Capital B Gary Story: Soaring NIPSCO Bills Spark Protests Across Northwest Indiana
This story was originally published by Capital B Gary. By Calvin Davis Capital B Gary February 10, 2026 What began as a handful of frustrated Facebook posts has turned into a digital pressure cooker. In recent weeks, a Northwest Indiana Facebook group dedicated to rising NIPSCO b “...”
CIVIC HEALTH: 2025 index shows some upside, but Hoosiers lag in voting, political participation
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen February 12, 2026 The 2025 Indiana Civic Health Index shows Hoosiers not only are continuing to struggle to get to the voting booth but also may be losing some of their neighborly disposition. Led by the Indiana Bar Foundation, a team of ac “...”
A LASTING IMPACT: Two lawmakers honored as House bids farewell to Reps. Sue Errington, Shane Lindauer
By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen February 12, 2026 The Indiana House paused this week to honor two lawmakers from opposite sides of the aisle whose careers followed different paths but converged in the same place: a chamber that rose in unanimous standing ovation to thank the “...”
Indiana House Republicans move to align state law with Trump’s deportation push
By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen February 10, 2026 Indiana House Republicans advanced sweeping immigration legislation Tuesday that would require local governments, colleges and employers to cooperate with federal immigration enforcement — cementing the state’s alignment “...”
House panel sharply curtails bill that would extend Indiana’s syringe exchange programs
By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen February 10, 2026 An Indiana House committee advanced a measure that would allow counties to continue operating syringe exchanges on Tuesday — but only after shortening what would have been a 10-year extension to just two years, and requirin “...”
‘UNCONSCIONABLE’ CONFUSION: Indiana candidates rush to refile after concerns over authentication
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen February 10, 2026 Despite the inclement weather and a last-minute scramble for child care, Ryan Price returned to the Indiana Statehouse last week to fix a potential problem with his candidacy paperwork. The newcomer to politics had been pa “...”
NEW STATE SENATOR: GOP’s McKinley sworn in for District 17 seat, replacing Zay
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen February 10, 2026 During the Indiana Senate’s session on Monday, the newest member of the legislative chamber took the oath of office. Nick McKinley, R-Marion, was sworn in by Indiana Chief Justice Loretta Rush and will serve the remainde “...”
Indiana’s failed 10 Commandments bill was part of an ongoing national debate
This story was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By Savannah Shotwell TheStatehouseFile.com February 9, 2026 In 1978, the Kentucky legislature introduced the controversial law KRS 158.178, which required a permanent copy of the Ten Commandments to be framed on a wal “...”
Push to extend Indiana’s syringe exchanges revives a familiar conservative fracture
By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen February 9, 2026 A conservative split over syringe exchanges is resurfacing this year, with Indiana Republicans invoking faith — and reaching drastically different conclusions — as they consider whether to extend the state’s existing pol “...”
PNS Story: Documentary highlights librarians as ‘first responders’ in U.S. book-banning surge
This story was originally published by Public News Service. By Roz Brown, producer Public News Service February 9, 2026 In many states, librarians bear the brunt of anger from people on both sides of book banning, and a new documentary highlights the emotional toll. The organizat “...”