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- [Before America's big birthday party on Saturday, consider some light reading](https://indianacitizen.org/before-americas-big-birthday-party-on-saturday-consider-some-light-reading/) - This story was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By Jack Sells Special to TheStatehouseFile.com June 30, 2026 The United States of America turns 250 this year. That’s pretty old for a republic. Consider how Founding Father and alleged turkey superfan Benjamin Franklin described the government all the way back in 1787: “A republic, if you can keep it.” Well,
- [CHALKBEAT: Hear about the changes for schools this election and what they mean for students](https://indianacitizen.org/chalkbeat-hear-about-the-changes-for-schools-this-election-and-what-they-mean-for-students/) - This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters By MJ Slaby Chalkbeat June 9, 2026 Sign up for Chalkbeat Indiana’s free daily newsletter to keep up with Indianapolis Public Schools, Marion County’s township districts, and statewide education news. School board elections won’t look the same in Indiana this year.
- [Krull Commentary: More than 2 billion reasons to be concerned](https://indianacitizen.org/krull-commentary-more-than-2-billion-reasons-to-be-concerned/) - This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com July 6, 2026 When the news broke that President Donald Trump had made $2.2 billion in his first year back in office—at least some of it in clear violation of the U.S. Constitution’s emoluments clause—the revelation barely made a ripple. In part, that is
- [Kennedy Commentary: Hijacking Religion](https://indianacitizen.org/kennedy-commentary-hijacking-religion/) - This column was original published by Sheila Kennedy on her blog, “A Jaundiced Look at the World We Live In.” By Sheila Kennedy July 6, 2026 It has taken a while, but genuinely religious folks are coming out to fight the neo-Nazis, racists and assorted nut cases who use the trappings of religion in service
- [TRANSFORMATIVE GIFT: $2M endowment supports tomorrow’s leaders in BHPS’ Future Presidents of America program](https://indianacitizen.org/transformative-gift-2m-endowment-supports-tomorrows-leaders-in-bhps-future-presidents-of-america-program/) - By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen July 6, 2026 At a special ceremony on Thursday, which honored the current class and alumni of its Future Presidents of America program, the Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site announced a new endowment that will ensure the initiative continues to teach leadership skills and foster civic engagement for generations to
- ['Above all else, we are neighbors': New citizens take their oaths in a historic week](https://indianacitizen.org/above-all-else-we-are-neighbors-new-citizens-take-their-oaths-in-a-historic-week/) - This story was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By Lillee Sheckles & Tyler Young TheStatehouseFile.com July 3, 2026 On Thursday, the Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site hosted a naturalization ceremony celebrating not only America's 250th birthday but also 75 people who officially became U.S. citizens. While this is usually an annual event, the historic site didn’t host
- [WFYI: Nearly a third of Indiana counties have moved to restrict data centers](https://indianacitizen.org/wfyi-nearly-a-third-of-indiana-counties-have-moved-to-restrict-data-centers/) - This story was originally published by WFYI Public Media. By Farrah Anderson WFYI Public Media July 6, 2026 First, it was Marshall County, then White County, and then Putnam County. And now, nearly a third of the state’s counties have passed their own restrictions on data centers — the facilities that store and process large
- [INDIANA CAPITAL CHRONICLE: Longtime citizen's voter registration revoked in proof-of-citizenship ordeal](https://indianacitizen.org/indiana-capital-chronicle-longtime-citizens-voter-registration-revoked-in-proof-of-citizenship-ordeal/) - By Leslie Bonilla Muñiz Indiana Capital Chronicle July 2, 2026 Charrie Stambaugh has been a U.S. citizen for nearly three decades and has cast a ballot in every election since she became eligible to vote. But this spring, after seeing a Facebook post encouraging people to check their voter registration status, she found her registration
- [CHALKBEAT: 4 numbers that show the growing crisis of chronic absenteeism ](https://indianacitizen.org/chalkbeat-4-numbers-that-show-the-growing-crisis-of-chronic-absenteeism/) - This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters By Lily Altavena Chalkbeat June 30, 2026 Sign up for Chalkbeat’s free weekly newsletter to keep up with how education is changing across the U.S. Chronic absenteeism rates have barely improved over the past year, signaling that school attendance problems that
- [Krull Commentary: Supergirl and the other American way](https://indianacitizen.org/krull-commentary-supergirl-and-the-other-american-way/) - This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com July 3, 2026 The movie “Supergirl,” critics from several corners say, is a massive flop. Film buffs say it’s downbeat and dispiriting, a far cry from the joy ride that last year’s “Superman” was. MAGA culture warriors complain that it’s too “woke,” whatever that
- [Hicks Commentary: The 250-year Creed](https://indianacitizen.org/hicks-commentary-the-250-year-creed/) - This column was originally published for the Ball State University Center for Business and Economic Research Weekly Commentary blog. By Michael J. Hicks July 5, 2026 Our nation is 250 years old, making this weekend a moment of emotional consequence for all patriots to pause and give thanks. I’ve been reflecting on the demands of
- [RELIGIOUS DIALOGUE: Indiana Humanities project aims to spark conversations about religion](https://indianacitizen.org/religious-dialogue-indiana-humanities-project-aims-to-spake-conversations-about-religion/) - By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen July 2, 2026 Indiana Humanities is launching a multi-year initiative to help Hoosiers explore how religion and religious liberty have shaped the state’s communities and continue to influence public life. The initiative, called Matters of Religion, will explore how religious liberty — an idea central to the nation's founding
- [Krull Commentary: The ongoing challenge of America](https://indianacitizen.org/krull-commentary-the-ongoing-challenge-of-america/) - This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com July 1, 2026 For it to mean anything at all, the American Revolution must never end. Even now, as the United States celebrates the 250th anniversary of declaring itself a free and independent nation, we Americans still struggle to determine what that world-shaking event meant
- [CHALKBEAT: Republicans outnumber Democrats in central Indiana school board races](https://indianacitizen.org/chalkbeat-republicans-outnumber-democrats-in-central-indiana-school-board-races/) - This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters By Amelia Pak-Harvey Chalkbeat July 1, 2026 Sign up for Chalkbeat Indiana’s free daily newsletter to keep up with Indianapolis Public Schools, Marion County’s township districts, and statewide education news. A plurality of school board candidates in central Indiana did not
- [LIMESTONE POST: Revolutionary War veterans who settled in Monroe County](https://indianacitizen.org/limestone-post-revolutionary-war-veterans-who-settled-in-monroe-county/) - This story was originally published in the Limestone Post. By Steve Hinnefeld Limestone Post Magazine June 30, 2026 During the American Revolutionary War, Isaac Van Buskirk enlisted in the Continental Army in 1778, served under George Washington at Valley Forge, and fought in the crucial Battle of Monmouth. After the war, he married, started a
- [CAPITAL B GARY: The Black Families Who Built Gary’s Middle Class](https://indianacitizen.org/capital-b-gary-the-black-families-who-built-garys-middle-class/) - This story was originally published by Capital B Gary. By Javonte Anderson Capital B Gary June 29, 2026 Ernest Mosley planned to stay three years. Fresh out of high school in 1975, he walked three blocks from his East Chicago home to Inland Steel looking for work. He had hoped to become a carpenter or
- [IMMIGRATION DISPUTE: AG Rokita warns Merrillville not to oppose any ICE detention facility](https://indianacitizen.org/immigration-dispute-ag-rokita-warns-merrillville-not-to-oppose-any-ice-detention-facility/) - By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen June 30, 2026 Even while continuing to dig out from a June 11 tornado that ripped apart homes and businesses, the town of Merrillville appears to be standing firm against the threat of a lawsuit from Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita. Rokita sent a letter to Town Council President
- [FlashPoint: How a Christian political media network became a platform for Indiana’s Lt. Gov.](https://indianacitizen.org/flashpoint-how-a-christian-political-media-network-became-a-platform-for-indianas-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 highlighted the growing influence of the Christian media network that amplified
- [FROM THE PUBLISHER: Maybe the Governor should have declared June 2026 “Be Unkind to Your Neighbor” Month](https://indianacitizen.org/from-the-publisher-maybe-the-governor-should-have-declared-june-2026-be-unkind-to-your-neighbor-month/) - By Bill Moreau The Indiana Citizen June 30, 2026 Is it just me, or has June 2026 been an especially nasty month in Indiana? Nothing says “Hoosier Hospitality” quite like deriding Muslims and LGBTQ families. Micah Beckwith hates Muslims and thinks we should, too The latest evidence of our Lt. Governor’s inclination to promote division
- [Krull Commentary: An offense against decency itself](https://indianacitizen.org/krull-commentary-an-offense-against-decency-itself/) - This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com June 29, 2026 Former U.S. Secretary of Transportation and South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg became the target of a particularly ugly political dirty trick. Someone filed an anonymous complaint with Child Protective Services that said Buttigieg was an unfit parent. Before we go any
- [INDIANA CAPITAL CHRONICLE: Indiana leads nation in decline of children insured through Medicaid](https://indianacitizen.org/indiana-capital-chronicle-indiana-leads-nation-in-decline-of-children-insured-through-medicaid/) - By Mackenzi Klemann Indiana Capital Chronicle June 30, 2026 An estimated 174,000 fewer Hoosier children were insured through Medicaid programs in April compared to January 2025, according to a report from Georgetown University School of Public Policy. That’s a 20% decline — the highest rate in the nation, the report found. Indiana reported the highest
- [DENIES SPOILER ROLE: As chances of joining ballot rise, Ballard focuses on winning secretary of state race](https://indianacitizen.org/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 Hoosiers at the 29th annual BBQ RibFest. Ballard, who is
- [‘THE OTHER 249 YEARS’: Harrison Presidential Site celebrates 250th by focusing on era since nation’s birth](https://indianacitizen.org/the-other-249-years-harrison-presidential-site-celebrates-250th-by-focusing-on-era-since-nations-birth/) - By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen June 26, 2026 When Benjamin Harrison moved into the White House in 1889 as the 23rd president, he was continuing his family’s legacy of nurturing and encouraging the young nation to fulfill the promises made in the Declaration of Independence. He was also helping to write the country’s history
- [Krull Commentary: What the Lincoln Memorial pool really reflects](https://indianacitizen.org/krull-commentary-what-the-lincoln-memorial-pool-really-reflects/) - This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com June 26, 2026 In the future, historians will point to the strange episode of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool as a revealing portrait in miniature that explains how so much went wrong during Donald Trump’s presidency. For those who, perhaps blissfully, haven’t been paying
- [Hicks Commentary: Why our AI Initiatives Are Doomed](https://indianacitizen.org/hicks-commentary-why-our-ai-initiatives-are-doomed/) - This column was originally published for the Ball State University Center for Business and Economic Research Weekly Commentary blog. By Michael J. Hicks June 28, 2026 Indiana’s government, along with nonprofits and businesses, has launched an effort to make us one of the most artificial intelligence-ready states in the nation. However, Indiana has already made
- [WFYI: SCOTUS ruling puts Indiana's Haitian community at risk of deportation](https://indianacitizen.org/wfyi-scotus-ruling-puts-indianas-haitian-community-at-risk-of-deportation/) - This story was originally published by WFYI Public Media. By Samantha Horton WFYI Public Media June 26, 2026 The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 Thursday the Trump administration has the authority to terminate Haitian and Syrian immigrants’ temporary protection status that shielded them from deportation. The ruling directly affects thousands of Haitians in Indiana and impacts their
- [VOTEBEAT: Federal judge blocks key pillars of Trump's restrictions on mail voting](https://indianacitizen.org/votebeat-federal-judge-blocks-key-pillars-of-trumps-restrictions-on-mail-voting/) - This article was originally published by Votebeat, a nonprofit news organization covering local election administration and voting access. By Dion Nissenbaum Votebeat June 25, 2026 Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for our free weekly newsletter to get the latest. Update, June 25,
- [PITCHING A PLAN: State lawmaker trying to build support for eliminating property taxes](https://indianacitizen.org/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.” Sixteen years after Indiana enacted constitutional caps on property taxes, the
- [Krull Commentary: The GOP and the shrinking tent](https://indianacitizen.org/krull-commentary-the-gop-and-the-shrinking-tent/) - This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com June 22, 2026 Hoosier Republicans tossed Indiana Secretary of State Diego Morales overboard at their state convention, but that does not end their political troubles. To be sure, Morales was a scandal-plagued weight the GOP no longer could afford to carry. If he had
- [Krull Commentary: Todd Rokita and the foolishness tax](https://indianacitizen.org/krull-commentary-todd-rokita-and-the-foolishness-tax/) - This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com June 24, 2026 Some day, one hopes, someone will do a forensic audit on just how much Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita’s frantic attempts to pander to MAGA voters have cost the citizens of this state. It should be a deep dive. It should
- [Programs give hope and a second chance to people facing evictions](https://indianacitizen.org/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 to help. But she believes many of them are just trying to get enough money
- [CAPITAL B GARY: Residents of Gary want a say in the future of steel](https://indianacitizen.org/capital-b-gary-residents-of-gary-want-a-say-in-the-future-of-steel/) - This story was originally published by Capital B Gary. By Rayonna Burton-Jernigan Capital B Gary June 24, 2026 Environmental advocates from Northwest Indiana, Pennsylvania, and Japan gathered online this week ahead of Nippon Steel’s annual shareholders’ meeting to urge the company to invest in newer, cleaner steelmaking technology in communities they fear are being left
- [DENOUNCING HATE: Faith leaders, legislators reject Beckwith’s anti-Muslim rhetoric at Statehouse gathering](https://indianacitizen.org/denouncing-hate-faith-leaders-legislators-reject-beckwiths-anti-muslim-rhetoric-at-statehouse-gathering/) - By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen June 11, 2026 Republican and Democratic officials and religious leaders on Thursday called on Gov. Mike Braun to strip Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith of his role leading an initiative launched earlier this year to deepen state government’s collaboration with faith-based institutions. Their calls came Thursday at an event at
- [ENGLING NOMINATED: Republican convention delegates boot SOS Morales off the November ballot](https://indianacitizen.org/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 party leaders. About 1,800 delegates, along with Gov. Mike Braun,
- [MORE GERRYMANDERING? Voter advocates plan for likely return of redistricting fight in Indiana](https://indianacitizen.org/more-gerrymandering-voter-advocates-plan-for-likely-return-of-redistricting-fight-in-indiana/) - By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen June 18, 2026 With five legislative candidates on Indiana’s November ballot endorsed by President Donald Trump and the recent ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court gutting federal prohibitions against racial gerrymandering, voter-advocacy groups are preparing for another midcycle redistricting battle at the Statehouse. Common Cause Indiana hosted a webinar
- [FORGERY PROBE: Ballard campaign volunteer accused of submitting fraudulent signatures](https://indianacitizen.org/forgery-probe-ballard-campaign-volunteer-accused-of-submitting-fraudulent-signatures/) - By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen June 18, 2026 Days after touting its efforts to collect the nearly 37,000 signatures required to get on the November ballot, Greg Ballard’s campaign is trying to distance itself from a “rogue volunteer,” who is accused of submitting fraudulent signatures to the Hamilton County Circuit Court Clerk's Office. Mario
- [KFF NEWS: Indiana takes on powerful hospitals by capping prices charged to employers](https://indianacitizen.org/kff-news-indiana-takes-on-powerful-hospitals-by-capping-prices-charged-to-employers/) - By Phil Galewitz and Samantha Liss KFF Health News June 22, 2026 Tired of watching its employers struggle to afford the cost of healthcare, Republican-controlled Indiana is trying a traditionally liberal tactic to control costs: setting government price controls on hospitals. Under a law enacted last year, five of Indiana’s largest nonprofit hospital systems cannot
- [Hicks Commentary: An Incoherent Tax Plan](https://indianacitizen.org/hicks-commentary-an-incoherent-tax-plan/) - This column was originally published for the Ball State University Center for Business and Economic Research Weekly Commentary blog. By Michael J. Hicks June 21, 2026 I continue to be amazed at the slide in thoughtful policymaking in Indiana. Gov. Mike Braun’s incoherent property tax musings — I hesitate to call them a proposal —
- [Krull Commentary: Iran and Donald Trump's dominant flaw](https://indianacitizen.org/krull-commentary-iran-and-donald-trumps-dominant-flaw/) - This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com June 19, 2026 One word in Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address conveys why Donald Trump is and always will be an abysmal president. The word comes near the end of the greatest speech in American history. “We here highly resolve that these dead shall not
- [PUBLIC NEWS SERVICE: Trustees report warns of uncertain future for Social Security](https://indianacitizen.org/public-news-service-trustees-report-warns-of-uncertain-future-for-social-security/) - This story was originally published by Public News Service. By Terry Dee, producer Public News Service June 22, 2026 Cuts to the federal budget for Social Security are fueling worries that the government will run out of money in a few years. About 1.5 million Indiana residents receive Social Security. The federal program provides financial
- [Morales facing 3 challengers for SOS nomination at GOP state convention](https://indianacitizen.org/morales-facing-3-challengers-for-sos-nomination-at-gop-state-convention/) - This story was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By Olivia O'Neal TheStatehouseFile.com June 18, 2026 The Indiana Republican Party will host the 2026 Indiana Republican State Convention at the Grand Wayne Convention Center in Fort Wayne this weekend—two weeks after Indiana Democrats held their convention in Indianapolis. Much like their blue counterparts, the race for secretary of state nominee is turning out to be
- [INDIANA CAPITAL CHRONICLE: Judge allows AG Rokita's lawsuit over jet ski purchase to continue](https://indianacitizen.org/indiana-capital-chronicle-judge-allows-ag-rokitas-lawsuit-over-jet-ski-purchase-to-continue/) - This story was originally published by the Indiana Capital Chronicle. by Casey Smith Indiana Capital Chronicle June 19, 2026 A Fulton County judge has rejected efforts to disqualify Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita’s office from a consumer fraud lawsuit stemming from Rokita’s own purchase of a used personal watercraft. The June 8 ruling from Fulton
- [Bauer Commentary: Many were victims before they were offenders](https://indianacitizen.org/bauer-commentary-many-were-victims-before-they-were-offenders/) - By Rep. Maureen Bauer Indiana State Representative June 19, 2026 I recently toured the LaPorte Juvenile Correctional Facility, Indiana’s only juvenile facility for girls. Before I went, I asked constituents what questions they wanted answered. Many wanted to know about education, mental health, human trafficking, school discipline, and what happens when these young women return
- [Krull Commentary: Micah Beckwith's lucky charm](https://indianacitizen.org/krull-commentary-micah-beckwiths-lucky-charm/) - This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com June 15, 2026 If Indiana Gov. Micah Beckwith had called me before he launched his mean-spirited and ill-advised modern-day crusade against Muslims, I could have saved him some trouble. But Beckwith didn’t—and now he’s motivated just about every mainstream faith institution in Indiana against
- [SIGNATURE SCRAMBLE: Ballard says campaign continuing work to get on ballot in secretary of state race](https://indianacitizen.org/signature-scramble-ballard-says-hes-near-total-needed-for-ballot-in-secretary-of-state-race/) - By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen June 17, 2026 Indiana Secretary of State candidate Greg Ballard announced Tuesday his campaign is still collecting signatures, but remains short of the 36,943 he needs by June 30 in order to get on the November ballot as an independent. The campaign said at least 35,167 signatures have been
- [RELIEF AT THE PUMP: Gas tax holiday fuels concerns about price gouging and road funding](https://indianacitizen.org/relief-at-the-pump-gas-tax-holiday-fuels-concerns-about-price-gouging-and-road-funding/) - This story was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By Lauren Warner TheStatehouseFile.com June 9, 2026 With high gas prices continuing to plague the nation, Gov. Mike Braun has extended Indiana’s gas tax holiday until July 7, saving Hoosiers 62.5 cents per gallon. This tax suspension makes Indiana’s gas prices the lowest in the nation with a state average
- [VOTEBEAT: FBI probe of Ohio voting rights group expands](https://indianacitizen.org/votebeat-fbi-probe-of-ohio-voting-rights-group-expands/) - This article was originally published by Votebeat, a nonprofit news organization covering local election administration and voting access. By Dion Nissenbaum Votebeat June 17, 2026 Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for our free weekly newsletter to get the latest. Update, June 17,
- [CHALKBEAT: Indiana wins federal education funding waiver from Trump administration](https://indianacitizen.org/chalkbeat-indiana-wins-federal-education-funding-waiver-from-trump-administration/) - This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters By Aleksandra Appleton Chalkbeat June 16, 2026 Sign up for Chalkbeat Indiana’s free daily newsletter to keep up with Indianapolis Public Schools, Marion County’s township districts, and statewide education news. The Trump administration is giving Indiana new flexibility in how it
- [BASED IN LAFAYETTE: Recount starts Deery-Copenhaver race for Indiana Senate District 23](https://indianacitizen.org/based-in-lafayette-recount-starts-deery-copenhaver-race-for-indiana-senate-district-23/) - The story was originally published by Based in Lafayette. By Dave Bangert Based in Lafayette June 16, 2026 Paula Copenhaver’s legal team set their strategy Tuesday in the first of six counties targeted for an Indiana Senate District 23 recount expected to last until at least June 25 – with results not determined until a
- [RECOUNT WRINKLES: Commission member steps aside at candidate's request, tallying of ballots to begin](https://indianacitizen.org/recount-wrinkles-commission-member-steps-aside-at-candidates-request-tallying-of-ballots-to-begin/) - By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen June 11, 2026 On the eve of the pre-recount inspection for ballots cast in the Republican Senate District 15 primary held in May, Indiana Recount Commission member Paul O. Mullin has recused himself from the proceedings. Mullin’s decision to step aside came after state Sen. Liz Brown, the incumbent
- [Hicks Commentary: On the Folly of Hating Billionaires](https://indianacitizen.org/hicks-commentary-on-the-folly-of-hating-billionaires/) - This column was originally published for the Ball State University Center for Business and Economic Research Weekly Commentary blog. By Michael J. Hicks June 14, 2026 As Democrats look forward to election season, I’d like to caution against looming policy mistakes lurking underneath what may be a very popular electoral position — the hatred of
- [ARNOLT CENTER: Despite rural challenges, Hoosier communities say READI funding critical](https://indianacitizen.org/arnolt-center-despite-rural-challenges-hoosier-communities-say-readi-funding-critical/) - By Arnolt Center for Investigative Journalism and the Indiana Capital Chronicle May 26, 2026 Blackford County, Indiana, has opportunities and ideas — but what it doesn’t have is money. Five years ago, when the state launched the first round of a $500 million regional economic development grant program, Blackford County Economic Development head Warren Brown
- [Video: FlashPoint interview with Lt. Gov. Beckwith](https://indianacitizen.org/flashpoint-interview-with-lt-gov-beckwith/) - By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen June 12, 2026 Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith has ignited a new controversy after saying Americans should be given "permission to hate again" and describing Islam as a "demonic death cult" during a May 21 appearance on the Christian conservative program FlashPoint. During the interview, Beckwith said he "hates Islam"
- [Knebel Commentary: As Jesus says, Let’s Stop Hating](https://indianacitizen.org/knebel-commentary-as-jesus-says-lets-stop-hating/) - Don Knebel June 12, 2026 Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith recently said that we should give people “permission to hate again” so they, like he, can hate Islam. He then wished Muslims, the practitioners of Islam, “the best,” but only if they become Christians. With all respect, Beckwith, who is also a Christian pastor, may
- [‘10 MILLION BABY STEPS’: Democrats thirsty for change, hope Bayh can begin turnaround at Statehouse](https://indianacitizen.org/10-million-baby-steps-democrats-thirsty-for-change-hope-bayh-can-begin-turnaround-at-statehouse/) - By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen June 9, 2026 During a break in the action at the Indiana Democratic State Convention on Saturday, first-time delegates Tyler Pierce, 20, and Zainab Fyed, 21, grew excited when talking about New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani. The pair had decided to get involved in politics and attend the convention
