‘RILED UP’: Dems, advocates organize against redistricting amid GOP visit to D.C.
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen August 26, 2025 Indiana state Democratic lawmakers and voter-rights advocacy groups turned up the heat in the political kitchen Tuesday to remind Republican legislators of the potential firestorm that a mid-decade redistricting may bring. T “...”
Hannah News Service: A tough decision foisted upon Hoosier GOP lawmakers – Redistricting 2025
Indiana Insight Hannah News Service August 22nd, 2025 Redistricting Indiana’s congressional districts at mid-decade was initially raised as a tentative proposition of sorts, and didn’t even seem to gain steam when Vice President JD Vance (R) paid a hastily scheduled visit to “...”
Texas Tribune story: Fresh off Texas Senate’s approval, new congressional map is target of lawsuit
By Colleen DeGuzman The Texas Tribune August 23, 2025 “Fresh off Texas Senate’s approval, new congressional map is target of lawsuit” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them “...”
Texas Tribune story: Texas Senate approves GOP congressional map, sending plan to Abbott’s desk
By Kayla Guo The Texas Tribune August 22, 2025 “Texas Senate approves GOP congressional map, sending plan to Abbott’s desk” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — “...”
‘WE’RE REVIEWING IT’: SOS Morales says DOJ letter seeks access to Indiana voter rolls
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen August 22, 2025 Indiana Secretary of State Diego Morales confirmed on Friday that his office has received a letter from the U.S. Department of Justice seeking access to voter rolls but indicated his team has not yet turned over any informat “...”
‘CLEARLY POLITICAL’: Advocacy groups mount grassroots effort to oppose redistricting
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen August 22, 2025 The Indiana Friends Committee on Legislation is not planning to flash any daggers. Joining the other nonprofits and advocacy groups trying to derail the push for a mid-decade redistricting at the Indiana Statehouse, IFCL is “...”
‘BOLD STORYTELLERS’: Meet the Fort Wayne couple behind the conservative Christian documentaries screened at Lt. Gov. Beckwith’s church
By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen August 21, 2025 Fort Wayne filmmakers Mark and Amber Archer have built a platform telling stories they frame as biblical truth — and one of their most consistent champions is now Indiana’s lieutenant governor. Through their production comp “...”
Chalkbeat Indiana: Indiana’s K-12 schools leader poised to also lead higher education system pending a vote
This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters By Aleksandra Appleton Chalkbeat Indiana August 20, 2025 Sign up for Chalkbeat Indiana’s free daily newsletter to keep up with Indianapolis Public Schools, Marion County’s t “...”
Stateline Story: Trump wants states to feed voter info into powerful citizenship data program
By Jonathan Shorman Stateline August 20, 2025 BILOXI, Miss. — The Trump administration is developing a powerful data tool it claims will let states identify noncitizens registered to vote. But Democratic critics and data experts warn it could allow the federal government to vac “...”
TSF story: Fairgoers appreciate SOS Morales’ outreach, but advocates continue to question his motives
This story was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By Anna Cecil TheStatehouseFile.com August 19, 2025 As they have for many years, the Katz family visited the Indiana State Fair on $2 Tuesday to partake in the array of sweet and savory deals. Barry and Zoe Katz wandere “...”