‘BASICALLY HUMAN ERROR’: Overturning of SD 23 primary result highlights plight of election workers
By Marilyn Odendahl Indiana Citizen August 13, 2026 Warren County does not have a traffic light or a Catholic church, but after Monday’s hearing of the Indiana Recount Commission, the rural county will forever have a place in Hoosier election history. Of the 10 ballots the Reco “...”
Beckwith targets Islamic calls to prayer, saying they aren’t ‘part of American culture’
By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen August 13, 2026 Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith said Monday that Islamic calls to prayer should not be broadcast publicly in Indiana, arguing that unlike church bells, the practice is not part of American culture or history. “Church bells ar “...”
PROSECUTORIAL POWER: Beckwith wants Indiana AG to have authority to criminally charge Fauci
By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen August 13, 2026 Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith is calling on state lawmakers to expand Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita’s authority to bring criminal prosecutions, saying the change could allow Indiana to pursue charges against Dr. Anthony Fauc “...”
RESULTS OVERTURNED: Recount Commission finds Copenhaver won SD 23 GOP primary by 3 votes
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen August 11, 2026 Little more than an hour into the Indiana Recount Commission’s four-hour hearing on Monday, the narrow three-vote lead that state Sen. Spencer Deery had held since the May Republican primary for Senate District 23 had evap “...”
NAME REMOVED: After calls for her firing, adjunct law prof deleted from IU website; routine maintenance cited
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen August 7, 2026 An IU adjunct law professor, whose controversial political video after the death of U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham incited two Indiana congressmen to call for her firing, no longer appears on the school’s website. However, the un “...”
DIVISION AMONG THE FAITHFUL: Many proclaim religious liberty but differ over meaning and application
By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen August 7, 2026 When Indiana politicians, clergy and advocacy groups invoke “religious liberty,” they often sound like they’re talking about the same principle. But they’re frequently making very different arguments. Con “...”
MAIL-IN DISPUTE: Indiana backs Trump in expanding USPS election role; other states decry federal overreach
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen August 7, 2026 Indiana is among 12 states joining the Trump administration in asking the U.S. Supreme Court to allow the U.S. Postal Service to move forward with implementing new policy that would essentially give the post office the power “...”
‘LEAKY TENT’: Save Heritage Indiana relocates rally as Hoosier Hospitality March spreads welcoming message
By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen August 4, 2026 Days after organizing what it called the nation’s first mass deportation rally, Save Heritage Indiana says it intentionally concealed the event’s location, limited attendance to vetted guests and hopes to use the gat “...”
LEADERSHIP BID: Trump-aligned Garten seeks top job in Indiana Senate
By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen August 3, 2026 Sen. Chris Garten launched a campaign Monday for the chamber’s top leadership post, promising a more aggressive conservative agenda than the man he is seeking to replace, outgoing Senate President Pro Tempore Rodric Bray. The “...”
HOSPITALITY MARCH: Competing rallies in Fishers highlight divide over immigration
By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen August 3, 2026 FISHERS, Ind. — Hundreds of demonstrators marched through downtown Fishers Saturday, chanting “No hate, no fear; Immigrants are welcome here,” as they protested a nearby rally promoting mass deportations that featu “...”