- [PUBLIC NEWS SERVICE: Braun sticks to familiar pitch to entice Bears](https://indianacitizen.org/public-news-service-braun-sticks-to-familiar-pitch-to-entice-bears/) - This story was originally published by Public News Service. By Joe Ulery, producer Public News Service June 12, 2026 Indiana’s bid to land the Chicago Bears is facing renewed competition from Illinois. Gov. Mike Braun was asked during a recent public appearance about the Bears’ plan to focus stadium development efforts in Hammond. Braun largely
- [Beckwith doubles down, feuds with fellow Republicans over Islam remarks](https://indianacitizen.org/beckwith-doubles-down-feuds-with-fellow-republicans-over-islam-remarks/) - By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen June 3, 2026 Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith feuded on social media Wednesday with fellow Indiana Republicans who criticized his attacks on Islam and calls to give Americans "permission to hate again.” A day after Gov. Mike Braun suggested Beckwith "probably regrets" how he phrased his comments made on a
- [Hicks Commentary: Beckwith's attacks on Islam Are Un-Christian, Un-American and Un-Hinged](https://indianacitizen.org/hicks-commentary-beckwiths-attacks-on-islam-are-un-christian-un-american-and-un-hinged/) - This column was originally published on the Ball State University Center for Business and Economic Research Weekly Commentary blog. By Michael J. Hicks June 7, 2026 Indiana has roughly 41,000 Muslims out of a state population of 6,970,000. That is 0.58%, or about 1 out of every 170 Hoosiers. Yet, Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith has
- [Hicks Commentary: Beckwith's attacks on Islam Are Un-Christian, Un-American and Un-Hinged](https://indianacitizen.org/hicks-commentary-beckwiths-attacks-on-islam-are-un-christian-un-american-and-un-hinged-2/) - This column was originally published on the Ball State University Center for Business and Economic Research Weekly Commentary blog. By Michael J. Hicks June 7, 2026 Indiana has roughly 41,000 Muslims out of a state population of 6,970,000. That is 0.58%, or about 1 out of every 170 Hoosiers. Yet, Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith has
- [WFYI: Indiana school districts are rushing to put tax referendums on the ballot](https://indianacitizen.org/wfyi-indiana-school-districts-are-rushing-to-put-tax-referendums-on-the-ballot/) - This story was originally published by WFYI Public Media. By Caroline Beck WFYI Public Media June 9, 2026 Indiana voters will likely see far more school referendums on the November ballot this year than in recent elections. School finance experts estimate 40 to 50 districts could ask voters to approve local property tax measures, driven
- [OPPOSING FIRING SQUADS: Protest at Fort Wayne firm follows strategy used against lethal injections ](https://indianacitizen.org/opposing-firing-squads-protest-at-fort-wayne-firm-follows-strategy-used-against-lethal-injections/) - By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen June 5, 2026 The protesters who recently gathered in front of Elevatus Architecture in Fort Wayne were part of a national effort to stop death penalty executions by firing squads by using the same tactics that have successfully disrupted lethal injections. Death Penalty Action and Worth Rises joined the
- [Beau Bayh wins Democratic nomination for Indiana secretary of state](https://indianacitizen.org/beau-bayh-wins-democratic-nomination-for-indiana-secretary-of-state/) - By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen June 6, 2026 By a decisive margin, Beau Bayh won the Democratic nominee for Indiana secretary of state on Saturday, becoming the third generation of his family to run for elected office in Indiana. The son of Evan Bayh, former Indiana governor and U.S. senator, and grandson of Birch
- [Dutmer Commentary: The miseducation of Micah Beckwith](https://indianacitizen.org/dutmer-commentary-the-miseducation-of-micah-beckwith/) - By Evan Dutmer June 9, 2026 On May 21, during an appearance on a conservative podcast, Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith declared, “I hate Islam. It’s a demonic death cult.” Beckwith continued, “We’re giving people permission to hate again, and I know that sounds a little harsh at first, but we’ve seen this movement to
- [Krull Commentary: Ballard, Bayh, Morales and basic math](https://indianacitizen.org/krull-commentary-ballard-bayh-morales-and-basic-math/) - This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com June 8, 2026 Once upon a time, Indiana’s two major political parties realized that the contest that mattered most was the big game in November. Not the practice scrimmages during the primary and convention. But all evidence now suggests that a large number of Democrats
- [VOTEBEAT: Trump's ongoing investigations of the 2020 election may be prelude 2026](https://indianacitizen.org/votebeat-trumps-ongoing-investigations-of-the-2020-election-may-be-prelude-2026/) - This article was originally published by Votebeat, a nonprofit news organization covering local election administration and voting access. By Dion Nissenbaum Votebeat June 8, 2026 Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for our free weekly newsletter to get the latest. The FBI agents
- [INDIANA CAPITAL CHRONICLE: Federal appeals court rejects Indiana media bid to witness executions](https://indianacitizen.org/indiana-capital-chronicle-federal-appeals-court-rejects-indiana-media-bid-to-witness-executions/) - This story was originally published by the Indiana Capital Chronicle. By Casey Smith Indiana Capital Chronicle June 8, 2026 A divided federal appeals court on Friday upheld Indiana’s policy limiting who may witness state executions, rejecting arguments from news organizations that the restrictions violate First Amendment protections for the press and public. In a 2-1
- [Krull Commentary: Scott Pelley, CBS and a failure to communicate](https://indianacitizen.org/krull-commentary-scott-pelley-cbs-and-a-failure-to-communicate/) - This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com June 5, 2026 Scott Pelley did what a leader is supposed to do. He took a hit for his people. Pelley, a veteran reporter and news anchor, lost his job at CBS because he confronted his bosses during a staff meeting about firing several
- [Coumba Kebe tapped as Democratic nominee for Indiana treasurer](https://indianacitizen.org/coumba-kebe-tapped-as-democratic-nominee-for-indiana-treasurer/) - This story was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By Savannah Shotwell TheStatehouseFile.com June 6, 2026 Hamilton County Democratic Party Chair Josh Lowry’s first impression of Coumba Kebe was in a TikTok video she made breaking down Medicaid policies for Hoosiers, he told delegates at Saturday’s Indiana Democratic State Convention in Indianapolis. Before she was officially tapped
- [Porter County Clerk Jessica Bailey accepts Democratic nomination for Indiana comptroller](https://indianacitizen.org/porter-county-clerk-jessica-bailey-accepts-democratic-nomination-for-indiana-comptroller/) - This story was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By Avery Tays TheStatehouseFile.com June 6, 2026 At the Indiana Democratic State Convention Saturday in Indianapolis, Jessica Bailey was officially chosen as the party’s nominee for state comptroller. She ran unopposed, and her nomination was presented by Sen. Rodney Pol Jr., D-Chesterton. Bailey is serving her second term
- [PRIMARY APATHY: Hoosier voter turnout in May was low – again](https://indianacitizen.org/primary-apathy-hoosier-voter-turnout-in-may-was-low-again/) - By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen June 5, 2026 Despite reports of increased traffic during the early-voting period, the turnout for Indiana’s May primary could still be described with same word used to characterize other primaries conducted in recent years – abysmal. Indiana recorded a statewide turnout for the May 5 primary of 17%. That
- [‘IT’S THEIR OBLIGATION’: Reasons for early voting in primary abound; clerks excited about robust turnout](https://indianacitizen.org/its-their-obligation-reasons-for-early-voting-in-primary-abound-clerks-excited-about-robust-turnout/) - By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen May 1, 2026 Sean Prudden of Indianapolis has regularly voted during presidential elections but for the midterms, what he calls the “in between” contests, not so much. However, this year, the 35-year-old broke his habit of staying away from the polls in non-presidential-election years and cast an early ballot
- [Indiana Democrats to select nominees for statewide offices at party's convention on Saturday](https://indianacitizen.org/indiana-democrats-to-select-nominees-for-statewide-offices-at-partys-convention-on-saturday/) - This story was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By Olivia O'Neal TheStatehouseFile.com June 4, 2026 Indianapolis hosts the 2026 State Democratic Convention on Saturday at the Indiana Marriott Downtown and Indiana Convention Center, where delegates from all 92 counties will make some important decisions. These include electing representation to state convention committees and discussing the 2026 Indiana Democratic Party Platform.
- [Kennedy Commentary: Oh, Indiana!](https://indianacitizen.org/kennedy-commentary-oh-indiana/) - This column was originally published by Sheila Kennedy on her blog, “A Jaundiced Look at the World We Live In.” By Sheila Kennedy June 4, 2026 I guess I can no longer ignore the most recent evidence that my state of Indiana is governed–if “governed” is even the right word–by deplorable people who lack even
- [Lt. Gov. Beckwith lambastes Jewish leaders for rejecting his call to hate Muslims](https://indianacitizen.org/lt-gov-beckwith-lambasts-jewish-leaders-for-rejecting-his-call-to-hate-muslims/) - By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Ctiizen May 30, 2026 Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith on Saturday criticized Indianapolis Jewish community leaders who had joined an interfaith statement condemning his calls to “hate” Islam, calling their expression of solidarity with Indiana Muslims “deeply misguided.” In a social media post, Beckwith quoted a passage from the Hadith
- [‘THINK BEFORE YOU SPEAK’: Braun says Beckwith ‘probably regrets’ how he phrased call for hatred](https://indianacitizen.org/think-before-you-speak-braun-says-beckwith-probably-regrets-how-he-phrased-call-for-hatred/) - By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen June 2, 2026 Gov. Mike Braun said Tuesday that Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith “probably regrets” how he phrased his recent comments that Americans need “permission to hate again” and his singling out of Islam as worthy of hatred. But the Republican governor stopped short of directly rebuking his No.
- [GOP RECOUNT DISPUTES: Candidates seek rulings before retallying of ballots in 2 Indiana Senate races](https://indianacitizen.org/gop-recount-disputes-candidates-seek-rulings-before-retallying-of-ballots-in-2-indiana-senate-races/) - By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen June 1, 2026 Parties in the recount proceedings for Senate District 15 and Senate District 23 have filed motions asking the Indiana Recount Commission to rule on various disputes before the actual recounting of ballots begins. Paula Copenhaver, who is challenging her loss in the Republican primary for Senate
- [Krull Commentary: Micah Beckwith's band plays on](https://indianacitizen.org/krull-commentary-micah-beckwiths-band-plays-on/) - This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com June 3, 2026 If Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith has accomplished nothing else with his bigoted comments about Muslims, he has stirred up the most mean-spirited and ill-informed people in our state. Maybe that was his goal. Ever since I wrote about how Beckwith
- [INDIANA CAPITAL CHRONICLE: Indiana governor declares Pride month ‘nuclear family month’](https://indianacitizen.org/indiana-capital-chronicle-indiana-governor-declares-pride-month-nuclear-family-month/) - This story was originally published by the Indiana Capital Chronicle. By Leslie Bonilla Muñiz Indiana Capital Chronicle June 3, 2026 Indiana Gov. Mike Braun declared June “nuclear family month” in a proclamation issued Monday — the first day of nationally recognized Pride month. The document proclaims the nuclear family, “consisting of one husband, one wife,
- [CAPITAL B GARY: How One Gary Restaurant Preserved a Century of Chili, Community, and Tradition](https://indianacitizen.org/capital-b-gary-how-one-gary-restaurant-preserved-a-century-of-chili-community-and-tradition/) - This story was originally published by Capital B Gary. By Rayonna Burton-Jernigan Capital B Gary May 26, 2026 The gospel music hums overhead while the fryer crackles behind the counter. Customers drift in and out of the narrow diner on Broadway, a place that seems stuck in time. At one end of the grill, Elisha
- [ART AND LAWMAKING: Exhibition in Senate Democrats’ caucus room brings new perspective to legislators](https://indianacitizen.org/art-and-lawmaking-exhibition-in-senate-democrats-caucus-room-brings-new-perspective-to-legislators/) - By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen May 29, 2026 Recalling the first time she saw the Indiana Senate Democrats’ caucus room nestled in the Indiana Statehouse, Braydee Euliss admitted she was not inspired. Euliss, an independent curator and arts administrator, has a lot of experience nurturing Indiana artists, supporting local and state arts organizations, and
- [Chalkbeat Story: For children in poverty, the biggest resource gaps are outside of school](https://indianacitizen.org/chalkbeat-story-for-children-in-poverty-the-biggest-resource-gaps-are-outside-of-school/) - This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters By Matt Barnum Chalkbeat April 21, 2026 Chalkbeat Ideas is a new section featuring reported columns on the big ideas and debates shaping American schools. Sign up for the Ideas newsletter to follow our work. Children from low-income families have roughly
- [Indiana GOP leaders silent after Lt. Gov. Beckwith says Americans need 'permission to hate again'](https://indianacitizen.org/indiana-gop-leaders-silent-after-lt-gov-beckwith-says-americans-need-permission-to-hate-again/) - By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen June 1, 2026 Top Indiana Republicans would not say Monday whether they agreed with Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith’s claim that Hoosiers should have “permission to hate again” and his description of Islam as a “demonic death cult.” The Indiana Citizen contacted Gov. Mike Braun, state legislative leaders and members
- [Krull Commentary: Micah Beckwith and the fires of ignorance](https://indianacitizen.org/krull-commentary-micah-beckwith-and-the-fires-of-ignorance/) - This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com June 1, 2026 For a time, it was tempting to dismiss Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith as a joke. He seemed like just another low-rent Elmer Gantry wannabe, a slick little hustler desperate to sell religious-themed scams to the terminally gullible and get his
- [INDIANA CAPITAL CHRONICLE: Democratic party delegates prepare to pick secretary of state nominee](https://indianacitizen.org/indiana-capital-chronicle-democratic-party-delegates-prepare-to-pick-secretary-of-state-nominee/) - This story was originally published by the Indiana Capital Chronicle. By Mackenzi Klemann and Casey Smith Indiana Capital Chronicle June 1, 2026 As Indiana Democrats prepare to gather for the party’s convention Saturday, delegates will decide whether a familiar political name or a progressive challenger is best positioned to flip one of Indiana’s most contested
- [Whitehead Commentary: What’s Driving Americans' Discontent around Democracy?](https://indianacitizen.org/whitehead-commentary-whats-driving-americans-discontent-around-democracy/) - This article was originally published on Andrew Whitehead's Substack, American Idolatry. How Age, Politics, and Religion Shape Americans’ Views of Democracy In the last year alone, expert surveys, such as those done by Varieties of Democracy Institute and Freedom House, show the health of democracy in the United States is on a continued downward trajectory. Americans are also
- [Trump administration’s ‘anti-Christian bias’ report revives Indiana religious liberty debate](https://indianacitizen.org/trump-administrations-anti-christian-bias-report-revives-indiana-religious-liberty-debate/) - By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen May 22, 2026 Indiana conservatives are raising questions about whether the state’s current religious liberty protections go far enough as President Donald Trump’s Justice Department seeks to combat what it calls “anti-Christian bias” in government. A 200-page report, released April 30, by the Justice Department’s Task Force to Eradicate
- [Krull Commentary: Requiem for a misfit chess master](https://indianacitizen.org/krull-commentary-requiem-for-a-misfit-chess-master/) - This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com May 29, 2026 SELFOSS, Iceland—Perhaps the greatest chess player in history made his last move here. I’m standing at the grave of Bobby Fischer, who once made chess must-see TV in an epic world championship showdown with Soviet grand master Boris Spassky. That was
- [Hicks Commentary: Summer gas woes likely leading to long-term problems](https://indianacitizen.org/hicks-commentary-summer-gas-woes-likely-leading-to-long-term-problems/) - This column was originally published on the Ball State University Center for Business and Economic Research Weekly Commentary blog. By Michael J. Hicks May 31, 2026 I filled up my gas tank in Indiana last week at $4.29 per gallon. That would’ve cost me $4.95 per gallon if Gov. Mike Braun had not suspended Indiana’s
- [VOTEBEAT: Postal Service's proposed rules could create new barriers to mail voting](https://indianacitizen.org/votebeat-postal-services-proposed-rules-could-create-new-barriers-to-mail-voting/) - This article was originally published by Votebeat, a nonprofit news organization covering local election administration and voting access. By Dion Nissenbaum Votebeat May 29, 2026 Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for our free weekly newsletter to get the latest. The U.S. Postal Service
- [CHALKBEAT: Weakened Voting Rights Act could reshape school boards](https://indianacitizen.org/chalkbeat-weakened-voting-rights-act-could-reshape-school-boards/) - This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters By Erica Meltzer Chalkbeat May 26, 2026 Sign up for Chalkbeat’s free weekly newsletter to keep up with how education is changing across the U.S. The Voting Rights Act has for decades given parents and others a pathway to change the
- [Lt. Gov. Beckwith says it’s wrong to ‘eradicate hate in our culture’ and calls Islam a ‘demonic death cult’](https://indianacitizen.org/lt-gov-beckwith-says-its-wrong-to-eradicate-hate-in-our-culture-and-calls-islam-a-demonic-death-cult/) - By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen May 28, 2026 Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith said Americans should be given “permission to hate again” and called Islam a “demonic death cult” during a recent appearance on a conservative web talk show, the latest in a series of public comments from the Republican portraying Islam as a
- [DEMOCRAT HOPEFULS: County clerk and business executive seek to end GOP control of 2 statewide offices](https://indianacitizen.org/democrat-hopefuls-county-clerk-and-business-executive-seek-to-end-gop-control-of-2-statewide-office/) - By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen May 28, 2026 The Indiana Democratic Party has announced its presumptive nominees for Indiana comptroller and Indiana treasurer, who will appear on the November ballot to try to break the Republican Party’s decades-long grip on statewide offices. Jessica Bailey, Porter County Circuit Court Clerk, has filed to run for
- [INDIANA CAPITAL CHRONICLE: Records show $90K payment to donor, nearly $500K in raises under Morales](https://indianacitizen.org/indiana-capital-chronicle-records-show-90k-payment-to-donor-nearly-500k-in-raises-under-morales/) - This story was originally published by the Indiana Capital Chronicle. By Casey Smith Indiana Capital Chronicle May 29, 2026 As Indiana Secretary of State Diego Morales faces mounting criticism and political pressure, newly obtained state records raise further questions about a recent payment to a software contractor and nearly half a million dollars in staff salary
- [VOTEBEAT: Federal judge refuses to block Trump executive order on mail voting — for now](https://indianacitizen.org/votebeat-federal-judge-refuses-to-block-trump-executive-order-on-mail-voting-for-now/) - This article was originally published by Votebeat, a nonprofit news organization covering local election administration and voting access. By Carrie Levine Votebeat May 28, 2026 Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. This is a breaking story. What happened? A federal court judge Thursday declined, for
- [The (tax and other) reasons why Indiana could be the next home for the Bears](https://indianacitizen.org/the-tax-and-other-reasons-why-indiana-could-be-the-next-home-for-the-bears/) - This story was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By Jonah Decker TheStatehouseFile.com May 28, 2026 The decision on where the Chicago Bears’ new stadium will be still looms. Indiana made itself a frontrunner by passing legislation to attract the Bears in February – Indiana property taxes, in Lake County, would allow the Bears to pay less
- [INSPECTIONS ORDERED: With new recount head in place, ballot review can begin in 3 GOP primary races](https://indianacitizen.org/inspections-ordered-with-new-recount-head-in-place-ballot-review-can-begin-in-3-gop-primary-races/) - By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen May 26, 2026 Within hours of being appointed as the new recount director, Indianapolis attorney Evan Norris issued orders granting the verified petitions for recounts filed in three contested Republican primaries and scheduling the pre-recount inspections. The inspections will focus on narrowing the issues and election materials that are
- [WHERE THE HEART IS: Disabled Hoosiers turn to revamped FSSA program to stay in their homes](https://indianacitizen.org/disabled-hoosiers-turn-to-revamped-fssa-program-to-stay-in-their-homes/) - This story was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By Anna Cecil TheStatehouseFile.com May 26, 2026 Beth Crain was diagnosed with degenerative disk disease over 30 years ago. Shortly after, she became a wheelchair user, making daily tasks around the house difficult and causing her to need an in-home health aid. She struggles with mobility, things like
- [RACE FOR NOMINATION: Indiana Republicans split over SOS candidates](https://indianacitizen.org/race-for-nomination-indiana-republicans-split-over-sos-candidates/) - By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen May 22, 2026 Top Indiana Republicans are divided over the race for secretary of state, with some of the party’s most prominent figures seeking to sideline embattled incumbent Diego Morales ahead of the June state GOP party convention and other key Republicans saying they plan to let the delegates
- [INDIANA CAPITAL CHRONICLE: Ball State reaches settlement in Charlie Kirk free speech lawsuit](https://indianacitizen.org/indiana-capital-chronicle-ball-state-reaches-settlement-in-charlie-kirk-free-speech-lawsuit/) - This story was originally published by the Indiana Capital Chronicle. By Mackenzi Klemann Indiana Capital Chronicle May 26, 2026 A former Ball State University employee terminated for controversial comments she made about conservative activist Charlie Kirk reached a $225,000 settlement in her First Amendment lawsuit, according to the American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana. Suzanne
- [Krull Commentary: Rokita, Banks and their tribute to Claude Rains](https://indianacitizen.org/krull-commentary-rokita-banks-and-their-tribute-to-claude-rains/) - This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com May 22, 2026 One of the most delicious scenes in movie history takes place in the classic film “Casablanca.” It happens when the German commander orders Claude Rains’ Vichy French police captain to close the nightclub run by Humphrey Bogart’s character. When Rains is
- [Krull Commentary: Diego Morales and the silence of good men](https://indianacitizen.org/krull-commentary-diego-morales-and-the-silence-of-good-men/) - This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com May 25, 2026 What. A. Shock. Embattled Indiana Secretary of State Diego Morales, committed scammer and scalawag that he is, has decided not to exit the political stage quietly or nicely. At a Bartholomew County Republican Party breakfast, Morales, a Republican, accused Indiana State
- [PUBLIC NEWS SERVICE: Therapist finds climate change carries physical, mental risk](https://indianacitizen.org/public-news-service-therapist-finds-climate-change-carries-physical-mental-risk/) - This story was originally published by Public News Service. By Terri Dee, producer Public News Service May 26, 2026 Some Indiana communities are facing environmental hazards linked to climate change, and a licensed clinical psychologist said the fallout can extend beyond physical health. Gov. Mike Braun signed an executive order in 2025 prohibiting state agencies from using
- [MEMORIAL DAY TRIBUTE: Sen. Todd Young honors Gibson County native who served in the U.S. Merchant Marine](https://indianacitizen.org/memorial-day-tribute-sen-todd-young-honors-gibson-county-native-who-served-in-the-u-s-merchant-marine/) - Staff report The Indiana Citizen May 25, 2026 Although it has been dubbed America’s “fourth arm of defense,” the U.S. Merchant Marine has struggled at times to get recognized for its service and sacrifice. The mariners trace their roots to the commercial ships and sailors that were enlisted to help the colonies in the months
- [Silverman Commentary: Positive Youth Mental Health Begins with Belonging](https://indianacitizen.org/silverman-commentary-positive-youth-mental-health-begins-with-belonging/) - By Tami Silverman President & CEO of Indiana Youth Institute May 22, 2026 For years, conversations about youth mental health understandably have focused on crises. Rates of rising anxiety, depression, loneliness, and stress among young people have captured national attention. Families, schools, healthcare providers, and community organizations across Indiana continue working hard to respond to
- [Hicks Commentary: Remember Those Whose Wars Have Ended, and Those Who Still Fight](https://indianacitizen.org/hicks-commentary-remember-those-whose-wars-have-ended-and-those-who-still-fight/) - This column was originally published on the Ball State University Center for Business and Economic Research Weekly Commentary blog. By Michael J. Hicks May 24, 2026 It is Memorial Day weekend, and the U.S. is again in a difficult and expensive war. It is important to reflect on the sacrifice, endurance and courage of those
- [CHALKBEAT IDEAS: Harvard professor says U.S. in 'learning recession'](https://indianacitizen.org/chalkbeat-ideas-harvard-professor-says-u-s-in-learning-recession/) - This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters By Matt Barnum Chalkbeat May 21, 2026 Chalkbeat Ideas is a section featuring reported columns on the big ideas and debates shaping American schools. Sign up for the Ideas newsletter to follow our work. Just about everyone in education is trying
