Chalkbeat story: Indianapolis Public Schools to change immigration-related policies after Todd Rokita’s ICE lawsuit
This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters Amelia Pak-Harvey Chalkbeat December 15, 2025 Sign up for Chalkbeat Indiana’s free daily newsletter to keep up with Indianapolis Public Schools, Marion County’s township dis “...”
GRIEF AND HOPE: Leaders and community members gather to remember Sandy Hook
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen December 17, 2025 Describing what students are having to learn in the classroom at a time when school shootings happen too often, Holden Pasley said what most in the small crowd were probably thinking – “This is not normal.” The lanky “...”
ICC Story: Braun names 3 new utility commissioners, creating Senate GOP vacancy
This story was originally published by the Indiana Capital Chronicle. By Leslie Bonilla Muñiz Indiana Capital Chronicle December 12, 2025 Gov. Mike Braun on Friday completed his near-remake of the powerful group overseeing the state’s biggest utility companies — naming three “...”
FRUSTRATION SHOWS: Lt. Gov. Beckwith tangles with protesters, live posts amid failed redistricting bid
By Marilyn Odendahl and Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen December 12, 2025 Speaking to NewsNation shortly after the Indiana Senate squashed the redistricting effort, Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith, who was an early and pugnacious supporter of redrawing the state’s congressional distr “...”
From the Statehouse to the White House, reactions to Indiana’s defeat of redistricting
By TheStatehouseFile.com December 12, 2025 From the White House to the Statehouse, reactions to Thursday’s defeat of mid-cycle redistricting in the Indiana Senate have been pouring in, and many lawmakers are explaining their votes. Senate President Pro Tem Rodric Bray, R-Ma “...”
REDISTRICTING DEFEATED: Indiana Senate votes against redrawing congressional map
By TheStatehouseFile.com and The Indiana Citizen December 11, 2025 Voting 31-to-19 against redrawing the state’s congressional district map, the Indiana Senate brought to a close on Thursday a four-month brawl over redistricting that split the Republican supermajority and drew “...”
TSF Story: Sen. Liz Brown champions a new version of a controversial immigration bill
This story was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By Anna Cecil TheStatehouseFile.com December 10, 2025 After blocking an immigration bill last session, igniting a fight with Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita, Sen. Liz Brown, R-Fort Wayne, introduced a similar bill “...”
PRO-REDISTRICTING STANCE: Voices for redrawing map grow louder as Senate vote nears
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen December 10, 2025 Standing away from the redistricting opponents, who were waving signs and yelling outside the Indiana Senate chamber on Monday, Brian Pease offered a simple remedy for the state legislators who are against redrawing the ma “...”
PAYMENT PLAN: Senators Say ‘Sweet Spot’ Still Elusive on Bill to Curb Medical Debt Garnishments
By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen December 10, 2025 The Senate Health and Provider Services Committee kicked off its meeting Wednesday with a familiar debate: how to rein in hospital medical debt practices without upending the state’s health care system. But after two years “...”
REDISTRICTING SHOWDOWN: Senate disposes of amendments, prepares for fight on Thursday
By Anna Cecil TheStatehouseFile.com December 10, 2025 On the third day of redistricting discussions in the Indiana Senate, Democratic lawmakers proposed three amendments, all of which failed along party lines in voice votes. Amendment authors Sen. J.D. Ford, D-Indianapolis, Sen. “...”