HOOSIER HOLLYWOOD: New state law offers transferable tax credits to spur movie making in Indiana, but economic claims may be overblown
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen July 24, 2025 Assembled on a soundstage at Huntington University last week, Gov. Mike Braun, legislators and community officials were optimistic about the potential for more soundstages, more cameras, more lights, more action coming to Indi “...”
UNEXPECTED TERMINATIONS: Lt. Gov. Beckwith’s hiring of ‘congregants, friends, allies’ draws criticism from ousted OCRA staffers
By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen July 21, 2025 As Micah Beckwith took office in January, the Republican lieutenant governor and his aides quickly remade a small state agency he oversees – removing long-time employees at the Office of Community and Rural Affairs to make room “...”
ROKITA’S REQUEST DENIED: Indiana Supreme Court won’t dismiss AG’s 2nd disciplinary case, but it does appoint 3-member panel to hear it
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen July 19, 2025 The Indiana Supreme Court has denied Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita’s motion to dismiss the second disciplinary complaint pending against him but has granted his request to appoint a three-judge panel to preside over t “...”
A FOOT IN THE DOOR? Advocates hope Gov. Braun may support creating a commission as he says housing is key to Indiana’s economic future
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen July 18, 2025 Just as a new report is highlighting that two-thirds of Indiana’s largest occupations are paying less than what workers need to cover rent, Gov. Mike Braun has indicated he sees housing as key to the state’s economic healt “...”
TSF Story: What commenters had to say about environmental management regulation changes
This story was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By Olivia O’Neal TheStatehouseFile.com July 17, 2025 Earlier this month, Gov. Mike Braun’s office published an 18-page report by the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) listing 10 regulations “...”
GOVERNOR’S AWARDS: 6 honored at Black Expo as leaders express hope that end of DEI in state won’t stop Braun from supporting all Hoosiers
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen July 16, 2025 At the culmination of the Indiana Black Expo Business Conference on Tuesday, Gov. Mike Braun recognized five minority community leaders and one staff member of the Indiana Civil Rights Commission for their achievements, saying “...”
TSF story: After lawmakers failed to criminalize homelessness, one organization has a new solution for unhoused Hoosiers
This story was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By Luke Shepherd TheStatehouseFile.com July 14, 2025 Homelessness intervention organizations are seeking new ways to help unhoused people after two bills that attempted to criminalize homelessness in Indiana nearly pass “...”
VOTER STATUS SOUGHT: Secretary of State Morales signs pact to use federal database to verify citizenship, but caution is urged
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen July 11, 2025 While still fighting with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security over verifying the citizenship of nearly 600,000 Hoosier voters, Indiana Secretary of State Diego Morales announced earlier this week that his office has enter “...”
PROPERTY TAX DEBATE: Beckwith seeks purchase-price system, but expert says that’s problematic
By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen July 8, 2025 Saying that he’s continuing to hear from constituents across the state about high property taxes, Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith proposes a multipronged solution, including having homeowners pay a property tax based on 1% of th “...”
‘BURDENSOME NEW LAWS’: Critics decry Indiana’s proof-of-citizenship voting requirements, say litigation may soon follow
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen July 7, 2025 New laws passed during the 2025 session of the Indiana General Assembly that expand the state’s proof-of-citizenship voting requirements have brought fresh allegations that the statutes violate federal protections and renew t “...”