- [INDY 500: Legge shakes off early troubles in preparation for history-making attempt](https://indianacitizen.org/indy-500-legge-shakes-off-early-troubles-in-preparation-for-history-making-attempt/) - This story was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By Jenny Bartlett TheStatehouseFile.com May 22, 2026 Indianapolis Motor Speedway is a place of history and traditions. This year Katherine Legge will make history by being the first woman to attempt the Indy 500 and the NASCAR Coca-Cola 600. This will be a total of 1,100 miles in
- [GOP RECOUNTS: Copenhaver, Vogt file petitions after narrow losses in Indiana Senate primary races](https://indianacitizen.org/gop-recounts-copenhaver-vogt-file-petitions-after-narrow-losses-in-indiana-senate-primary-races/) - By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen May 21, 2026 The intraparty fight among Indiana Republicans is still raging with recount petitions being filed in two GOP primaries for the state Senate where the incumbents – one who invoked President Donald Trump’s ire and one who received Trump’s endorsement – won by whisker-thin margins. Sen. Spencer
- [ELECTION OFFICIAL: McLain appointed to serve as IED’s Republican co-director](https://indianacitizen.org/election-official-mclain-appointed-to-serve-as-ieds-republican-co-director/) - By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen May 20, 2026 Joseph McLain, who joined the Indiana Election Division in April 2019 as a program director, has been tapped to serve as the Republican co-director, filling the remaining term of former co-director Brad King, who resigned May 6. McLain was appointed by Gov. Mike Braun to serve
- [Beier Commentary: Micah Beckwith's spiritual abuse](https://indianacitizen.org/beier-commentary-micah-beckwiths-spiritual-abuse-2/) - By Matthias Beier April 26, 2026 I have worked with many victims of spiritual abuse. Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith is creating more of them. I debated Beckwith last year on the subject of Christian Nationalism (see our IndyStar debate here). In attacking Westfield High School students and administrators as demonic, he has crossed the dangerous
- [MEDICAL MARIJUANA: Indiana Republicans show openness to limited legalization as Bohacek prepares bill](https://indianacitizen.org/medical-marijuana-indiana-republicans-show-openness-to-limited-legalization-as-bohacek-prepares-bill/) - By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen May 14, 2026 Sen. Mike Bohacek, R-Michiana Shores, plans to introduce legislation in 2027 that would legalize medical marijuana in Indiana, a proposal that comes as some top Indiana Republicans appear increasingly willing to discuss limited cannabis legalization after years of resistance at the Statehouse. Bohacek announced earlier this
- [INDIANA CAPITAL CHRONICLE: Morales refuses to drop out after losing support in GOP secretary of state race](https://indianacitizen.org/indiana-capital-chronicle-morales-refuses-to-drop-out-after-losing-support-in-gop-secretary-of-state-race/) - This story was originally published by the Indiana Capital Chronicle. By Casey Smith Indiana Capital Chronicle May 21, 2026 Indiana Secretary of State Diego Morales lost the support of two prominent Republican allies Thursday as U.S. Sen. Jim Banks and Attorney General Todd Rokita declared they no longer believe he is the party’s strongest nominee
- [CAPITAL B GARY: Gary Youth Center Struggles to Stay Open After State and Federal Cuts](https://indianacitizen.org/capital-b-gary-gary-youth-center-struggles-to-stay-open-after-state-and-federal-cuts/) - This story was originally published by Capital B Gary. By Rayonna Burton-Jernigan Capital B Gary May 21, 2026 City Life Center of Northwest Indiana’s hallways are usually filled with children waiting for tutoring sessions, basketball games, hot meals, and rides home after school. But in recent months, leaders at the Gary nonprofit have been grappling
- [PUBLIC NEWS SERVICE: Indiana research finds employers want more job skills](https://indianacitizen.org/public-news-service-indiana-research-finds-employers-want-more-job-skills/) - This story was originally published by Public News Service. By Joe Ulery, producer Public News Service May 19, 2026 A new report from Gallup and Lumina Foundation found students still believe college prepares them for work but many employers are not convinced graduates are fully ready when they enter the workforce. Indianapolis-based Lumina Foundation said most employers
- [VanOsdol Commentary: Partisan school board elections creates new ballot landscape](https://indianacitizen.org/vanosdol-commentary-partisan-school-board-elections-creates-new-ballot-landscape/) - By Adam VanOsdol ISBA Communications Specialist/Content Strategist May 21, 2026 As party labels enter school board ballots for the first time, the decision to run with or without a political affiliation requires careful consideration of several different factors. The choice reflects personal values and one’s expectations for public service at large and school governance in
- [INDIANA CAPITAL CHRONICLE: GOP secretary of state race scrambled as US Sen. Banks’ staffer enters](https://indianacitizen.org/indiana-capital-chronicle-gop-secretary-of-state-race-scrambled-as-us-sen-banks-staffer-enters/) - This story was originally published by the Indiana Capital Chronicle. By Tom Davies Indiana Capital Chronicle May 20, 2026 A staffer to U.S. Sen. Jim Banks joined the Republican Indiana secretary of state race Wednesday, possibly complicating incumbent Diego Morales’ reelection bid. Max Engling filed paperwork with the Indiana Republican Party as the fourth candidate
- [SHADES OF COMEY CASE: ACLU says Indiana man did not threaten state officials by posting ‘86’ on social media](https://indianacitizen.org/shades-of-comey-case-aclu-says-indiana-man-man-did-not-threaten-state-officials-by-posting-86-on-social-media/) - By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen May 19, 2026 The ACLU of Indiana has filed a motion for a preliminary injunction to prevent an investigator for Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita’s office from taking “any adverse action” against a Monroe County man who posted “86” on the social-media pages of several state elected officials. On
- [CAREFUL, DELIBERATE RECOUNTS: Morales says he’ll remain commission chair for any proceedings](https://indianacitizen.org/careful-deliberate-recounts-morales-says-hell-remain-commission-chair-for-any-proceedings/) - By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen May 15, 2026 As the window for filing a recount petition opened with at least one race headed for review, the Indiana Recount Commission met Friday morning to prepare for the possibility the votes will need to be counted again in one or more of state’s May 5 primary
- [Bizzell Commentary: School leaders trained in the science of reading must lead the charge](https://indianacitizen.org/bizzell-commentary-school-leaders-trained-in-the-science-of-reading-must-lead-the-charge/) - By Christine Bizzell May 20, 2026 During a recent observation of a 2nd grade classroom, I listened closely as a student named Luna struggled to read simple words—like bait and train—in a short paragraph. As our school’s Literacy Cadre Coach, my job isn’t just to work with students like Luna. It’s to work with her
- [Krull Commentary: Give Diego Morales the credit he deserves](https://indianacitizen.org/krull-commentary-give-diego-morales-the-credit-he-deserves/) - This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com May 18, 2026 In one way, we must give Diego Morales a perverse kind of credit. There is no pretense to the man. Indiana’s scandal magnet of a secretary of state does not hide who he is. No, the first-term Republican is clearly, undisguisedly,
- [FROM THE PUBLISHER: The battle for control of Indiana’s public schools begins today](https://indianacitizen.org/from-the-publisher-the-battle-for-control-of-indianas-public-schools-begins-today/) - By Bill Moreau, publisher The Indiana Citizen May 19, 2026 No source I’ve consulted can give me a precise starting date, but during the lifetime of every living Hoosier, we’ve voted for public school board members in nonpartisan elections. Today, however, marks the opening bell of Indiana’s forced membership in the minority of states that
- [VOTEBEAT: What Americans think about election policy and how the 2026 elections will go](https://indianacitizen.org/votebeat-what-americans-think-about-election-policy-and-how-the-2026-elections-will-go/) - This article was originally published by Votebeat, a nonprofit news organization covering local election administration and voting access. By Nathaniel Rakich Votebeat May 18, 2026 Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. This news analysis was originally distributed in Votebeat’s free weekly newsletter. Sign up to
- [Lawmakers across the country tap brakes on sharing license plate camera data](https://indianacitizen.org/lawmakers-across-the-country-tap-brakes-on-sharing-license-plate-camera-data/) - This story was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By The Statehouse Reporting Project May 13, 2026 Widespread networks of automated license plate surveillance cameras that create hordes of data used to track motorists are under increasing scrutiny by lawmakers and privacy advocates. Lawmakers in 35 states have proposed nearly 100 pieces of legislation this year regarding
- [Young Commentary: Hoosier Law Enforcement Deserves Our Support](https://indianacitizen.org/young-commentary-hoosier-law-enforcement-deserves-our-support/) - By U.S. Sen. Todd Young May 13, 2026 Most Hoosiers wake up every morning and see their children off to school or head to work without event. They live in safety because a select few of their fellow citizens willingly forfeit their own. May 10-16 is National Police Week, and it is a useful reminder
- [Kennedy Commentary: The Electoral College](https://indianacitizen.org/kennedy-commentary-the-electoral-college/) - This column was originally published by Sheila Kennedy on her blog, “A Jaundiced Look at the World We Live In.” By Sheila Kennedy May 15, 2026 We never get too old to learn. A few days ago, I watched Andy Borowitz interview Heather Cox Richardson; one of the issues discussed was the Electoral College. In
- [Krull Commentary: A writer's education begins](https://indianacitizen.org/krull-commentary-a-writers-education-begins/) - This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com May 15, 2026 Fifty years ago, my byline landed in a professional publication for the first time. It was my local newspaper. I had won a contest, with the prize being a chance to appear in real print. I wasn’t paid. Losing my amateur
- [Hicks Commentary: The bittersweet ending of a semester](https://indianacitizen.org/hicks-commentary-the-bittersweet-ending-of-a-semester/) - This column was originally published on the Ball State University Center for Business and Economic Research Weekly Commentary blog. By Michael J. Hicks May 17, 2026 Graduation day is always bittersweet for me. This year I’m losing an excellent graduate student, saying goodbye to an entire class of students I took overseas and bidding farewell
- [WFYI: Hoosiers rally across Indiana to protest ICE](https://indianacitizen.org/wfyi-hoosiers-rally-across-indiana-to-protest-ice/) - This story was originally published by WFYI Public Media By Samantha Horton WFYI Public Media May 17, 2026 Standing at the roundabout outside the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Bonnie Feikes held a sign reading “End ICE Detention at Miami.” “It’s just really simple. Has nothing to do with politics, it has to do with right and
- [‘UNDERMINED OUR CONFIDENCE’: SOS Morales asked to step aside if recount occurs, criticized for D.C. trip](https://indianacitizen.org/undermined-our-confidence-sos-morales-asked-to-step-aside-if-recount-occurs-criticized-for-d-c-trip/) - By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen May 14, 2026 A Democratic representative in the General Assembly is calling on Indiana Secretary of State Diego Morales to recuse himself from any potential recount in the Republican primary race between state Sen. Spencer Deery, R-West Lafayette, and challenger Paula Copenhaver, who was endorsed by President Donald Trump.
- [ARNOLT CENTER and INDIANA CAPITAL CHRONICLE: Communities struggle to spend opioid settlement funds](https://indianacitizen.org/arnolt-center-and-indiana-capital-chronicle-communities-struggle-to-spend-opioid-settlement-funds/) - This story was originally published by the Indiana Capital Chronicle. By Arnolt Center for Investigative Journalism staff, Niki Kelly and Cierra Putman Indiana Capital Chronicle May 14, 2026 Alisha Ladyga was 16 when she first tried and became addicted to OxyContin in the early 2000s, years before the opioid crisis swept the nation. During the
- [‘LIKE THE FLU’: Former White House officials say redistricting fever is making democracy sick](https://indianacitizen.org/like-the-flu-former-white-house-officials-say-redistricting-fever-is-making-democracy-sick/) - By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen May 13, 2026 As Louisiana, Alabama and Tennessee rush to redraw their congressional districts before the 2026 election, officials from previous White House administrations offered some advice for state lawmakers across the country: Leave the maps alone. Ari Fleischer, former press secretary for former President George W. Bush, and
- [Krull Commentary: The trap for supposed tough guys](https://indianacitizen.org/krull-commentary-the-trap-for-supposed-tough-guys/) - This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com May 13, 2026 It’s a pity neither Donald Trump nor Vladimir Putin could lean on my grandfather for counsel. If they had—if Grandpa had been able to deliver his sage advice to the two would-be strongmen—both they and the world would be in a
- [TERMS EXTENDED: Overholt, Westercamp reappointed to Election Commission](https://indianacitizen.org/terms-extended-overholt-westercamp-reappointed-to-election-commission/) - By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen 8 May 2026 Gov. Mike Braun has reappointed attorneys Suzannah Overholt and John Westercamp to two-year terms on the Indiana Election Commission. Overholt, a Democrat, and Westercamp, a Republican, will continue serving on the four-member Election Commission until June 30, 2028. Both their terms were set to expire
- [FEDERAL DOLLARS: Indiana agencies serving domestic-violence survivors face funding uncertainty](https://indianacitizen.org/federal-dollars-indiana-agencies-serving-domestic-violence-survivors-face-funding-uncertainty/) - This story was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By Olivia O'Neal TheStatehouseFile.com May 11, 2026 Indiana’s domestic-violence resource agencies face a $6 million deficit in federal funding as advocates warn that survivors are already facing a shortage of safe housing and the loss of critical resources like advocates, said Laura Berry, executive director of the Indiana
- [CHALKBEAT: How to run for school board in Indiana](https://indianacitizen.org/chalkbeat-how-to-run-for-school-board-in-indiana/) - This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters By Aleksandra Appleton Chalkbeat May 11, 2026 Sign up for Chalkbeat Indiana’s free daily newsletter to keep up with Indianapolis Public Schools, Marion County’s township districts, and statewide education news. With primary season officially over in Indiana, attention is turning to
- [VOTED ‘MOST SIGNIFICANT’: Reconstruction Era’s 14th Amendment transformed America, expert says](https://indianacitizen.org/voted-most-significant-reconstruction-eras-14th-amendment-transformed-america-expert-says/) - By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen May 8, 2026 In the aftermath of the Civil War, as the United States was grappling with how to stitch itself back together, while still ensuring the soldiers who gave their lives fighting to save the Republic had not died in vain, the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution
- [Krull Commentary: Requiem for a civil man](https://indianacitizen.org/krull-commentary-requiem-for-a-civil-man/) - This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com May 11, 2026 My first meaningful encounter with Bob Garton wasn’t an easy one. This was nearly 30 years ago, when it could be argued that Garton, the Republican state senator from Columbus, was the most powerful person in Indiana state government. As president
- [‘HUMAN ERROR’: Vigo County Clerk’s Office criticized after misreporting vote totals on election night](https://indianacitizen.org/human-error-vigo-county-clerks-office-criticized-after-misreporting-vote-totals-on-election-night/) - By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen May 8, 2026 Vigo County Circuit Court Clerk LeAnna Moore’s office is blaming human error for underreporting the vote totals on primary election night, according to the Terre Haute Tribune-Star. The Tribune-Star published a story to its website on Friday, reporting the election night totals were off by nearly
- [PUBLIC NEWS SERVICE: Inflation still outpacing Indiana teacher pay](https://indianacitizen.org/public-news-service-inflation-still-outpacing-indiana-teacher-pay/) - This story was originally published by Public News Service By Terri Dee, producer Public News Service May 11, 2026 As Indiana school districts wrap up the academic year, some teachers see little hope for salary raises. Administrators grappling with budget cuts and declining enrollment figures have announced teacher layoffs and fewer instructional resources for the
- [Hicks Commentary: The Anti-Philanthropy Monopolists of Indiana](https://indianacitizen.org/hicks-commentary-the-anti-philanthropy-monopolists-of-indiana/) - This column was originally published on the Ball State University Center for Business and Economic Research Weekly Commentary blog. By Michael J. Hicks May 10, 2026 Indiana is gifted with a large philanthropic community. However, its enormous contributions to the vitality of our state are mostly canceled out by outflows of profits to our monopoly
- [Krull Commentary: Absurd acts in an absurd age](https://indianacitizen.org/krull-commentary-absurd-acts-in-an-absurd-age/) - This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com May 8, 2026 On primary night, with less than a handful of votes separating them, Indiana Sen. Spencer Deery, R-West Lafayette, and his Republican challenger Paula Copenhaver both declared victory. At the time, only three votes separated them, with Deery on top. Since then,
- [INDIANA CAPITAL CHRONICLE: Public school group expects record number of school referendums](https://indianacitizen.org/indiana-capital-chronicle-public-school-group-expects-record-number-of-school-referendums/) - This story was originally published by the Indiana Capital Chronicle by Mackenzi Klemann Indiana Capital Chronicle May 8, 2026 The Indiana Coalition for Public Education anticipates as many as 100 public school districts could ask voters for new money through local property tax referendums this fall. The referendum campaigns mark a major shift in how
- [‘VOTERS WERE SILENCED’: First Friends receives few answers from prosecutor about no indictment after polling site scare](https://indianacitizen.org/voters-were-silenced-first-friends-receives-few-answers-from-prosecutor-about-no-indictment-after-polling-site-scare/) - By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen May 4, 2026 Still unsettled by an incident at its polling place involving an armed and visibly angry voter during the November 2024 election, First Friends Quaker Meeting in Indianapolis has decided not to be a voting site this primary, ending a tradition of at least 20 years. The
- [RACE FOR SENATE DISTRICT 23: Both candidates claim victory while votes still being counted](https://indianacitizen.org/race-for-senate-district-23-both-candidates-claim-victory-while-votes-still-being-counted/) - Editor's note: The Purdue Exponent and The Indiana Citizen are working together on a join project to give in-depth coverage to the race for Indiana Senate District 23. This is the latest in the series. By Olivia Mapes Exponent editor-in-chief May 7, 2026 GOP State Senator Spencer Deery and Trump-backed challenger Paula Copenhaver both announced
- [Senate races confirm Trump’s continued influence on Indiana GOP](https://indianacitizen.org/senate-races-confirm-trumps-continued-influence-on-indiana-gop/) - By Anna Cecil TheStatehouseFile.com May 6, 2026 During the 2024 primary election, less than $500,000 was spent on state Senate ad campaigns. This year, nearly $12 million was poured into advertising for these races, NBC reported Monday. This spending was part of a push led by President Donald Trump to challenge incumbent senators who voted in
- [THE EXPONENT: Democrat Drew Cox to face incumbent Baird in U.S. House race](https://indianacitizen.org/the-exponent-democrat-drew-cox-to-face-incumbent-baird-in-u-s-house-race/) - By Olivia Mapes Exponent editor-in-chief May 7, 2026 In the Republican primary for Indiana U.S. House District 4, incumbent Rep. Jim Baird won the district in a landslide with 60.5% of the vote. The runner-up, current state Rep. Craig Haggard, earned 30.5% of the vote, according to the Indiana Secretary of State website. Baird has
- [Results are in for three of Indiana's key congressional primary races](https://indianacitizen.org/results-are-in-for-three-of-indianas-key-congressional-primary-races/) - By Olivia O'Neal TheStatehouseFile.com May 6, 2026 Incumbent Andre Carson secured roughly 60% of the votes for the District 7 congressional seat in Indiana's Democratic primary on Tuesday, claiming victory with just under 45,000 votes. Despite his decisive win, this race could have been one of Carson’s most competitive in years, one of his challengers, George Hornedo,
- [VOTERS’ CONCERNS: Array of issues drive Hoosiers to the ballot box](https://indianacitizen.org/voters-concerns-array-of-issues-drive-hoosiers-to-the-ballot-box/) - By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen May 6, 2026 Shirley Newman, a resident of the city of Beech Grove, listed the concerns that motivated her to vote in the May primary: the high price of gas, the cost of groceries and the war in Iran. However, Newman is most frustrated by the rhetoric spilling out
- [Krull Commentary: Trump's grenade into his own tent](https://indianacitizen.org/krull-commentary-trumps-grenade-into-his-own-tent/) - This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com May 5, 2026 On Primary Day, President Donald Trump gathered the Hoosier political scalps he wanted. Most of them, anyway. His chosen candidates took down five—for sure—of the seven Republican incumbents the president targeted for punishment. Only Indiana Sen. Greg Goode, R-Terre Haute, and
- [BASED IN LAFAYETTE: Deery, Copenhaver outcome could hinge on handful of provisional ballots](https://indianacitizen.org/based-in-lafayette-deery-copenhaver-outcome-could-hinge-on-handful-of-provisional-ballots/) - This story was originally published by Based in Lafayette. By Dave Bangert Based in Lafayette May 6, 2026 The morning after two candidates declared victory in the race for the Republican nomination in Indiana Senate District 23, incumbent Spencer Deery picked up an additional vote to take the margin to four votes over challenger Paula
- [CHALKBEAT: School data goes stale after Trump administration cuts Education Department research arm](https://indianacitizen.org/chalkbeat-school-data-goes-stale-after-trump-administration-cuts-education-department-research-arm/) - This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters By Matt Barnum Chalkbeat May 6, 2026 Chalkbeat Ideas is a section featuring reported columns on the big ideas and debates shaping American schools. Sign up for the Ideas newsletter to follow our work. If there was one thing the Education
- ['EVERY CITIZEN'S RESPONSIBILITY': Hoosiers cast ballots in May primary as nation watches](https://indianacitizen.org/live-blog-hoosiers-go-to-the-polls-today-in-much-anticipated-primary-election/) - By TheStatehouseFile.com & The Indiana Citizen May 5, 2026 Indiana’s primary results indicated Hoosier Republican voters remain strongly supportive of President Donald Trump. Of the seven senators who earned the president’s wrath for voting against redistricting, at least five were defeated in Tuesday’s election. The victors were all endorsed by Trump and ran campaigns that
- [Whitehead Commentary: Religion and the State of Democracy in the U.S.](https://indianacitizen.org/whitehead-commentary-religion-and-the-state-of-democracy-in-the-u-s/) - This article was originally published on Andrew Whitehead's Substack, American Idolatry. Findings from a new national survey from the Charles F. Kettering Foundation and Gallup shows the role religion continues to play in Americans’ views and commitment to democracy. In 2025 the Kettering Foundation and Gallup initiated the “Democracy for All Project,” an annual study
- [HOTLINE FOR VOTERS: Volunteers eager to answer Hoosiers’ questions about casting a ballot](https://indianacitizen.org/hotline-for-voters-volunteers-eager-to-answer-hoosiers-questions-about-casting-a-ballot/) - By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen May 5, 2026 For Hoosiers who have a question or encounter a problem while voting in the May 5 primary, help is just a phone call away. Volunteers with the Chicago Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights will again be answering the nonpartisan Election Protection hotline to provide assistance to
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- [Krull Commentary: When only one person is thinking](https://indianacitizen.org/krull-commentary-when-only-one-person-is-thinking/) - This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com May 4, 2026 Some years ago, when my then-teenage daughter and I were having a discussion, she stopped and looked at me. “I’m sorry, Dad,” she said, “but I don’t agree with you.” I smiled at her. “That’s OK, sweetie,” I said. “You’re my
- [FREE INQUIRY OR CENSORSHIP? Indiana’s ‘intellectual diversity’ mandate impacting higher-ed instruction](https://indianacitizen.org/free-inquiry-or-censorship-indianas-intellectual-diversity-mandate-impacting-higher-ed-instruction/) - By Steve Hinnefeld The Indiana Citizen April 30, 2026 Both supporters and critics say Indiana’s 2024 “intellectual diversity” law is having its intended effect on college instruction. That’s where the agreement ends. For supporters, including the law’s author, Sen. Spencer Deery, R-West Lafayette, Senate Enrolled Act 202 is deterring professors from imposing their often-liberal political
- [RACE FOR SENATE DISTRICT 23: Candidates launch attack ads in final stretch of GOP battle](https://indianacitizen.org/race-for-senate-district-23-candidates-launch-attack-ads-in-final-stretch-of-gop-battle/) - By Ronak Mohanty Exponent Staff Reporter April 30, 2026 The race for the GOP nomination for state Senate District 23 has turned into a nationalized Republican slugfest between the incumbent Spencer Deery, and Paula Copenhaver, who has been endorsed by President Donald Trump. Attack ads from both candidates have dominated the airwaves in West Lafayette
- [8th DISTRICT RACE: Four Democrats vie to unseat Republican U.S. Rep. Messmer](https://indianacitizen.org/8th-district-race-four-democrats-vie-to-unseat-republican-u-s-rep-messmer/) - This story was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By Savannah Shotwell TheStatehouseFile.com April 29, 2026 Indiana’s 8th District covers a large portion of Southwest Indiana. With the primary election approaching on Tuesday, voters in this heavily Republican district will have a choice to make: Stick with what they know, or decide to make a change. U.S.
