OPENING ARGUMENTS: Republicans tout politics, critics say racial gerrymandering
By Colleen Steffen TheStatehouseFile.com December 2, 2025 Over and over, critics of Indiana House Republicans’ proposed new congressional map were met with the same phrase from Rep. Ben Smaltz, R-Auburn, at Tuesday’s hours-long hearing of the House Elections and Apportionment “...”
ECONOMIC CONCERNS: House Democrats try to revise redistricting bill
By TheStatehouseFile.com and The Indiana Citizen December 2, 2025 After months of pushing their Republican colleagues to abandon redistricting and address cost-of-living issues for Hoosiers, Democratic lawmakers in the Indiana House attempted on Tuesday to change the focus of the “...”
‘WE’RE NOT GONNA STOP’: Protesters hope to stop early-redistricting push
By Chloe White TheStatehouseFile.com December 1, 2025 On Monday, the south atrium of the Indiana Statehouse was filled with protestors who overflowed into the top two floors, phrases like “Leave our maps alone” and “Stop the power grab” echoing across the halls. Hoosiers “...”
NEW MAP UNVEILED: Indiana House pushes early redistricting forward in a raucous special session Monday
By Anna Cecil and Marilyn Odendahl TheStatehouseFile.com The Indiana Citizen December 1, 2025 On Monday afternoon at the Indiana Statehouse, the House voted to move forward House Bill 1032, which would redraw the state’s congressional districts in favor of the Republican Party “...”
‘A PEOPLE’S MOVEMENT’: Voting advocates, protesters bring new energy against redistricting
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen November 28, 2025 After Republican leadership in the Indiana General Assembly announced the House and Senate would be reconvening in December, Indivisible Central Indiana rallied its supporters with an urgent message: “The fight against r “...”
FLEXING ‘POLITICAL MUSCLE’: Special Session on redistricting gives Lt. Gov. Beckwith rare opportunity
By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen November 26, 2025 Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith could hold unusual influence as Indiana lawmakers return to the Statehouse starting next week to consider a mid-decade redraw of the state’s congressional districts. Beckwith was one of the earliest “...”
DENTAL ISSUES: Research to study impact of this medical debt on Hoosiers
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen November 26, 2025 A toothache may seem minor compared to the other medical conditions and accidents that can send people to the hospital, but the number of Americans seeking treatment in emergency rooms for nontraumatic dental conditions, a “...”
REDISTRICTING REDUX: Lawmakers face pushback, economic concerns when they meet in December
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen November 26, 2025 When Indiana lawmakers in both the House and Senate return to the Statehouse in December, the push to reconfigure the congressional district map may collide with the realities of the economy. House Speaker Todd Huston, R-F “...”
ICC story: As threats escalate against Indiana lawmakers, Braun says his family also targeted
This story was originally published by the Indiana Capital Chronicle. By Niki Kelly, Casey Smith and Leslie Bonilla Muñiz Indiana Capital Chronicle November 21, 2025 Gov. Mike Braun on Friday condemned a wave of threats against state lawmakers — including ones he said targeted “...”
ELECTION ANALYSIS: Indiana secretary of state study shows cost savings if changes made
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen November 21, 2025 In its study of elections, Indiana Secretary of State Diego Morales’ office found administrative costs and voter turnout are most impacted by the timing of municipal contests, while the location of where the ballots ar “...”