CHALKBEAT: $44 million online charter school fraud trial begins in federal court
This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters By Aleksandra Appleton Chalkbeat October 27, 2026 Did you know search engines like Google are changing the way you see news? Keep Chalkbeat’s valuable education coverage at th “...”
CHALKBEAT: Democrats, Republicans jockeying to capitalize on ed-tech backlash
This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters By Lily Altavena Chalkbeat October 26, 2026 Did you know search engines like Google are changing the way you see news? Keep Chalkbeat’s valuable education coverage at the top “...”
PUBLIC FORUM: Marion County residents invited to hear from small claims court judges on ballot amid eviction crisis
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen October 26, 2026 Describing the cycle of evictions in Marion County’s small claims courts, Rabbi Aaron Spiegel compared the process to doing laundry: wash, rinse, repeat. Spiegel, executive director of the Greater Indianapolis Multifaith “...”
FPI NEWS: A partisan school board race has transformed one Indiana community
By Dylan Peers McCoy FPI News October 23, 2026 GOSHEN, Ind. – Rickardo Yoder, 56, spends his evenings driving a side-by-side utility vehicle from house to house, asking voters to support him in the local school board election. The parent of three Goshen Community Schools gr “...”
INDIANA CAPITAL CHRONICLE: Engling, Bayh duel over key differences in secretary of state race
By Mackenzi Klemann Indiana Capital Chronicle October 22, 2026 Democrat Beau Bayh and Republican Max Engling agree on one thing: Indiana’s next secretary of state must investigate Diego Morales, the scandal-plagued outgoing incumbent. But the candidates offered contrasting visi “...”
WFYI PUBLIC MEDIA: IPS board candidates meet for public discussion ahead of election
By Amelia Pak-Harvey WFYI Public Media October 20, 2026 Most candidates for the Indianapolis Public Schools board support the district’s break from the city’s unified student enrollment system, they said at an Oct. 19 forum hosted by WFYI and Chalkbeat Indiana. Superintendent “...”
CAPITAL B GARY: Months after August storm, blackouts still plague Gary residents
By Rayonna Burton-Jernigan and Calvin Davis Capital B Gary October 20, 2026 After some Gary residents endured two to three weeks without electricity in August, many are still living with uncertainty. Residents contacted by Capital B report that they are experiencing intermittent “...”
VOTEBEAT: Experts say the midterms could face challenges, but are less concerned than in the spring
This article was originally published by Votebeat, a nonprofit news organization covering local election administration and voting access. By Nathaniel Rakich Votebeat October 15, 2026 Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administrat “...”
SOS Morales not a recipient of ‘suspicious letters’ sent to other election officials
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen October 16, 2026 Amid reports of “suspicious letters” being sent to election officials around the country, Indiana Secretary of State Diego Morales’ office said it has not received any such mailings. “We are aware that other secreta “...”
INDIANA CAPITAL CHRONICLE: Democrat keeps fundraising advantage in secretary of state’s race
By Tom Davies Indiana Capital Chronicle October 15, 2026 Beau Bayh is pulling off that rarest of feats for statewide Democratic candidates in Indiana — outraise and outspend the Republicans. Campaign finance reports filed Thursday by the secretary of state candidates show that “...”