- [Hicks Commentary: The Real AI Effects Will Be Felt Across Places, Not People](https://indianacitizen.org/hicks-commentary-the-real-ai-effects-will-be-felt-across-places-not-people/) - This column was originally published on the Ball State University Center for Business and Economic Research Weekly Commentary blog. By Michael J. Hicks May 3, 2026 I’ve spent a lot of time studying the potential labor market effects of artificial intelligence. I think the greatest uncertainty isn’t what AI will do to workers, but what
- [Dubois County man arrested over alleged threats against Lt. Gov. Beckwith](https://indianacitizen.org/dubois-county-man-arrested-over-alleged-threats-against-lt-gov-beckwith/) - By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen May 1, 2026 Indiana State Police said they arrested a 24-year-old Dubois County man on Thursday for allegedly making threats against Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith. Joshua Wasson, of Jasper, has been charged with intimidation against a public official, a Level 6 felony, state police said in a news release.
- [Beier Commentary: Micah Beckwith’s Spiritual Abuse](https://indianacitizen.org/beier-commentary-micah-beckwiths-spiritual-abuse/) - By Matthias Beier April 26, 2026 I have worked with many victims of spiritual abuse. Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith is creating more of them. I debated Beckwith last year on the subject of Christian Nationalism (see our IndyStar debate here). In attacking Westfield High School students and administrators as demonic, he has crossed the dangerous
- [Krull Commentary: King Charles III, the Court and the disappearance of principled conservatives](https://indianacitizen.org/krull-commentary-king-charles-iii-the-court-and-the-disappearance-of-principled-conservatives/) - This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com May 1, 2026 Once upon a time, not all that long ago, the word “conservative” in a political context meant something. The heart of that meaning was in the first two syllables. Conservatives adhered to a set of principles, values that they felt were
- [Public News Service Story: How informed voters can boost Indiana primary results](https://indianacitizen.org/public-news-service-story-how-informed-voters-can-boost-indiana-primary-results/) - This story was originally published by Public News Service. By Terri Dee, producer Public News Service May 4, 2026 The League of Women Voters Indianapolis chapter echoes predictions that Tomorrow's primary elections could be one of the most closely monitored in the state’s history. The decades-old bipartisan voting organization is urging Hoosiers to make informed decisions
- [VOTING RIGHTS ACT UPENDED: U.S. Supreme Court ruling could revive midcycle redistricting](https://indianacitizen.org/voting-rights-act-upended-u-s-supreme-court-ruling-could-revive-midcycle-redistricting/) - By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen May 1, 2026 With Wednesday’s ruling that is seen as weakening, if not outright killing, the prohibition against racial discrimination in the Voting Rights Act of 1965, the U.S. Supreme Court may have ushered in a new wave of midcycle redistricting not only across southern states but also, possibly,
- [ICC Story: Dubois County man arrested for alleged threats targeting Lt. Gov. Beckwith](https://indianacitizen.org/icc-story-dubois-county-man-arrested-for-alleged-threats-targeting-lt-gov-beckwith/) - This story was originally published by the Indiana Capital Chronicle. By Casey Smith Indiana Capital Chronicle May 1, 2026 A 24-year-old Dubois County man was arrested Thursday after Indiana State Police say he sent a series of threatening social media messages to Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith. Joshua Wasson, of Jasper, was arrested on a Level
- [Public News Service Story: SCOTUS ruling puts protections for Native voters at risk](https://indianacitizen.org/public-news-service-story-scotus-ruling-puts-protections-for-native-voters-at-risk/) - This story was originally published by Public News Service. By Judith Ruiz-Branch, producer Public News Service May 1, 2026 Native American advocates say a Supreme Court ruling this week that deemed racial redistricting under the Voting Rights Act unconstitutional significantly weakens protections for Native voters. The Voting Rights Act historically served to protect minority groups from racial
- [Lt. Gov. Beckwith targets Valparaiso superintendent in latest ‘woke schools’ clash](https://indianacitizen.org/lt-gov-beckwith-targets-valparaiso-superintendent-in-latest-woke-schools-clash/) - By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen April 20, 2026 Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith assailed the leadership of Valparaiso Community Schools, calling for its superintendent to resign in a series of social media posts after the district apologized for Beckwith’s Friday appearance at a high school event. The dust-up stems from Beckwith’s April 17 visit
- [With college IDs banned, Purdue students may struggle to vote](https://indianacitizen.org/with-college-ids-banned-purdue-students-may-struggle-to-vote/) - By Ronak Mohanty The Exponent May 1, 2026 Despite Indiana’s May 5 primaries featuring a slew of contested races, many Purdue students may struggle to vote. Thanks to Senate Enrolled Act 10, passed last April, student IDs issued by Indiana public universities are no longer an acceptable form of voter identification in the Hoosier State.
- [FROM THE PUBLISHER: May their memory be a blessing](https://indianacitizen.org/from-the-publisher-may-their-memory-be-a-blessing/) - By Bill Moreau The Indiana Citizen April 30, 2026 Daughter Katie and I had the great privilege of attending the Hamilton family’s beautiful memorial service for Lee held, appropriately, not in Washington, DC, but in Columbus, IN. So it wasn’t held in the National Cathedral or the Capitol rotunda, but in The LEX, the stunning
- [COMPETITIVE CONTESTS: Early voting surges in Hamilton County as crowded primaries fuel voter interest](https://indianacitizen.org/competitive-contests-early-voting-surges-in-hamilton-county-as-crowded-primaries-fuel-voter-interest/) - By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen April 27, 2026 Early voting is outpacing recent election cycles in Hamilton County, offering an early signal of heightened voter engagement in this year’s Indiana primary. As of Tuesday afternoon, 10 days into early voting, 1,883 ballots have been cast in the 2026 primary, according to county election officials.
- [Krull Commentary: The shooting, the fear and where we are](https://indianacitizen.org/krull-commentary-the-shooting-the-fear-and-where-we-are/) - This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com April 27, 2026 The shooting at the White House Correspondents Association Dinner pulled back and revealed much of what afflicts America these days. Perhaps the first ugly thing to crawl out into the light was the rampant distrust in everything and everyone. Before anyone
- [Krull Commentary: The way the grown-ups do things](https://indianacitizen.org/krull-commentary-the-way-the-grown-ups-do-things/) - This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com April 29, 2026 Long ago, when he was Indiana’s governor, Evan Bayh disagreed with one of my columns. It wasn’t a surprise. The column was a hard-hitting piece, one that argued he was failing to meet the historic moment his election to the highest
- [Votebeat Story: U.S. Supreme Court weakens Voting Rights Act in landmark ruling](https://indianacitizen.org/votebeat-story-u-s-supreme-court-weakens-voting-rights-act/) - This article was originally published by Votebeat, a nonprofit news organization covering local election administration and voting access. By Nathaniel Rakich and Carrie Levine Votebeat April 29, 2026 Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for our free weekly newsletter to get the latest.
- [7th DISTRICT RACE: Longtime Congressman Andre Carson facing challengers from both sides of the political aisle](https://indianacitizen.org/7th-district-race-longtime-congressman-andre-carson-facing-challengers-from-both-sides-of-the-political-aisle/) - This story was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By Olivia O'Neal TheStatehouseFile.com April 27, 2026 U.S. Rep. André Carson, D-Indiana, has represented Indiana’s 7th District in Washington, D.C., for nearly 20 years, but despite five challengers looking to usurp him, Dr. Laura Merrifield Wilson, associate professor of political science at the University of Indianapolis, said his defeat is unlikely. She argued
- ['REALLY DIFFICULT': Indiana Legal Services helps poor navigate courts amid federal funding worries](https://indianacitizen.org/really-difficult-indiana-legal-services-helps-poor-navigate-courts-amid-federal-funding-worries/) - By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen April 24, 2026 The financial showdown has almost become routine. Legal Services Corp., which provides funding to 129 civil legal aid agencies across the country, including Indiana Legal Services, has submitted a request for $2.14 billion in federal dollars for fiscal year 2027 to help meet the needs of
- [ICC Story: Chief Justice Rush describes sad state of civil discourse after presence at correspondents’ dinner](https://indianacitizen.org/icc-story-chief-justice-rush-describes-sad-state-of-civil-discourse-after-presence-at-correspondents-dinner/) - This story was originally published by the Indiana Capital Chronicle. By Niki Kelly Indiana Capital Chronicle April 27, 2026 A smiling Indiana Supreme Court Chief Justice Loretta Rush excitedly posed for photos Saturday night with Lester Holt of NBC and Lisa Desjardins of PBS while talking to reporters about Indiana courts and the First Amendment.
- [‘A NEW APPROACH’: Gov. Braun says law will address homelessness; critics say it will make the problem worse](https://indianacitizen.org/a-new-approach-gov-braun-says-law-will-address-homelessness-critics-say-it-will-make-the-problem-worse/) - By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen April 24, 2026 During Tuesday’s ceremonial signing of Senate Enrolled Act 285, which has been described by critics as criminalizing homelessness, Gov. Mike Braun talked about what he saw when he was a state legislator, which illuminated the issue public officials and nonprofit advocates have long grappled with: What
- [Krull Commentary: 'Inflicting' politics on others](https://indianacitizen.org/krull-commentary-inflicting-politics-on-others/) - This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com April 24, 2026 During his failed campaign to become one of Indiana’s U.S. senators, Republican candidate Richard Mourdock gave us a taste of what was to come. This was in 2012. What people remember most about Mourdock’s effort to succeed U.S. Sen. Richard Lugar,
- [Hicks Commentary: Indiana’s Real Tax Problem](https://indianacitizen.org/hicks-commentary-indianas-real-tax-problem/) - This column was originally published on the Ball State University Center for Business and Economic Research Weekly Commentary blog. By Michael J. Hicks April 26, 2026 Indiana's state tax collections have remained stable for the past three decades, but that is changing. Indiana's 2024 state taxes were the fourth-lowest as a share of our economy
- [ICC Story: Trump’s budget would gut local libraries and museums. Congress is not on board.](https://indianacitizen.org/icc-story-trumps-budget-would-gut-local-libraries-and-museums-congress-is-not-on-board/) - This story was originally published by the Indiana Capital Chronicle. By Shauneen Miranda Indiana Capital Chronicle April 27, 2026 WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is looking to eliminate funding in fiscal 2027 for the agency that serves as the primary federal funding source for libraries and museums nationwide. But congressional appropriators — who rebuffed similar
- [Votebeat Story: Indiana among the states that could elect new top election officials in 2026](https://indianacitizen.org/votebeat-story-indiana-among-the-states-that-could-elect-new-top-election-officials-in-2026/) - This article was originally published by Votebeat, a nonprofit news organization covering local election administration and voting access. By Nathaniel Rakich Votebeat April 20, 2026 Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. This news analysis was originally distributed in Votebeat’s free weekly newsletter. Sign up to
- [Silverman Commentary: Every month must be child abuse prevention month](https://indianacitizen.org/silverman-commentary-every-month-must-be-child-abuse-prevention-month/) - By Tami Silverman President & CEO of Indiana Youth Institute April 24, 2026 April is Child Abuse Prevention Month, and the newest data from the 2026 Indiana KIDS COUNT® Data Dashboards offers a clear reminder that protecting our children must remain a year-round priority. In 2025, Indiana recorded more than 21,000 child victims of substantiated abuse or neglect. This
- [COLLEGE ID BAN RETURNS: 7th Circuit lets Indiana prohibit  use of student identification at polls](https://indianacitizen.org/college-id-ban-returns-7th-circuit-lets-indiana-prohibit-use-of-student-identification-at-polls/) - By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen April 21, 2026 Saying voting rules cannot be altered this close to the election date, the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals stayed a district court’s preliminary injunction issued last week, so, once again, students at Indiana’s public universities can no longer use their school ID at the polls.
- [Krull Commentary: Trump's fights for nothing](https://indianacitizen.org/krull-commentary-trumps-fights-for-nothing/) - This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com April 22, 2026 President Donald Trump picks the strangest fights. Often, he engages in battles that will gain him little or nothing, even if he wins. Worse, these senseless tussles can cost him a great deal if he loses. Again and again, Trump puts
- [SPJ AWARD: The Indiana Citizen earns statewide journalism honor](https://indianacitizen.org/spj-award-the-indiana-citizen-earns-statewide-journalism-honor/) - Staff Report The Indiana Citizen April 20, 2026 The Indiana Citizen is celebrating a statewide journalism honor from the Society of Professional Journalists, with reporter Sydney Byerly earning third place at the Best in Indiana Journalism Awards for her work on the “One Heartbeat Away” accountability project. Presented during the 2025 Best in Indiana awards
- [Krull Commentary: Another Micah Beckwith meltdown](https://indianacitizen.org/krull-commentary-another-micah-beckwith-meltdown/) - This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com April 20, 2026 It would be nice—oh so nice—to once again have fully functioning adults holding public office in Indiana. Instead of whiny little brats such as Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith who dissolve into tantrums every time someone gives them a side glance.
- [Shabazz Commentary: Thank the Progressives for Your Primary](https://indianacitizen.org/shabazz-commentary-thank-the-progressives-for-your-primary/) - This column was originally published on IndyPolitics.org. By Abdul-Hakim Shabazz IndyPolitics.org April 21, 2026 Every few years, someone in Indiana politics — sometimes me — argues that taxpayer-funded primaries are unfair, unconstitutional, or both. The argument usually boils down to a simple question: why should the public pay for what is, at its core, a
- [Public News Service Story: Michigan group pushes to get big money out of politics](https://indianacitizen.org/public-news-service-story-michigan-group-pushes-to-get-big-money-out-of-politics/) - This story was originally published by Public News Service. By Chrystal Blair, producer Public News Service April 21, 2026 A new push to limit corporate money in Michigan politics appears to be gaining traction. There is strong bipartisan support for restricting political contributions from regulated monopolies and companies seeking government contracts, according to a survey commissioned by
- [FINANCE REPORT FEUD: Morales’ office denies Ballard campaign’s accusation of being blocked from filing](https://indianacitizen.org/finance-report-feud-morales-office-denies-ballard-campaigns-accusation-of-being-blocked-from-filing/) - By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen April 17, 2026 Greg Ballard’s campaign is blaming Indiana Secretary of State Diego Morales for a missed deadline that forced the campaign to publicly announce its fundraising totals in a press release, rather than filing a first-quarter finance report through the online portal at the Indiana Election Division. Ballard,
- [GROWTH SPURT: Hoosiers identifying as Christian nationalists increasing ahead of primary election](https://indianacitizen.org/growth-spurt-hoosiers-identifying-as-christian-nationalists-increasing-ahead-of-primary-election/) - By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen April 2, 2026 As early voting begins in Indiana’s primary election, new survey data shows support for Christian nationalism is not just holding steady—it is growing in the state. A recent report from the Public Religion Research Institute offers a detailed look at how those views break down across
- [REPUBLICAN RESIGNATIONS: GOP officials with the Indiana Election Division preparing to step down  ](https://indianacitizen.org/republican-resignations-gop-officials-with-the-indiana-election-division-preparing-to-step-down/) - By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen April 15, 2026 Brad King, Republican co-director of the Indiana Election Division, and Valeria Warycha, Republican co-general counsel of the Indiana Election Division, have submitted their resignations, effective at 8 a.m. May 6, the day after the Indiana Primary. Together, King and Warycha have decades of experience in election
- [Krull Commentary: Todd Rokita doing what he does best](https://indianacitizen.org/krull-commentary-todd-rokita-doing-what-he-does-best/) - This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com April 17, 2026 Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita possesses a truly remarkable gift. He’s one of the best at wasting money. Taxpayer money. Our money. Two recent episodes put this Rokita skill on full display. Ball State University just settled a lawsuit with a
- [Hicks Commentary: The Remainder of Trump’s Term Will Be About Remedying Mistakes](https://indianacitizen.org/hicks-commentary-the-remainder-of-trumps-term-will-be-about-remedying-mistakes/) - This column was originally published on the Ball State University Center for Business and Economic Research Weekly Commentary blog. By Michael J. Hicks April 19, 2026 It’s been a full year since President Donald Trump made his first big cuts to his tariffs. In many ways, the president is flailing to undo economic damage caused
- ['A VICTORY’ FOR STUDENTS: Voting advocates applaud injunction blocking ban on college IDs at polls](https://indianacitizen.org/a-victory-for-students-voting-advocates-applaud-injunction-blocking-ban-on-college-ids-at-polls/) - By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen April 15, 2026 Relying on the precedent created in the 2008 ruling that upheld Indiana’s voter ID law, a federal judge has blocked the state’s ban on the use of student ID cards at the polls. Senior Judge Richard Young of the Southern Indiana District Court issued a preliminary
- [Votebeat Story: We asked 37 election experts what could disrupt the 2026 elections](https://indianacitizen.org/votebeat-story-we-asked-37-election-experts-what-could-disrupt-the-2026-elections/) - This article was originally published by Votebeat, a nonprofit news organization covering local election administration and voting access. By Nathaniel Rakich Votebeat April 17, 2026 Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for our free weekly newsletter to get the latest. There are always
- ["I JUST WANT JUSTICE': A shortage of prosecutors and public defenders is causing delays and anguish](https://indianacitizen.org/i-just-want-justice-a-shortage-of-prosecutors-and-public-defenders-is-causing-delays-and-anguish/) - This story was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By Chloe White, Lauren Cohen, Charlotte Harvey and Logan Pierson Statehouse Reporting Project April 14, 2026 In Anchorage, Alaska, a shortage of city prosecutors led to almost 1,000 criminal cases being dismissed in 2024, some of which involved allegations of child neglect or abuse, drunken driving and assault. In Boston, charges
- [‘I AM RELIEVED’: Alexandra Wilson focuses on campaign after judge’s order lets her stay on the GOP ballot](https://indianacitizen.org/i-am-relieved-alexandra-wilson-focuses-on-campaign-after-judges-order-lets-her-stay-on-the-gop-ballot/) - By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen April 16, 2026 More than 40 days after the challenge to Alexandra Wilson’s candidacy landed in Clay County Circuit Court, a judge issued an order on Thursday keeping Wilson in the Republican primary for Indiana Senate District 38. However, attorney James Bopp, representing Jeffrey Gallant, who has challenged Wilson’s
- [Chalkbeat Story: An Indiana district turned to voters to fund more preschool seats. Here’s what happened next.](https://indianacitizen.org/chalkbeat-story-an-indiana-district-turned-to-voters-to-fund-more-preschool-seats-heres-what-happened-next/) - This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters By Aleksandra Appleton Chalkbeat April 17, 2026 Sign up for Chalkbeat Indiana’s free daily newsletter to keep up with Indianapolis Public Schools, Marion County’s township districts, and statewide education news. When Pete Hinnefeld and his wife started looking for a preschool
- [Krull Commentary: The miseducation of Donald Trump](https://indianacitizen.org/krull-commentary-the-miseducation-of-donald-trump/) - This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com April 15, 2026 Early in Donald Trump’s first term in the White House, I asked former U.S. Sen. Richard Lugar, R-Indiana, a question about how the new president would approach the world. Lugar, who has been gone now for almost seven years and whose
- [Based in Lafayette Story: Senate District 23 candidates discuss property taxes, health care and other issues](https://indianacitizen.org/based-in-lafayette-story-senate-district-23-candidates-discuss-property-taxes-health-care-and-other-issues/) - This story was originally published by Based in Lafayette. By Dave Bangert Based in Lafayette April 11, 2026 State Sen. Spencer Deery, looking for a second four-year term in Indiana State Senate District, 23, faces a primary challenge from Paula Copenhaver, former Fountain County clerk and Fountain County Republican Party chair, in the May 5
- [‘WHAT THEY’RE DOING IS WRONG’: GOP candidate says Trump, Braun officials pushed her to quit Statehouse race](https://indianacitizen.org/what-theyre-doing-is-wrong-gop-candidate-says-trump-braun-officials-pushed-her-to-quit-statehouse-race/) - By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen April 13, 2026 Although Alexandra Wilson was motivated to enter the race for the Indiana Senate by her concerns over plans to consolidate Terre Haute’s high schools, the calls and text messages she received after filing her candidacy paperwork show the Trump and Braun administrations were still focused on
- [THIS JUST IN: Despite many challenges, IU study finds local news reporting in Indiana is growing](https://indianacitizen.org/this-just-in-despite-many-challenges-iu-study-finds-local-news-reporting-in-indiana-is-growing/) - By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen April 10, 2026 The news about newsrooms has not been good. Cutbacks and closures, layoffs and less reporting seem to have dominated the headlines, but a recent study of the media ecosystem in Indiana is making some news consumers hopeful that community journalism is growing. “When it comes to
- [Krull Commentary: No preference, please](https://indianacitizen.org/krull-commentary-no-preference-please/) - This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com April 10, 2026 U.S. Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, made a case for fairness the other day. Young co-authored with Edward Blum of Students for Fair Admissions a column in The National Review. He and Blum argued that Congress should prod colleges and universities that
- [Hicks Commentary: The Economic Effects of Limiting Wind and Solar Development](https://indianacitizen.org/hicks-commentary-the-economic-effects-of-limiting-wind-and-solar-development/) - This column was originally published on the Ball State University Center for Business and Economic Research Weekly Commentary blog. By Michael J. Hicks April 12, 2026 Indiana has experienced astonishing growth in renewable energy production, which now accounts for almost 16% of the state’s electricity. That expansion has been met with mixed local reactions. Some
- [Krull Commentary: Trump has Indiana on his mind, and not in a good way](https://indianacitizen.org/krull-commentary-trump-has-indiana-on-his-mind-and-not-in-a-good-way/) - This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com April 13, 2026 President Donald Trump has the strangest set of priorities. Here he is, having trapped the United States in a war with Iran that no one outside of his inner circle seemed to want. Peace talks have broken down, largely because Trump
- [Public News Service Story: Indiana early voting highlights push for stronger civics education](https://indianacitizen.org/public-news-service-story-indiana-early-voting-highlights-push-for-stronger-civics-education/) - This story was originally published by Public News Service. By Joe Ulery, producer Public News Service April 14, 2026 Early voting is now underway across Indiana but a retired educator said many Hoosiers head to the polls without a full understanding of how government works. The current situation is unsurprising to some who spend time
- [‘VOTERS CAN’T WAIT’: Frustrated Election Commission hears new issue in dispute, blasts attorney general](https://indianacitizen.org/voters-cant-wait-frustrated-election-commission-hears-new-issue-in-dispute-blasts-attorney-general/) - By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen April 9, 2026 The court order to consider an expungement incited a lot of confusion and some tense moments at Wednesday’s Indiana Election Commission hearing, but the proceeding ended in the same place it began: Alexandra Wilson remains on the Republican primary ballot and the dispute over her candidacy
- [Votebeat Story: Texas counties receive subpoenas for voters’ records from Department of Homeland Security](https://indianacitizen.org/votebeat-story-texas-counties-receive-subpoenas-for-voters-records-from-department-of-homeland-security/) - This article was originally published by Votebeat, a nonprofit news organization covering local election administration and voting access. By Natalia Contreras Votebeat April 10, 2026 Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for Votebeat Texas’ free newsletter here. At least three Texas counties this
- [Young authors bipartisan bill to harness the nation’s—and Indiana’s—biological resources](https://indianacitizen.org/young-authors-bipartisan-bill-to-harness-the-nations-and-indianas-biological-resources/) - This story was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By Olivia O'Neal TheStatehouseFile.com April 6, 2026 Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, has authored the America's Living Library Act with Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., and Reps. Stephanie Bice, R-Okla., and Ro Khanna, D-Calif., in a bipartisan move that would create biological datasets to support research and scientific advancements across medicine,
- [ICC Story: Calls, messages show White House attempts to get candidate out of Indiana Senate race](https://indianacitizen.org/icc-story-calls-messages-show-white-house-attempts-to-get-candidate-out-of-indiana-senate-race/) - This story was originally published by the Indiana Capital Chronicle. By Tom Davies Indiana Capital Chronicle April 10, 2026 Top White House officials took time to repeatedly contact a politically unknown Indiana Republican in attempts at persuading her to quit her state Senate campaign in favor of a candidate endorsed by President Donald Trump. In
- [Krull Commentary: Hello, Donald Trump, goodbye, Thomas Jefferson](https://indianacitizen.org/krull-commentary-hello-donald-trump-goodbye-thomas-jefferson/) - This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com April 8, 2026 The day began with the president of the United States threatening another nation with genocide. “A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again,” Donald Trump wrote in a post on his own social media platform, Truth Social.
