SOS EVENTS: Debate, forum give Hoosiers chance to hear from candidates for secretary of state
Staff Report The Indiana Citizen August 16, 2026 All four candidates in the heated race for Indiana secretary of state will be discussing their priorities and answering voters’ questions at two events leading to the Nov. 3 general election. On Aug. 26, the Indy Chamber is hosti “...”
‘LEAKY TENT’: Save Heritage Indiana relocates rally as Hoosier Hospitality March spreads welcoming message
By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen August 4, 2026 Days after organizing what it called the nation’s first mass deportation rally, Save Heritage Indiana says it intentionally concealed the event’s location, limited attendance to vetted guests and hopes to use the gat “...”
HOSPITALITY MARCH: Competing rallies in Fishers highlight divide over immigration
By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen August 3, 2026 FISHERS, Ind. — Hundreds of demonstrators marched through downtown Fishers Saturday, chanting “No hate, no fear; Immigrants are welcome here,” as they protested a nearby rally promoting mass deportations that featu “...”
‘STRONGER TOGETHER’: Relationships key as Indiana’s faith coalitions counter Beckwith’s rhetoric
By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen July 23, 2026 For years, relationships connecting many of Indiana’s faith traditions have existed quietly: clergy members meeting over coffee, nonprofit leaders collaborating on community needs and advocates looking for ways to build trust d “...”
UNCERTAIN FUTURE: New Carlisle offers lessons to other communities as data centers arrive
This story about the impact of a massive data center building project in New Carlisle is the final installment in a three-part series by TheStatehouseFile.com. The first story focused on the use of water by data centers and the second story examined data centers’ encroachme “...”
COUNTERMOVEMENT: Fishers groups mobilize against ‘Mass Deportation Rally’
By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen July 15, 2026 A coalition of progressive central Indiana advocacy groups are organizing a “Hoosier Hospitality March” in Fishers in response to an Aug. 1 “Mass Deportation Rally” featuring Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith and former U.S. Border “...”
Data centers, with their sprawling campuses, are crowding Indiana’s historic sites
This story examining data centers’ encroachment on historic areas around the Indiana is the second in a three-part series by TheStatehouseFile.com. The first story focused on the use of water by data centers and the third will look at the impact of data centers on Indiana&# “...”
The ways data centers use water isn’t easy to understand – or legislate
This story on the use of water by data centers is the first in a three-part series by TheStatehouseFile.com. The other stories will examine data centers’ encroachment on historic areas and impact on Indiana’s small towns. By Olivia O’Neal TheStatehouseFile.com J “...”
TRANSFORMATIVE GIFT: $2M endowment supports tomorrow’s leaders in BHPS’ Future Presidents of America program
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen July 6, 2026 At a special ceremony on Thursday, which honored the current class and alumni of its Future Presidents of America program, the Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site announced a new endowment that will ensure the initiative contin “...”
‘Above all else, we are neighbors’: New citizens take their oaths in a historic week
This story was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By Lillee Sheckles & Tyler Young TheStatehouseFile.com July 3, 2026 On Thursday, the Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site hosted a naturalization ceremony celebrating not only America’s 250th birthday but also “...”