Pfaff Commentary: The Quiet Push to Cut Early Voting in Indiana
By Tonya Pfaff Indiana State Representative February 20, 2026 When I was a math teacher, I spent my days asking students to show their work. In the legislature, Hoosiers deserve the same thing from us: transparency, a clear rationale, and a fair process, especially when we’re t “...”
FROM THE PUBLISHER: Remembering Lee Hamilton
By Bill Moreau, publisher The Indiana Citizen February 19, 2026 For the vast majority of the millions of people who learned of Lee Hamilton’s death on the morning of Wednesday, February 4, their understandable reaction was, “He was 94, he led a long and productive life.” “...”
Kennedy Commentary: Religion, Common Sense–And Snark
This column was originally published by Sheila Kennedy on her blog, “A Jaundiced Look at the World We Live In.” By Sheila Kennedy February 18, 2026 Yesterday, I shared signs that the resistance to MAGA/Trump is gaining steam. Among those positive signs is the emergence of rel “...”
Krull Commentary: Jesse Jackson, from the back of the bus
This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com February 17, 2026 The Rev. Jesse Jackson stepped to the back of the bus. It was his bus, his campaign bus. This was in the spring of 1988, the weekend before the Indiana presidentia “...”
Hicks Commentary: The Property Tax Is the Best Tax
This column was originally published on the Ball State University Center for Business and Economic Research Weekly Commentary blog. By Michael J. Hicks February 15, 2026 The Indiana legislature is considering a bill that would fully phase out the property tax over the next few ye “...”
Krull Commentary: ICE and other chills on Hoosier liberties
This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com February 13, 2026 At almost the same time that the Indiana House of Representatives voted to greatly reduce the constitutional rights of high school and college students in our stat “...”
Krull Commentary: The Washington Post, a requiem
This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com February 11, 2026 Almost a decade ago, I took a tour of The Washington Post with some students. We were in the nation’s capital shooting video for a documentary. A friend with con “...”
Hicks Commentary: Indiana General Assembly using Copy-and-Paste Legislation from Out of State
This column was originally published on the Ball State University Center for Business and Economic Research Weekly Commentary blog. By Michael J. Hicks February 8, 2026 Indiana legislators are considering a bill to eliminate college degrees that don’t exist. Senate Bill 199 “...”
Krull Commentary: Lee Hamilton’s lesson for us
This story was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com February 6, 2026 Former U.S. Rep. Lee Hamilton, D-Indiana, once told me a story. It happened when I was working on a documentary about the now deceased former U.S. Sen. Richard Lugar “...”
Macey Commentary: Raising garnishment floor will help Hoosiers during affordability crisis
By Erin Macey Indiana Poverty Community Action Institute February 6, 2026 A key piece of affordability legislation passed the Indiana Senate on Jan 27. Senate Bill 197 addresses the aftermath of high utility costs, medical bills, and other debts, preventing debt collectors from t “...”