‘NEW WILD WEST’: Partisan races on the November ballot could mean less collaboration and more infighting on local school boards, expert says
By Sydney Byerly and Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen October 30, 2026 When Olivia Reyes filed to run for the Anderson Community School Board, she did not check either the Democrat or Republican box but rather identified herself as an independent. Reyes, who is a women’s li “...”
CHOOSING A JUDGE: Handful of contested judicial races possibly reflects wider voter discontent, expert says
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen October 29, 2026 Running against a sitting judge in an election is considered taboo, or at the very least a bit risky, but this year, attorneys seem more willing to disregard the norm in favor of attempting to get on the bench. Eight incumb “...”
PUBLIC QUESTIONS: Beckwith urges Hoosiers to reject amendments as Braun avoids taking explicit position
By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen October 29, 2026 Gov. Mike Braun and Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith are taking different approaches to a ballot measure that will go before Indiana voters Tuesday, with Beckwith urging voters to reject an amendment to the state’s constitution that “...”
‘RESPECTFULLY DECLINE’: Gov. Braun rejects Ballard’s request for the Election Commission to meet
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen October 28, 2026 Gov. Mike Braun has turned down Greg Ballard’s request to order the Indiana Election Commission toconvene, likely derailing any chance for a public review of pending campaign finance complaints prior to the Nov. 3 general “...”
‘RISK OF CONFUSION’: Ruling denies Ballard’s attempt to compel meeting before election on complaints against rivals
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen October 27, 2026 The Marion County Superior Court blocked secretary of state candidate Greg Ballard in his bid to force the Indiana Election Commission to meet before the election on Nov. 3, finding the interests of both the commission and “...”
ELECTION OBSERVERS: Federal monitors heading to Indiana welcomed by AG Rokita but decried by others
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen October 26, 2026 Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita is supporting the Trump administration’s plans to send federal election monitors to polling sites in only Lake and Marion counties on Election Day. “As Indiana’s Attorney General a “...”
PUBLIC FORUM: Marion County residents invited to hear from small claims court judges on ballot amid eviction crisis
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen October 26, 2026 Describing the cycle of evictions in Marion County’s small claims courts, Rabbi Aaron Spiegel compared the process to doing laundry: wash, rinse, repeat. Spiegel, executive director of the Greater Indianapolis Multifaith “...”
FPI NEWS: A partisan school board race has transformed one Indiana community
By Dylan Peers McCoy FPI News October 23, 2026 GOSHEN, Ind. – Rickardo Yoder, 56, spends his evenings driving a side-by-side utility vehicle from house to house, asking voters to support him in the local school board election. The parent of three Goshen Community Schools gr “...”
PRESSING CASE: Ballard urges campaign finance hearing before Nov. 3; Election Commission seeks dismissal
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen October 23, 2026 Lincoln Party candidate Greg Ballard was in Marion County Superior Court on Friday for a hearing on his lawsuit against the Indiana Election Commission. Ballard, who is running for Indiana secretary of state, filed his laws “...”
Video: The October 23rd, 2026 Secretary of State Debate
This is the third public debate in the competitive four-way race prior to Election Day and only included two candidates. The other two candidates, Lincoln Party candidate Greg Ballard and Libertarian Lauri Shillings, did not make the polling cutoff set by Nexstar, owner of FOX59/ “...”