INDIANA’S LESSONS: Former ambassador Donnelly talks faith, Hoosier values at Red Mass
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen September 17, 2025 When Joe Donnelly and his wife, Jill, moved into the ambassador’s residence in Vatican City in 2022, they made the place a home by decorating it with artwork by Indiana artists and, paying homage to their beloved alma m “...”
CIVICS LESSON: Lt. Gov. Beckwith mixes history and religion at Bootcamp, remembers Kirk
By Dan Spalding News Now Warsaw September 15, 2025 FORT WAYNE — Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith hosted his first in a possible series of Civic Bootcamps Saturday in Fort Wayne, but the legacy of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, who was killed Wednesday while speaking on a “...”
LOSING PRIVILEGE: Speakers and panel spotlight fears driving Christian nationalism
By Greta Lapp Klassen The Indiana Citizen September 15, 2025 FORT WAYNE – Although it has gained traction in recent years, Christian nationalism is not a new ideology, Moises Serrano of Americans United for Separation of Church and State told a crowd of concerned Indiana ci “...”
VOTING CASE: Morales touts ‘proof’ of noncitizens on rolls, sends voter info to DOJ
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen September 12, 2025 At a news conference Friday morning, Indiana Secretary of State Diego Morales championed his office’s effort to ensure only U.S. citizens are on the state’s voter rolls, but voting-rights advocacy groups criticized Mo “...”
‘JUST A POWER GRAB’: Fort Wayne crowd vents over GOP redistricting push
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen September 11, 2025 At a town hall in Fort Wayne on Tuesday evening, the crowd was angry about the potential for Indiana to redistrict this year and frustrated that the only way for them to push back was to call, text, or email their state l “...”
‘DARK DAY’: Charlie Kirk’s death draws calls to end political violence from Indiana lawmakers
By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen September 10, 2025 Indiana politicians across the political spectrum denounced political violence Wednesday after the fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk in Utah, with many Republicans describing the populist ally of President “...”
‘I HAVEN’T FLIP-FLOPPED’: Beckwith defends post praising Haitian pastors, immigrants
By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen September 10, 2025 Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith defended himself Tuesday in the face of sharp criticism from conservatives after posting — and then deleting — remarks on social media touting a meeting with Haitian pastors and praising t “...”
PANEL RULINGS: Mediator named, discovery request denied in AG Rokita’s 2nd disciplinary case
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen September 10, 2025 The parties in the disciplinary case against Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita have selected Indianapolis attorney James Riley Jr. as a mediator to see if a settlement can be reached before the December hearing. Rokita “...”
TSF Story: Experts fault state officials for secrecy surrounding voter list sent to USCIS
This story was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By Anna Cecil TheStatehouseFile.com September 7, 2025 Political scientists and media law experts are reacting to The Indiana Citizen’s parent organization’s case against the offices of the Indiana attorney general “...”
‘SPIRITUAL WAR’: Beckwith blames ‘trans ideology’ for Minneapolis school shooting
By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen September 5, 2025 Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith, in a series of social media posts this week, described the deadly shooting at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis, Minnesota, as both a spiritual conflict and evidence of what he calle “...”