Beckwith and Bovino scheduled to be part of ‘Mass Deportation Rally’ in Fishers
By Sydney Byerly and Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen July 13, 2026 Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith and former U.S. Border Patrol Commander-at-Large Greg Bovino are slated to be featured at an Aug. 1 event in Fishers hosted by an anti-immigration nonprofit that says it aims t “...”
VOTERS FACE HOMEWORK: Partisan school board elections, referendums coming in November
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen July 10, 2026 Indiana’s shift to partisan school board elections and limits on education-related referendums will require Hoosier voters to study harder before casting their ballots in November. The changes the Indiana General Assembly ma “...”
CONTROVERSY CONTINUES: Beckwith ignites new round of criticism after claiming Islam worse than Nazism
By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen July 10, 2026 Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith, in his latest remarks condemning Islam, claimed that the religion is “actually worse” than Nazism, called for the state to take steps to ban the Islamic call to prayer and said mosques’ fund “...”
DOJ PRESSURE: SOS Morales, other states warned of prosecution if they allow noncitizens to vote
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen July 9, 2026 Indiana Secretary of State Diego Morales’ office has confirmed he received a letter from the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice asserting that state election officials can face criminal prosecution if ine “...”
The ways data centers use water isn’t easy to understand – or legislate
This story on the use of water by data centers is the first in a three-part series by TheStatehouseFile.com. The other stories will examine data centers’ encroachment on historic areas and impact on Indiana’s small towns. By Olivia O’Neal TheStatehouseFile.com July 7, 2026 “...”
DENIES SPOILER ROLE: As chances of joining ballot rise, Ballard focuses on winning secretary of state race
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen June 26, 2025 FORT WAYNE – As state Republicans were inside the Grand Wayne Convention Center in Fort Wayne on Saturday selecting their nominee for secretary of state, former Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard was a few miles away greeting H “...”
FlashPoint: How a Christian political media network became a platform for Indiana’s Lt. Gov.
By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen June 25, 2026 When Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith called Islam a “demonic death cult” during an appearance on the Christian political program FlashPoint in May, the remarks drew swift backlash from faith leaders across Indiana. It also hi “...”
PITCHING A PLAN: State lawmaker trying to build support for eliminating property taxes
By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen June 25, 2026 Republican state Rep. J.D. Prescott is hitting the road to pitch his plan to eliminate Indiana’s property taxes, while acknowledging that convincing lawmakers to give up a key revenue source will be a “monumental undertaking. “...”
Programs give hope and a second chance to people facing evictions
This story was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By The Statehouse Reporting Project June 22, 2026 Angela Fitzpatrick routinely sees people on street corners, holding signs asking for money. She knows some are scammers taking advantage of kind-hearted people who want “...”
ENGLING NOMINATED: Republican convention delegates boot SOS Morales off the November ballot
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen June 21, 2026 After two rounds of voting, Indiana Republicans on Saturday ousted incumbent Secretary of State Diego Morales from the November ballot and instead chose Max Engling, a late entrant into the race who quickly gained support from “...”