‘WORDS MATTER’: Clergy, others call for Lt. Gov. Beckwith to take back divisive remarks as he doubles down on Three-Fifths Compromise statements
By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen May 5, 2025 Even as several religious organizations, including the Concerned Clergy of Indianapolis, gathered for a news conference Friday demanding that Indiana’s lieutenant governor apologize for his remarks about the Three-Fifths Comp “...”
‘PROPAGANDA MILL’? Lt. Gov. Beckwith lauds WallBuilders think tank accused of eroding separation of church and state
By Sydney Byerly and Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen May 1, 2025 When Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith cited WallBuilders to defend his controversial comments about the Three-Fifths Compromise, he called the Texas-based nonprofit “the gold standard for learning the real his “...”
BECKWITH FACES BACKLASH: Indiana lieutenant governor’s comments about Three-Fifths Compromise draw ire of Democrats and historians
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen April 29, 2025 Days after making national news for claiming in a social media post that the Three-Fifths Compromise “helped to root out slavery,” Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith is accusing others of spreading falsehoods about U.S. hist “...”
Krull Commentary: Micah Beckwith teaches history that never was
This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com by John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com April 28, 2025 If Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith ever took a U.S. history class in either high school or college, the teacher should retroactively flunk him. Because it’s clear Be “...”
MONEY MATTERS: Lawmakers pass budget, leaving out Lt. Gov. Beckwith’s request for additional dollars
By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen April 25, 2025 As gavel echoed off the wooden podium of the Senate and the last of the Indiana legislators shouted, “Sine die,” adjourning the 2025 legislative session about 1:38 a.m. on April 25, Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith’s chances of get “...”
‘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 “...”