CONTROVERSY CONTINUES: Beckwith ignites new round of criticism after claiming Islam worse than Nazism
By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen July 10, 2026 Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith, in his latest remarks condemning Islam, claimed that the religion is “actually worse” than Nazism, called for the state to take steps to ban the Islamic call to prayer and said mosques’ fund “...”
DOJ PRESSURE: SOS Morales, other states warned of prosecution if they allow noncitizens to vote
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen July 9, 2026 Indiana Secretary of State Diego Morales’ office has confirmed he received a letter from the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice asserting that state election officials can face criminal prosecution if ine “...”
‘Above all else, we are neighbors’: New citizens take their oaths in a historic week
This story was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By Lillee Sheckles & Tyler Young TheStatehouseFile.com July 3, 2026 On Thursday, the Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site hosted a naturalization ceremony celebrating not only America’s 250th birthday but also 75 peop “...”
IMMIGRATION DISPUTE: AG Rokita warns Merrillville not to oppose any ICE detention facility
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen June 30, 2026 Even while continuing to dig out from a June 11 tornado that ripped apart homes and businesses, the town of Merrillville appears to be standing firm against the threat of a lawsuit from Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita. Ro “...”
MORE GERRYMANDERING? Voter advocates plan for likely return of redistricting fight in Indiana
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen June 18, 2026 With five legislative candidates on Indiana’s November ballot endorsed by President Donald Trump and the recent ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court gutting federal prohibitions against racial gerrymandering, voter-advocacy gr “...”
RELIEF AT THE PUMP: Gas tax holiday fuels concerns about price gouging and road funding
This story was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By Lauren Warner TheStatehouseFile.com June 9, 2026 With high gas prices continuing to plague the nation, Gov. Mike Braun has extended Indiana’s gas tax holiday until July 7, saving Hoosiers 62.5 cents per gallon. Th “...”
OPPOSING FIRING SQUADS: Protest at Fort Wayne firm follows strategy used against lethal injections
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen June 5, 2026 The protesters who recently gathered in front of Elevatus Architecture in Fort Wayne were part of a national effort to stop death penalty executions by firing squads by using the same tactics that have successfully disrupted le “...”
‘THINK BEFORE YOU SPEAK’: Braun says Beckwith ‘probably regrets’ how he phrased call for hatred
By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen June 2, 2026 Gov. Mike Braun said Tuesday that Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith “probably regrets” how he phrased his recent comments that Americans need “permission to hate again” and his singling out of Islam as worthy of hatred. But the Repu “...”
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 “...”
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 “...”