Public News Service: Parents deported, children left behind; advocates warn of growing crisis
This story was originally published by Public News Service. By Judith Ruiz-Branch, producer Public News Service January 6, 2026 New research is shedding light on the issue of parent-child separation among immigrant families, which has become more pervasive in Wisconsin and ac “...”
LAWMAKERS RETURN: The Indiana General Assembly begins its legislative session—again
By Chloe White and Anna Cecil TheStatehouseFile.com January 5, 2025 The Indiana House and Senate reconvened Monday afternoon for the first time in 2026, resuming the legislative session that technically began in December with a failed attempt to redraw Indiana’s congressional d “...”
WFYI story: Leaders from Indiana react to Venezuela operation
This story was originally published by WFYI. By Michael Gallenberger WFYI January 4, 2026 Leaders from Indiana reacted to the U.S. military operation in Venezuela, in posts on the social media platform X on Saturday. Sen. Jim Banks (R-Ind.) said President Nicolás Maduro “turne “...”
INDEPENDENT STREAK: Nonprofit seeks more competitive elections in Indiana by looking beyond Republican and Democratic candidates
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen January 2, 2026 With the window opening on Jan. 7 for Republican and Democratic candidates to file for the 2026 elections, an Indiana nonpartisan nonprofit is offering a suggestion for engaging voters and making elected officials more respo “...”
Public News Service: Indiana businesses face new data rules in 2026
This story was originally published by Public News Service. By Joe Ulery, producer Public News Service January 2, 2026 Indiana consumers have new control over their personal data with the Indiana Consumer Data Protection Act, which took effect Thursday after businesses had three “...”
Votebeat Story: Texas Republicans in Dallas County abandon plan to hand-count ballots in March primary
This article was originally published by Votebeat, a nonprofit news organization covering local election administration and voting access. By Jessica Huseman Votebeat December 30, 2025 Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administratio “...”
CONSTITUTIONAL FIGHT: Push to install Ten Commandments outside Statehouse called ‘textbook Christian nationalism’
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen January 2, 2026 The state of Indiana asked a federal district court on Monday for a reprieve from an injunction issued more than two decades ago, so an 11,500-pound limestone monument that includes an inscription of the Ten Commandments can “...”
SIGNATURE IRREGULARITIES: Woman enters guilty plea in St. Joseph County election fraud case
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen December 29, 2025 A Chicago woman has pleaded guilty to a single counterfeiting charge in St. Joseph County, Indiana, for allegedly forging signatures on a candidate petition form in 2024. Karina Escobar Perez, 27, entered the guilty plea t “...”
LEADERSHIP CHANGE: Carrasco takes over as chair of senate judiciary committee
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen December 26, 2025 The powerful Indiana Senate Judiciary Committee got new leadership this week after Sen. Liz Brown, chair of the committee since January 2021, was replaced with Sen. Cyndi Carrasco, former state inspector general. In a stat “...”
Stateline story: GOP could gain nearly 200 state legislative seats in voting rights case, report finds
By Jonathan Shorman Indiana Capital Chronicle December 24, 2025 Republicans could gain nearly 200 state legislative seats across the South if the U.S. Supreme Court guts a key provision of the federal Voting Rights Act, a new analysis finds. The bulk of the gains would be concent “...”