JUDGE REBUFFED: Selection Committee exercises new authority to block jurist from retention election
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen March 26, 2026 Shortly after being given the power to keep a judge off the ballot, the Marion County Judicial Selection Committee did just that on March 13 by finding longtime Marion County Superior Court Judge Gary Miller unsuitable for re “...”
‘TALK TO THE JUDGE’: Attorneys tussle over Republican candidacy in state Senate District 38
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen March 25, 2026 The fireworks started early during Tuesday’s court hearing to determine whether Alexandra Wilson is eligible to run in the May 5 Republican primary for state Senate District 38. Shortly after nationally known conservative a “...”
ELECTION-RELATED LAWS: ‘Pretty quiet’ legislative session did spur some concerns
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen March 24, 2026 Election bills Indiana legislators passed this year did not ignite much controversy or generate threats of a lawsuit, but some voting laws enacted in prior sessions might still be causing confusion and prevent some Hoosiers f “...”
STAY LIFTED: Judge allows counties to distribute absentee ballots in Senate District 38 primary
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen March 20, 2026 A day after being appointed to preside over the state Senate District 38 legal battle, the new judge lifted the stay that had prevented Vigo, Clay and Sullivan counties from sending the Republican absentee ballots to voters. “...”
ELECTION UPHEAVAL: Absentee ballots held in Senate District 38 race as new judge appointed to preside over candidate fight
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen March 19, 2026 BRAZIL, Indiana – Just as county clerks have absentee ballots printed and scheduled to be mailed for the May primary, a state court judge has ordered Clay, Vigo and Sullivan counties to halt the process while a dispute cont “...”
PRIMARY PRESSURE: Judge tells attorneys to ‘clear calendars’ for hearing in Senate candidacy dispute
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen March 13, 2026 A three-hour hearing has been scheduled for next week in the dispute over the qualifications of a candidate in the Senate District 38 Republican primary. Clay County Circuit Court Judge David Thomas issued an order Thursday s “...”
ELECTION HURDLE: Appeal challenges Wilson candidacy for GOP primary in Senate District 38
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen March 4, 2026 Although she survived a challenge to her candidacy last week before the Indiana Election Commission, Alexandra Wilson’s fight to stay in the May 2026 Republican primary race is not over. A petition for judicial review of the “...”
CANDIDACY CHALLENGES: Democrats, Republicans trying to run in May primary face scrutiny
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen February 23, 2026 Six candidates running for public office will have to appear before the Indiana Election Commission on Wednesday and prove their party affiliation in order to remain on the May primary ballot. The six have had their candid “...”
INVALID SIGNATURES: St. Joseph County voter fraud case ends in probation, fine
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen February 17, 2026 The woman who pleaded guilty to counterfeiting signatures on election petition forms in St. Joseph County has been sentenced to one-year probation and a $1,000 fine. Karina Escobar Perez of Chicago entered a guilty plea in “...”
SENTENCED: Son of Life Church pastor gets 6 years in child exploitation case
By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen February 13, 2026 ANDERSON, Indiana — The son of a prominent Indiana pastor with close ties to the state’s lieutenant governor was sentenced to six years in prison Friday after pleading guilty to child exploitation charges. Jonathan Petern “...”