DOJ PRESSURE: SOS Morales, other states warned of prosecution if they allow noncitizens to vote
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen July 9, 2026 Indiana Secretary of State Diego Morales’ office has confirmed he received a letter from the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice asserting that state election officials can face criminal prosecution if ine “...”
CAPITAL B GARY: As Gary rebuilds, a Black-owned landmark Is fighting to survive
This story was originally published by Capital B Gary. By Calvin Davis Capital B Gary June 30, 2026 The meetings had been going well. For months in early 2025, attorney Macarthur Drake and his family met with Gary officials about the future of downtown Broadway. The conversations “...”
The ways data centers use water isn’t easy to understand – or legislate
This story on the use of water by data centers is the first in a three-part series by TheStatehouseFile.com. The other stories will examine data centers’ encroachment on historic areas and impact on Indiana’s small towns. By Olivia O’Neal TheStatehouseFile.com J “...”
TRANSFORMATIVE GIFT: $2M endowment supports tomorrow’s leaders in BHPS’ Future Presidents of America program
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen July 6, 2026 At a special ceremony on Thursday, which honored the current class and alumni of its Future Presidents of America program, the Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site announced a new endowment that will ensure the initiative contin “...”
WFYI: Nearly a third of Indiana counties have moved to restrict data centers
This story was originally published by WFYI Public Media. By Farrah Anderson WFYI Public Media July 6, 2026 First, it was Marshall County, then White County, and then Putnam County. And now, nearly a third of the state’s counties have passed their own restrictions on data cente “...”
INDIANA CAPITAL CHRONICLE: Longtime citizen’s voter registration revoked in proof-of-citizenship ordeal
By Leslie Bonilla Muñiz Indiana Capital Chronicle July 2, 2026 Charrie Stambaugh has been a U.S. citizen for nearly three decades and has cast a ballot in every election since she became eligible to vote. But this spring, after seeing a Facebook post encouraging people to check “...”
CHALKBEAT: 4 numbers that show the growing crisis of chronic absenteeism
This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters By Lily Altavena Chalkbeat June 30, 2026 Sign up for Chalkbeat’s free weekly newsletter to keep up with how education is changing across the U.S. Chronic absenteeism rates hav “...”
‘Above all else, we are neighbors’: New citizens take their oaths in a historic week
This story was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By Lillee Sheckles & Tyler Young TheStatehouseFile.com July 3, 2026 On Thursday, the Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site hosted a naturalization ceremony celebrating not only America’s 250th birthday but also “...”
CHALKBEAT: Republicans outnumber Democrats in central Indiana school board races
This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters By Amelia Pak-Harvey Chalkbeat July 1, 2026 Sign up for Chalkbeat Indiana’s free daily newsletter to keep up with Indianapolis Public Schools, Marion County’s township distr “...”
LIMESTONE POST: Revolutionary War veterans who settled in Monroe County
This story was originally published in the Limestone Post. By Steve Hinnefeld Limestone Post Magazine June 30, 2026 During the American Revolutionary War, Isaac Van Buskirk enlisted in the Continental Army in 1778, served under George Washington at Valley Forge, and fought in the “...”