LESSONS IN VIRTUE: Legal scholar peruses Founding Fathersâ libraries and gains new understanding of meaning behind âthe pursuit of happinessâ
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen May 2, 2025 Stuck at home with extra time on his hands courtesy of the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, legal scholar and author Jeffrey Rosen started diving into the treatises and tomes the Founding Fathers read as they crafted the nationâs found â...â
‘PROPAGANDA MILLâ? Lt. Gov. Beckwith lauds WallBuilders think tank accused of eroding separation of church and state
By Sydney Byerly and Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen May 1, 2025 When Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith cited WallBuilders to defend his controversial comments about the Three-Fifths Compromise, he called the Texas-based nonprofit âthe gold standard for learning the real his â...â
ICC story: Indiana University alumni blast board of trustees changes slipped into state budget
This story was originally published by the Indiana Capital Chronicle. By Casey Smith Indiana Capital Chronicle May 1, 2025 A coalition of ranking Indiana University alumni voiced âalarm and angerâ Wednesday to new state policy that eliminates alumni input in the selection of â...â
TSF story: Indiana lawmakers highlight best and worst bills from 2025 legislative session
This story was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By Anna Cecil TheStatehouseFile.com April 30, 2025 Less than a week ago, the Indiana General Assembly declared âsine die,â effectively ending the 2025 legislative session. Out of the hundreds of bills that made it t â...â
BECKWITH FACES BACKLASH: Indiana lieutenant governorâs comments about Three-Fifths Compromise draw ire of Democrats and historians
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen April 29, 2025 Days after making national news for claiming in a social media post that the Three-Fifths Compromise âhelped to root out slavery,â Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith is accusing others of spreading falsehoods about U.S. hist â...â
Chalkbeat story: Why national charter leaders are very worried about Oklahomaâs religious charter school
This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters By Erica Meltzer Chalkbeat April 28, 2025Â Sign up for Chalkbeatâs free weekly newsletter to keep up with how education is changing across the U.S. The case of St. Isidore of â...â
PNS story: Indiana military sites work with nonprofit to preserve land
This story was originally published by Public News Service. By Terri Dee, anchor/producer Public News Service April 28, 2025 The U.S. military and a nonprofit environmental group are seeing success in a partnership that strengthens military readiness and conserves Indiana’s â...â
VOTER VERIFICATION BATTLE PERSISTS: Lawsuit filed by AG Rokita and SOS Morales against federal agencies is latest round in fight over citizenship status
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen April 25, 2025 The lawsuit Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita and Indiana Secretary of State Diego Morales filed last week against the federal government for failing to verify the citizenship status of nearly 600,000 Hoosier voters comes â...â
ICC story: Republicans finalize $44 billion budget, while Democrats point to missed opportunities
This story was originally published by the Indiana Capital Chronicle. By Whitney Downard Indiana Capital Chronicle April 25, 2025 The majority of Statehouse Democrats opposed the 2025 budget â crafted over four months and passed by Republicans early Friday morning â decrying â...â
Capital B Gary story: âThis Is About More Than Just Foodâ: Inside a Grassroots Effort Feeding Hundreds in Gary
This story was originally published by Capital B Gary. By Rayonna Burton-Jernigan Capital B Gary April 22, 2025 On a windy Sunday morning this month in downtown Gary, families lined up outside the Family Life Community Center. They werenât there for church, but for nourishment. â...â