FREE-WHEELING CONVERSATION: Lt. Gov. Beckwith spars with a few as he covers 20-plus topics during Warsaw town hall
This story was originally published by News Now Warsaw By Dan Spalding News Now Warsaw July 2, 2025 (Editor’s note: This story has been updated to clarify that Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith’s claim about former Vice President Kamala Harris is false.) WARSAW — Some area residents “...”
SCHOOL VOUCHER Q&A: ‘It’s Not An Agenda Except To Get Kids Educated Where They Fit In,’ EdChoice CEO says
By Steve Hinnefeld The Indiana Citizen July 1, 2025 The late economist Milton Friedman has been called the father of the modern school voucher movement. His 1955 paper, “The Role of Government in Education,” argued that government should help fund schools but not run them. It “...”
The Throckmorton Initiative: The Fears of Christian Nationalists – An Interview with Andrew Whitehead
This story was originally published by The Throckmorton Initiative Warren Throckmorton The Throckmorton Initiative June 29th, 2025 Why they’re so upset about Zohran Mamdani Christian nationalists are really big mad over Zohran Mamdani. According to some of them, Mamdani won “...”
RIGHT TIME OR RISKY? Lt. Gov. Beckwith, others praise Indiana’s call for Article V Convention on term limits, but critics decry lack of oversight
By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen June 12, 2025 Although Indiana has formally joined the list of states calling for an Article V Convention to amend the U.S. Constitution, the debate is intensifying over what could happen if such an unprecedented meeting is held. During this y “...”
‘WORDS DO HURT’: Hoosiers line up at town hall in Greenfield to mostly denounce Lt. Gov. Beckwith’s comments about Pride Month
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen June 6, 2025 At Wednesday evening’s town hall meeting in Greenfield, Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith defended his recent social media rant against Pride Month, repeatedly saying he offered the message out of love, but many in the crowd co “...”
RELIGIOUS ROOTS: Christian nationalist ideals sprouting in Indiana legislation
By Samantha Camire, Ruth Cronin, Caroline Geib, Jonah Gotkin, Isabella Vesperini and Abigail White Arnolt Center for Investigative Journalism at Indiana University May 29, 2025 Hoosiers often think Indiana is God’s country, but some state legislators wanted to make it official. “...”
BECKWITH BARNSTORMS: Indiana’s controversial lieutenant governor faces vastly different reactions in two town halls
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen May 26, 2025 At two town halls, held 48 hours apart in two locations separated by about 115 miles, Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith stirred starkly different responses when he said undocumented immigrants should not be afforded due-process r “...”
FAITH DISPUTE: Rokita and Beckwith’s ‘Churches’ Bill of Rights’ guidebook stirs passionate response
By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen May 23, 2025 The “Churches’ Bill of Rights,” published by the offices of the Indiana attorney general and Indiana lieutenant governor, has already drawn attention and contrasting viewpoints in the week since its arrival with supporter “...”
‘TOTALLY FALSE’: Concerned Clergy group slams Lt. Gov. Beckwith’s allegation that Democrats pay for Black voter turnout, urges Gov. Braun to act
By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen May 9, 2025 Amid the ongoing controversy over his social media post about the Three-Fifths Compromise that garnered national attention and a strong backlash, Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith has made new, unsubstantiated accusations, alleging t “...”
SCHOOL VOUCHER Q&A: Using state tax dollars to pay private school tuition ‘a huge part’ of Christian nationalist agenda, scholar says
By Steve Hinnefeld The Indiana Citizen May 7, 2025 Michigan State University education policy professor Josh Cowen has spent two decades studying and writing about voucher programs, in which state tax dollars pay students’ private school tuition. Early studies of small, targete “...”