‘I AM RELIEVED’: Alexandra Wilson focuses on campaign after judge’s order lets her stay on the GOP ballot
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen April 16, 2026 More than 40 days after the challenge to Alexandra Wilson’s candidacy landed in Clay County Circuit Court, a judge issued an order on Thursday keeping Wilson in the Republican primary for Indiana Senate District 38. However “...”
‘A VICTORY’ FOR STUDENTS: Voting advocates applaud injunction blocking ban on college IDs at polls
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen April 15, 2026 Relying on the precedent created in the 2008 ruling that upheld Indiana’s voter ID law, a federal judge has blocked the state’s ban on the use of student ID cards at the polls. Senior Judge Richard Young of the Southern I “...”
“I JUST WANT JUSTICE’: A shortage of prosecutors and public defenders is causing delays and anguish
This story was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By Chloe White, Lauren Cohen, Charlotte Harvey and Logan Pierson Statehouse Reporting Project April 14, 2026 In Anchorage, Alaska, a shortage of city prosecutors led to almost 1,000 criminal cases being dismissed in “...”
REPUBLICAN RESIGNATIONS: GOP officials with the Indiana Election Division preparing to step down
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen April 15, 2026 Brad King, Republican co-director of the Indiana Election Division, and Valeria Warycha, Republican co-general counsel of the Indiana Election Division, have submitted their resignations, effective at 8 a.m. May 6, the day af “...”
‘WHAT THEY’RE DOING IS WRONG’: GOP candidate says Trump, Braun officials pushed her to quit Statehouse race
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen April 13, 2026 Although Alexandra Wilson was motivated to enter the race for the Indiana Senate by her concerns over plans to consolidate Terre Haute’s high schools, the calls and text messages she received after filing her candidacy pape “...”
THIS JUST IN: Despite many challenges, IU study finds local news reporting in Indiana is growing
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen April 10, 2026 The news about newsrooms has not been good. Cutbacks and closures, layoffs and less reporting seem to have dominated the headlines, but a recent study of the media ecosystem in Indiana is making some news consumers hopeful th “...”
‘VOTERS CAN’T WAIT’: Frustrated Election Commission hears new issue in dispute, blasts attorney general
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen April 9, 2026 The court order to consider an expungement incited a lot of confusion and some tense moments at Wednesday’s Indiana Election Commission hearing, but the proceeding ended in the same place it began: Alexandra Wilson remains o “...”
Young authors bipartisan bill to harness the nation’s—and Indiana’s—biological resources
This story was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By Olivia O’Neal TheStatehouseFile.com April 6, 2026 Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, has authored the America’s Living Library Act with Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., and Reps. Stephanie Bice, R-Okla., and Ro Kh “...”
GROWTH SPURT: Hoosiers identifying as Christian nationalists increasing ahead of primary election
By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen April 2, 2026 As early voting begins in Indiana’s primary election, new survey data shows support for Christian nationalism is not just holding steady—it is growing in the state. A recent report from the Public Religion Research Institute “...”
POTENTIAL ‘MESS’: Registered Hoosier voters urged to double-check status after changes to state law
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen April 2, 2026 As the April 6 deadline for registering to vote approaches, the League of Women Voters of Indiana is not only encouraging Hoosiers to get on the voter roll but also advising those who are registered and have cast a ballot in r “...”