ELECTION ANALYSIS: Indiana secretary of state study shows cost savings if changes made
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen November 21, 2025 In its study of elections, Indiana Secretary of State Diego Morales’ office found administrative costs and voter turnout are most impacted by the timing of municipal contests, while the location of where the ballots ar “...”
Votebeat story: Court order on Texas redistricting forces election officials, parties to scramble — again
This article was originally published by Votebeat, a nonprofit news organization covering local election administration and voting access. By Natalia Contreras Votebeat November 20, 2025 Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administr “...”
‘THE TINIEST AMONG US’: Supporters mark 25 years of Indiana’s Safe Haven Law, call for more education
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen November 21, 2025 While marking the 25th anniversary of Indiana’s Safe Haven Law, which seeks to protect newborns, Linda Znachko, a champion of the statute, told state lawmakers that the recent discovery of a deceased baby found abandoned “...”
‘SCARY AND SHOCKING’: Indiana lawmakers face a rise in political threats after opposing redistricting
By Kyra Howard The Indiana Citizen November 20, 2025 The number of Indiana Republican senators facing threats of violence for opposing redistricting has increased, raising concerns among all lawmakers in the Statehouse. Sen. Greg Goode of Terre Haute was swatted over the weekend “...”
ICC story: Spiraling health insurance costs stymie members of US Senate panel
By Jennifer Shutt, Indiana Capital Chronicle November 20, 2025 WASHINGTON — U.S. senators began debating how to reduce health care costs for Americans during a hearing Wednesday, where experts’ varied recommendations and comments from lawmakers previewed the rocky and potenti “...”
Chalkbeat story: What education issues will Indiana lawmakers consider in 2026?
This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters By Aleksandra Appleton Chalkbeat November 18, 2025 Sign up for Chalkbeat Indiana’s free daily newsletter to keep up with Indianapolis Public Schools, Marion County’s towns “...”
DEBATE CONTINUES: Indiana General Assembly fails to fully put mid-cycle redistricting question to rest
By Staff Report The Indiana Citizen TheStatehouseFile.com November 18, 2025 The official start to the Indiana General Assembly’s 2026 session on Tuesday highlighted the divide between Republicans in the supermajority over the issue of mid-decade redistricting but provided littl “...”
“PULL BACK THE CURTAIN!”: Beckwith and Morales Press Lawmakers to Revive Redistricting in Small Statehouse Rally
By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen November 18, 2025 Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith and Secretary of State Diego Morales urged lawmakers before both chambers met on Organization Day to revive Indiana’s stalled redistricting effort during a small rally at the Statehouse. They called “...”
News Now Warsaw story: Mitch Daniels says President Trump should respect Hoosier opinions on redistricting
This story was originally published by News Now Warsaw. By Dan Spalding News Now Warsaw November 18, 2025 NORTH WEBSTER — On the same day that President Donald Trump began targeting certain Indiana state lawmakers for not supporting his call to redraw Indiana’s Congress “...”
OTHER PRIORITIES: ReCenter Indiana says most Hoosiers at its public sessions opposed redistricting
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen November 18, 2025 Feedback from ReCenter Indiana’s three nonpartisan listening sessions released this fall echoed the polling results by other organizations: Hoosiers are more concerned about the issues impacting their wallets than about “...”