Compton Commentary: So, you want to be a journalist in Indy? Here’s what you need to know
By Tracey Compton Indianapolis Public Editor September 16,2026 WFYI newscaster and reporter Samantha Horton remembers how hard it was to establish her journalism career in Indiana. A former college athlete, she wasn’t daunted by the long hours, but says the low pay and sudden s “...”
Shabazz Commentary: Schrödinger’s Election Board
By Abdul-Hakim Shabazz IndyPolitics.org September 16, 2026 In 1935, Austrian physicist Erwin Schrödinger came up with a thought experiment. Put a cat in a sealed box with a vial of poison that may or may not break. Until you open the box, the cat is technically both alive and de “...”
Krull Commentary: Micah Beckwith’s quarrel with America’s founders
By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com September 14, 2026 Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith loves to prolong old quarrels. Even ones that his side lost a couple of centuries ago. The latest example of this is his escalating feud with Indiana Treasurer Daniel Elliott and the state’s “...”
Kennedy Commentary: Early voting matters more this time – a lot more
By Sheila Suess Kennedy September 14, 2026 As the midterm elections near, Trump and the GOP are becoming more and more frantic, and engaging in a wide variety of tactics to suppress votes. A recent example: email and text messages urging recipients to check their registrations at “...”
Krull Commentary: The voters won this one
By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com September 11, 2026 At last, some signs of both sanity and integrity have returned to Indiana politics. The Indiana Supreme Court finally put an end to Indiana’s closest and most divisive primary battle. The court ruled that state Sen. Spencer “...”
Krull Commentary: Trump, the bride at every wedding, the baby at every christening
By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com September 9, 2026 Not everything is about him. That’s the thing—the fundamental truth—that President Donald Trump never has been able to grasp. His unceasing hunger for attention drives him to do and say offensive things. It’s almost as “...”
Krull Commentary: That day, before and after
By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com September 7, 2026 The day began in an ordinary fashion. On Sept. 11, 2001, I drove my children to daycare. They were still small, not yet school age, but my daughter, the eldest, liked to talk on car trips, however short they might be. Once I “...”
Compton Commentary: Is Indy news biased? Here’s my advice for finding reliable sources
By Tracey Compton Indianapolis Public Editor September 2, 2026 What’s the No. 1 complaint I hear from Indy residents about our local news? It’s biased. At every single public event I host, at least one participant tells me they can detect bias in our news, and, as a result, t “...”
Krull Commentary: Trump, ICE and the American Revolution in reverse
By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com September 4, 2026 The immigration crackdown has come to Indiana. Agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement—ICE—showed up in the Indianapolis metropolitan area and elsewhere in the state and began taking an undetermined number of “...”
FROM THE PUBLISHER: August started in Montana and ended with a debate worth watching
By Bill Moreau The Indiana Citizen September 3, 2026 A week spent fly-fishing with our grandsons and great-nephew in Montana proves the idiom, “You can’t teach an old dog new tricks.” I’m a decent Indiana bass fisherman, but stick an unfamiliar fly rod in my hands, put me “...”