- [ICC Story: 2.5 million Americans lost food aid in months after passage of GOP megabill, study finds](https://indianacitizen.org/icc-story-2-5-million-americans-lost-food-aid-in-months-after-passage-of-gop-megabill-study-finds/) - This story was originally published by the Indiana Capital Chronicle. By Jacob Fischler Indiana Capital Chronicle April 9, 2026 At least 2.5 million low-income people quickly lost help affording groceries under a Republican-passed law that added new requirements for the nation’s largest nutrition program and shifted hundreds of millions of dollars in costs from the
- [STILL NOT SETTLED: Judge sends SD 38 candidacy fight back to Indiana Election Commission](https://indianacitizen.org/still-not-settled-judge-sends-sd-38-candidacy-fight-back-to-indiana-election-commission/) - By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen April 2, 2026 The dispute over Alexandra Wilson’s candidacy in the state Senate District 38 race is going back to the Indiana Election Commission. Putnam County Superior Court Judge Charles Bridges issued the order Wednesday. He remanded the matter to the Election Commission, so the members could consider whether
- [Polls open in Indiana for early voting](https://indianacitizen.org/polls-open-in-indiana-for-early-voting/) - Staff Report The Indiana Citizen April 8, 2026 Early voting for the 2026 primary election has started in Indiana and will continue through noon on May 4. Eligible voters can vote early at their county election office or other satellite locations on designated days during designated hours. Hoosiers should check with their local county election
- [Chalkbeat Story: Why there are no education elections on your primary ballot](https://indianacitizen.org/chalkbeat-story-why-there-are-no-education-elections-on-your-primary-ballot/) - This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters By MJ Slaby Chalkbeat April 7, 2026 Sign up for Chalkbeat Indiana’s free daily newsletter to keep up with Indianapolis Public Schools, Marion County’s township districts, and statewide education news. Early voting is underway for the Indiana primary elections, but there
- [Krull Commentary: The danger of letting Trump be Trump](https://indianacitizen.org/krull-commentary-the-danger-of-letting-trump-be-trump/) - This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com April 6, 2026 It’s beginning to seem like Donald Trump senses the walls closing in on him. He’s become even more erratic and irrational than usual—and that’s saying a lot. On Easter Sunday, a day holy to much of America and, in theory anyway,
- [POTENTIAL ‘MESS’: Registered Hoosier voters urged to double-check status after changes to state law](https://indianacitizen.org/potential-mess-registered-hoosier-voters-urged-to-double-check-status-after-changes-to-state-law/) - By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen April 2, 2026 As the April 6 deadline for registering to vote approaches, the League of Women Voters of Indiana is not only encouraging Hoosiers to get on the voter roll but also advising those who are registered and have cast a ballot in recent elections to double-check their
- [FROM THE PUBLISHER: Registration deadline presents opportunity to encourage others to vote](https://indianacitizen.org/from-the-publisher-registration-deadline-presents-opportunity-to-encourage-others-to-vote/) - By Bill Moreau, publisher The Indiana Citizen March 31, 2026 Next Monday, April 6, is the deadline for registering to vote in the May 5 primary. Click on this handy link to confirm you’re registered. If you’ve moved recently, now is the time to update your registration. Notice I didn’t urge you to register. We
- [Krull Commentary: Trump's short game, Iran's long view](https://indianacitizen.org/krull-commentary-trumps-short-game-irans-long-view/) - This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com April 1, 2026 PORTLAND, Oregon—The sign at the gas station says it. A Chevron in downtown Portland proclaims that the price for regular gasoline is $5.89 per gallon. The costs for diesel and higher octanes are all above $6 per gallon. In the middle
- [Hicks Commentary: It’s Time to Measure the “Value Added” Performance of Schools](https://indianacitizen.org/hicks-commentary-its-time-to-measure-the-value-added-performance-of-schools/) - This column was originally published on the Ball State University Center for Business and Economic Research Weekly Commentary blog. By Michael J. Hicks April 5, 2026 For families with kids, the most important part of choosing a neighborhood is usually the quality of local schools. In a new Ball State University study, co-author Dagney Faulk
- [Public News Service Story: Report finds Northwest Indiana steel mills need upgrades](https://indianacitizen.org/public-news-service-story-report-finds-northwest-indiana-steel-mills-need-upgrades/) - This story was originally published by Public News Service. By Terri Dee, producer Public News Service April 6, 2026 A new report showed Indiana’s nationally known steel plants are outdated and could function better using cleaner fuels. Burns Harbor, Indiana Harbor Works and Gary Works produce slightly more than 40% of the nation’s steel. It is estimated
- [Chalkbeat Story: Why the Classic Learning Test has caught Indiana’s eye](https://indianacitizen.org/chalkbeat-story-why-the-classic-learning-test-has-caught-indianas-eye/) - This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters By Aleksandra Appleton Chalkbeat April 3, 2026 Sign up for Chalkbeat Indiana’s free daily newsletter to keep up with Indianapolis Public Schools, Marion County’s township districts, and statewide education news. A test that relies on classic Western texts and bans calculators
- [Beckwith calls GOP supermajority 'a blessing and a curse' as he touts outside pressure campaign](https://indianacitizen.org/beckwith-calls-gop-supermajority-a-blessing-and-a-curse-as-he-touts-outside-pressure-campaign/) - By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen March 12, 2026 PLYMOUTH, Indiana — Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith criticized fellow Republicans who dominate the Indiana legislature, telling attendees at a town hall Wednesday night that the party’s supermajority in the House and Senate is “a blessing and a curse” while outlining plans to apply outside political pressure
- [GOP QUARREL ENDED: Mahant found to be in good standing for Statehouse race](https://indianacitizen.org/gop-quarrel-ended-mahant-found-to-be-in-good-standing-for-statehouse-race/) - Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen March 31, 2026 An intraparty squabble in the Republican primary for state House District 40 has ended with party officials tossing a good-standing complaint against the challenger in the race. Sid Mahant, who is trying to unseat incumbent state Rep. Greg Steuerwald, R-Avon, was called before Indiana Republican Party District
- [PERSONAL REASONS: No Kings Protest in Muncie Draws Determined Crowd](https://indianacitizen.org/personal-reasons-no-kings-protest-draws-determined-crowd/) - This story was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By Colleen Steffen TheStatehouseFile.com March 28, 2026 People protest against things—to communicate their disapproval, to demand change. When they protest together, they unite around common grievances. So, at Saturday’s 60-some No Kings protests across Indiana, those gathered likely would have echoed each other’s condemnations of the Trump administration
- [JUDGE REBUFFED: Selection Committee exercises new authority to block jurist from retention election](https://indianacitizen.org/judge-rebuffed-selection-committee-exercises-new-authority-to-block-jurist-from-retention-election/) - By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen March 26, 2026 Shortly after being given the power to keep a judge off the ballot, the Marion County Judicial Selection Committee did just that on March 13 by finding longtime Marion County Superior Court Judge Gary Miller unsuitable for retention. This was the first time the committee could
- [Votebeat Story: Trump issues executive order giving U.S. Postal Service unprecedented control over mail voting](https://indianacitizen.org/votebeat-story-trump-issues-executive-order-giving-u-s-postal-service-unprecedented-control-over-mail-voting/) - This article was originally published by Votebeat, a nonprofit news organization covering local election administration and voting access. By Nathaniel Rakich Votebeat March 31, 2026 Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for our free weekly newsletter to get the latest. This story has
- [PNS Story: Indiana employers report skills gap despite college degrees](https://indianacitizen.org/pns-story-indiana-employers-report-skills-gap-despite-college-degrees/) - This story was originally published by Public News Service. By Joe Ulery, producer Public News Service March 31, 2026 Indiana colleges and universities train the workforce, but employers say many graduates still lack job-ready skills. A new report from Lumina Foundation and Gallup shows employers still value degrees, but many struggle to find qualified workers. About
- [GOOD-STANDING COMPLAINT: State GOP challenges a party candidate in legislative race](https://indianacitizen.org/good-standing-complaint-state-gop-challenges-a-party-candidate-in-legislative-race/) - By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen March 27, 2026 A Republican candidate for the Indiana General Assembly, who has met the two-primary rule, is now facing a new challenge to his candidacy from the party itself. Sid Mahant, who is running in the Republican primary against state Rep. Greg Steuerwald in House District 40, has
- [Krull Commentary: Trump's costly loyalty mistake](https://indianacitizen.org/krull-commentary-trumps-costly-loyalty-mistake/) - This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com March 27, 2026 When President Donald Trump began building a Cabinet for his second term in the White House, he made clear what was and wasn’t important to him. Loyalty was at the top of his list. He wanted Cabinet officers who understood their
- [Hicks Commentary: Oil Supply Shocks Have the Same Economic Effects as Tariffs](https://indianacitizen.org/hicks-commentary-oil-supply-shocks-have-the-same-economic-effects-as-tariffs/) - This column was originally published on the Ball State University Center for Business and Economic Research Weekly Commentary blog. By Michael J. Hicks March 29, 2026 The world is facing what could be the largest energy shock in history. We aren’t there yet. The U.S. and Israel have heavily damaged Iran’s military capacity. Iran no
- ['OUR VOICES MATTER': Dozens of ‘No Kings’ rallies planned across Indiana this weekend](https://indianacitizen.org/our-voices-matter-dozens-of-no-kings-rallies-planned-across-indiana-this-weekend/) - By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen March 27, 2026 More than 60 “No Kings” rallies are planned across Indiana on Saturday, part of a nationwide wave of protests organized in response to the actions of President Donald Trump’s administration. The demonstrations — at least 63 across Indiana, including some in rural communities, and more than
- [Chalkbeat Story: States pressured to limit undocumented students’ access to career education programs](https://indianacitizen.org/chalkbeat-story-states-pressured-to-limit-undocumented-students-access-to-career-education-programs/) - This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters By Matt Barnum Chalkbeat March 27, 2026 Sign up for Chalkbeat’s free weekly newsletter to keep up with how education is changing across the U.S. At least three states have taken steps to restrict undocumented high school students’ access to dual
- [‘TALK TO THE JUDGE’: Attorneys tussle over Republican candidacy in state Senate District 38](https://indianacitizen.org/talk-to-the-judge-attorneys-tussle-over-republican-candidacy-in-state-senate-district-38/) - By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen March 25, 2026 The fireworks started early during Tuesday’s court hearing to determine whether Alexandra Wilson is eligible to run in the May 5 Republican primary for state Senate District 38. Shortly after nationally known conservative attorney James Bopp began his argument, asserting that Wilson was disqualified to be
- [ELECTION-RELATED LAWS: ‘Pretty quiet’ legislative session did spur some concerns   ](https://indianacitizen.org/election-related-laws-pretty-quiet-legislative-session-did-spur-some-concerns/) - By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen March 24, 2026 Election bills Indiana legislators passed this year did not ignite much controversy or generate threats of a lawsuit, but some voting laws enacted in prior sessions might still be causing confusion and prevent some Hoosiers from casting a ballot this year. Bills that the legislature sent
- [Krull Commentary: MAGA members get their wish](https://indianacitizen.org/krull-commentary-maga-members-get-their-wish/) - This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com March 25, 2026 The trouble with running around and looking for fights is that, eventually, you’ll bump into someone who will give you one. That seems to be what’s happened to the MAGA contingent of the Indiana Republican Party. For the past 10 years,
- [Limestone Post Story: IU Marks Nation's 250th Birthday with exhibit, related activities](https://indianacitizen.org/limestone-post-story-iu-marks-nations-250th-birthday-with-exhibit-related-activities/) - This story was originally published by the Limestone Post. By Steve Hinnefeld Limestone Post March 20, 2026 Colonial printer John Dunlap produced an estimated 200 copies of the Declaration of Independence on the evening of July 4, 1776, just hours after the Second Continental Congress approved its text. Twenty-six copies survive, and of those only
- [Krull Commentary: Donald Trump, barn baby](https://indianacitizen.org/krull-commentary-donald-trump-barn-baby/) - This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com March 23, 2026 Decency matters. After decorated U.S. Marine veteran and former FBI Director Robert Mueller died, two former presidents of the United States under whom Mueller served issued statements. Republican George W. Bush said: “Laura and I are deeply saddened by the loss
- [Chalkbeat Story: America is turning against higher education. Students are still signing up.](https://indianacitizen.org/chalkbeat-story-america-is-turning-against-higher-education-students-are-still-signing-up/) - This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters By Matt Barnum Chalkbeat March 24, 2026 Chalkbeat Ideas is a new section featuring reported columns on the big ideas and debates shaping American schools. Sign up for the Ideas newsletter to follow our work. The narrative is by now familiar.
- [STAY LIFTED: Judge allows counties to distribute absentee ballots in Senate District 38 primary](https://indianacitizen.org/stay-lifted-judge-allows-counties-to-distribute-absentee-ballots-in-senate-district-38-primary/) - By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen March 20, 2026 A day after being appointed to preside over the state Senate District 38 legal battle, the new judge lifted the stay that had prevented Vigo, Clay and Sullivan counties from sending the Republican absentee ballots to voters. However, his order on a motion to dismiss the
- [Whitehead Commentary: Would Jesus Condone "Death and Destruction from the Sky All Day Long"?](https://indianacitizen.org/whitehead-commentary-would-jesus-condone-death-and-destruction-from-the-sky-all-day-long/) - This article was originally published on Andrew Whitehead's Substack, American Idolatry. I guess this is a question we are being forced to ask in the current context. In remarks to a “Americas Counter Cartel Conference,” US Secretary Pete Hegseth said, Our nations are and always will be united by our heritage, our history and geography in this
- [Whitehead Commentary: Racial Equality in a Christian Nation](https://indianacitizen.org/whitehead-commentary-racial-equality-in-a-christian-nation/) - This article was originally published on Andrew Whitehead's Substack, American Idolatry. History and social science demonstrate how racial equality is not considered a moral issue for many white American Christians. I can still remember hearing Randall Balmer, a distinguished historian of American religion, share how it was race—not abortion, divorce, or homosexuality—that served as a
- [Whitehead Commentary: Denial and discrimination - How Christian Nationalism’s ideology harms families and undermines public education](https://indianacitizen.org/whitehead-commentary-denial-and-discrimination-how-christian-nationalisms-ideology-harms-families-and-undermines-public-education/) - This article was originally published on Andrew Whitehead's Substack, American Idolatry. On public funding for private school vouchers, Christian nationalism, and services for disabled students I taught algebra and geometry at a small, private Christian school in central Indiana for one year after college before attending graduate school. One day, in a run-of-the-mill conversation with
- [‘PERFECT ISSUE’: Common Cause Indiana pushes for ‘paid protester bill’ to become interim study topic](https://indianacitizen.org/perfect-issue-common-cause-indiana-pushes-for-paid-protester-bill-to-become-interim-study-topic/) - By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen March 17, 2026 Common Cause Indiana is pushing to have the lobbying reform ideas that were included in Senate Bill 267 - dubbed the “paid protester bill” - assigned to one of the General Assembly’s interim study committees for further review. In a letter sent to the nonprofit’s supporters
- [ICC Story: Indiana Libertarians nominate Lauri Shillings for secretary of state](https://indianacitizen.org/icc-story-indiana-libertarians-nominate-lauri-shillings-for-secretary-of-state/) - By Tom Davies Indiana Capital Chronicle March 23, 2026 The Libertarian Party of Indiana has nominated Lauri Shillings to head its ballot this year as its candidate for secretary of state. Shillings won the Libertarian nomination during the party’s state convention Saturday in Fort Wayne, party officials announced. Shillings, who lives in Carmel, was the
- [Votebeat Story: As the SAVE America Act stalls in the Senate, Florida passes its own version](https://indianacitizen.org/votebeat-story-as-the-save-america-act-stalls-in-the-senate-florida-passes-its-own-version/) - This article was originally published by Votebeat, a nonprofit news organization covering local election administration and voting access. By Jessica Huseman Votebeat March 23, 2026 Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. This news analysis was originally distributed in Votebeat’s free weekly newsletter. Sign up to
- [Hicks Commentary: The Cost of War and the Shift from Attack to Defense](https://indianacitizen.org/hicks-commentary-the-cost-of-war-and-the-shift-from-attack-to-defense/) - This column was originally published on the Ball State University Center for Business and Economic Research Weekly Commentary blog. By Michael J. Hicks March 22, 2026 In the two weeks following the outbreak of war, the benchmark price of crude oil rose 44.6%. Even if oil prices stop rising, we should see gasoline prices in
- [Krull Commentary: Donald Trump's spectacular gift for friendship](https://indianacitizen.org/krull-commentary-donald-trumps-spectacular-gift-for-friendship/) - This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com March 20, 2026 After his presidency ends, Donald Trump should embark on a new career as an author of self-help books. He could be like a Dale Carnegie in reverse and write a tome titled, “How to Lose Friends and Alienate People.” Trump would
- [PNS Story: Indiana foreclosure rates sets national record](https://indianacitizen.org/pns-story-indiana-foreclosure-rates-sets-national-record/) - This story was originally published by Public News Service. By Terri Dee, producer Public News Service March 23, 2026 Indiana is known for its relaxed, family-friendly environment. However, the state has gained another distinction: the highest foreclosure rate in the nation. The foreclosure process involves a lender taking the home after a homeowner stops their
- [ELECTION UPHEAVAL: Absentee ballots held in Senate District 38 race as new judge appointed to preside over candidate fight](https://indianacitizen.org/election-upheaval-absentee-ballots-held-in-senate-district-38-race-as-new-judge-appointed-to-preside-over-candidate-fight/) - By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen March 19, 2026 BRAZIL, Indiana – Just as county clerks have absentee ballots printed and scheduled to be mailed for the May primary, a state court judge has ordered Clay, Vigo and Sullivan counties to halt the process while a dispute continues over a candidate’s eligibility to run in
- [Hoosiers encouraged to check their voter status before April 6 deadline](https://indianacitizen.org/hoosiers-encouraged-to-check-their-voter-status-before-april-6-deadline/) - Staff Report The Indiana Citizen March 19, 2026 With the deadline for registering to vote in Indiana’s May 5 primary election just weeks away, Hoosiers are being reminded to make sure they are on the registration rolls. The deadline for registering is April 6. Early voting begins April 7. Hoosiers can check their registration status,
- [Mirror Indy Story: High school students are spreading the word about voting](https://indianacitizen.org/mirror-indy-story-high-school-students-are-spreading-the-word-about-voting/) - This story was originally published by Mirror Indy. By Carley Lanich Mirror Indy March 19, 2026 Adjanie Joseph and Brittany Ballesteros aren’t old enough to vote. But they want to do everything they can to help people who are. That’s why the two Warren Central High School juniors applied to be voting advocates. They’re now two of
- [Braun administration partners with Turning Point USA to start chapters in high schools and colleges](https://indianacitizen.org/braun-administration-partners-with-turning-point-usa-to-start-chapters-in-high-schools-and-colleges/) - By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen March 12, 2026 Gov. Mike Braun on Thursday announced a partnership with Turning Point USA aimed at expanding conservative student political clubs in high schools and colleges across Indiana, telling reporters the state will support efforts to establish Club America chapters in every school district and defend students’ right
- [Krull Commentary: Is it real or is it Trump?](https://indianacitizen.org/krull-commentary-is-it-real-or-is-it-trump/) - This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com March 18, 2026 The lies stack up like bricks in a wall, a wall of cynicism and deceit. The other day, President Donald Trump claimed he’d had a conversation with a former president who endorsed Trump’s ill-considered war against Iran. According to Trump, the
- [PNS Story: Lawmaker seeks tariff rebates for taxpayers in Indiana, U.S.](https://indianacitizen.org/pns-story-lawmaker-seeks-tariff-rebates-for-taxpayers-in-indiana-u-s/) - This story was originally published by Public News Service. By Terri Dee, producer Public News Service March 19, 2026 Tariff rebates would become available to Indiana residents under a proposed federal bill. The Tariff Relief for Consumers Act would use the estimated $166 billion collected from tariffs to reimburse taxpayers and provide relief from the high everyday
- [Capital B Gary Story: Indiana Blocks Gender Changes on IDs, Raising Risks for Trans Residents](https://indianacitizen.org/capital-b-gary-story-indiana-blocks-gender-changes-on-ids-raising-risks-for-trans-residents/) - This story was originally published by Capital B Gary. By Calvin Davis Capital B Gary March 17, 2026 Indiana residents can no longer change the gender on their driver’s licenses under an executive order from Gov. Mike Braun that requires state-issued identification to reflect a person’s assigned sex at birth. The policy, which went into
- [Krull Commentary: Free speech but not for thee](https://indianacitizen.org/krull-commentary-free-speech-but-not-for-thee/) - This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com March 16, 2026 Indiana Gov. Mike Braun, Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith and Indiana Secretary of State Diego Morales had a belated brainstorm. They decided to have Indiana partner with Turning Point USA to proselytize MAGA-style conservative values in Hoosier high schools and on
- [PRIMARY PRESSURE: Judge tells attorneys to ‘clear calendars’ for hearing in Senate candidacy dispute](https://indianacitizen.org/primary-pressure-judge-tells-attorneys-to-clear-calendars-for-hearing-in-senate-candidacy-dispute/) - By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen March 13, 2026 A three-hour hearing has been scheduled for next week in the dispute over the qualifications of a candidate in the Senate District 38 Republican primary. Clay County Circuit Court Judge David Thomas issued an order Thursday setting the hearing for 9 a.m. March 18, just days
- [Based in Lafayette Story: Trump-fueled retribution campaigns start to pour cash into Indiana Senate District 23, others](https://indianacitizen.org/based-in-lafayette-story-trump-fueled-retribution-campaigns-start-to-pour-cash-into-indiana-senate-district-23-others/) - This story was originally published by Based in Lafayette. By Dave Bangert Based in Lafayette March 14, 2026 This week, state Sen. Spencer Deery – a West Lafayette Republican targeted by the White House for bucking a failed attempt to redraw Indiana’s congressional maps in time for the 2026 midterm elections for more of a
- [Krull Commentary: A tragic allergy to thought](https://indianacitizen.org/krull-commentary-a-tragic-allergy-to-thought/) - This column was originally published by The StatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com March 13, 2026 They just didn’t think. When President Donald Trump and his brain trust of deep thinkers started their war with Iran, they had a long line of things they just didn’t think about. They were so focused on their legitimate desire
- [Hicks Commentary: The uproar over data centers](https://indianacitizen.org/hicks-commentary-the-uproar-over-data-centers/) - This column was originally published on the Ball State University Center for Business and Economic Research Weekly Commentary blog. By Michael J. Hicks March 15, 2026 Today’s uproar over data centers reminds me a lot of the angst over Walmart two decades ago. There’s an enormous amount of bad information coming from advocates and opponents
- [Votebeat Story: In fight with DOJ over voting roll access, Michigan may be poised to go the distance](https://indianacitizen.org/votebeat-story-in-fight-with-doj-over-voting-roll-access-michigan-may-be-poised-to-go-the-distance/) - This article was originally published by Votebeat, a nonprofit news organization covering local election administration and voting access. By Hayley Harding Votebeat March 14, 2026 Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for Votebeat Michigan’s free newsletter here. Michigan was one of several states
- [Krull Commentary: Trump, Braun, Beckwith and a demolished Indiana GOP](https://indianacitizen.org/krull-commentary-trump-braun-beckwith-and-a-demolished-indiana-gop/) - This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com March 11, 2026 President Donald Trump, Indiana Gov. Mike Braun, Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith and assorted other MAGA deep thinkers may have accomplished something Indiana Democrats never could have. The president, the governor and their sycophantic minions may have broken the Indiana Republican Party
- [‘STEP FORWARD’: Ex-Mayor Greg Ballard starts new political party in bid for secretary of state](https://indianacitizen.org/step-forward-ex-mayor-greg-ballard-starts-new-political-party-in-bid-for-secretary-of-state/) - By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen March 10, 2026 Former Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard is establishing a new political party as he prepares to launch his campaign for Indiana secretary of state. Ballard announced on March 3 that he was entering the secretary of state race as an independent. However, the campaign has recently announced
- [NO SIGNATURE: Gov. Braun declines to sign syringe services bill but will allow it to become law ](https://indianacitizen.org/gov-braun-declines-to-sign-syringe-services-bill-but-will-allow-it-to-become-law/) - By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen March 9, 2026 Gov. Mike Braun said Monday that he will allow a bill extending Indiana’s syringe services programs to become law without his signature, even as he warned against using such exchanges as “a crutch going forward” in addressing drug addiction. “I’m not going to sign it, but
- ['WATCHING CLOSELY': Faith leaders, separation of church-state advocates raise concerns about Braun’s faith-based initiative](https://indianacitizen.org/watching-closely-faith-leaders-separation-of-church-state-advocates-raise-concerns-about-brauns-faith-based-initiative/) - By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen March 5, 2026 Gov. Mike Braun’s executive order creating a Faith-Based Institutions Initiative spearheaded by Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith is being met with concern by some religious leaders and advocates for the separation of church and state. While some faith leaders say houses of worship have long played a
- [SCHOOL POLITICS? SOS Morales touts Club America voter registration effort, but critics are wary](https://indianacitizen.org/school-politics-sos-morales-touts-club-america-voter-registration-effort-but-critics-are-wary/) - By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen March 11, 2026 Indiana Secretary of State Diego Morales announced on Tuesday a partnership with Club America, an arm of the conservative organization Turning Point USA, to register Hoosier high school students to vote, but a voter-advocacy group said the collaboration could inject partisanship into what should be a
- [ICC Story: Indiana AG pushes back against court effort to halt student ID voting ban before 2026 election](https://indianacitizen.org/icc-story-indiana-ag-pushes-back-against-court-effort-to-halt-student-id-voting-ban-before-2026-election/) - This story was originally published by the Indiana Capital Chronicle. By Casey Smith Indiana Capital Chronicle March 11, 2026 State attorneys are urging a federal judge to reject a request to block Indiana’s ban on using college identification cards to vote, arguing in new court filings that the law does not target young voters or
- [‘JUST POLITICS’: Bopp accuses Election Commission of favoritism, expects GOP candidate to be ousted](https://indianacitizen.org/just-politics-bopp-accuses-election-commission-of-favoritism-expects-gop-candidate-to-be-ousted/) - By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen March 6, 2026 In the increasingly bitter Republican fight over who can be on the May primary ballot for the Senate District 38 seat, a nearly 20-year-old opinion from former Indiana Attorney General Steve Carter has new relevance in the attempt to get one candidate tossed from the race.
