“I JUST WANT JUSTICE’: A shortage of prosecutors and public defenders is causing delays and anguish
This story was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By Chloe White, Lauren Cohen, Charlotte Harvey and Logan Pierson Statehouse Reporting Project April 14, 2026 In Anchorage, Alaska, a shortage of city prosecutors led to almost 1,000 criminal cases being dismissed in â...â
REPUBLICAN RESIGNATIONS: GOP officials with the Indiana Election Division preparing to step down Â
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen April 15, 2026 Brad King, Republican co-director of the Indiana Election Division, and Valeria Warycha, Republican co-general counsel of the Indiana Election Division, have submitted their resignations, effective at 8 a.m. May 6, the day af â...â
Public News Service Story: Indiana early voting highlights push for stronger civics education
This story was originally published by Public News Service. By Joe Ulery, producer Public News Service April 14, 2026 Early voting is now underway across Indiana but a retired educator said many Hoosiers head to the polls without a full understanding of how government works. The â...â
âWHAT THEYâRE DOING IS WRONGâ: GOP candidate says Trump, Braun officials pushed her to quit Statehouse race
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen April 13, 2026 Although Alexandra Wilson was motivated to enter the race for the Indiana Senate by her concerns over plans to consolidate Terre Hauteâs high schools, the calls and text messages she received after filing her candidacy pape â...â
Votebeat Story: Texas counties receive subpoenas for votersâ records from Department of Homeland Security
This article was originally published by Votebeat, a nonprofit news organization covering local election administration and voting access. By Natalia Contreras Votebeat April 10, 2026 Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration â...â
THIS JUST IN: Despite many challenges, IU study finds local news reporting in Indiana is growing
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen April 10, 2026 The news about newsrooms has not been good. Cutbacks and closures, layoffs and less reporting seem to have dominated the headlines, but a recent study of the media ecosystem in Indiana is making some news consumers hopeful th â...â
ICC Story: Calls, messages show White House attempts to get candidate out of Indiana Senate race
This story was originally published by the Indiana Capital Chronicle. By Tom Davies Indiana Capital Chronicle April 10, 2026 Top White House officials took time to repeatedly contact a politically unknown Indiana Republican in attempts at persuading her to quit her state Senate c â...â
ICC Story: 2.5 million Americans lost food aid in months after passage of GOP megabill, study finds
This story was originally published by the Indiana Capital Chronicle. By Jacob Fischler Indiana Capital Chronicle April 9, 2026 At least 2.5 million low-income people quickly lost help affording groceries under a Republican-passed law that added new requirements for the nationâ â...â
âVOTERS CANâT WAITâ: Frustrated Election Commission hears new issue in dispute, blasts attorney general
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen April 9, 2026 The court order to consider an expungement incited a lot of confusion and some tense moments at Wednesdayâs Indiana Election Commission hearing, but the proceeding ended in the same place it began: Alexandra Wilson remains o â...â
Polls open in Indiana for early voting
Staff Report The Indiana Citizen April 8, 2026 Early voting for the 2026 primary election has started in Indiana and will continue through noon on May 4. Eligible voters can vote early at their county election office or other satellite locations on designated days during designat â...â