FREE PRESS INDIANA: expansion bringing high-speed internet to 123,000 Hoosier homes
By Greg Weaver FPI News July 16, 2026 For years, reliable high-speed internet has remained out of reach for thousands of rural Hoosiers. Students have struggled to complete homework online, pressuring parents to drive them to fast-food parking lots for internet access. Businesses “...”
CHALKBEAT: Record number of Indiana school districts ask voters for property tax increases
This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters By Amelia Pak-Harvey Chalkbeat July 17, 2026 Sign up for Chalkbeat Indiana’s free daily newsletter to keep up with Indianapolis Public Schools, Marion County’s township dist “...”
WFYI: Indiana election officials defend the vote’s security as Trump sows doubt
This story was originally published by WFYI Public Media. By Zak Cassel WFYI Public Media July 17, 2026 Indiana election officials are confident in the security of the state’s upcoming midterm election, even as President Donald Trump warns of election security concerns. Trump “...”
‘FUTURE OF OUR DEMOCRACY’: Preparations starting for potential redistricting fight
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen July 17, 2026 Seven months after successfully convincing the Indiana General Assembly to not redistrict ahead of the 2026 midterm election, voting-rights advocates and protesters were on the steps of the Statehouse on Friday waving signs an “...”
INDIANA CAPITAL CHRONICLE: New statewide reporting team launches
By Niki Kelly Indiana Capital Chronicle July 15, 2026 Nonprofit news organization Free Press Indiana launched a statewide news outlet on Wednesday. Free Press Indiana News is a five-person newsroom, led by veteran editor Lindsey Erdody. It will publish content daily — via its w “...”
RECOUNTS PROCEED: Hearings set in 3 GOP races, including bitter Senate District 23 battle
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen July 14, 2026 With just three votes separating the incumbent, state Sen. Spencer Deery, R-Lafayette, and his challenger, Paula Copenhaver, the fight for the Republican nomination in Indiana Senate District 23 will go before the Indiana Reco “...”
CHALKBEAT: Parental rights and student gender transitions will be DOJ civil rights priorities
This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters By Erica Meltzer Chalkbeat July 13, 2026 Sign up for Chalkbeat’s free weekly newsletter to keep up with how education is changing across the U.S. The day after the Education “...”
PUBLIC NEWS SERVICE: Indiana food program reduces hospitalizations and hunger
By Joe Ulery, producer Public News Service July 9, 2026 A new Feeding America report highlights an Indianapolis partnership that found providing healthy food to patients can improve medical outcomes while lowering overall costs. The report focuses in part on a partnership betwe “...”
KFF HEALTH NEWS: ACA Insurers seek premium increases as enrollment sags
By Rachel Spears KFF Health News July 8, 2026 For the second year in a row, many Affordable Care Act insurers are proposing double-digit premium increases, driven by rising medical costs as well as policy changes by Congress and the Trump administration. In preliminary filings wi “...”
VOTEBEAT: Election Assistance Commission unable to act after Trump fires all members
This article was originally published by Votebeat, a nonprofit news organization covering local election administration and voting access. By Jessica Huseman Votebeat July 9, 2026 Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration acr “...”