FINANCE REPORT FEUD: Morales’ office denies Ballard campaign’s accusation of being blocked from filing
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen April 17, 2026 Greg Ballard’s campaign is blaming Indiana Secretary of State Diego Morales for a missed deadline that forced the campaign to publicly announce its fundraising totals in a press release, rather than filing a first-quarter f “...”
‘I AM RELIEVED’: Alexandra Wilson focuses on campaign after judge’s order lets her stay on the GOP ballot
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen April 16, 2026 More than 40 days after the challenge to Alexandra Wilson’s candidacy landed in Clay County Circuit Court, a judge issued an order on Thursday keeping Wilson in the Republican primary for Indiana Senate District 38. However “...”
“I JUST WANT JUSTICE’: A shortage of prosecutors and public defenders is causing delays and anguish
This story was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By Chloe White, Lauren Cohen, Charlotte Harvey and Logan Pierson Statehouse Reporting Project April 14, 2026 In Anchorage, Alaska, a shortage of city prosecutors led to almost 1,000 criminal cases being dismissed in “...”
REPUBLICAN RESIGNATIONS: GOP officials with the Indiana Election Division preparing to step down
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen April 15, 2026 Brad King, Republican co-director of the Indiana Election Division, and Valeria Warycha, Republican co-general counsel of the Indiana Election Division, have submitted their resignations, effective at 8 a.m. May 6, the day af “...”
‘WHAT THEY’RE DOING IS WRONG’: GOP candidate says Trump, Braun officials pushed her to quit Statehouse race
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen April 13, 2026 Although Alexandra Wilson was motivated to enter the race for the Indiana Senate by her concerns over plans to consolidate Terre Haute’s high schools, the calls and text messages she received after filing her candidacy pape “...”
‘VOTERS CAN’T WAIT’: Frustrated Election Commission hears new issue in dispute, blasts attorney general
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen April 9, 2026 The court order to consider an expungement incited a lot of confusion and some tense moments at Wednesday’s Indiana Election Commission hearing, but the proceeding ended in the same place it began: Alexandra Wilson remains o “...”
Chalkbeat Story: Why the Classic Learning Test has caught Indiana’s eye
This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters By Aleksandra Appleton Chalkbeat April 3, 2026 Sign up for Chalkbeat Indiana’s free daily newsletter to keep up with Indianapolis Public Schools, Marion County’s township “...”
POTENTIAL ‘MESS’: Registered Hoosier voters urged to double-check status after changes to state law
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen April 2, 2026 As the April 6 deadline for registering to vote approaches, the League of Women Voters of Indiana is not only encouraging Hoosiers to get on the voter roll but also advising those who are registered and have cast a ballot in r “...”
STILL NOT SETTLED: Judge sends SD 38 candidacy fight back to Indiana Election Commission
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen April 2, 2026 The dispute over Alexandra Wilson’s candidacy in the state Senate District 38 race is going back to the Indiana Election Commission. Putnam County Superior Court Judge Charles Bridges issued the order Wednesday. He remanded “...”
GOP QUARREL ENDED: Mahant found to be in good standing for Statehouse race
Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen March 31, 2026 An intraparty squabble in the Republican primary for state House District 40 has ended with party officials tossing a good-standing complaint against the challenger in the race. Sid Mahant, who is trying to unseat incumbent stat “...”