EXPEDITED SCHEDULE: Supreme Court seeks Copenhaver, commission responses in Deery appeal
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen August 19, 2026 The Indiana Supreme Court issued a scheduling order on Tuesday in the Senate District 23 election dispute, pushing Paula Copenhaver and the Indiana Recount Commission to file their first responses in the case by Friday. At i “...”
DEERY APPEALS: SD 23 incumbent asks state Supreme Court to toss recount, restore him to ballot
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen August 17, 2026 Asserting the Indiana Recount Commission erred in overturning the results of the Senate District 23 Republican primary, state Sen. Spencer Deery filed an appeal on Monday, asking the Indiana Supreme Court to reverse the deci “...”
PROSECUTORIAL POWER: Beckwith wants Indiana AG to have authority to criminally charge Fauci
By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen August 13, 2026 Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith is calling on state lawmakers to expand Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita’s authority to bring criminal prosecutions, saying the change could allow Indiana to pursue charges against Dr. Anthony Fauc “...”
RESULTS OVERTURNED: Recount Commission finds Copenhaver won SD 23 GOP primary by 3 votes
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen August 11, 2026 Little more than an hour into the Indiana Recount Commission’s four-hour hearing on Monday, the narrow three-vote lead that state Sen. Spencer Deery had held since the May Republican primary for Senate District 23 had evap “...”
MAIL-IN DISPUTE: Indiana backs Trump in expanding USPS election role; other states decry federal overreach
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen August 7, 2026 Indiana is among 12 states joining the Trump administration in asking the U.S. Supreme Court to allow the U.S. Postal Service to move forward with implementing new policy that would essentially give the post office the power “...”
‘LEAKY TENT’: Save Heritage Indiana relocates rally as Hoosier Hospitality March spreads welcoming message
By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen August 4, 2026 Days after organizing what it called the nation’s first mass deportation rally, Save Heritage Indiana says it intentionally concealed the event’s location, limited attendance to vetted guests and hopes to use the gat “...”
HOSPITALITY MARCH: Competing rallies in Fishers highlight divide over immigration
By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen August 3, 2026 FISHERS, Ind. — Hundreds of demonstrators marched through downtown Fishers Saturday, chanting “No hate, no fear; Immigrants are welcome here,” as they protested a nearby rally promoting mass deportations that featu “...”
CLOCK IS TICKING: Plaintiffs waiting for ruling on request to block Indiana’s proof-of-citizenship laws
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen July 21, 2026 As voting-rights advocacy and immigration groups continue to wait for a federal court to rule on their request to block Indiana’s proof-of-citizenship voter laws, Indiana’s deadline for registering to vote and the November “...”
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 “...”