POLLING SITE INCIDENT: Marion County Election Board delays decision in possible poll worker intimidation case to hear from unruly voter
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen January 23, 2025 The Marion County Election Board has delayed making a decision about whether a voter who entered a polling site in Indianapolis on Election Day with two handguns and caused a disturbance violated a new state law prohibiting â...â
TSF Story: Lt. Gov. Beckwith comments on climate change, new bill threatening his agriculture role and more
This story was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By Grace Wilson TheStatehouseFile.com January 21, 2025 Throughout his campaign, Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith proved time and again that politics and religion are near and dear to his heart. Combined, these have led to somet â...â
MLK RALLY: Speakers tell crowd to preserve democracy, âfight for justice,â âresist attacks on the truthâ
(Editorâs note: This story has been updated to include links to the speakersâ prepared remarks. Because speakers sometimes make adjustments in the moment, their prepared remarks may not track perfectly with what they are quoted as saying.) By Phil Bremen special to The Indian â...â
âVOICES AND VOTESâ: Indiana communities invited to host Smithsonianâs exhibit on American democracy on eve of Declaration of Independence anniversary
 (Editorâs note: The application deadline to host âVoices and Votes: Democracy in Americaâ has been extended to Feb. 21. Indiana Humanities is inviting Hoosier communities with up to 15,000 residents to apply to showcase this exhibition, which takes an in-depth look at Am â...â
REDRAWN BOUNDARIES: Anderson Common Council adopts new district map but legal battle may not be over
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen January 17, 2025 Under an order from federal court, the Anderson Common Council adopted a new district map at its meeting this week in a unanimous vote, but one councilor is threatening to continue to fight against redistricting. The common â...â
TSF Story: Controversial parental rights bill heads for the Indiana Senate
This story was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By Schyler Altherr TheStatehouseFile.com January 16, 2025 A bill concerning Hoosier parents, Senate Bill 143, is heading to the Senate after passing the Senate Judiciary Committee Wednesday afternoon. Authored by Judic â...â
TAPPING INTO VOTER DISCONTENT: Beckwith, Rokita use inaugural addresses to outline their motivations and missions
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen January 16, 2025 Sitting in the atrium of the Indiana Statehouse after attending his first gubernatorial inauguration, Ben Jackson of Johnson County talked about his frustration with the state mandates imposed during the COVID-19 pandemic a â...â
FUNDING CONCERNS: Lt. Gov. Beckwith joins others in accusing Kinsey Institute of ignoring state law, says taxpayer money is for âgood and not evilâ
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen January 16, 2025 In likely one of his first public appearances as lieutenant governor, Micah Beckwith stood at the pulpit in the Zion Unity Baptist Church on Indianapolisâ eastside on Wednesday morning and joined other state leaders asser â...â
TSF story: Braun signs 9 executive orders ‘to make sure government is leaner, more efficient’
This story was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By DeMarion Newell TheStatehouseFile.com January 15, 2025 The newly sworn-in Gov. Mike Braun has signed his first nine executive orders, appearing before the press on Wednesday. âI think itâs all what I campaigned â...â
SMALL-BUSINESS FOCUS: Indianaâs new governor, Mike Braun, says Hoosiers must listen to their âentrepreneurial spiritâ
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen January 14, 2025 In his inaugural address Monday morning, Gov. Mike Braun said Indiana is facing a ânew crossroadsâ and its leaders must be âthe risk-takers and trailblazers that Hoosiers deserve,â rather than leaders who âmaintai â...â