POLITICAL SCHOOL BOARDS: Law allowing partisan races promises new election dynamics
By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen August 18, 2025 Indiana school board candidates will be allowed to declare party affiliations on the ballot starting in 2026 — a controversial change that ends decades of officially nonpartisan elections and sets the stage for ideological cl “...”
DEMOCRACY ON DISPLAY: Smithsonian’s ‘Voices and Votes’ exhibit coming to 7 Hoosier towns and cities
By Dwight Adams The Indiana Citizen August 15, 2025 Have you ever considered why some of Indiana’s earliest settlers were abolitionist Quakers, or wondered how a voting machine looked a century ago, or were curious what famous Hoosier presidential candidate Wendell Willkie was “...”
GERRYMANDERING MESS: U.S. Supreme Court sidestepping partisan question in 2019 opens door to mid-decade redistricting
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen August 14, 2025 To explain why Indiana, a deep red state, is seriously considering redrawing its congressional districts this year in the hopes of sending, at most, two more Hoosier Republicans to Capitol Hill in 2026, attorney Jay Yeag “...”
‘COMPASSION WITHOUT LAWLESSNESS’: Lt. Gov. Beckwith draws cheers, pushback with immigration stance at packed Merrillville event
By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen August 13, 2025 Merrillville, Indiana — Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith told a packed town hall crowd Tuesday night that undocumented immigrants “do not get constitutional rights,” doubling down on a claim that ignited controversy when he made s “...”
‘FIGHT FIRE WITH FIRE’: Lt. Gov. Beckwith pushes for redistricting at tense Lake County town hall
By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen August 13, 2025 Merrillville, Indiana — Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith backed the White House’s push for Indiana to redraw its congressional districts ahead of next year’s midterm elections, telling attendees at a town hall Tuesday night that R “...”
SABATO’S ANALYSIS: Early look at 2026 Indiana secretary of state race gives Morales the edge
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen August 11, 2025 An early prediction of the Indiana Secretary of State’s 2026 race has the seat remaining in Republican hands and embattled incumbent Diego Morales winning reelection. Sabato’s Crystal Ball from The Center for Politics at “...”
COURTLY ARTS: Exhibition of portraits of Indiana courthouses shows artistry, faith in rule of law
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen August 8, 2025 As he traveled to county seats collecting portraits of local courthouses for the past 18 years, attorney Douglas Church came to recognize the majestic structures that loomed over the town squares were not just objects of arch “...”
REDISTRICTING ANGST: Protesters fear losing electoral voice if Indiana’s congressional maps are redrawn
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen August 8, 2025 U.S. Rep. Frank Mrvan, thought to be the Hoosier Democrat most vulnerable to a possible mid-decade redistricting in Indiana, told a crowd of protesters in Indianapolis on Thursday that he is certain state lawmakers will conve “...”
‘COURAGE TO COME HERE’: Lt. Gov. Beckwith, staff earn constituents’ praise for effort to visit all 92 counties
By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen August 8, 2025 Pressing the elevator button after leaving the small, third-story conference room in Marion City Hall, Lois Jones hummed a tune and reflected on what she called a productive conversation. Jones had just wrapped up a meeting with “...”
‘KNIFE FIGHT FOR DEMOCRACY’: Redistricting on the agenda as Gov. Braun prepares to meet with VP Vance
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen August 6, 2025 Gov. Mike Braun confirmed that Vice President J.D. Vance will visit Indianapolis on Thursday to meet with Braun and state legislative leaders – a private huddle that comes as the White House pressures deep-red states to red “...”