OPPOSING FIRING SQUADS: Protest at Fort Wayne firm follows strategy used against lethal injections
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen June 5, 2026 The protesters who recently gathered in front of Elevatus Architecture in Fort Wayne were part of a national effort to stop death penalty executions by firing squads by using the same tactics that have successfully disrupted le “...”
INDIANA CAPITAL CHRONICLE: Indiana governor declares Pride month ‘nuclear family month’
This story was originally published by the Indiana Capital Chronicle. By Leslie Bonilla Muñiz Indiana Capital Chronicle June 3, 2026 Indiana Gov. Mike Braun declared June “nuclear family month” in a proclamation issued Monday — the first day of nationally recognized Pride “...”
CAPITAL B GARY: How One Gary Restaurant Preserved a Century of Chili, Community, and Tradition
This story was originally published by Capital B Gary. By Rayonna Burton-Jernigan Capital B Gary May 26, 2026 The gospel music hums overhead while the fryer crackles behind the counter. Customers drift in and out of the narrow diner on Broadway, a place that seems stuck in time. “...”
Beckwith doubles down, feuds with fellow Republicans over Islam remarks
By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen June 3, 2026 Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith feuded on social media Wednesday with fellow Indiana Republicans who criticized his attacks on Islam and calls to give Americans “permission to hate again.” A day after Gov. Mike Braun suggested Bec “...”
‘THINK BEFORE YOU SPEAK’: Braun says Beckwith ‘probably regrets’ how he phrased call for hatred
By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen June 2, 2026 Gov. Mike Braun said Tuesday that Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith “probably regrets” how he phrased his recent comments that Americans need “permission to hate again” and his singling out of Islam as worthy of hatred. But the Repu “...”
Indiana GOP leaders silent after Lt. Gov. Beckwith says Americans need ‘permission to hate again’
By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen June 1, 2026 Top Indiana Republicans would not say Monday whether they agreed with Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith’s claim that Hoosiers should have “permission to hate again” and his description of Islam as a “demonic death cult.” The India “...”
INDIANA CAPITAL CHRONICLE: Democratic party delegates prepare to pick secretary of state nominee
This story was originally published by the Indiana Capital Chronicle. By Mackenzi Klemann and Casey Smith Indiana Capital Chronicle June 1, 2026 As Indiana Democrats prepare to gather for the party’s convention Saturday, delegates will decide whether a familiar political name o “...”
GOP RECOUNT DISPUTES: Candidates seek rulings before retallying of ballots in 2 Indiana Senate races
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen June 1, 2026 Parties in the recount proceedings for Senate District 15 and Senate District 23 have filed motions asking the Indiana Recount Commission to rule on various disputes before the actual recounting of ballots begins. Paula Copenha “...”
VOTEBEAT: Postal Service’s proposed rules could create new barriers to mail voting
This article was originally published by Votebeat, a nonprofit news organization covering local election administration and voting access. By Dion Nissenbaum Votebeat May 29, 2026 Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration ac “...”
CHALKBEAT: Weakened Voting Rights Act could reshape school boards
This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters By Erica Meltzer Chalkbeat May 26, 2026 Sign up for Chalkbeat’s free weekly newsletter to keep up with how education is changing across the U.S. The Voting Rights Act has fo “...”