- [Hicks Commentary: The Biden vs Trump Economy](https://indianacitizen.org/hicks-commentary-the-biden-vs-trump-economy/) - This column was originally published on the Ball State University Center for Business and Economic Research Weekly Commentary blog. By Michael J. Hicks March 8, 2026 There is a simple way to cut through the noise about whose economy is stronger — Donald Trump's or Joe Biden's. Pick a moment in time under each president
- [Krull Commentary: Micah Beckwith and the art of ignorance](https://indianacitizen.org/krull-commentary-micah-beckwith-and-the-art-of-ignorance/) - This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com March 9, 2026 Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith must have emerged into adulthood well rested. Because it’s clear that he slept through all the civics, social studies and history classes he took in school. Almost every time he opens his mouth, Beckwith reveals that
- [Capital B Gary story: Gary Lawmakers Warn New Laws Could Raise Energy Bills, Cut Medicaid Coverage](https://indianacitizen.org/capital-b-gary-story-gary-lawmakers-warn-new-laws-could-raise-energy-bills-cut-medicaid-coverage/) - This story was originally published by Capital B Gary. By Calvin Davis Capital B Gary March 9, 2026 Gary residents could soon feel the effects of new state laws on everything from health care coverage to energy bills and public schools, local lawmakers warned last week. At a legislative town hall Saturday in Gary, state
- [How Micah Beckwith’s legislative agenda fared at the Statehouse](https://indianacitizen.org/how-micah-beckwiths-legislative-agenda-fared-at-the-statehouse/) - By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen March 5, 2026 When Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith laid out his policy wish list ahead of the 2026 legislative session — slowly eliminating property taxes, expanding execution methods to include firing squads and requiring the display of the Ten Commandments — he urged Indiana’s Republican supermajority to “start acting
- [Votebeat: 2026 primary elections start off with a Texas-sized mess](https://indianacitizen.org/votebeat-2026-primary-elections-start-off-with-a-texas-sized-mess/) - This article was originally published by Votebeat, a nonprofit news organization covering local election administration and voting access. By Nathaniel Rakich Votebeat March 9, 2026 Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. This news analysis was originally distributed in Votebeat’s free weekly newsletter. Sign up to
- [Public News Service: Former EPA staff slams rollback of federal pollution protections](https://indianacitizen.org/public-news-service-former-epa-staff-slams-rollback-of-federal-pollution-protections/) - This story was originally published by Public News Service. By Suzanne Potter, producer Public News Service March 9, 2026 A new report called out the Trump administration’s many efforts to roll back pollution protections, warning increased exposure to toxic chemicals is hazardous to human health in Nevada and across the U.S. The "Terrible Toxics Situation Report" is
- [Smith Commentary: Tax relief bill will leave most Hoosiers with empty pockets](https://indianacitizen.org/smith-commentary-tax-relief-bill-will-leave-most-hoosiers-with-empty-pockets/) - By Olivia Smith Indiana Community Action Poverty Institute March 6, 2026 This legislative session, our state policymakers have been using fancy terms like "tax conformity" to enact new state spending while flying under the radar during a hectic, non-budget session. Here’s what everyone in Indiana should know: SB 243, which was signed by the governor
- [HOO HOO HOO HOOSIERS!: IU football coach Curt Cignetti receives Indiana's 'highest honor'](https://indianacitizen.org/hoo-hoo-hoo-hoosiers-iu-football-coach-curt-cignetti-receives-indianas-highest-honor/) - This story was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By Tyler Young TheStatehouseFile.com March 4, 2026 Indiana University head football Coach Curt Cignetti has another award in his trophy case: the highest honor in the state of Indiana. Gov. Mike Braun honored Cignetti with the 2026 Sachem Award. The Sachem is only presented once per year to an
- [RACE FOR SENATE SEAT 23: Spencer Deery voted against redistricting. Now he’s fighting for his job](https://indianacitizen.org/race-for-senate-seat-23-spencer-deery-voted-against-redistricting-now-hes-fighting-for-his-job/) - Editor’s note: The Purdue Exponent and The Indiana Citizen are working together on a joint project to give in-depth coverage to the race for Indiana Senate District 23. This is the first story in the series. BY RONAK MOHANTY Exponent Staff Reporter When President Trump’s redistricting push failed in Indiana last year, the effort’s proponents
- [Krull Commentary: Greg Ballard and an exit from the crazy train](https://indianacitizen.org/krull-commentary-greg-ballard-and-an-exit-from-the-crazy-train/) - This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com March 4, 2026 Former Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard’s entry into the race for Indiana secretary of state shakes things up in an interesting way. Ballard became the first Republican since Steve Goldsmith to lead the Hoosier state’s largest city when he scored an upset
- [Krull Commentary: A president's war, a grandmother's worry](https://indianacitizen.org/krull-commentary-a-presidents-war-a-grandmothers-worry/) - This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com March 2, 2026 The day after the missiles flew into Iran, I found myself in an airport seated next to an older woman. I was on my way back to Indiana from a family gathering in Maryland. She was headed home to Texas after
- [NEW EFFORT: Braun Launches Faith-Based Institutions Initiative Led by Lt. Gov. Beckwith](https://indianacitizen.org/new-effort-braun-launches-faith-based-institutions-initiative-led-by-lt-gov-beckwith/) - By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen February 27, 2026 Gov. Mike Braun this week signed an executive order tapping Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith to spearhead a “faith-based institutions initiative” with a set of goals that includes deepening those organizations’ involvement in “addressing societal ills” where government cannot do so. Among the initiative’s objectives are “increasing
- [Carmel library to host screening, discussion of documentary on Christian nationalism](https://indianacitizen.org/carmel-library-to-host-screening-discussion-of-documentary-on-christian-nationalism/) - By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen March 2, 2026 A community group in Hamilton County is hosting a documentary screening and discussion focused on the relationship between religion and American politics. The nonprofit, From Strangers to Neighbors, will host a community screening of the documentary “Bad Faith: Christian Nationalism’s Unholy War on Democracy” on March
- [ELECTION HURDLE: Appeal challenges Wilson candidacy for GOP primary in Senate District 38](https://indianacitizen.org/election-hurdle-appeal-challenges-wilson-candidacy-for-gop-primary-in-senate-district-38/) - By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen March 4, 2026 Although she survived a challenge to her candidacy last week before the Indiana Election Commission, Alexandra Wilson’s fight to stay in the May 2026 Republican primary race is not over. A petition for judicial review of the commission’s decision to allow Wilson to remain on ballot
- [ICC Story: Former GOP mayor plans independent run for state’s top elections post](https://indianacitizen.org/icc-story-former-gop-mayor-plans-independent-run-for-states-top-elections-post/) - By Niki Kelly and Tom Davies Indiana Capital Chronicle March 4, 2026 Former Republican Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard is shaking up Indiana’s race for secretary of state by announcing a run as an independent Wednesday. He will have to gather nearly 37,000 petition signatures to get on the ballot, and raise millions to be competitive
- [ICC Story: Braun’s second legislative session — MIA or covert success?](https://indianacitizen.org/icc-story-brauns-second-legislative-session-mia-or-covert-success/) - This story was originally published by the Indiana Capital Chronicle. By Niki Kelly Indiana Capital Chronicle March 2, 2026 Gov. Mike Braun appears to have had a quiet legislative session — his second since taking office — but his cabinet leaders were working behind the scenes on several key bills. He certainly wasn’t as active
- [CLEARED TO RUN: 2 women eyeing Statehouse seats survive candidacy challenges](https://indianacitizen.org/cleared-to-run-2-democrats-eyeing-statehouse-seats-survive-candidacy-challenges/) - By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen February 27, 2026 Two candidates for the state legislature will remain on the May primary ballot, after appearing before the Indiana Election Commission on Wednesday and fending off strong challenges to their candidacies. Alexandra Wilson is a candidate for House District 38, currently held by Republican Sen. Greg Goode,
- [Krull Commentary: Trump and the tariff hustle](https://indianacitizen.org/krull-commentary-trump-and-the-tariff-hustle/) - This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com February 27, 2026 President Donal Trump has one truly remarkable gift. Somehow, he always finds a way to convince his followers that he’s helping them when, in fact, he is fleecing them. He makes them smile while he picks their pockets. We saw him
- [Hicks Commentary: The Hollow Promise of MAGA Tariffs](https://indianacitizen.org/hicks-commentary-the-hollow-promise-of-maga-tariffs/) - This column was originally published on the Ball State University Center for Business and Economic Research Weekly Commentary blog. By Michael Hicks March 1, 2026 Indiana is ground zero for President Donald Trump's trade war damage, and the worst is still ahead. The Supreme Court recently struck down Trump’s largest tariff authorization, briefly thrilling hundreds
- [SINE DIE: Indiana lawmakers put a quick end to an extra short session on Friday](https://indianacitizen.org/indiana-lawmakers-put-a-quick-end-to-an-extra-short-session-on-friday/) - By TheStatehouseFile.com and The Indiana Citizen February 27, 2026 'A very long short session': House minority leader comments on Sine Die 7:30 p.m. Democratic Minority Leader Rep. Phil GiaQuinta, D-Fort Wayne, summarized the session with a sports metaphor. “Since we’ve got baseball season coming up, it just seems like we hit a lot of singles,
- [Capital B: Gary High School Partners With Indiana Universities to Offer Free College Degrees](https://indianacitizen.org/capital-b-gary-high-school-partners-with-indiana-universities-to-offer-free-college-degrees/) - This story was originally published by Capital B Gary. By Rayonna Burton-Jernigan Capital B Gary February 27, 2026 The gym at 21st Century Academy buzzed with chatter Friday as elementary, middle, and high school students gathered in the stands. Excitement rippled through the crowd as they waited to hear the big announcement: They could get
- [Votebeat Story: ICE won’t be at polling places in 2026 election, Trump administration official says](https://indianacitizen.org/votebeat-story-ice-wont-be-at-polling-places-in-2026-election-trump-administration-official-says/) - This article was originally published by Votebeat, a nonprofit news organization covering local election administration and voting access. By Nathaniel Rakich Votebeat February 26, 2026 Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for our free weekly newsletter to get the latest. Agents from U.S.
- [SENTENCED: Son of Life Church pastor gets 6 years in child exploitation case](https://indianacitizen.org/sentenced-son-of-life-church-pastor-gets-6-years-in-child-exploitation-case/) - By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen February 13, 2026 ANDERSON, Indiana — The son of a prominent Indiana pastor with close ties to the state’s lieutenant governor was sentenced to six years in prison Friday after pleading guilty to child exploitation charges. Jonathan Peternel, 24, of Pendleton, pleaded guilty in January to one Level 4
- [Knebel Commentary: The Bible’s teachings on immigration, military force bolster young Americans’ perspectives](https://indianacitizen.org/knebel-commentary-the-bibles-teachings-on-immigration-military-force-bolster-young-americans-perspectives/) - This is the second of two columns written by Don Knebel, president of ReCenter Indiana, providing a biblical perspective to the concerns of millennials and Generation Z. The first column examined biblical teachings on income inequality, health care and the environment. By Don Knebel ReCenter Indiana February 26, 2026 We recently talked about income inequality,
- [Knebel Commentary: Biblical teachings on income inequality, health care and the environment speak to young Americans’ concerns](https://indianacitizen.org/knebel-commentary-biblical-teachings-on-income-inequality-health-care-and-the-environment-speak-to-young-americans-concerns/) - This is the first of two columns written by Don Knebel, president of ReCenter Indiana, providing a biblical perspective to the concerns of millennials and Generation Z. The second column examined biblical teachings on immigration and the use of military force. By Don Knebel ReCenter Indiana February 24, 2026 Over the past few decades, the
- [‘FALSE NARRATIVE’: SOS Morales panned for using fatal crash to defend proof-of-citizenship voter laws](https://indianacitizen.org/false-narrative-sos-morales-panned-for-using-fatal-crash-to-defend-proof-of-citizenship-voter-laws/) - By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen February 25, 2026 Indiana Secretary of State Diego Morales has released a video statement using a deadly traffic accident in Hendricks County to promote the state’s proof-of-citizenship voter law. In the short video, Morales appears seated at a desk and says he wants to talk about “why Indiana’s new
- [Governor quickly signs Chicago Bears bill—homeless bill also heads to his desk](https://indianacitizen.org/governor-quickly-signs-chicago-bears-bill-homeless-bill-also-heads-to-his-desk/) - This story was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By Arianna Hunt TheStatehouseFile.com February 26, 2026 Less than an hour after the Senate adjourned Thursday afternoon, Gov. Mike Braun had already signed Senate Bill 27, which establishes the Northwest Stadium Authority with the purpose of bringing the Chicago Bears to Indiana. “We made it clear from the beginning that
- [EARLY VOTING UNTOUCHED: Move to trim period by nearly half sputters out in Indiana Senate](https://indianacitizen.org/early-voting-untouched-move-to-trim-period-by-nearly-half-sputters-out-in-indiana-senate/) - By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen February 26, 2026 The attempt to reduce early voting in Indiana seems to have died quietly during the Senate session on Monday, when the bill that included the controversial provision was not called for a second reading. House Bill 1359, authored by Rep. Timothy Wesco, R-Osceola, would have allowed
- [Chalkbeat Indiana Story: IPS adopts new student policy in latest move involving ICE lawsuit from Attorney General Rokita](https://indianacitizen.org/chalkbeat-indiana-story-ips-adopts-new-student-policy-in-latest-move-involving-ice-lawsuit-from-attorney-general-rokita/) - This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters By Amelia Pak-Harvey Chalkbeat February 25, 2026 Sign up for Chalkbeat Indiana’s free daily newsletter to keep up with Indianapolis Public Schools, Marion County’s township districts, and statewide education news. The Indianapolis Public Schools board adopted a new policy on student privacy
- [CANDIDACY CHALLENGES: Democrats, Republicans trying to run in May primary face scrutiny](https://indianacitizen.org/candidacy-challenges-democrats-republicans-trying-to-run-in-may-primary-face-scrutiny/) - By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen February 23, 2026 Six candidates running for public office will have to appear before the Indiana Election Commission on Wednesday and prove their party affiliation in order to remain on the May primary ballot. The six have had their candidacies challenged under the state’s affiliation statute: Indiana Code, 3-8-2-7(a)(4).
- [Krull Commentary: Trump preaches to the choir once again](https://indianacitizen.org/krull-commentary-trump-preaches-to-the-choir-once-again/) - This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com February 25, 2026 If there was a theme to President Donald Trump’s disjointed and meandering State of the Union Address, it was this. Over one hour and 48 minutes, the president argued that Americans shouldn’t trust their own eyes. Instead, they should just believe
- [Indiana House approves five-year syringe exchange extension, sends bill back to Senate](https://indianacitizen.org/indiana-house-approves-five-year-syringe-exchange-extension-sends-bill-back-to-senate/) - By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen February 19, 2026 The Indiana House of Representatives on Wednesday approved a revised version of a bill to extend Indiana’s syringe service programs for five years, sending the measure back to the Indiana Senate with amendments after a 70-22 vote. The House’s proposal to Senate Bill 91 falls short of the
- [The burden of advocacy falls on Indiana firefighters facing PFAS-related cancers](https://indianacitizen.org/the-burden-of-advocacy-falls-on-indiana-firefighters-facing-pfas-related-cancers/) - This story was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. by Olivia O'Neal TheStatehouseFile.com February 17, 2026 Firefighters across Indiana are facing cancer diagnoses unusual for their ages and medical histories, but none of the bills filed this session to address the chemicals widely believed to cause those cancers ever made it out of committee at the Indiana
- [ICC Story: Indiana House backs bill with stricter verification for SNAP, Medicaid eligibility](https://indianacitizen.org/icc-story-indiana-house-backs-bill-with-stricter-verification-for-snap-medicaid-eligibility/) - By Casey Smith, Indiana Capital Chronicle February 23, 2026 A Republican priority bill that toughens eligibility and verification rules for Medicaid and food assistance programs advanced from the Indiana House on Monday despite repeated warnings from Democrats that the changes would add “bureaucratic” hurdles and push eligible Hoosiers out of coverage. Senate Bill 1 passed
- [INVALID SIGNATURES: St. Joseph County voter fraud case ends in probation, fine](https://indianacitizen.org/invalid-signatures-st-joseph-county-voter-fraud-case-ends-in-probation-fine/) - By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen February 17, 2026 The woman who pleaded guilty to counterfeiting signatures on election petition forms in St. Joseph County has been sentenced to one-year probation and a $1,000 fine. Karina Escobar Perez of Chicago entered a guilty plea in December to a Level 6 felony for counterfeiting voters’ signatures
- [Kennedy Commentary: Ranked Choice Voting](https://indianacitizen.org/kennedy-commentary-ranked-choice-voting/) - This column was originally published by Sheila Kennedy on her blog, “A Jaundiced Look at the World We Live In.” By Sheila Kennedy February 21, 2026 As I write this, Indiana’s legislature is close to passing Senate Bill 12, a measure that would prohibit the use of ranked-choice voting in Indiana. The bill was co-authored
- [Hicks Commentary: Quality of Life Is a Smart Business Attraction Tool](https://indianacitizen.org/hicks-commentary-quality-of-life-is-a-smart-business-attraction-tool/) - This column was originally published on the Ball State University Center for Business and Economic Research Weekly Commentary blog. By Michael J. Hicks February 22, 2026 Quality of life matters more to businesses than it does to households. That may seem counterintuitive, but the data are unambiguous and the implications for economic development are profound.
