The ways data centers use water isn’t easy to understand – or legislate
This story on the use of water by data centers is the first in a three-part series by TheStatehouseFile.com. The other stories will examine data centers’ encroachment on historic areas and impact on Indiana’s small towns. By Olivia O’Neal TheStatehouseFile.com July 7, 2026 “...”
TRANSFORMATIVE GIFT: $2M endowment supports tomorrow’s leaders in BHPS’ Future Presidents of America program
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen July 6, 2026 At a special ceremony on Thursday, which honored the current class and alumni of its Future Presidents of America program, the Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site announced a new endowment that will ensure the initiative contin “...”
‘Above all else, we are neighbors’: New citizens take their oaths in a historic week
This story was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By Lillee Sheckles & Tyler Young TheStatehouseFile.com July 3, 2026 On Thursday, the Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site hosted a naturalization ceremony celebrating not only America’s 250th birthday but also 75 peop “...”
Before America’s big birthday party on Saturday, consider some light reading
This story was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By Jack Sells Special to TheStatehouseFile.com June 30, 2026 The United States of America turns 250 this year. That’s pretty old for a republic. Consider how Founding Father and alleged turkey superfan Benjamin Fra “...”
RELIGIOUS DIALOGUE: Indiana Humanities project aims to spark conversations about religion
By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen July 2, 2026 Indiana Humanities is launching a multi-year initiative to help Hoosiers explore how religion and religious liberty have shaped the state’s communities and continue to influence public life. The initiative, called Matters of Rel “...”
IMMIGRATION DISPUTE: AG Rokita warns Merrillville not to oppose any ICE detention facility
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen June 30, 2026 Even while continuing to dig out from a June 11 tornado that ripped apart homes and businesses, the town of Merrillville appears to be standing firm against the threat of a lawsuit from Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita. Ro “...”
CHALKBEAT: Hear about the changes for schools this election and what they mean for students
This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters By MJ Slaby Chalkbeat June 9, 2026 Sign up for Chalkbeat Indiana’s free daily newsletter to keep up with Indianapolis Public Schools, Marion County’s township districts, and “...”
DENIES SPOILER ROLE: As chances of joining ballot rise, Ballard focuses on winning secretary of state race
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen June 26, 2025 FORT WAYNE – As state Republicans were inside the Grand Wayne Convention Center in Fort Wayne on Saturday selecting their nominee for secretary of state, former Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard was a few miles away greeting H “...”
‘THE OTHER 249 YEARS’: Harrison Presidential Site celebrates 250th by focusing on era since nation’s birth
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen June 26, 2026 When Benjamin Harrison moved into the White House in 1889 as the 23rd president, he was continuing his family’s legacy of nurturing and encouraging the young nation to fulfill the promises made in the Declaration of Independ “...”
FlashPoint: How a Christian political media network became a platform for Indiana’s Lt. Gov.
By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen June 25, 2026 When Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith called Islam a “demonic death cult” during an appearance on the Christian political program FlashPoint in May, the remarks drew swift backlash from faith leaders across Indiana. It also hi “...”