Stateline Story: Indiana among 4 states that will help Homeland Security obtain driver’s license records
By Jonathan Shorman Stateline December 1, 2025 Four Republican states have agreed to help the Trump administration gain access to state driver’s license data through a nationwide law enforcement computer network as part of the administration’s hunt for alleged noncitizen vote “...”
BILL ADVANCES: 12 House Republicans join Democrats to oppose redistricting, but map moves to Senate
By Anna Cecil and Chloe White TheStatehouseFile.com December 5, 2025 Indiana House of Representatives voted Friday afternoon to send its draft of the state’s redrawn congressional map to the Senate. The vote on House Bill 1032 was 57-41, with 12 Republicans crossing party line “...”
‘INDIANA 9-0’: Turning Point rally draws supporters of redistricting to Indiana Statehouse
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen December 5, 2025 As Democratic lawmakers tried unsuccessfully to stop the redistricting bill from advancing in the Indiana House, Hoosiers supporting the new map gathered in the south atrium of the Statehouse to convince state senators to v “...”
LAWMAKER REACTIONS: Indiana House passes mid-cycle redistricting 57-41 Friday
By TheStatehouseFile.com December 5, 2025 On Friday, the Indiana House passed House Bill 1032, which would see Indiana redraw its congressional districts mid-cycle, in advance of the 2026 midterm election—a goal of the Trump administration. Twelve Republicans crossed party lin “...”
Chalkbeat Story: Indiana’s ban on cellphones in the classroom may get stricter
This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters By Aleksandra Appleton Chalkbeat December 4, 2025 Sign up for Chalkbeat Indiana’s free daily newsletter to keep up with Indianapolis Public Schools, Marion County’s townsh “...”
Texas Tribune Story: Supreme Court lets Texas keep new congressional map while legal battle continues
By Eleanor Klibanoff The Texas Tribune December 4, 2025 Texas can use its new, GOP friendly congressional map while a legal challenge plays out, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled, temporarily pausing a lower court ruling that had blocked the map from going into effect. With the Dec. 8 “...”
AMENDMENTS REJECTED: Indiana House Democrats fail to alter redistricting bill
By Chloe White TheStatehouseFile.com December 4, 2025 On Thursday, the Indiana House of Representatives dismissed multiple amendments on House Bill 1032. The proposed legislation, written by Rep. Ben Smaltz, R-Auburn, would redraw Indiana’s congressional voting districts mid-de “...”
DHS SETTLEMENT: Morales, Rokita tout win on voter verification, but expert warns of disenfranchisement
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen December 4, 2025 In touting a recent settlement that gives the state access to an enhanced federal system for verifying immigration status, Indiana Secretary of State Diego Morales’ office revealed it had turned over nearly 500,000 Hoosie “...”
PNS Story: Few solutions exist for Hoosiers in rural communities who need doctors
This story was originally published by Public News Service. By Terri Dee, producer Public News Service December 1, 2025 Difficulties in finding health care are an ongoing dilemma in Indiana’s rural areas. And shortages are beginning to surface in urban communities as well. Acco “...”
OPENING ARGUMENTS: Republicans tout politics, critics say racial gerrymandering
By Colleen Steffen TheStatehouseFile.com December 2, 2025 Over and over, critics of Indiana House Republicans’ proposed new congressional map were met with the same phrase from Rep. Ben Smaltz, R-Auburn, at Tuesday’s hours-long hearing of the House Elections and Apportionment “...”