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 “...”
Morales attends national SOS conference amid concerns about November election
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen July 23, 2026 Indiana Secretary of State Diego Morales was among nearly two dozen state officials from around the country who gathered recently for the National Association of Secretaries of State conference, where Votebeat reported many ex “...”
‘STRONGER TOGETHER’: Relationships key as Indiana’s faith coalitions counter Beckwith’s rhetoric
By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen July 23, 2026 For years, relationships connecting many of Indiana’s faith traditions have existed quietly: clergy members meeting over coffee, nonprofit leaders collaborating on community needs and advocates looking for ways to build trust d “...”
CLOCK IS TICKING: Plaintiffs waiting for ruling on request to block Indiana’s proof-of-citizenship laws
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen July 21, 2026 As voting-rights advocacy and immigration groups continue to wait for a federal court to rule on their request to block Indiana’s proof-of-citizenship voter laws, Indiana’s deadline for registering to vote and the November “...”
MAKING HISTORY: Ballard now on November ballot, but third-party candidates face challenges
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen July 17, 2026 Greg Ballard does not expect to get much rest between now and Election Day, as he races to introduce himself to more voters and tries to outrun history. The former mayor of Indianapolis was at the Statehouse on Tuesday with a “...”
UNCERTAIN FUTURE: New Carlisle offers lessons to other communities as data centers arrive
This story about the impact of a massive data center building project in New Carlisle is the final installment in a three-part series by TheStatehouseFile.com. The first story focused on the use of water by data centers and the second story examined data centers’ encroachme “...”
‘ART OF THE POSSIBLE’: Indiana Sen. Gary Byrne is getting things done for the conservative agenda
By Steve Hinnefeld The Indiana Citizen July 15, 2026 Micah Beckwith has a talent for making headlines, engaging in fights on social media and stirring up outrage. When it comes to changing policy? Not so much. Indiana’s lieutenant governor, an avowed Christian nationalist, list “...”
COUNTERMOVEMENT: Fishers groups mobilize against ‘Mass Deportation Rally’
By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen July 15, 2026 A coalition of progressive central Indiana advocacy groups are organizing a “Hoosier Hospitality March” in Fishers in response to an Aug. 1 “Mass Deportation Rally” featuring Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith and former U.S. Border “...”