LEADERSHIP BID: Trump-aligned Graten seeks top job in Indiana Senate
By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen August 3, 2026 Sen. Chris Garten launched a campaign Monday for the chamber’s top leadership post, promising a more aggressive conservative agenda than the man he is seeking to replace, outgoing Senate President Pro Tempore Rodric Bray. The “...”
HOSPITALITY MARCH: Competing rallies in Fishers highlight divide over immigration
By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen August 3, 2026 FISHERS, Ind. — Hundreds of demonstrators marched through downtown Fishers Saturday, chanting “No hate, no fear; Immigrants are welcome here,” as they protested a nearby rally promoting mass deportations that featured Indi “...”
Beckwith discusses data centers, Medicaid changes, role of religious groups during Marion town hall
By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen July 31, 2026 MARION, Ind. — Micah Beckwith, the Republican lieutenant governor, held a town hall Wednesday night in Marion in which he called for Indiana to amend its constitution to mandate a religious oath – and also tackled a long list “...”
SENATE IN PLAY: Bray’s step back raises stakes on political direction of Indiana’s upper chamber
By Sydney Byerly and Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen July 31, 2026 Noting Republican lawmakers could put their political careers in jeopardy simply for supporting him, Senate President Pro Tempore Rodric Bray announced Friday he will be stepping down from his leadership posi “...”
CLERK PUSHES BACK: Tippecanoe County’s Roush accuses Copenhaver of ‘misinformation’ in SD 23 primary
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen July 30, 2026 Tippecanoe County Circuit Court Clerk Julie Roush rebuked state Senate District 23 candidate Paula Copenhaver for her allegations of a mishandled absentee ballot from the Republican primary in May, saying “the public deserve “...”
RELIGIOUS OATH: Lt. Gov. Beckwith wants Indiana candidates to attest belief in ‘Judeo-Christian orthodoxy’
By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen July 30, 2026 MARION, Ind. — Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith said Wednesday that Indiana should amend its constitution to require candidates for public office to profess their belief “in Judeo-Christian orthodoxy” – a religious oath si “...”
RECOUNT UPDATE: SOS Morales casts swing votes as Senate District 23 dispute goes before commission
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen July 29, 2026 After nearly four hours of listening to arguments over allegations of illegal votes and the extent of ballot secrecy in the recount of the Senate District 23 Republican primary, Indiana Secretary of State Diego Morales offered “...”
Lt. Gov. Beckwith assumes prominent role in national lieutenant governor organization
By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen July 28, 2026 Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith has been elected to the executive committee of the bipartisan National Lieutenant Governors Association, giving the first-term Republican a role in helping guide the organization that represents l “...”
FISHING EXPEDITION? SD 23 recount petition stirs concerns over SAVE data, effect on voter privacy
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen July 27, 2026 On Tuesday, the Indiana Recount Commission will have to decide questions about voter privacy as it wades into the fight for the Republican nomination for state Senate District 23. Paula Copenhaver, the former Fountain County C “...”
BITTER AFTERTASTE: Blowback to IU professor’s stunt involving cake raises free-speech concerns
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen July 24, 2026 Just as Marie Antoinette’s alleged quip about cake inflamed her French subjects, an Indiana University part-time professor’s stunt with a bakery treat has ignited calls for her to be fired and highlighted the pressure acad “...”