DEAD HEAT: Sabato’s Crystal Ball sees 3 strong candidates and no frontrunner in Indiana SOS race
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen September 11, 2026 Although GOP candidates running for statewide office in Indiana have long won at the ballot box, this year’s race for secretary of state has caused one national political forecaster to shift its prediction of the outcom “...”
Beckwith escalates feud with Elliott over Islam on 9/11 anniversary
By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen September 11, 2026 Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith used the 25-year anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on Friday to lambaste Islam on social media – and to needle other Republicans whose support for Muslims’ religious fre “...”
RECOUNT RESULT REVERSED: Indiana Supreme Court declares Deery winner of SD 23 GOP primary
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen September 10, 2026 A few hours after hearing oral arguments, the Indiana Supreme Court ordered the Indiana Recount Commission to reverse its certification in the Senate District 23 Republican primary and declare state Sen. Spencer Deery the “...”
PRIVATE PROPERTY: Democrats question Beckwith town hall at former congressional candidate’s home
By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen September 4, 2026 Indiana Democrats are criticizing Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith’s plan to hold a town hall meeting later this month — as part of his official duties — at the private residence of a former Republican congressional candidate. “...”
‘FEWER DISTRACTIONS’: Indiana students and teachers adjust to school without cellphones
By Lauren Warner TheStatehouseFile.com September 3, 2026 As the 2026-2027 school year kicks off, kids attending public school are facing a big change: an entire school day without using personal wireless devices. Previous legislation from 2024—Senate Enrolled Act 185—only req “...”
NO PUBLIC DISCLOSURE: Trial court allows state to keep private the names of nearly 600K Indiana voters sent to USCIS
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen September 3, 2026 In a one-page order issued on Monday, a Marion County Superior Court judge has blocked access to the list of nearly 600,000 Hoosier voters that the Indiana attorney general and Indiana secretary of state turned over to the “...”
‘REVISITING FIGHTS’: Democrat lawmaker, Indiana AG take opposite sides of mail-in ballot battle
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen September 2, 2026 As the effort to block the Trump administration’s proposed restrictions on mail-in voting continues to whipsaw between the U.S. Supreme Court and federal district and circuit courts, Indiana voting-rights advocates are e “...”
BOOSTING TURNOUT: SOS rivals spar over proposed voter guide, other ways to fight apathy
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen September 1, 2026 During last week’s debate among the secretary of state candidates, Lincoln Party candidate Greg Ballard was able to show what he would do to improve Indiana’s voter turnout – he held up a copy of his proposed voter “...”
INCREASED VISIBILITY: 4 candidates share viewpoints at public forum in once-overlooked SOS race
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen August 27, 2026 In remarks prior to the debate between the Indiana secretary of state candidates, Matt Mindrum, president and CEO of the Indy Chamber, noted the significance of the 2026 race for that office. Republicans have handily held th “...”
WEEKEND PROTEST: Events planned across Indiana to call for end to ICE detention
By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen August 27, 2026 Activists calling on Gov. Mike Braun to end the state’s agreement to house federal immigration detainees at Miami Correctional Facility say they plan to hold rallies, prayer vigils, marches and teach-ins this weekend in m “...”