‘ANTI-DEMOCRATIC MANEUVER’: Critics slam GOP proposal to slash early-voting days in Indiana
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen February 17, 2026 Ignoring calls for public input, the Senate Elections Committee passed an amendment during its hearing Monday morning that would reduce the state’s early-voting period from 28 days to 16 days. Sen. Mike Gaskill, committe “...”
GOP INFIGHTING? PAC targets Republicans who opposed redistricting, but expert doubts it will succeed
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen February 13, 2026 The launch of a new PAC in Indiana is a sign that some supporters of President Donald Trump are making good on their promise to try to unseat state Republican legislators who voted against midcycle redistricting in Decembe “...”
SENTENCED: Son of Life Church pastor gets 6 years in child exploitation case
By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen February 13, 2026 ANDERSON, Indiana — The son of a prominent Indiana pastor with close ties to the state’s lieutenant governor was sentenced to six years in prison Friday after pleading guilty to child exploitation charges. Jonathan Petern “...”
PROTECTING THE JUDICIARY: Indiana House amends and passes court security bill
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen February 12, 2026 The bill providing security for Indiana’s appellate judges passed easily through the Indiana House this week after the measure was amended to clarify the language regarding campaign finance reports. In presenting Senate “...”
CIVIC HEALTH: 2025 index shows some upside, but Hoosiers lag in voting, political participation
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen February 12, 2026 The 2025 Indiana Civic Health Index shows Hoosiers not only are continuing to struggle to get to the voting booth but also may be losing some of their neighborly disposition. Led by the Indiana Bar Foundation, a team of ac “...”
A LASTING IMPACT: Two lawmakers honored as House bids farewell to Reps. Sue Errington, Shane Lindauer
By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen February 12, 2026 The Indiana House paused this week to honor two lawmakers from opposite sides of the aisle whose careers followed different paths but converged in the same place: a chamber that rose in unanimous standing ovation to thank the “...”
Indiana House Republicans move to align state law with Trump’s deportation push
By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen February 10, 2026 Indiana House Republicans advanced sweeping immigration legislation Tuesday that would require local governments, colleges and employers to cooperate with federal immigration enforcement — cementing the state’s alignment “...”
House panel sharply curtails bill that would extend Indiana’s syringe exchange programs
By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen February 10, 2026 An Indiana House committee advanced a measure that would allow counties to continue operating syringe exchanges on Tuesday — but only after shortening what would have been a 10-year extension to just two years, and requirin “...”
‘UNCONSCIONABLE’ CONFUSION: Indiana candidates rush to refile after concerns over authentication
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen February 10, 2026 Despite the inclement weather and a last-minute scramble for child care, Ryan Price returned to the Indiana Statehouse last week to fix a potential problem with his candidacy paperwork. The newcomer to politics had been pa “...”
Indiana’s failed 10 Commandments bill was part of an ongoing national debate
This story was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By Savannah Shotwell TheStatehouseFile.com February 9, 2026 In 1978, the Kentucky legislature introduced the controversial law KRS 158.178, which required a permanent copy of the Ten Commandments to be framed on a wal “...”