ELECTION ANALYSIS: Indiana secretary of state study shows cost savings if changes made
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen November 21, 2025 In its study of elections, Indiana Secretary of State Diego Morales’ office found administrative costs and voter turnout are most impacted by the timing of municipal contests, while the location of where the ballots ar “...”
‘THE TINIEST AMONG US’: Supporters mark 25 years of Indiana’s Safe Haven Law, call for more education
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen November 21, 2025 While marking the 25th anniversary of Indiana’s Safe Haven Law, which seeks to protect newborns, Linda Znachko, a champion of the statute, told state lawmakers that the recent discovery of a deceased baby found abandoned “...”
‘SCARY AND SHOCKING’: Indiana lawmakers face a rise in political threats after opposing redistricting
By Kyra Howard The Indiana Citizen November 20, 2025 The number of Indiana Republican senators facing threats of violence for opposing redistricting has increased, raising concerns among all lawmakers in the Statehouse. Sen. Greg Goode of Terre Haute was swatted over the weekend “...”
DEBATE CONTINUES: Indiana General Assembly fails to fully put mid-cycle redistricting question to rest
By Staff Report The Indiana Citizen TheStatehouseFile.com November 18, 2025 The official start to the Indiana General Assembly’s 2026 session on Tuesday highlighted the divide between Republicans in the supermajority over the issue of mid-decade redistricting but provided littl “...”
“PULL BACK THE CURTAIN!”: Beckwith and Morales Press Lawmakers to Revive Redistricting in Small Statehouse Rally
By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen November 18, 2025 Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith and Secretary of State Diego Morales urged lawmakers before both chambers met on Organization Day to revive Indiana’s stalled redistricting effort during a small rally at the Statehouse. They called “...”
OTHER PRIORITIES: ReCenter Indiana says most Hoosiers at its public sessions opposed redistricting
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen November 18, 2025 Feedback from ReCenter Indiana’s three nonpartisan listening sessions released this fall echoed the polling results by other organizations: Hoosiers are more concerned about the issues impacting their wallets than about “...”
REDISTRICTING’S REJECTION: Indiana Senate president’s nixing of early session spurs strong responses
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen November 14, 2025 On Friday afternoon, Indiana Senate President Pro Tempore Rodric Bray released a two-sentence announcement that seemed to answer the redistricting question that has been swirling around the Statehouse since August. “ “...”
‘DOMINO EFFECT’: Anti-poverty agencies fear losing CSBG funds vital to vulnerable Hoosiers
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen November 13, 2025 At just 2.29% of CoAction’s $35 million annual budget, the money from the Community Services Block Grant program is truly a drop in the bucket. However, the roughly $800,000 that comes from the CSBG to the Crown Point-ba “...”
VACCINE FEARS: Hoosier parents’ skepticism curbing immunizations, raising health concerns
By Rebecca Hill The Indiana Citizen November 12, 2025 Riley Children’s Health pediatrician Dr. Eric Yancy has treated children with meningitis, sepsis, brain damage, and even one case of polio. Giving vaccines is part of his practice, so he’s accustomed to discussing “...”
‘BEHIND THE SCENES’: Former Beckwith Adviser Describes Office’s ‘Frat House’ Culture
By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen November 7, 2025 A former senior adviser to Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith says she witnessed what she calls a “frat-house” environment inside Indiana’s second-highest office — one now under the scrutiny of a Marion County grand jury. Erin Sh “...”