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 “...”
WRITTEN UP: Senate leadership issued reprimand to Lt. Gov. Beckwith Over X Posts, ‘AI Glasses’
By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen November 5, 2025 Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith received a written reprimand from Senate President Pro Tempore Rodric Bray in February after lawmakers complained about his X posts and uncommon behavior presiding over the Senate — including incident “...”
GOP MANEUVER: Session to start in December; Dems continuing redistricting fight
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen November 4, 2025 Republican leadership of the Indiana House and Senate announced on Monday the legislature will be convening during the opening two weeks of December to address what Speaker Todd Huston called “time sensitive issues,” wh “...”
REJECTING REDISTRICTING: Majority at ReCenter Indiana forum in Martinsville dislike redrawing of congressional districts
By Kyra Howard The Indiana Citizen October 31, 2025 Although the crowd gathered at the Morgan County Public Library on Thursday night was small, a majority sent a strong message to the Statehouse: They would not vote for any elected official who supported redistricting. The group “...”