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 “...”
DEMOCRAT HOPEFULS: County clerk and business executive seek to end GOP control of 2 statewide offices
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen May 28, 2026 The Indiana Democratic Party has announced its presumptive nominees for Indiana comptroller and Indiana treasurer, who will appear on the November ballot to try to break the Republican Party’s decades-long grip on statewide o “...”
INSPECTIONS ORDERED: With new recount head in place, ballot review can begin in 3 GOP primary races
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen May 26, 2026 Within hours of being appointed as the new recount director, Indianapolis attorney Evan Norris issued orders granting the verified petitions for recounts filed in three contested Republican primaries and scheduling the pre-reco “...”
MEMORIAL DAY TRIBUTE: Sen. Todd Young honors Gibson County native who served in the U.S. Merchant Marine
Staff report The Indiana Citizen May 25, 2026 Although it has been dubbed America’s “fourth arm of defense,” the U.S. Merchant Marine has struggled at times to get recognized for its service and sacrifice. The mariners trace their roots to the commercial ships and sailors t “...”
INDY 500: Legge shakes off early troubles in preparation for history-making attempt
This story was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By Jenny Bartlett TheStatehouseFile.com May 22, 2026 Indianapolis Motor Speedway is a place of history and traditions. This year Katherine Legge will make history by being the first woman to attempt the Indy 500 and th “...”
RACE FOR NOMINATION: Indiana Republicans split over SOS candidates
By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen May 22, 2026 Top Indiana Republicans are divided over the race for secretary of state, with some of the party’s most prominent figures seeking to sideline embattled incumbent Diego Morales ahead of the June state GOP party convention and oth “...”
Trump administration’s ‘anti-Christian bias’ report revives Indiana religious liberty debate
By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen May 22, 2026 Indiana conservatives are raising questions about whether the state’s current religious liberty protections go far enough as President Donald Trump’s Justice Department seeks to combat what it calls “anti-Christian bias” i “...”
GOP RECOUNTS: Copenhaver, Vogt file petitions after narrow losses in Indiana Senate primary races
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen May 21, 2026 The intraparty fight among Indiana Republicans is still raging with recount petitions being filed in two GOP primaries for the state Senate where the incumbents – one who invoked President Donald Trump’s ire and one who rec “...”
ELECTION OFFICIAL: McLain appointed to serve as IED’s Republican co-director
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen May 20, 2026 Joseph McLain, who joined the Indiana Election Division in April 2019 as a program director, has been tapped to serve as the Republican co-director, filling the remaining term of former co-director Brad King, who resigned May 6 “...”