‘A LONG PROCESS’: Black leaders in Indiana prepare for tough fight to restore MWBE program
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen August 21, 2026 Although the 43-year-old Minority and Women’s Business Enterprise program was eliminated in the blink of an eye this summer, leaders of the Indiana Black Legislative Caucus concede the brewing fight to restore the init “...”
RALLY REMARKS: Beckwith’s video message to anti-immigration group espoused assimilation, ‘American values’
By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen August 19, 2026 Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith told attendees of a gathering intended to support President Donald Trump’s mass deportation efforts that immigrants should assimilate into “American culture,” but he did not define the Amer “...”
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 “...”
SOS EVENTS: Debate, forum give Hoosiers chance to hear from candidates for secretary of state
Staff Report The Indiana Citizen August 16, 2026 All four candidates in the heated race for Indiana secretary of state will be discussing their priorities and answering voters’ questions at two events leading to the Nov. 3 general election. On Aug. 26, the Indy Chamber is hosti “...”
‘BASICALLY HUMAN ERROR’: Overturning of SD 23 primary result highlights plight of election workers
By Marilyn Odendahl Indiana Citizen August 13, 2026 Warren County does not have a traffic light or a Catholic church, but after Monday’s hearing of the Indiana Recount Commission, the rural county will forever have a place in Hoosier election history. Of the 10 ballots the Reco “...”
Beckwith targets Islamic calls to prayer, saying they aren’t ‘part of American culture’
By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen August 13, 2026 Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith said Monday that Islamic calls to prayer should not be broadcast publicly in Indiana, arguing that unlike church bells, the practice is not part of American culture or history. “Church bells ar “...”
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 “...”
‘MASS SURVEILLANCE’: Beckwith says he wants Indiana lawmakers to limit police use of Flock cameras
By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen August 13, 2026 Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith says he has been talking with state lawmakers about legislation that could place new limits on how law enforcement agencies use Flock cameras and other automated license plate readers, adding a n “...”
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 “...”