‘10 MILLION BABY STEPS’: Democrats thirsty for change, hope Bayh can begin turnaround at Statehouse
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen June 9, 2026 During a break in the action at the Indiana Democratic State Convention on Saturday, first-time delegates Tyler Pierce, 20, and Zainab Fyed, 21, grew excited when talking about New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani. The pair had decide “...”
Beau Bayh wins Democratic nomination for Indiana secretary of state
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen June 6, 2026 By a decisive margin, Beau Bayh won the Democratic nominee for Indiana secretary of state on Saturday, becoming the third generation of his family to run for elected office in Indiana. The son of Evan Bayh, former Indiana gover “...”
OPPOSING FIRING SQUADS: Protest at Fort Wayne firm follows strategy used against lethal injections
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen June 5, 2026 The protesters who recently gathered in front of Elevatus Architecture in Fort Wayne were part of a national effort to stop death penalty executions by firing squads by using the same tactics that have successfully disrupted le “...”
Beckwith doubles down, feuds with fellow Republicans over Islam remarks
By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen June 3, 2026 Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith feuded on social media Wednesday with fellow Indiana Republicans who criticized his attacks on Islam and calls to give Americans “permission to hate again.” A day after Gov. Mike Braun suggested Beckwit “...”
‘THINK BEFORE YOU SPEAK’: Braun says Beckwith ‘probably regrets’ how he phrased call for hatred
By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen June 2, 2026 Gov. Mike Braun said Tuesday that Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith “probably regrets” how he phrased his recent comments that Americans need “permission to hate again” and his singling out of Islam as worthy of hatred. But the Repu “...”
Indiana GOP leaders silent after Lt. Gov. Beckwith says Americans need ‘permission to hate again’
By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen June 1, 2026 Top Indiana Republicans would not say Monday whether they agreed with Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith’s claim that Hoosiers should have “permission to hate again” and his description of Islam as a “demonic death cult.” The India “...”
GOP RECOUNT DISPUTES: Candidates seek rulings before retallying of ballots in 2 Indiana Senate races
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen June 1, 2026 Parties in the recount proceedings for Senate District 15 and Senate District 23 have filed motions asking the Indiana Recount Commission to rule on various disputes before the actual recounting of ballots begins. Paula Copenha “...”
Lt. Gov. Beckwith lambastes Jewish leaders for rejecting his call to hate Muslims
By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Ctiizen May 30, 2026 Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith on Saturday criticized Indianapolis Jewish community leaders who had joined an interfaith statement condemning his calls to “hate” Islam, calling their expression of solidarity with Indiana Musl “...”
ART AND LAWMAKING: Exhibition in Senate Democrats’ caucus room brings new perspective to legislators
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen May 29, 2026 Recalling the first time she saw the Indiana Senate Democrats’ caucus room nestled in the Indiana Statehouse, Braydee Euliss admitted she was not inspired. Euliss, an independent curator and arts administrator, has a lot of e “...”
Lt. Gov. Beckwith says it’s wrong to ‘eradicate hate in our culture’ and calls Islam a ‘demonic death cult’
By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen May 28, 2026 Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith said Americans should be given “permission to hate again” and called Islam a “demonic death cult” during a recent appearance on a conservative web talk show, the latest in a series of public “...”