SPJ AWARD: The Indiana Citizen earns statewide journalism honor
Staff Report The Indiana Citizen April 20, 2026 The Indiana Citizen is celebrating a statewide journalism honor from the Society of Professional Journalists, with reporter Sydney Byerly earning third place at the Best in Indiana Journalism Awards for her work on the âOne Heartb â...â
FINANCE REPORT FEUD: Moralesâ office denies Ballard campaignâs accusation of being blocked from filing
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen April 17, 2026 Greg Ballardâs campaign is blaming Indiana Secretary of State Diego Morales for a missed deadline that forced the campaign to publicly announce its fundraising totals in a press release, rather than filing a first-quarter f â...â
âI AM RELIEVEDâ: Alexandra Wilson focuses on campaign after judgeâs 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 Wilsonâs 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 â...â
‘A VICTORYâ 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 Indianaâs voter ID law, a federal judge has blocked the stateâs ban on the use of student ID cards at the polls. Senior Judge Richard Young of the Southern I â...â
“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 â...â
REPUBLICAN RESIGNATIONS: GOP officials with the Indiana Election Division preparing to step down Â
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 â...â
âWHAT THEYâRE DOING IS WRONGâ: 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 Hauteâs high schools, the calls and text messages she received after filing her candidacy pape â...â
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 â...â
âVOTERS CANâT WAITâ: 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 Wednesdayâs Indiana Election Commission hearing, but the proceeding ended in the same place it began: Alexandra Wilson remains o â...â
Young authors bipartisan bill to harness the nationâsâand Indianaâsâbiological resources
This story was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By Olivia OâNeal TheStatehouseFile.com April 6, 2026 Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, has authored the Americaâs Living Library Act with Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., and Reps. Stephanie Bice, R-Okla., and Ro Khanna, D- â...â