‘SENSELESS ACT OF VANDALISM’: Arson suspected in destruction of polymer statue of Benjamin Harrison
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen September 29, 2026 A life-size statue of President Benjamin Harrison, installed less than two weeks ago at the Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site in Indianapolis as part of a new collaboration to create public art, was destroyed by fire ea “...”
MAGIC IN HER CLASSROOM: Indianapolis teacher wins national award for ‘messy, chaotic’ civics lessons
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen September 25, 2026 Watching her 10-year-old students craft legislation as part of a class exercise on how a bill becomes a law, Kaylea Dominguez, who had designated herself as “president,” began to get a feeling of unease, which undoubt “...”
CHURCH AND STATE: Forum asks whether America has abandoned its ‘best idea’
By Greta Lapp Klassen The Indiana Citizen September 22, 2026 FORT WAYNE – Christian nationalism in the United States can be distilled down to a combination of three core beliefs, according to religious scholar and author Randall Balmer: “the United States was founded as C “...”
VIDEO OUTREACH: ReCenter Indiana starts campaign to get young adults to the polls
Staff Report The Indiana Citizen September 22, 2026 ReCenter Indiana is launching a six-week video ad campaign aimed at encouraging young adults to go to the polls and exercise their right to vote this November. The 30-second videos, directed at 18- to 24-year-olds in Marion, Ham “...”
LANDMARK RULINGS: Indiana cases heard by U.S. Supreme Court examined in Constitution Day event
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen September 18, 2026 To mark this year’s Constitution Day, Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law examined the founding document in action by reviewing a handful cases that started with disputes in the Hoosier State, before tra “...”
PURDUE EXPONENT: NYU law professor delivers Constitution Day lecture, addresses political polarization
By Amelia Angelone The Purdue Exponent September 18, 2026 WEST LAFAYETTE – Over two centuries after the founding of the United States and the writing of its foundational documents, much has changed for our present-day democracy. Though, Professor Richard Pildes says there a “...”
POSSIBLE EXEMPTION: Lt. Gov. Beckwith optimistic legislature will end home property taxes
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen September 16, 2026 Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith rode into office partly on a wave of anger over property taxes and now he is optimistic that at least the taxes on family homes will be eliminated during the upcoming legislative session, which he “...”
PUBLIC DIALOGUE: Hoosiers United to host forum about Christian nationalism, Moreau will lead panel discussion
By Greta Lapp Klassen The Indiana Citizen September 15, 2026 Hoosiers United for the Separation of Church and State will be putting the spotlight on the growth of Christian nationalism in Indiana schools and at the Statehouse this Saturday, Sept. 19 at its second annual Larry H “...”
Brown says private Greenwood residence is accessible for Beckwith town hall
By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen September 14, 2026 When lawmakers hold public town halls, they often use public spaces such as libraries, schools, community centers or government buildings. Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith’s next town hall, however, is scheduled at the Greenwoo “...”
CALL TO PIONEERS: Board game at Harrison Presidential Site prompts players to collaborate to reach statehood
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen September 4, 2026 After a night of playing the board game Catan, Lindsey Beckley was observing one of her colleagues teach a group of young students about Indiana’s early history when she had a “hmm, I wonder” moment. The director of “...”