‘DARK DAY’: Charlie Kirk’s death draws calls to end political violence from Indiana lawmakers
By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen September 10, 2025 Indiana politicians across the political spectrum denounced political violence Wednesday after the fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk in Utah, with many Republicans describing the populist ally of President “...”
‘I HAVEN’T FLIP-FLOPPED’: Beckwith defends post praising Haitian pastors, immigrants
By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen September 10, 2025 Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith defended himself Tuesday in the face of sharp criticism from conservatives after posting — and then deleting — remarks on social media touting a meeting with Haitian pastors and praising t “...”
‘SPIRITUAL WAR’: Beckwith blames ‘trans ideology’ for Minneapolis school shooting
By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen September 5, 2025 Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith, in a series of social media posts this week, described the deadly shooting at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis, Minnesota, as both a spiritual conflict and evidence of what he calle “...”
Throckmorton Commentary: Is Posting the Ten Commandments Religious Coercion?
This column was originally published on The Throckmorton Initiative, a blog written by Warren Throckmorton. By Warren Throckmorton August 31, 2025 I recently read an op-ed by Daniel Darling about state laws requiring the Ten Commandments be posted in public school classrooms. Dar “...”
‘SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST’: Lt. Gov. Beckwith links teaching evolution to teen suicide; critics push back
By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen August 29, 2025 Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith, in a recent podcast appearance, linked the teaching of evolution in schools to despair, rising suicide rates among youth, and what he calls a collapse of moral order. His most pointed remarks ca “...”
ANTI-’WOKE’ AGENDA: Lt. Gov. Beckwith, allies planned strategies to push conservative ideology in schools in April meeting
By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen August 27, 2025 At a closed-door meeting in April, Micah Beckwith and members of what the Indiana lieutenant governor called his Anti-Woke Advisory Committee laid out an aggressive strategy to expand conservative influence in public schools an “...”
‘BOLD STORYTELLERS’: Meet the Fort Wayne couple behind the conservative Christian documentaries screened at Lt. Gov. Beckwith’s church
By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen August 21, 2025 Fort Wayne filmmakers Mark and Amber Archer have built a platform telling stories they frame as biblical truth — and one of their most consistent champions is now Indiana’s lieutenant governor. Through their production comp “...”
POLITICAL SCHOOL BOARDS: Law allowing partisan races promises new election dynamics
By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen August 18, 2025 Indiana school board candidates will be allowed to declare party affiliations on the ballot starting in 2026 — a controversial change that ends decades of officially nonpartisan elections and sets the stage for ideological cl “...”
‘COMPASSION WITHOUT LAWLESSNESS’: Lt. Gov. Beckwith draws cheers, pushback with immigration stance at packed Merrillville event
By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen August 13, 2025 Merrillville, Indiana — Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith told a packed town hall crowd Tuesday night that undocumented immigrants “do not get constitutional rights,” doubling down on a claim that ignited controversy when he made s “...”
‘FIGHT FIRE WITH FIRE’: Lt. Gov. Beckwith pushes for redistricting at tense Lake County town hall
By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen August 13, 2025 Merrillville, Indiana — Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith backed the White House’s push for Indiana to redraw its congressional districts ahead of next year’s midterm elections, telling attendees at a town hall Tuesday night that R “...”