‘DO MORE WITH LESS’: Indiana lawmakers cast doubt on Lt. Gov. Beckwith’s request for more funding amid budget shortfall
By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen April 22, 2025 The State Budget Committee met on April 16 to discuss revenue, economic and Medicaid forecasts amid a projected $2.4 billion shortfall raining on Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith’s chances for additional funding for his office. “...”
FIERY DISCOURSE: Lt. Gov. Beckwith fields questions in heated Johnson County town hall
By Juliann Ventura The Indiana Citizen April 3, 2025 When Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith made his way to the front of a group of Hoosiers at a Johnson County town hall Monday evening, the spirited crowd of nearly 100 people was ready with hot-button questions. Eager attendees filled the “...”
FAITH-BASED BOOST: Lt. Gov. Beckwith’s $3M budget request raises questions on mental health efforts
By Juliann Ventura The Indiana Citizen April 2, 2025 Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith sidestepped questions over how the $3 million increase in spending for faith-based initiatives in his office could specifically address mental health concerns in an interview with The Indiana Cit “...”
Krull Commentary: History delivers a lecture
This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com March 21, 2025 When the past speaks, it’s wise to listen. On a cool, blustery spring night in March, Timothy Egan stepped onto a storied stage to tell an Indiana tale. The story wa “...”
SCHEDULING SILENCE: Lt. Gov. Beckwith not making official calendar public, his office says
By Juliann Ventura The Indiana Citizen March 17, 2025 In a move that veers from tradition, Republican Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith’s office is not planning to publicize the new officeholder’s official schedule on his state government website page, Beckwith’s press chief told The “...”
BATTLE CRY: Lt. Gov. Beckwith tells Cass County Republicans they need to ‘use the rod’ to fight evil
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen March 4, 2025 LOGANSPORT – Framing politics as a battle between good and evil, Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith urged members of the Cass County Republican Party to be shepherds who use the rod and go to “war when you’re called to stand up.” “...”
TSF Story: Lt. Gov. Beckwith comments on climate change, new bill threatening his agriculture role and more
This story was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By Grace Wilson TheStatehouseFile.com January 21, 2025 Throughout his campaign, Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith proved time and again that politics and religion are near and dear to his heart. Combined, these have led to somet “...”
FUNDING CONCERNS: Lt. Gov. Beckwith joins others in accusing Kinsey Institute of ignoring state law, says taxpayer money is for ‘good and not evil’
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen January 16, 2025 In likely one of his first public appearances as lieutenant governor, Micah Beckwith stood at the pulpit in the Zion Unity Baptist Church on Indianapolis’ eastside on Wednesday morning and joined other state leaders asser “...”
Krull Commentary: Mike Braun’s odd moment of victory
This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com January 13, 2025 If Indiana’s new governor, Mike Braun, wanted to make clear he was the most sane, balanced and truthful of the three men taking oaths of office on inauguration da “...”
Kennedy Commentary: Documentary spotlights ongoing religious war
This column was originally published by Sheila Kennedy on her blog, “A jaundiced look at the world we live in.” By Sheila Kennedy January 14, 2025 A few days ago, I participated in a panel discussion following a showing of “Bad Faith,” a documentary film about Chr “...”