‘LEAKY TENT’: Save Heritage Indiana relocates rally as Hoosier Hospitality March spreads welcoming message
By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen August 4, 2026 Days after organizing what it called the nation’s first mass deportation rally, Save Heritage Indiana says it intentionally concealed the event’s location, limited attendance to vetted guests and hopes to use the gat “...”
WFYI PUBLIC MEDIA: Partisan school board law creates confusion for two IPS candidates
This story was originally published by WFYI Public Media. By Caroline Beck WFYI Public Media July 27, 2026 A new Indiana law that lets school board candidates run under a political party is now threatening to knock the only two candidates for an Indianapolis Public Schools board “...”
LEADERSHIP BID: Trump-aligned Garten seeks top job in Indiana Senate
By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen August 3, 2026 Sen. Chris Garten launched a campaign Monday for the chamber’s top leadership post, promising a more aggressive conservative agenda than the man he is seeking to replace, outgoing Senate President Pro Tempore Rodric Bray. The “...”
HOSPITALITY MARCH: Competing rallies in Fishers highlight divide over immigration
By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen August 3, 2026 FISHERS, Ind. — Hundreds of demonstrators marched through downtown Fishers Saturday, chanting “No hate, no fear; Immigrants are welcome here,” as they protested a nearby rally promoting mass deportations that featu “...”
Beckwith discusses data centers, Medicaid changes, role of religious groups during Marion town hall
By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen July 31, 2026 MARION, Ind. — Micah Beckwith, the Republican lieutenant governor, held a town hall Wednesday night in Marion in which he called for Indiana to amend its constitution to mandate a religious oath – and also tackled a long list “...”
SENATE IN PLAY: Bray’s step back raises stakes on political direction of Indiana’s upper chamber
By Sydney Byerly and Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen July 31, 2026 Noting Republican lawmakers could put their political careers in jeopardy simply for supporting him, Senate President Pro Tempore Rodric Bray announced Friday he will be stepping down from his leadership posi “...”
CLERK PUSHES BACK: Tippecanoe County’s Roush accuses Copenhaver of ‘misinformation’ in SD 23 primary
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen July 30, 2026 Tippecanoe County Circuit Court Clerk Julie Roush rebuked state Senate District 23 candidate Paula Copenhaver for her allegations of a mishandled absentee ballot from the Republican primary in May, saying “the public deserve “...”
INDIANA CAPITAL CHRONICLE: Former Indiana ag director backs removal of LG’s leadership duties
By Leslie Bonilla Muñiz Indiana Capital Chronicle July 29, 2026 A former leader of Indiana’s State Department of Agriculture says lawmakers should scrap Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith’s role as agriculture secretary and elevate Director Don Lamb to a cabinet position instead. “It “...”
CHALKBEAT: As more teen boys bet on sports, teachers rush to show gambling’s real odds
This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters By Lily Altavena Chalkbeat July 29, 2026 Sign up for Chalkbeat’s free weekly newsletter to keep up with how education is changing across the U.S. Teenage boys are coming to sc “...”
RELIGIOUS OATH: Lt. Gov. Beckwith wants Indiana candidates to attest belief in ‘Judeo-Christian orthodoxy’
By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen July 30, 2026 MARION, Ind. — Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith said Wednesday that Indiana should amend its constitution to require candidates for public office to profess their belief “in Judeo-Christian orthodoxy” – a religious oath si “...”