the state are feeling the ripple effects of rising tariffs and shifting trade policies, especially in farming, manufacturing and r “...”