EXECUTIVE ORDER FALLOUT: Indiana SOS Morales champions Trump’s elections directive; critics call it illegal and unconstitutional
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen April 10, 2025 Indiana Secretary of State Diego Morales is touting his recent participation in discussions for implementing President Donald Trump’s executive order on elections and the opportunity he had to thank the president for signin “...”
‘I’M COMING FULL CIRCLE’: Indianapolis attorney Jennifer Ruby steps into role as state’s public access counselor, muses changes to streamline office
By Juliann Ventura The Indiana Citizen April 8, 2025 When Jennifer Ruby was appointed as Indiana’s public access counselor by Gov. Mike Braun last month, she suggested it felt like she was tapping into some responsibilities and experiences she had earlier in her career. The lon “...”
‘FUNDAMENTALLY DISCRIMINATORY’: Voting advocates say Indiana’s proof-of-citizenship rule for certain voters violates federal election law
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen April 7, 2025 Voting rights groups are warning Indiana Secretary of State Diego Morales and the Indiana Election Division that implementation of a program to verify voter citizenship status using records from the Indiana Bureau of Motor Veh “...”
‘VERY HARMFUL RHETORIC’: AG Rokita accused of stirring racial division by displaying ‘Come and Take It’ flag
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen April 3, 2025 A large, white “Come and Take It” flag on display outside Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita’s office in the Statehouse is drawing criticism from advocacy groups who say it is anti-immigrant and sends a message of hate “...”
FIERY DISCOURSE: Lt. Gov. Beckwith fields questions in heated Johnson County town hall
By Juliann Ventura The Indiana Citizen April 3, 2025 When Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith made his way to the front of a group of Hoosiers at a Johnson County town hall Monday evening, the spirited crowd of nearly 100 people was ready with hot-button questions. Eager attendees filled the “...”
FAITH-BASED BOOST: Lt. Gov. Beckwith’s $3M budget request raises questions on mental health efforts
By Juliann Ventura The Indiana Citizen April 2, 2025 Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith sidestepped questions over how the $3 million increase in spending for faith-based initiatives in his office could specifically address mental health concerns in an interview with The Indiana Cit “...”
TSF story: Critics say bill would make voting more difficult for disabled people and others
This story was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com by Chloe White TheStatehouseFile.com March 28, 2025 House Bill 1680, written by Rep. Timothy Wesco, R-Osceola, would enact roughly 15 different provisions regarding elections in Indiana. On Monday, the Senate Elections “...”
‘MORE THAN JUST A MARKER’: Historical plaque in Municipal Gardens remembers slain Black man, helps ensure painful past is not forgotten
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen March 28, 2025 One hundred and three years after his body was found hung from a sapling along the banks of the White River, George Tompkins is finally getting his story written into the pages of history. Tompkins, a 19-year-old Black man li “...”
TSF Story: Bipartisan bill gets a late word change and a heated debate in Senate committee
This story was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By Anna Cecil TheStatehouseFile.com March 25, 2025 A bipartisan bill that passed unanimously in the House received a single word change that may have upended its original intent in Tuesday’s Senate Corrections and Cri “...”
‘A SIGNIFICANT PUBLIC INTEREST’: Doctors Bernard, Rouse win fight for preliminary injunction to block release of TPRs
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen March 26, 2025 The terminated pregnancy reports filed with the Indiana Department of Health every time a physician performs an abortion in the state will remain exempt from public access after the Marion County Superior Court granted a prel “...”