Kennedy Commentary: The Phoenix Declaration
This column was originally published by Sheila Kennedy on her blog, “A Jaundiced Look at the World We Live In.” By Sheila Kennedy December 7, 2025 What–you may ask–is the Phoenix Declaration, recently adopted by Florida educators? The Declaration is a product of the Herit “...”
FLEXING ‘POLITICAL MUSCLE’: Special Session on redistricting gives Lt. Gov. Beckwith rare opportunity
By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen November 26, 2025 Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith could hold unusual influence as Indiana lawmakers return to the Statehouse starting next week to consider a mid-decade redraw of the state’s congressional districts. Beckwith was one of the earliest “...”
Hicks Commentary: Hoosier Heritage is Safe
This column was originally published on the Ball State University Center for Business and Economic Research Weekly Commentary blog. By Michael J Hicks November 24, 2025 If you lived in Indiana as late as 1990, you have met, spoken with or smiled at a former member of the Ku Klux “...”
“PULL BACK THE CURTAIN!”: Beckwith and Morales Press Lawmakers to Revive Redistricting in Small Statehouse Rally
By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen November 18, 2025 Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith and Secretary of State Diego Morales urged lawmakers before both chambers met on Organization Day to revive Indiana’s stalled redistricting effort during a small rally at the Statehouse. They called “...”
MARKING 100 YEARS: Noblesville and Indianapolis programs reflect on Klan trial that changed history
By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen November 11, 2025 Nearly a century after the D.C. Stephenson trial exposed the violent corruption of the Ku Klux Klan in Indiana, communities across central Indiana are reflecting on its legacy through art, history, and public dialogue. The 19 “...”
‘BEHIND THE SCENES’: Former Beckwith Adviser Describes Office’s ‘Frat House’ Culture
By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen November 7, 2025 A former senior adviser to Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith says she witnessed what she calls a “frat-house” environment inside Indiana’s second-highest office — one now under the scrutiny of a Marion County grand jury. Erin Sh “...”
WRITTEN UP: Senate leadership issued reprimand to Lt. Gov. Beckwith Over X Posts, ‘AI Glasses’
By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen November 5, 2025 Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith received a written reprimand from Senate President Pro Tempore Rodric Bray in February after lawmakers complained about his X posts and uncommon behavior presiding over the Senate — including incident “...”
Evangelical pastor: Look to Jesus’ teachings to oppose Christian nationalism
By Steven Hinnefeld The Indiana Citizen October 27, 2025 Searching for a way to counter the authoritarian Christian nationalism that is gaining strength in Indiana? Christian theology and values could be a good starting point, a speaker at a public radio-hosted forum suggested Fr “...”
ARREST MADE: Pastor’s Son Charged with Child Sex Crimes; Draws Scrutiny to Life Church, Lt. Gov. Beckwith
By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen October 24, 2025 FISHERS, Ind. — The son of Pastor Nathan Peternel — a longtime mentor and close ally of Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith — has been arrested on seven felony counts related to child sex crimes, according to law enforcement and cou “...”
‘MORE FAITH-FORWARD’: Lt. Gov. Beckwith urges integration of Christianity into governance at FlashPoint Live event
By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen October 7, 2025 CROWN POINT, Ind. — Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith told a cheering crowd Thursday night that faith should be “more openly integrated into governance,” urging politicians to be “unapologetically faith-forward” as part “...”