- [Public News Service Story: Indiana professor talks balance between civility and offensive rhetoric](https://indianacitizen.org/public-news-service-story-indiana-professor-talks-balance-between-civility-and-offensive-rhetoric/) - This story was originally published by Public News Service. By Terri Dee, producer Public News Service February 23, 2026 Uncivil political behavior is well-documented in American history, according to one Indiana professor. A 2024 Gallup poll indicated political rhetoric has gone too far and is fueling frustrations with political leadership. The study said 94% of Democrats and
- [Pfaff Commentary: The Quiet Push to Cut Early Voting in Indiana](https://indianacitizen.org/pfaff-commentary-the-quiet-push-to-cut-early-voting-in-indiana/) - By Tonya Pfaff Indiana State Representative February 20, 2026 When I was a math teacher, I spent my days asking students to show their work. In the legislature, Hoosiers deserve the same thing from us: transparency, a clear rationale, and a fair process, especially when we’re talking about the most fundamental right in a democracy:
- [Indiana lawmakers look to Hammond for new Bears stadium](https://indianacitizen.org/indiana-lawmakers-look-to-hammond-for-new-bears-stadium/) - This story was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By Luke Shepherd TheStatehouseFile.com February 19, 2026 In 1921, the Bears moved from Decatur, Illinois, to the city of Chicago. Now, over 100 years later, Indiana has legislation that would establish authority to build a stadium for the Bears in Northwestern Indiana. Senate Bill 27 has reached its second
- [FROM THE PUBLISHER: Remembering Lee Hamilton](https://indianacitizen.org/from-the-publisher-remembering-lee-hamilton/) - By Bill Moreau, publisher The Indiana Citizen February 19, 2026 For the vast majority of the millions of people who learned of Lee Hamilton’s death on the morning of Wednesday, February 4, their understandable reaction was, “He was 94, he led a long and productive life.” For those of us who had the privilege to
- [WFYI Story: State Republican lawmakers pushing Trump-aligned immigration bill](https://indianacitizen.org/wfyi-story-state-republican-lawmakers-pushing-trump-aligned-immigration-bill/) - This story was originally published by WFYI. By Samantha Horton WFYI February 19, 2026 Indiana Republican lawmakers say they are confident a sweeping immigration bill will make it to the governor’s desk this session. The move follows House amendments that further align the legislation with the Trump administration’s national deportation agenda. Senate Bill 76 includes provisions
- [Public News Service Story: Carnegie libraries have storied history in the Hoosier State](https://indianacitizen.org/public-news-service-story-carnegie-libraries-have-storied-history-in-the-hoosier-state/) - This story was originally published by Public News Service. By Terri Dee, producer Public News Service February 18, 2026 One of the missions of Andrew Carnegie, the famed industrialist and philanthropist, was to build public libraries for communities in need. Indiana is now home to the largest number of Carnegie libraries, with two Indianapolis locations
- [‘ANTI-DEMOCRATIC MANEUVER’: Critics slam GOP proposal to slash early-voting days in Indiana](https://indianacitizen.org/anti-democratic-maneuver-critics-slam-gop-proposal-to-slash-early-voting-days-in-indiana/) - By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen February 17, 2026 Ignoring calls for public input, the Senate Elections Committee passed an amendment during its hearing Monday morning that would reduce the state’s early-voting period from 28 days to 16 days. Sen. Mike Gaskill, committee chair, offered the new provision to House Bill 1359. Although the bill’s
- [Kennedy Commentary: Religion, Common Sense–And Snark](https://indianacitizen.org/kennedy-commentary-religion-common-sense-and-snark/) - This column was originally published by Sheila Kennedy on her blog, “A Jaundiced Look at the World We Live In.” By Sheila Kennedy February 18, 2026 Yesterday, I shared signs that the resistance to MAGA/Trump is gaining steam. Among those positive signs is the emergence of religious leaders who are now coming out in force
- [Capital B Gary: Rev. Jesse Jackson's roots in Gary shaped a movement](https://indianacitizen.org/capital-b-gary-rev-jesse-jacksons-roots-in-gary-shaped-a-movement/) - This story was originally published by Capital B Gary. By Javonte Anderson Capital B Gary February 17, 2026 The Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, the civil rights leader and presidential candidate whose work helped reshape Black political power nationally and in cities like Gary, has died at 84. His death Tuesday prompted tributes across Indiana and
- [Krull Commentary: Jesse Jackson, from the back of the bus](https://indianacitizen.org/krull-commentary-jesse-jackson-from-the-back-of-the-bus/) - This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com February 17, 2026 The Rev. Jesse Jackson stepped to the back of the bus. It was his bus, his campaign bus. This was in the spring of 1988, the weekend before the Indiana presidential primary. Jackson had agreed to an interview with me, one
- [Mirror Indy Story: Dozens of Democratic candidates face challenges from party leader](https://indianacitizen.org/mirror-indy-story-dozens-of-democratic-candidates-face-challenges-from-party-leader/) - This story was originally published by Mirror Indy. By Peter Blanchard Mirror Indy February 17, 2026 Teresa Quay is a lifelong Democrat who wanted to get more involved in local politics. She had quietly supported Democratic causes for years. But as a business owner in southern Indiana, she worried being vocal about her politics would
- [When the governor stops to see a local school, administrators hope he also hears their needs](https://indianacitizen.org/when-the-governor-stops-to-see-a-local-school-administrators-hope-he-also-hears-their-needs/) - This story was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By Anna Cecil TheStatehouseFile.com February 16, 2026 As high-school students wearing scrubs and mechanic’s jumpsuits scurried in and out of the lobby at Central Nine Career Center in Greenwood on Tuesday afternoon, a small group of school board members, journalists, student tour guides and state-employed videographers stood anxiously
- [Hicks Commentary: The Property Tax Is the Best Tax](https://indianacitizen.org/hicks-commentary-the-property-tax-is-the-best-tax/) - This column was originally published on the Ball State University Center for Business and Economic Research Weekly Commentary blog. By Michael J. Hicks February 15, 2026 The Indiana legislature is considering a bill that would fully phase out the property tax over the next few years. This is the sort of bad idea that comes
- [Krull Commentary: ICE and other chills on Hoosier liberties](https://indianacitizen.org/krull-commentary-ice-and-other-chills-on-hoosier-liberties/) - This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com February 13, 2026 At almost the same time that the Indiana House of Representatives voted to greatly reduce the constitutional rights of high school and college students in our state, a friend told me a story. Her story was about some Afghan refugees she
- [GOP INFIGHTING? PAC targets Republicans who opposed redistricting, but expert doubts it will succeed](https://indianacitizen.org/gop-infighting-pac-targets-republicans-who-opposed-redistricting-but-expert-doubts-it-will-succeed/) - By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen February 13, 2026 The launch of a new PAC in Indiana is a sign that some supporters of President Donald Trump are making good on their promise to try to unseat state Republican legislators who voted against midcycle redistricting in December. The No Quarter Political Action Committee, which filed
- [A LASTING IMPACT: Two lawmakers honored as House bids farewell to Reps. Sue Errington, Shane Lindauer](https://indianacitizen.org/a-lasting-impact-two-lawmakers-honored-as-house-bids-farewell-to-reps-sue-errington-shane-lindauer/) - By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen February 12, 2026 The Indiana House paused this week to honor two lawmakers from opposite sides of the aisle whose careers followed different paths but converged in the same place: a chamber that rose in unanimous standing ovation to thank them for their service. Rep. Sue Errington, a Democrat
- [Based in Lafayette Story: Lt. Gov. Beckwith swipes at Sen. Alting and other primary challenges](https://indianacitizen.org/based-in-lafayette-story-lt-gov-beckwith-swipes-at-sen-alting-and-other-primary-challenges/) - This story was originally published by Based in Lafayette. By Dave Bangert Based in Lafayette February 14, 2026 Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith, already on board to back his friend and Republican challenger Richard Bagsby in Indiana Senate District 22, went on social media this week with a reel that took objection to a side comment
- [PROTECTING THE JUDICIARY: Indiana House amends and passes court security bill](https://indianacitizen.org/protecting-the-judiciary-indiana-house-amends-and-passes-court-security-bill/) - By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen February 12, 2026 The bill providing security for Indiana’s appellate judges passed easily through the Indiana House this week after the measure was amended to clarify the language regarding campaign finance reports. In presenting Senate Bill 291 to the lower chamber in the state legislature, Rep. Greg Steuerwald, R-Avon,
- [House panel sharply curtails bill that would extend Indiana’s syringe exchange programs](https://indianacitizen.org/house-panel-sharply-curtails-bill-that-would-extend-indianas-syringe-exchange-programs/) - By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen February 10, 2026 An Indiana House committee advanced a measure that would allow counties to continue operating syringe exchanges on Tuesday — but only after shortening what would have been a 10-year extension to just two years, and requiring those seeking new needles to trade used ones in. Members
- [Push to extend Indiana’s syringe exchanges revives a familiar conservative fracture](https://indianacitizen.org/push-to-extend-indianas-syringe-exchanges-revives-a-familiar-conservative-fracture/) - By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen February 9, 2026 A conservative split over syringe exchanges is resurfacing this year, with Indiana Republicans invoking faith — and reaching drastically different conclusions — as they consider whether to extend the state’s existing policy for another decade. A House committee on Tuesday morning is scheduled to debate Senate
- [CIVIC HEALTH: 2025 index shows some upside, but Hoosiers lag in voting, political participation ](https://indianacitizen.org/civic-health-2025-index-shows-some-upside-but-hoosiers-lag-in-voting-political-participation/) - By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen February 12, 2026 The 2025 Indiana Civic Health Index shows Hoosiers not only are continuing to struggle to get to the voting booth but also may be losing some of their neighborly disposition. Led by the Indiana Bar Foundation, a team of academics from across the state, working in
- [Votebeat Story: How many voters could be affected by earlier mail ballot deadlines? We ran the numbers.](https://indianacitizen.org/votebeat-story-how-many-voters-could-be-affected-by-earlier-mail-ballot-deadlines-we-ran-the-numbers/) - This article was originally published by Votebeat, a nonprofit news organization covering local election administration and voting access. By Carter Walker Votebeat February 11, 2026 Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for our free weekly newsletter to get the latest. President Donald Trump’s
- [Indiana House Republicans move to align state law with Trump’s deportation push](https://indianacitizen.org/indiana-house-republicans-move-to-align-state-law-with-trumps-deportation-push/) - By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen February 10, 2026 Indiana House Republicans advanced sweeping immigration legislation Tuesday that would require local governments, colleges and employers to cooperate with federal immigration enforcement — cementing the state’s alignment with President Donald Trump’s aggressive mass deportation agenda. The House’s GOP supermajority batted away a series of Democratic amendments
- [Krull Commentary: The Washington Post, a requiem](https://indianacitizen.org/krull-commentary-the-washington-post-a-requiem/) - This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com February 11, 2026 Almost a decade ago, I took a tour of The Washington Post with some students. We were in the nation’s capital shooting video for a documentary. A friend with connections was kind enough to arrange the walk-through of the Post. Our
- [Chalkbeat Indiana Story: Indiana’s targeting of degrees with low earnings could eliminate these programs](https://indianacitizen.org/chalkbeat-indiana-story-indianas-targeting-of-degrees-with-low-earnings-could-eliminate-these-programs/) - This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters By Aleksandra Appleton Chalkbeat February 11, 2026 Sign up for Chalkbeat Indiana’s free daily newsletter to keep up with Indianapolis Public Schools, Marion County’s township districts, and statewide education news. Indiana lawmakers are moving to eliminate state college degrees that aren’t
- [Capital B Gary Story: Soaring NIPSCO Bills Spark Protests Across Northwest Indiana](https://indianacitizen.org/capital-b-gary-story-soaring-nipsco-bills-spark-protests-across-northwest-indiana/) - This story was originally published by Capital B Gary. By Calvin Davis Capital B Gary February 10, 2026 What began as a handful of frustrated Facebook posts has turned into a digital pressure cooker. In recent weeks, a Northwest Indiana Facebook group dedicated to rising NIPSCO bills has swelled with screenshots of triple-digit increases, stories
- [‘UNCONSCIONABLE’ CONFUSION: Indiana candidates rush to refile after concerns over authentication](https://indianacitizen.org/unconscionable-confusion-indiana-candidates-rush-to-refile-after-concerns-over-authentication/) - By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen February 10, 2026 Despite the inclement weather and a last-minute scramble for child care, Ryan Price returned to the Indiana Statehouse last week to fix a potential problem with his candidacy paperwork. The newcomer to politics had been part of the mass filing hosted by the Indiana Rural Summit
- [Indiana's failed 10 Commandments bill was part of an ongoing national debate](https://indianacitizen.org/indianas-failed-10-commandments-bill-was-part-of-an-ongoing-national-debate/) - This story was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By Savannah Shotwell TheStatehouseFile.com February 9, 2026 In 1978, the Kentucky legislature introduced the controversial law KRS 158.178, which required a permanent copy of the Ten Commandments to be framed on a wall in each public elementary and secondary school in the state. Several parents fought against this law,
- [NEW STATE SENATOR: GOP's McKinley sworn in for District 17 seat, replacing Zay](https://indianacitizen.org/new-state-senator-gops-mckinley-sworn-in-for-district-17-seat-replacing-zay/) - By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen February 10, 2026 During the Indiana Senate’s session on Monday, the newest member of the legislative chamber took the oath of office. Nick McKinley, R-Marion, was sworn in by Indiana Chief Justice Loretta Rush and will serve the remainder of Sen. Andy Zay’s term, representing Senate District 17, which
- [In Marion County, different attitudes and approaches to the issue of homelessness](https://indianacitizen.org/in-marion-county-different-attitudes-and-approaches-to-the-issue-of-homelessness/) - This story was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By Savannah Shotwell TheStatehouseFile.com February 5, 2026 At Goodwill Horizon House in Indianapolis on Jan. 28, it was 13 degrees outside, and dozens of volunteers were bundled up in layer upon layer, preparing to head off at dusk. Bags full of critical supplies including fentanyl test strips and
- [Hamilton Commentary: Congress needs more friendships](https://indianacitizen.org/hamilton-commentary-congress-needs-more-friendships/) - Lee Hamilton represented Indiana's 9th Congressional District from 1965-1999 in the U.S. House of Representatives. He died Feb. 4 in Bloomington at the age of 94. By Lee Hamilton January 27, 2026 I know there are a lot of screaming national headlines right now competing for your attention, but I want to take a break
- [Marcus Commentary: Religious organizations reaping financial windfall from tax code](https://indianacitizen.org/marcus-commentary-religious-organizations-reaping-financial-windfall-from-tax-code/) - By Morton J. Marcus February 3, 2026 Recently, Michael Hicks of Ball State University published in this outlet 1,114 words to crucify Christian nationalists. It was a worthy act. But he stopped short of decrying the explicit public support for all “religious” organizations. Every church, mosque, synagogue, temple, and former home of a dry cleaner
- [PRIVATE OR PUBLIC? Court security bill scrutinized over banned info, including campaign aid reports](https://indianacitizen.org/private-or-public-court-security-bill-scrutinized-over-banned-info-including-campaign-aid-reports/) - By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen February 6, 2026 A provision in Senate Bill 291, preventing the disclosure of personal information about state judges and justices, drew a second look from some legislators during a House committee hearing on Wednesday and is causing one First Amendment expert to question the intent of the language. Authored
- [PNS Story: Documentary highlights librarians as 'first responders' in U.S. book-banning surge](https://indianacitizen.org/pns-story-documentary-highlights-librarians-as-first-responders-in-u-s-book-banning-surge/) - This story was originally published by Public News Service. By Roz Brown, producer Public News Service February 9, 2026 In many states, librarians bear the brunt of anger from people on both sides of book banning, and a new documentary highlights the emotional toll. The organization PEN America, which advocates for freedom of expression, says
- [Krull Commentary: Lee Hamilton's lesson for us](https://indianacitizen.org/krull-commentary-lee-hamiltons-lesson-for-us/) - This story was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com February 6, 2026 Former U.S. Rep. Lee Hamilton, D-Indiana, once told me a story. It happened when I was working on a documentary about the now deceased former U.S. Sen. Richard Lugar, R-Indiana. I had asked Hamilton about his relationship with Lugar. Hamilton smiled,
- [Hicks Commentary: Indiana General Assembly using Copy-and-Paste Legislation from Out of State](https://indianacitizen.org/hicks-commentary-indiana-general-assembly-using-copy-and-paste-legislation-from-out-of-state/) - This column was originally published on the Ball State University Center for Business and Economic Research Weekly Commentary blog. By Michael J. Hicks February 8, 2026 Indiana legislators are considering a bill to eliminate college degrees that don't exist. Senate Bill 199 would force public colleges to cut any major where graduates earn less than
- [Chalkbeat Indiana Story: Shortridge High School walkout caps week of anti-ICE protests](https://indianacitizen.org/chalkbeat-indiana-story-shortridge-high-school-walkout-caps-week-of-anti-ice-protests/) - This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters By Amelia Pak-Harvey Chalkbeat February 6, 2026 Sign up for Chalkbeat Indiana’s free daily newsletter to keep up with Indianapolis Public Schools, Marion County’s township districts, and statewide education news. A friend who is too afraid to come to school and
- [Votebeat Story: Election officials draw on sobering 2020 lessons as Trump calls for nationalizing voting](https://indianacitizen.org/votebeat-story-election-officials-draw-on-sobering-2020-lessons-as-trump-calls-for-nationalizing-voting/) - This article was originally published by Votebeat, a nonprofit news organization covering local election administration and voting access. By Alexander Shur Votebeat February 3, 2026 Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for our free weekly newsletter to get the latest. When President Donald
- ['DOING THE RIGHT THING’: Former U.S. Rep. Lee Hamilton remembered for dedication to democracy, foreign policy](https://indianacitizen.org/doing-the-right-thing-former-u-s-rep-lee-hamilton-remembered-for-dedication-to-democracy-foreign-policy/) - By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen February 5, 2026 Lee Hamilton, who represented Indiana’s 9th Congressional District as a Democrat for more than three decades, is being remembered as a dedicated public servant who cherished American democracy, encouraged civic engagement and always strived to do the right thing. Hamilton, 94, died Tuesday in Bloomington. Indiana
- [‘WANT THEIR VOICES HEARD’: ReCenter poll sheds light on why young Hoosiers aren’t voting](https://indianacitizen.org/want-their-voices-heard-recenter-poll-sheds-light-on-why-young-hoosiers-arent-voting/) - By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen January 29, 2026 According to results of a poll released this week, young, voting-age Hoosiers have a bleak outlook and do not believe change can come through the ballot box. The poll, conducted in late October 2025 by Bellwether Research and Hart Research, surveyed more than 300 Hoosiers ages
- [Krull Commentary: Once again, the Indiana GOP practices subtraction](https://indianacitizen.org/krull-commentary-once-again-the-indiana-gop-practices-subtraction/) - This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull The Indiana Citizen February 4, 2026 Pettiness exacts costs. The first of those costs is corruption. The corruption can be but isn’t necessarily financial. More often, it involves a warping of mission, a pull from the purpose that originally animated a person or enterprise to
- [Hadley Commentary: A lesson from state Rep. Ed Clere](https://indianacitizen.org/hadley-commentary-a-lesson-from-state-rep-ed-clere/) - This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By Diana Hadley special to TheStatehouseFile.com February 4, 2026 The first time I worked with Rep. Ed Clere, R-New Albany, was in 2016 when I was director of the Indiana High School Press Association. He offered to sponsor a student press bill in the Indiana General Assembly. Another
- [Macey Commentary: Raising garnishment floor will help Hoosiers during affordability crisis](https://indianacitizen.org/macey-commentary-raising-garnishment-floor-will-help-hoosiers-during-affordability-crisis/) - By Erin Macey Indiana Poverty Community Action Institute February 6, 2026 A key piece of affordability legislation passed the Indiana Senate on Jan 27. Senate Bill 197 addresses the aftermath of high utility costs, medical bills, and other debts, preventing debt collectors from taking so much out of a paycheck or bank account that they
- [Based in Lafayette story: Defendant in Judge Meyer's shooting case lays out plot, implicates others](https://indianacitizen.org/based-in-lafayette-story-defendant-in-judge-meyers-shooting-case-lays-out-plot-implicates-others/) - This story was originally published by Based in Lafayette. By Dave Bangert Based in Lafayette February 5, 2026 In new court documents unsealed this week, investigators say the man accused of firing a short-barrel shotgun through the front door of Judge Steve Meyer’s Lafayette home Jan. 18 admitted his role in a plot that initially
- [FIGHT OVER HOMELESSNESS: New effort to ban street camping gains traction in Statehouse](https://indianacitizen.org/fight-over-homelessness-new-effort-to-ban-street-camping-gains-traction-in-statehouse/) - By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen February 3, 2026 After several failed attempts in recent legislative sessions, a bill that opponents say will criminalize homelessness passed the Indiana Senate last week, increasing the stakes in another fight over whether the best way to help the unhoused in Indiana was to take a “less permissive” approach.
- [PNS Story: Fulton County seeks return of 2020 election materials after FBI raid](https://indianacitizen.org/pns-story-fulton-county-seeks-return-of-2020-election-materials-after-fbi-raid/) - This story was originally published by Public News Service. By Shanteya Hudson, producer Public News Service February 5, 2026 Fulton County filed a motion in federal court Wednesday after an FBI raid at the county’s election hub that removed hundreds of boxes of ballots, images and voter records tied to the 2020 election. County Commission Chairman Robert
- [Lawmakers hope to broaden Indiana’s already near-total ban on abortion](https://indianacitizen.org/lawmakers-hope-to-broaden-indianas-already-near-total-ban-on-abortion/) - This story was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By Chloe White TheStatehouseFile.com January 29, 2026 As winter weather slowed activity at the Statehouse this week, debate over abortion policy did not, with senators arguing over legislation that would further reshape Indiana law. Supporters of Senate Bill 236 believe it will protect the lives of women and children, but
- [ICC Story: Indiana governor launches group to root out fraud, abuse in federal social safety net programs](https://indianacitizen.org/icc-story-indiana-governor-launches-group-to-root-out-fraud-abuse-in-federal-social-safety-net-programs/) - By Leslie Bonilla Muñiz Indiana Capital Chronicle February 4, 2026 Indiana leaders will give “extra” scrutiny to Medicaid and other federally funded, state-administered social services programs as part of a new entity focused on fraud, waste and abuse. Gov. Mike Braun created the Council on Fraud Detection and Prevention in a Monday executive order, which
- [Chalkbeat story: Immigration enforcement gets closer and closer to schools. The effects are wide-reaching.](https://indianacitizen.org/chalkbeat-story-immigration-enforcement-gets-closer-and-closer-to-schools-the-effects-are-wide-reaching/) - This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters By Lily Altavena Chalkbeat February 3, 2026 Sign up for Chalkbeat’s free weekly newsletter to keep up with how education is changing across the U.S. Penny Chavez has been watching immigration enforcement activity in Minneapolis with increasing panic, seeing public school
- [Senate panel approves bill that would require schools to teach marriage before children](https://indianacitizen.org/senate-panel-approves-bill-that-would-require-schools-to-teach-marriage-before-children/) - By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen January 22, 2026 Indiana Senate Republicans are advancing a measure that would require public schools to teach students to wait until marriage to have children and require public colleges to accept an entrance exam that includes Christian thinkers, despite criticism from opponents who argue the proposal reflects Christian nationalist
- [‘LAW HAS NOT CHANGED’: ACLU of Indiana argues putting Ten Commandments statue on Statehouse lawn is still unconstitutional](https://indianacitizen.org/law-has-not-changed-aclu-of-indiana-argues-putting-ten-commandments-statue-on-statehouse-lawn-is-still-unconstitutional/) - By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen January 29, 2026 In response to the Braun administration’s effort to install a Ten Commandments monument on Statehouse grounds, the ACLU of Indiana is asserting not only is the state too late in asking but also placing the statue on public land remains unconstitutional. The ACLU argued against the
- [Kennedy Commentary: Christian nationalists are at it again](https://indianacitizen.org/kennedy-commentary-christian-nationalists-are-at-it-again/) - This column was originally published by Sheila Kennedy on her blog, “A Jaundiced Look at the World We Live In.” By Sheila Kennedy January 31, 2026 At the base of all policy disputes is a foundational question: What is government for? What sort of decisions are properly within the remit of the state, and which must be
- [Hicks Commentary: It’s Sell Off America Time Around the World](https://indianacitizen.org/hicks-commentary-its-sell-off-america-time-around-the-world/) - This column was originally published on the Ball State University Center for Business and Economic Research Weekly Commentary blog. By Michael J. Hicks February 1, 2026 The value of the U.S. dollar dropped against most foreign currencies in late January, while dollar-denominated gold and silver prices rose by record rates. In normal times, this would
- [Votebeat Story: Republicans introduce sweeping election legislation, but it’s unlikely to become law](https://indianacitizen.org/votebeat-story-republicans-introduce-sweeping-election-legislation-but-its-unlikely-to-become-law/) - This article was originally published by Votebeat, a nonprofit news organization covering local election administration and voting access. By Nathaniel Rakich Votebeat January 30, 2026 Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for our free weekly newsletter to get the latest. Congressional Republicans on
- [PNS Story: Black female unemployment spikes amid federal pushback against DEI](https://indianacitizen.org/pns-story-black-female-unemployment-spikes-amid-federal-pushback-against-dei/) - This story was originally published by Public News Service. By Terri Dee, producer Public News Service January 29, 2026 As President Donald Trump continues to dismantle diversity, equity and inclusion policies, thousands of Black women in Indiana and nationwide are losing their jobs. Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics show the unemployment rate for Black
- [Krull Commentary: Your faith is and should be your concern](https://indianacitizen.org/krull-commentary-your-faith-is-and-should-be-your-concern/) - This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com January 28, 2026 The religious right sure knows how to bite the hand that feeds it. The usual suspects here in Indiana—the Indiana Family Institute, etc.—managed to push a bill through the Indiana House of Representatives that would allow the 10 Commandments to be
- [Votebeat Story: State election officials project confidence after FBI search of Georgia elections office](https://indianacitizen.org/votebeat-story-state-election-officials-project-confidence-after-fbi-search-of-georgia-elections-office/) - This article was originally published by Votebeat, a nonprofit news organization covering local election administration and voting access. By Jessica Huseman Votebeat January 29, 2026 Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for our free weekly newsletter to get the latest. The FBI’s search
- [STRAIGHT TICKET STUMBLES: Bipartisan push to reform voting is meeting familiar resistance](https://indianacitizen.org/straight-ticket-stumbles-bipartisan-push-to-reform-voting-is-meeting-familiar-resistance/) - By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen January 22, 2026 A bipartisan group of Indiana lawmakers are trying again this year to shift the state away from straight-ticket voting – but say they are running into familiar roadblocks that are likely to stymie their hopes of changing how Hoosiers cast their ballots in time for this
- [With creativity and resourcefulness, food pantries weather hard times once again](https://indianacitizen.org/with-creativity-and-resourcefulness-food-pantries-weather-hard-times-once-again/) - This story was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By Anna Cecil, Annika Hauer, Elizah Rendorio and Florian Knowles The Statehouse Reporting Project January 27, 2026 Outside the small, industrial-looking building off Commerce Road in Franklin, Indiana, a long line of cars waited in the rain to receive their groceries for the week. Volunteers weaved between vehicles
- [PNS story: Federal framing of ICE killings threatens free speech, says ID expert](https://indianacitizen.org/pns-story-federal-framing-of-ice-killings-threatens-free-speech-says-id-expert/) - This story was originally published by Public News Service. By Eric Tegethoff, producer Public News Service January 28, 2026 In the days and weeks since two protesters were killed by federal agents in Minneapolis, federal officials have called the victims dangerous domestic terrorists, and a Boise State University professor said such framing could have consequences for
- [‘A GOOD FIRST STEP’: Senate bill would bolster security for Indiana appellate judges after shooting](https://indianacitizen.org/a-good-first-step-senate-bill-would-bolster-security-for-indiana-appellate-judges-after-shooting/) - By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen January 23, 2026 As law enforcement arrested five people this week in connection with the shooting of a Tippecanoe County trial court judge, the Indiana Senate moved forward with a bill that would increase security for the state’s appellate court judges. Senate Bill 291, authored by state Sen. Scott
- [Krull Commentary: Another Minnesota shooting, another flood of lies](https://indianacitizen.org/krull-commentary-another-minnesota-shooting-another-flood-of-lies/) - This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com January 26, 2026 Once again, the lies, distortions and mistruths flowed forth almost before the sound of the last gunshot had quieted. When agents for Immigration and Customs Enforcement shot and killed Veterans Administration intensive care unit nurse Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, ICE spokespeople
- [Mirror Indy story: Mears announces reelection bid for Marion County prosecutor](https://indianacitizen.org/mirror-indy-story-mears-announces-reelection-bid-for-marion-county-prosecutor/) - This story was originally published by Mirror Indy. By Peter Blanchard Mirror Indy January 27, 2026 Ryan Mears has taken himself off the short list of potential successors to Mayor Joe Hogsett — at least for now. The Marion County prosecutor announced Jan. 27 that he intends to run for reelection this year, temporarily putting
- [Legislation would give elected officials full time status—and health insurance](https://indianacitizen.org/legislation-would-give-elected-officials-full-time-status-and-health-insurance/) - This story was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By Abigale Lash TheStatehouseFile.com January 21, 2026 Some county elected officials have been denied the benefits that are given to their colleagues because they are not “full-time employees.” On Wednesday, Rep. Chris May, R-Bedford, brought a bill to the House Local Government Committee at the Indiana Statehouse with
- [Based in Lafayette story: Court docs detail plot to shoot Tippecanoe County Judge Meyer](https://indianacitizen.org/based-in-lafayette-story-court-docs-detail-plot-to-shoot-tippecanoe-county-judge-meyer/) - This story was originally published by Based in Lafayette. By Dave Bangert Based in Lafayette January 23, 2026 The Sunday afternoon shooting of Judge Steve Meyer and his wife, Kim, at their Lafayette home involved a conspiracy revolving around members of an outlaw motorcycle gang, including one suspect who was facing a jury trial set
- [Krull Commentary: IU and the sweet triumph of the late bloomer](https://indianacitizen.org/krull-commentary-iu-and-the-sweet-triumph-of-the-late-bloomer/) - This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com January 21, 2026 When the Indiana University Hoosiers won the national college football championship, I celebrated. I was happy because I love underdog stories. Even though they roared through the season undefeated, the Hoosiers never seemed like the favorites. The losingest major college football
- [Krull Commentary: 'Winning,' Trump style](https://indianacitizen.org/krull-commentary-winning-trump-style/) - This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com January 23, 2026 President Donald Trump declared victory the other day in his senseless fight with Denmark and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization countries over Greenland. He announced—in the vaguest possible terms—that he had talked with NATO’s leadership and secured a fabulous deal regarding
- [Hicks Commentary: Another sign of constitutional crisis in disastrous week](https://indianacitizen.org/hicks-commentary-another-sign-of-constitutional-crisis-in-disastrous-week/) - This column was originally published on the Ball State University Center for Business and Economic Research Weekly Commentary blog. By Michael J. Hicks January 25, 2026 The U.S. has entered a quiet constitutional crisis unlike anything we’ve faced. The most recent symptom is President Donald Trump’s aggression toward Greenland. President Trump has, on several occasions,
- [Capital B Gary story: Lake County Report Finds Poor Oversight, Low Morale and Years of Financial Errors](https://indianacitizen.org/capital-b-gary-story-lake-county-report-finds-poor-oversight-low-morale-and-years-of-financial-errors/) - This story was originally published by Capital B Gary. By Calvin Davis Capital B Gary January 23, 2026 A recent internal report paints a stark picture of how Lake County operates, citing loosely enforced attendance policies and a leadership culture rooted in control and fear. The report says those conditions have created “a very unreliable
- [ICC story: Indiana public records access law to get anti-bot overhaul](https://indianacitizen.org/icc-story-indiana-public-records-access-law-to-get-anti-bot-overhaul/) - This story was originally published by the Indiana Capital Chronicle. by Leslie Bonilla Muñiz, Indiana Capital Chronicle January 22, 2026 As local units of government report an influx of time-consuming public records requests they suspect of being phishing attempts, Hoosier lawmakers are cracking down. “This bill addresses a real and emerging threat that is happening
- [PNS Story: Trump’s coal agenda could cut worker productivity, lifetime earnings](https://indianacitizen.org/pns-story-trumps-coal-agenda-could-cut-worker-productivity-lifetime-earnings/) - This story was originally published by Public News Service. By Eric Galatas, producer Public News Service January 21, 2026 The Trump administration has blocked the implementation of tougher wastewater treatment standards for coal-fired power plants in Wyoming and across the nation, a move that saves operators money. But critics warn that these and other efforts
- [Beckwith’s 2026 agenda: Property tax elimination, firing squads, the Ten Commandments – and opposing election changes](https://indianacitizen.org/beckwiths-2026-agenda-property-tax-elimination-firing-squads-the-ten-commandments-and-opposing-election-changes/) - By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen January 22, 2026 Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith is staking out his top priorities for this year’s Indiana legislative session, including urging lawmakers to eliminate property taxes, expand cooperation with the federal government’s deportation efforts, require that the Ten Commandments be posted in schools, allow the death penalty to be
- [Beckwith says his office was ‘smeared’ by AI porn scandal. A former staffer is standing by her claims](https://indianacitizen.org/beckwith-says-his-office-was-smeared-by-ai-porn-scandal-a-former-staffer-is-standing-by-her-claims/) - By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen January 21, 2026 Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith is urging lawmakers to criminalize making false claims about the creation or distribution of artificial intelligence-generated pornography, saying in a social media video that his office was the “victim” of such claims in a highly-publicized scandal last year. However, a former
- [Throckmorton Commentary: Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Visit to the American Psychological Association Conference in 1967](https://indianacitizen.org/throckmorton-commentary-martin-luther-king-jr-s-visit-to-the-american-psychological-association-conference-in-1967/) - This column was originally published on The Throckmorton Initiative, a blog written by Warren Throckmorton. By Warren Throckmorton January 19th, 2026 (This is an updated post from earlier versions in 2022 and 2025) To remember Dr. King today, I want to highlight his visit to the annual convention of the American Psychological Association in 1967.
