‘ART OF THE POSSIBLE’: Indiana Sen. Gary Byrne is getting things done for the conservative agenda
By Steve Hinnefeld The Indiana Citizen July 15, 2026 Micah Beckwith has a talent for making headlines, engaging in fights on social media and stirring up outrage. When it comes to changing policy? Not so much. Indiana’s lieutenant governor, an avowed Christian nationalist, list “...”
INDIANA CAPITAL CHRONICLE: New statewide reporting team launches
By Niki Kelly Indiana Capital Chronicle July 15, 2026 Nonprofit news organization Free Press Indiana launched a statewide news outlet on Wednesday. Free Press Indiana News is a five-person newsroom, led by veteran editor Lindsey Erdody. It will publish content daily — via its w “...”
COUNTERMOVEMENT: Fishers groups mobilize against ‘Mass Deportation Rally’
By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen July 15, 2026 A coalition of progressive central Indiana advocacy groups are organizing a “Hoosier Hospitality March” in Fishers in response to an Aug. 1 “Mass Deportation Rally” featuring Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith and former U.S. Border “...”
RECOUNTS PROCEED: Hearings set in 3 GOP races, including bitter Senate District 23 battle
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen July 14, 2026 With just three votes separating the incumbent, state Sen. Spencer Deery, R-Lafayette, and his challenger, Paula Copenhaver, the fight for the Republican nomination in Indiana Senate District 23 will go before the Indiana Reco “...”
CHALKBEAT: Parental rights and student gender transitions will be DOJ civil rights priorities
This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters By Erica Meltzer Chalkbeat July 13, 2026 Sign up for Chalkbeat’s free weekly newsletter to keep up with how education is changing across the U.S. The day after the Education “...”
Krull Commentary: Beckwith, the Bible and a broken oath
This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com July 13, 2026 About 18 months ago, Micah Beckwith put his left hand on the Bible, his right hand in the air and took the following oath: “I, Micah Beckwith, do solemnly swear that “...”
Beckwith and Bovino scheduled to be part of ‘Mass Deportation Rally’ in Fishers
By Sydney Byerly and Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen July 13, 2026 Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith and former U.S. Border Patrol Commander-at-Large Greg Bovino are slated to be featured at an Aug. 1 event in Fishers hosted by an anti-immigration nonprofit that says it aims t “...”
PUBLIC NEWS SERVICE: Indiana food program reduces hospitalizations and hunger
By Joe Ulery, producer Public News Service July 9, 2026 A new Feeding America report highlights an Indianapolis partnership that found providing healthy food to patients can improve medical outcomes while lowering overall costs. The report focuses in part on a partnership betwe “...”
KFF HEALTH NEWS: ACA Insurers seek premium increases as enrollment sags
By Rachel Spears KFF Health News July 8, 2026 For the second year in a row, many Affordable Care Act insurers are proposing double-digit premium increases, driven by rising medical costs as well as policy changes by Congress and the Trump administration. In preliminary filings wi “...”
VOTERS FACE HOMEWORK: Partisan school board elections, referendums coming in November
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen July 10, 2026 Indiana’s shift to partisan school board elections and limits on education-related referendums will require Hoosier voters to study harder before casting their ballots in November. The changes the Indiana General Assembly ma “...”