INSPECTIONS ORDERED: With new recount head in place, ballot review can begin in 3 GOP primary races
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen May 26, 2026 Within hours of being appointed as the new recount director, Indianapolis attorney Evan Norris issued orders granting the verified petitions for recounts filed in three contested Republican primaries and scheduling the pre-reco “...”
MEMORIAL DAY TRIBUTE: Sen. Todd Young honors Gibson County native who served in the U.S. Merchant Marine
Staff report The Indiana Citizen May 25, 2026 Although it has been dubbed America’s “fourth arm of defense,” the U.S. Merchant Marine has struggled at times to get recognized for its service and sacrifice. The mariners trace their roots to the commercial ships and sailors t “...”
INDY 500: Legge shakes off early troubles in preparation for history-making attempt
This story was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By Jenny Bartlett TheStatehouseFile.com May 22, 2026 Indianapolis Motor Speedway is a place of history and traditions. This year Katherine Legge will make history by being the first woman to attempt the Indy 500 and th “...”
RACE FOR NOMINATION: Indiana Republicans split over SOS candidates
By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen May 22, 2026 Top Indiana Republicans are divided over the race for secretary of state, with some of the party’s most prominent figures seeking to sideline embattled incumbent Diego Morales ahead of the June state GOP party convention and oth “...”
Trump administration’s ‘anti-Christian bias’ report revives Indiana religious liberty debate
By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen May 22, 2026 Indiana conservatives are raising questions about whether the state’s current religious liberty protections go far enough as President Donald Trump’s Justice Department seeks to combat what it calls “anti-Christian bias” i “...”
GOP RECOUNTS: Copenhaver, Vogt file petitions after narrow losses in Indiana Senate primary races
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen May 21, 2026 The intraparty fight among Indiana Republicans is still raging with recount petitions being filed in two GOP primaries for the state Senate where the incumbents – one who invoked President Donald Trump’s ire and one who rec “...”
ELECTION OFFICIAL: McLain appointed to serve as IED’s Republican co-director
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen May 20, 2026 Joseph McLain, who joined the Indiana Election Division in April 2019 as a program director, has been tapped to serve as the Republican co-director, filling the remaining term of former co-director Brad King, who resigned May 6 “...”
SHADES OF COMEY CASE: ACLU says Indiana man did not threaten state officials by posting ‘86’ on social media
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen May 19, 2026 The ACLU of Indiana has filed a motion for a preliminary injunction to prevent an investigator for Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita’s office from taking “any adverse action” against a Monroe County man who posted “8 “...”
CAREFUL, DELIBERATE RECOUNTS: Morales says he’ll remain commission chair for any proceedings
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen May 15, 2026 As the window for filing a recount petition opened with at least one race headed for review, the Indiana Recount Commission met Friday morning to prepare for the possibility the votes will need to be counted again in one or mor “...”
Lawmakers across the country tap brakes on sharing license plate camera data
This story was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By The Statehouse Reporting Project May 13, 2026 Widespread networks of automated license plate surveillance cameras that create hordes of data used to track motorists are under increasing scrutiny by lawmakers and pri “...”