PUBLIC NEWS SERVICE: Indiana research finds employers want more job skills
This story was originally published by Public News Service. By Joe Ulery, producer Public News Service May 19, 2026 A new report from Gallup and Lumina Foundation found students still believe college prepares them for work but many employers are not convinced graduates are full “...”
INDIANA CAPITAL CHRONICLE: GOP secretary of state race scrambled as US Sen. Banks’ staffer enters
This story was originally published by the Indiana Capital Chronicle. By Tom Davies Indiana Capital Chronicle May 20, 2026 A staffer to U.S. Sen. Jim Banks joined the Republican Indiana secretary of state race Wednesday, possibly complicating incumbent Diego Morales’ reelection “...”
GOP RECOUNTS: Copenhaver, Vogt file petitions after narrow losses in Indiana Senate primary races
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen May 21, 2026 The intraparty fight among Indiana Republicans is still raging with recount petitions being filed in two GOP primaries for the state Senate where the incumbents – one who invoked President Donald Trump’s ire and one who rec “...”
ELECTION OFFICIAL: McLain appointed to serve as IED’s Republican co-director
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen May 20, 2026 Joseph McLain, who joined the Indiana Election Division in April 2019 as a program director, has been tapped to serve as the Republican co-director, filling the remaining term of former co-director Brad King, who resigned May 6 “...”
VOTEBEAT: What Americans think about election policy and how the 2026 elections will go
This article was originally published by Votebeat, a nonprofit news organization covering local election administration and voting access. By Nathaniel Rakich Votebeat May 18, 2026 Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration ac “...”
SHADES OF COMEY CASE: ACLU says Indiana man did not threaten state officials by posting ‘86’ on social media
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen May 19, 2026 The ACLU of Indiana has filed a motion for a preliminary injunction to prevent an investigator for Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita’s office from taking “any adverse action” against a Monroe County man who posted “8 “...”
WFYI: Hoosiers rally across Indiana to protest ICE
This story was originally published by WFYI Public Media By Samantha Horton WFYI Public Media May 17, 2026 Standing at the roundabout outside the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Bonnie Feikes held a sign reading “End ICE Detention at Miami.” “It’s just really simple. Has noth “...”
CAREFUL, DELIBERATE RECOUNTS: Morales says he’ll remain commission chair for any proceedings
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen May 15, 2026 As the window for filing a recount petition opened with at least one race headed for review, the Indiana Recount Commission met Friday morning to prepare for the possibility the votes will need to be counted again in one or mor “...”
ARNOLT CENTER and INDIANA CAPITAL CHRONICLE: Communities struggle to spend opioid settlement funds
This story was originally published by the Indiana Capital Chronicle. By Arnolt Center for Investigative Journalism staff, Niki Kelly and Cierra Putman Indiana Capital Chronicle May 14, 2026 Alisha Ladyga was 16 when she first tried and became addicted to OxyContin in the early 2 “...”
Lawmakers across the country tap brakes on sharing license plate camera data
This story was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By The Statehouse Reporting Project May 13, 2026 Widespread networks of automated license plate surveillance cameras that create hordes of data used to track motorists are under increasing scrutiny by lawmakers and pri “...”