LANDMARK RULINGS: Indiana cases heard by U.S. Supreme Court examined in Constitution Day event
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen September 18, 2026 To mark this year’s Constitution Day, Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law examined the founding document in action by reviewing a handful cases that started with disputes in the Hoosier State, before tra “...”
PURDUE EXPONENT: NYU law professor delivers Constitution Day lecture, addresses political polarization
By Amelia Angelone The Purdue Exponent September 18, 2026 WEST LAFAYETTE – Over two centuries after the founding of the United States and the writing of its foundational documents, much has changed for our present-day democracy. Though, Professor Richard Pildes says there a “...”
PUBLIC DOLLARS: Indiana school voucher spending, enrollment set records
By Steve Hinnefeld The Indiana Citizen September 17, 2026 Spending on Indiana’s private school voucher program topped a half billion dollars in 2025-26, according to a report released this week by the Indiana Department of Education. A record 80,548 students participated in the “...”
CLASSROOM TALLY: IU logs majority of complaints under state law regulating campus instruction
By Steve Hinnefeld The Indiana Citizen September 16, 2026 Indiana University accounted for well over half the complaints against faculty filed last year under Indiana’s “intellectual diversity” law, according to Commission for Higher Education data. Statewide, 33 complaints “...”
POSSIBLE EXEMPTION: Lt. Gov. Beckwith optimistic legislature will end home property taxes
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen September 16, 2026 Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith rode into office partly on a wave of anger over property taxes and now he is optimistic that at least the taxes on family homes will be eliminated during the upcoming legislative session, which he “...”
PUBLIC DIALOGUE: Hoosiers United to host forum about Christian nationalism, Moreau will lead panel discussion
By Greta Lapp Klassen The Indiana Citizen September 15, 2026 Hoosiers United for the Separation of Church and State will be putting the spotlight on the growth of Christian nationalism in Indiana schools and at the Statehouse this Saturday, Sept. 19 at its second annual Larry H “...”
Brown says private Greenwood residence is accessible for Beckwith town hall
By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen September 14, 2026 When lawmakers hold public town halls, they often use public spaces such as libraries, schools, community centers or government buildings. Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith’s next town hall, however, is scheduled at the Greenwoo “...”
DEAD HEAT: Sabato’s Crystal Ball sees 3 strong candidates and no frontrunner in Indiana SOS race
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen September 11, 2026 Although GOP candidates running for statewide office in Indiana have long won at the ballot box, this year’s race for secretary of state has caused one national political forecaster to shift its prediction of the outcom “...”
Beckwith escalates feud with Elliott over Islam on 9/11 anniversary
By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen September 11, 2026 Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith used the 25-year anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on Friday to lambaste Islam on social media – and to needle other Republicans whose support for Muslims’ religious fre “...”
RECOUNT RESULT REVERSED: Indiana Supreme Court declares Deery winner of SD 23 GOP primary
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen September 10, 2026 A few hours after hearing oral arguments, the Indiana Supreme Court ordered the Indiana Recount Commission to reverse its certification in the Senate District 23 Republican primary and declare state Sen. Spencer Deery the “...”