BOOSTING TURNOUT: SOS rivals spar over proposed voter guide, other ways to fight apathy
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen September 1, 2026 During last week’s debate among the secretary of state candidates, Lincoln Party candidate Greg Ballard was able to show what he would do to improve Indiana’s voter turnout – he held up a copy of his proposed voter “...”
WFYI: Weekend events opposing ICE detention held across Indiana
By Samantha Horton WFYI Public Media August 30,2026 In Indiana, more than 60 events this weekend protested U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention in Miami Correctional Facility. Across the highway from the prison Saturday, Aug. 29, about a dozen people engaged with dr “...”
KFF HEALTH NEWS: $50B rural health program needs more transparency, groups say
By Arielle Zionts KFF Health News August 27, 2026 One year into its creation, a $50 billion federal program aimed at improving rural healthcare lacks transparency, which could make it difficult to protect against fraud, identify successful projects, and ensure the program deliver “...”
MIRROR INDY: Ongoing efforts to protect waterways from pollutants and data centers
By Enrique Saenz Mirror Indy August 26, 2026 While Indianapolis recovers from historic flooding, water experts met on the west side to plan how to keep Indiana’s water clean. Scientists, water managers, local and state officials gathered last week at the Biltwell Event Center f “...”
INCREASED VISIBILITY: 4 candidates share viewpoints at public forum in once-overlooked SOS race
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen August 27, 2026 In remarks prior to the debate between the Indiana secretary of state candidates, Matt Mindrum, president and CEO of the Indy Chamber, noted the significance of the 2026 race for that office. Republicans have handily held th “...”
CAPITAL B GARY: Pressure building on NIPSCO as Gary blackout continues
By Calvin Davis Capital B Gary August 25, 2026 As power slowly returns to homes and businesses in Gary and across Northwest Indiana, Black faith leaders and elected officials alike are turning their focus to restoration, accountability, and solutions for future weather events. Fe “...”
WEEKEND PROTEST: Events planned across Indiana to call for end to ICE detention
By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen August 27, 2026 Activists calling on Gov. Mike Braun to end the state’s agreement to house federal immigration detainees at Miami Correctional Facility say they plan to hold rallies, prayer vigils, marches and teach-ins this weekend in m “...”
Video: “Can I trust the Bible?” – Rev. Chris Henry, Second Presbyterian Church
A note from the Publisher Reverend Christopher Henry has been Senior Pastor of Second Presbyterian Church in Indianapolis since 2018. He is a graduate of Duke University (BA, Religion) and Columbia Theological Seminary (MDiv). In this 9-minute excerpt from his August 16, 2026, se “...”
CONTESTED HISTORY: League of Women Voters’ event examined meaning behind ‘separation of church and state’
By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen August 25, 2026 MUNCIE, Ind. — As debates over religion in public life play out in Indiana and across the country, a group of Muncie residents gathered Saturday to examine a question that has been contested since the nation’s earliest “...”
JUDICIAL REVIEW: Indiana Supreme Court accepts appeal in Deery-Copenhaver primary fight
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen August 24, 2026 The Indiana Supreme Court has decided to wade into the Republican nomination fight between Sen. Spencer Deery and Paula Copenhaver for state Senate District 23, requesting front-and-back images of the six disputed ballots an “...”