Votebeat Story: In fight with DOJ over voting roll access, Michigan may be poised to go the distance
This article was originally published by Votebeat, a nonprofit news organization covering local election administration and voting access. By Hayley Harding Votebeat March 14, 2026 Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration “...”
PRIMARY PRESSURE: Judge tells attorneys to ‘clear calendars’ for hearing in Senate candidacy dispute
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen March 13, 2026 A three-hour hearing has been scheduled for next week in the dispute over the qualifications of a candidate in the Senate District 38 Republican primary. Clay County Circuit Court Judge David Thomas issued an order Thursday s “...”
Braun administration partners with Turning Point USA to start chapters in high schools and colleges
By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen March 12, 2026 Gov. Mike Braun on Thursday announced a partnership with Turning Point USA aimed at expanding conservative student political clubs in high schools and colleges across Indiana, telling reporters the state will support efforts to “...”
Beckwith calls GOP supermajority ‘a blessing and a curse’ as he touts outside pressure campaign
By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen March 12, 2026 PLYMOUTH, Indiana — Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith criticized fellow Republicans who dominate the Indiana legislature, telling attendees at a town hall Wednesday night that the party’s supermajority in the House and Senate is “a “...”
ICC Story: Indiana AG pushes back against court effort to halt student ID voting ban before 2026 election
This story was originally published by the Indiana Capital Chronicle. By Casey Smith Indiana Capital Chronicle March 11, 2026 State attorneys are urging a federal judge to reject a request to block Indiana’s ban on using college identification cards to vote, arguing in new cour “...”
SCHOOL POLITICS? SOS Morales touts Club America voter registration effort, but critics are wary
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen March 11, 2026 Indiana Secretary of State Diego Morales announced on Tuesday a partnership with Club America, an arm of the conservative organization Turning Point USA, to register Hoosier high school students to vote, but a voter-advocacy “...”
‘STEP FORWARD’: Ex-Mayor Greg Ballard starts new political party in bid for secretary of state
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen March 10, 2026 Former Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard is establishing a new political party as he prepares to launch his campaign for Indiana secretary of state. Ballard announced on March 3 that he was entering the secretary of state race “...”
Capital B Gary story: Gary Lawmakers Warn New Laws Could Raise Energy Bills, Cut Medicaid Coverage
This story was originally published by Capital B Gary. By Calvin Davis Capital B Gary March 9, 2026 Gary residents could soon feel the effects of new state laws on everything from health care coverage to energy bills and public schools, local lawmakers warned last week. At a legi “...”
NO SIGNATURE: Gov. Braun declines to sign syringe services bill but will allow it to become law
By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen March 9, 2026 Gov. Mike Braun said Monday that he will allow a bill extending Indiana’s syringe services programs to become law without his signature, even as he warned against using such exchanges as “a crutch going forward” in addressi “...”
Votebeat: 2026 primary elections start off with a Texas-sized mess
This article was originally published by Votebeat, a nonprofit news organization covering local election administration and voting access. By Nathaniel Rakich Votebeat March 9, 2026 Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration “...”