- [ICC Story: Abortion-inducing drug ban’s lawsuit, reporting provisions take heat](https://indianacitizen.org/icc-story-abortion-inducing-drug-bans-lawsuit-reporting-provisions-take-heat/) - This story was originally published by the Indiana Capital Chronicle. By Leslie Bonilla Muñiz Indiana Capital Chronicle January 22, 2026 Indiana doctors, patients and others lined up Wednesday to testify on a contentious proposal allowing anyone to file potentially lucrative lawsuits related to the illegal use of abortion-inducing drugs. Senate Bill 236 also lets Indiana
- [Bill would have those working for U.S. 'foreign adversaries' register with the Indiana AG](https://indianacitizen.org/bill-would-have-those-working-for-u-s-foreign-adversaries-register-with-the-indiana-ag/) - This story was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By Anna Cecil TheStatehouseFile.com January 20, 2026 Sen. Chris Garten, R-Charlestown, said during last Wednesday’s Senate Judiciary Committee meeting that foreign threats are not just targeting the Pentagon or Washington, D.C., but also Indiana. He said the country’s foreign adversaries—China, Iran, North Korea and Russia—are attempting to purchase
- [GARNISHMENT DISPUTE: Creditors, consumer advocates split over bill to raise income cap](https://indianacitizen.org/garnishment-dispute-creditors-consumer-advocates-split-over-bill-to-raise-income-cap/) - By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen January 16, 2026 A bill that would allow Hoosiers facing wage garnishment to keep more of their money is being opposed by debt collectors who say the measure would raise the cost of credit and harm the very people it is meant to help. Senate Bill 197, authored by
- [‘FAILED EXPERIMENT’: Death-penalty opponents stay committed despite intransigence at Statehouse](https://indianacitizen.org/failed-experiment-death-penalty-opponents-stay-committed-despite-intransigence-at-statehouse/) - By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen January 20, 2026 The enthusiasm that sprouted in December for ending Indiana’s death penalty appears to have wilted for now, since a repeal bill offered last year was not reintroduced this legislative session and state lawmakers are, instead, considering legislation to expand the methods available for executions. Indianapolis First
- [Indiana professor warns of rising authoritarian tactics in U.S.](https://indianacitizen.org/indiana-professor-warns-of-rising-authoritarian-tactics-in-u-s/) - This story was originally published by Public News Service. By Judith Ruiz-Branch, producer Public News Service January 21, 2026 A Midwest professor is sounding the alarm on what he called the Trump administration’s authoritarian tactics to quell the press, free speech and other constitutional rights, stressing everyone should be paying attention. Konstantin Zhukov, assistant professor of economics
- [Reducing negativity or undermining confidence? Bill debates ranked-choice voting](https://indianacitizen.org/reducing-negativity-or-undermining-confidence-bill-debates-ranked-choice-voting/) - This story was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By Luke Shepherd TheStatehouseFile.com January 19, 2026 Ranked-choice voting has grown in recent years, now used in 52 different U.S. cities, counties and states, most notably in Alaska, Maine and New York City. Indiana’s only cases of using ranked-choice voting came in primaries or nominations, once in 2020
- [Indiana has over 1,000 townships—the smaller ones should disappear, bill says](https://indianacitizen.org/indiana-has-over-1000-townships-the-smaller-ones-should-disappear-bill-says/) - This story was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By Reagan Cox TheStatehouseFile.com January 19, 2026 Under a proposed bill, a lot of Indiana townships will be left with two options: consolidate or dissipate. House Bill 1315 currently sits in the House Ways and Means Committee. Last week in the House Local Government Committee, it passed 9-3 along
- [Whitehead Commentary: Leveraging Data Resources for Civic Organizing](https://indianacitizen.org/whitehead-commentary-leveraging-data-resources-for-civic-organizing/) - This article was originally published on Andrew Whitehead's Substack, American Idolatry. Pluralistic, democratic ideals are under direct threat from disinformation, authoritarianism, and polarization. While the scale of these challenges is global, thinking locally remains vital. In a recent assessment of the state of democracy in the United States, researchers report the nation has moved from being
- [Madison Commentary: One year later, Christian nationalists pose a bigger threat](https://indianacitizen.org/madison-commentary-one-year-later-christian-nationalists-pose-a-bigger-threat/) - By James Madison January 13, 2026 One year ago this week, I authored a piece for The Indiana Citizen that drew on my scholarship of that dark period in Indiana history a century ago, when the Ku Klux Klan took over our state. I noted, "The past never repeats itself exactly, but in this case
- [Whitehead Commentary: Five Elements of Christian Nationalism](https://indianacitizen.org/whitehead-commentary-five-elements-of-christian-nationalism/) - This article was originally published on Andrew Whitehead's Substack, American Idolatry. Christian nationalism is not just "loving Jesus" and "loving America." The Christianity of Christian nationalism refers to a whole lot more. The explicit aim of Project 2025, which has guided much of the early work of the Trump administration, is to infuse biblical principles across the federal
- [Whitehead Commentary: How Do Religious Americans View the Current State of the US?](https://indianacitizen.org/how-do-religious-americans-view-the-current-state-of-the-us/) - This article was originally published on Andrew Whitehead's Substack, American Idolatry. Highlighting some findings from the 16th annual American Values Survey from the Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI). The 16th annual American Values Survey (AVS) from PRRI just dropped and it is well worth your time. I always look forward to the AVS as it provides a
- [Hicks Commentary: Side effects of property tax reform](https://indianacitizen.org/hicks-commentary-side-effects-of-property-tax-reform/) - This column was originally published on the Ball State University Center for Business and Economic Research Weekly Commentary blog. By Michael J. Hicks January 18, 2026 One of the thornier issues in tax policy is anticipating behavioral, or second-order, effects. These are normally analyzed over a couple of years to avoid unintended consequences. That didn’t
- [Krull Commentary: Todd Young lines up to kick](https://indianacitizen.org/krull-commentary-todd-young-lines-up-to-kick/) - This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com January 16, 2026 It’s not pleasant to be one of President Donald Trump’s opponents. But it’s proving to be positively humiliating to be one of his allies. That’s what American conservatives are discovering these days. No matter how much support they give this president
- [Based in Lafayette story: Judge shot at his Lafayette home Sunday, FBI joins manhunt](https://indianacitizen.org/based-in-lafayette-story-judge-shot-at-his-lafayette-home-sunday-investigation-continues/) - This story was originally published by Based in Lafayette. By Dave Bangert Based in Lafayette January 20, 2026 Security will be beefed up at the Tippecanoe County Courthouse in downtown Lafayette when it opens Tuesday after the three-day weekend, as the Federal Bureau of Investigation joins local and state police in the search for a
- [STATE OF JUDICIARY: Chief Justice Rush cites work of prosecutors and public defenders, attorney shortage in Indiana](https://indianacitizen.org/state-of-judiciary-chief-justice-rush-cites-work-of-prosecutors-and-public-defenders-attorney-shortage-in-indiana/) - By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen January 15, 2026 While giving her 12th State of the Judiciary speech, Indiana Chief Justice Loretta Rush, on Wednesday, highlighted the teamwork among trial court judges, prosecutors and public defenders to improve outcomes, so fewer offenders stay entangled with the justice system and taxpayers save money. Rush, as part
- [Braun focuses second State of the State address on affordability for Hoosiers](https://indianacitizen.org/braun-focuses-second-state-of-the-state-address-on-affordability-for-hoosiers/) - This story was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By Anna Cecil and Arianna Hunt TheStatehouseFile.com January 14, 2026 Gov. Mike Braun gave his second State of the State address Wednesday night in the Indiana House chamber, where he focused on an overarching goal—making Indiana more affordable. From housing and utilities to health care, education and even
- [Hicks Commentary: A year of Christian nationalism](https://indianacitizen.org/hicks-commentary-a-year-of-christian-nationalism/) - A note from the publisher of The Indiana Citizen: One year ago–on Inauguration Day, January 13, 2025–we asked one of Indiana’s leading public intellectuals, Ball State Economics Professor Michael Hicks, to analyze and anticipate the impact of having a Christian nationalist one heartbeat away from the governorship, in the person of Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith.
- [ANTI-BULLYING EFFORT: Concerned parents back legislation to make schools safer](https://indianacitizen.org/anti-bullying-effort-concerned-parents-back-legislation-to-make-schools-safer/) - By Marilyn Odendahl and Chloe White The Indiana Citizen and TheStatehouseFile.com January 13, 2026 Rachel Van Alstine of Elkhart just wants parents to have the chance to tell their stories. The Parent Coalition for Child Safety and Wellness and VOICE of Peru Parents, two nonprofit, grassroots organizations founded by parents, grandparents and guardians whose children
- [Faith in the Face of Fear rally asks lawmakers to consider the poor and marginalized](https://indianacitizen.org/faith-in-the-face-of-fear-rally-asks-lawmakers-to-consider-the-poor-and-marginalized/) - This story was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By Reagan Cox TheStatehouseFile.com January 12, 2026 On Thursday at the Indiana Statehouse, a united crowd of Christians, Muslims, Jews, Hindus and Buddhists all sat and listened intently to a prayer given by Michael Sahir, an Islamic spiritual leader who authors the monthly column “Al-Islam” for The Indianapolis
- [Indiana lawmakers file slate of religion-related education and culture bills for 2026 session](https://indianacitizen.org/indiana-lawmakers-file-slate-of-religion-related-education-and-culture-bills-for-2026-session/) - By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen January 9, 2026 As Indiana lawmakers’ deadline to file bills for the 2026 legislative session passed Wednesday, The Indiana Citizen identified seven measures that would incorporate Christian religious texts or beliefs commonly associated with Christian social teaching into public education and laws governing sex and gender — areas that
- [Chalkbeat Indiana story: IPS rescinds resolutions about undocumented students and floats new policy after Rokita ICE lawsuit](https://indianacitizen.org/chalkbeat-indiana-story-ips-rescinds-resolutions-about-undocumented-students-and-floats-new-policy-after-rokita-ice-lawsuit/) - This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters By Amelia Pak-Harvey Chalkbeat January 13, 2026 Sign up for Chalkbeat Indiana’s free daily newsletter to keep up with Indianapolis Public Schools, Marion County’s township districts, and statewide education news. Indianapolis Public Schools has rescinded resolutions signaling support for undocumented students
- [‘A VOICE, A CHOICE AND A VOTE’: Indiana Rural Summit recruits and supports new candidates for 2026 races](https://indianacitizen.org/a-voice-a-choice-and-a-vote-indiana-rural-summit-recruits-and-supports-new-candidates-for-2026-races/) - By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen January 9, 2026 Although she said “no” the first time she was asked to run for public office, Coumba Kebe changed her mind when, she said, the Indiana General Assembly ignored the pleas of advocates and instead gutted Medicaid. Kebe, the owner of a home-health-care business, votes and follows
- [LEGISLATIVE PROCESS: Indiana lawmakers have filed more than 500 bills for 2026's short session](https://indianacitizen.org/legislative-process-indiana-lawmakers-have-filed-more-than-500-bills-for-2026s-short-session/) - This story was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By Bailee Kennedy & Tyler Young TheStatehouseFile.com January 9, 2026 Indiana’s lawmakers have proposed more than 500 bills—from education to taxes to government policy—for 2026’s short legislative session. This years’ session will end earlier than previous short sessions due to the legislature meeting in December 2025 in a
- [Votebeat Story: Postmarks, interference, physical threats: Election officials brace for the 2026 elections](https://indianacitizen.org/votebeat-story-postmarks-interference-physical-threats-election-officials-brace-for-the-2026-elections/) - This article was originally published by Votebeat, a nonprofit news organization covering local election administration and voting access. By Carrie Levine Votebeat January 12, 2026 Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. This news analysis was originally distributed in Votebeat’s free weekly newsletter. Sign up to
- [PNS Story: Pew study finds museums seen as nonpartisan spaces in divided nation](https://indianacitizen.org/pns-story-pew-study-finds-museums-seen-as-nonpartisan-spaces-in-divided-nation/) - This story was originally published by Public News Service. By Chrystal Blair, producer Public News Service January 9, 2026 A recent report from the Pew Research Center found Americans are now more divided and less trusting of one another than at any point in recent decades but one institution still cuts across political and cultural lines: the
- [Hicks Commentary: The Three Risks of Christian Nationalism](https://indianacitizen.org/hicks-commentary-the-three-risks-of-christian-nationalism/) - By Michael J. Hicks special to The Indiana Citizen January 13, 2025 The most difficult issues for an economic columnist to write about are those where personal opinions are formed by moral considerations, not empirics. For example, no matter one’s perspective, abortion has a moral component that typically transcends economic considerations. So, I rarely write
- [Krull Commentary: Running on empty at the Statehouse](https://indianacitizen.org/krull-commentary-running-on-empty-at-the-statehouse/) - This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com January 9, 2026 This is what happens when one political party holds onto power for too long. First, its members run out of good ideas. Then, they run out of fresh ideas of any kind—good, bad or indifferent. So, finally, they start to resurrect
- [PORK PREVAILS AT STATEHOUSE: Committee considers making tenderloin Indiana's official sandwich](https://indianacitizen.org/pork-prevails-at-statement-committee-considers-making-tenderloin-indianas-official-sandwich/) - This story was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By Anna Cecil TheStatehouseFile.com January 8, 2026 At 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, the Senate Commerce and Technology Committee room filled with an unusual smell, one that did not originate from the snack stand right down the hall but from Loughmiller’s Pub and Eatery located across the street from
- [CONSTITUTIONAL FIGHT: Push to install Ten Commandments outside Statehouse called ‘textbook Christian nationalism’](https://indianacitizen.org/constitutional-fight-push-to-install-ten-commandments-outside-statehouse-called-textbook-christian-nationalism/) - By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen January 2, 2026 The state of Indiana asked a federal district court on Monday for a reprieve from an injunction issued more than two decades ago, so an 11,500-pound limestone monument that includes an inscription of the Ten Commandments can be installed on Statehouse grounds. Indiana asserts in its
- [Bipartisan bill seeks to make post-birth care easier for Medicaid recipients](https://indianacitizen.org/bipartisan-bill-seeks-to-make-post-birth-care-easier-for-medicaid-recipients/) - This story was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By Abigale Lash TheStatehouseFile.com January 7, 2026 People looking to testify waited outside the room filled with senators, journalists and doctors. They paced back and forth while reciting their speeches under their breath, hoping to get their point across: Women on Medicaid should have easier access to post-birth
- [GARY GUN CASE: Ruling absolving legislature in halting of lawsuit praised, panned](https://indianacitizen.org/gary-gun-case-ruling-absolving-legislature-in-halting-of-lawsuit-praised-panned/) - By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen January 6, 2026 For the Gary gun lawsuit that has survived three appeals and multiple changes to state statute, the recent order to dismiss from the Court of Appeals of Indiana might be yet another chapter, rather than the end of the decades-old litigation. The December ruling from the
- [INDEPENDENT STREAK: Nonprofit seeks more competitive elections in Indiana by looking beyond Republican and Democratic candidates](https://indianacitizen.org/independent-streak-nonprofit-seeks-more-competitive-elections-in-indiana-by-looking-beyond-republican-and-democratic-candidates/) - By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen January 2, 2026 With the window opening on Jan. 7 for Republican and Democratic candidates to file for the 2026 elections, an Indiana nonpartisan nonprofit is offering a suggestion for engaging voters and making elected officials more responsive to their constituents: fill the ballot with people who do not
- [Krull Commentary: Trump's about-face on border security](https://indianacitizen.org/krull-commentary-trumps-about-face-on-border-security/) - This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com January 7, 2026 Who knew that President Donald Trump, White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller and MAGA world would turn out to be such ardent advocates for open borders? For years they have been caterwauling about undocumented immigration and the need for
- [A new bill tackles doxxing in wake of December threats against Indiana legislators](https://indianacitizen.org/a-new-bill-tackles-doxxing-in-wake-of-december-threats-against-indiana-legislators/) - By Anna Cecil TheStatehouseFile.com January 6, 2026 In December, at least a dozen Republican members of the Indiana General Assembly experienced online threats and swatting attempts directed toward their homes, families and places of employment during an unsuccessful effort to redraw Indiana’s congressional districts. Senate Bill 140 would penalize individuals who carry out those threats through doxxing, which means knowingly
- [Votebeat Story: U.S. Justice Department sues Arizona, Connecticut for access to unredacted state voter rolls](https://indianacitizen.org/votebeat-story-u-s-justice-department-sues-arizona-connecticut-for-access-to-unredacted-state-voter-rolls/) - This article was originally published by Votebeat, a nonprofit news organization covering local election administration and voting access. By Carrie Levine Votebeat January 6, 2026 Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for our free weekly newsletter to get the latest. The U.S. Justice
- [LAWMAKERS RETURN: The Indiana General Assembly begins its legislative session—again](https://indianacitizen.org/the-indiana-general-assembly-begins-its-legislative-session-again/) - By Chloe White and Anna Cecil TheStatehouseFile.com January 5, 2025 The Indiana House and Senate reconvened Monday afternoon for the first time in 2026, resuming the legislative session that technically began in December with a failed attempt to redraw Indiana’s congressional districts. Both chambers met briefly to move bills forward with no discussion or debate.
- [Krull Commentary: Mike Braun freefalls into the new year](https://indianacitizen.org/krull-commentary-mike-braun-freefalls-into-the-new-year/) - This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com December 31, 2025 Santa Claus left Indiana Gov. Mike Braun a true lump of coal in his stocking for Christmas. A Public Policy Polling survey of 636 registered voters in Dubois County—where Braun is from—found that the Republican governor is about as popular there
- [Krull Commentary: A portrait of the artist in his native earth](https://indianacitizen.org/krull-commentary-a-portrait-of-the-artist-in-his-native-earth/) - This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com January 2, 2026 DUBLIN, Ireland—The young artist posed for a portrait on this spot. I’m standing in the garden of the Museum of Literature Ireland near an old ash tree where James Joyce once stood for a photograph. It marked his graduation from University
- [Hicks Commentary: A Reversal of Rural Fortunes](https://indianacitizen.org/hicks-commentary-a-reversal-of-rural-fortunes/) - This column was originally published on the Ball State University Center for Business and Economic Research Weekly Commentary blog. By Michael J. Hicks January 4, 2026 Small towns are in for a sobering stretch of economic challenges as elected officials reverse pandemic-era policies that had been reviving them. COVID-19 was a huge, unexpected opportunity for
- [Krull Commentary: Trump, as usual, indicts himself](https://indianacitizen.org/krull-commentary-trump-as-usual-indicts-himself/) - This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com January 5, 2026 One must hand it to President Donald Trump and the coteries of enablers and users surrounding him. Even when they’re attempting to justify some outrageous act on his or their part, they always find a way to indict themselves. They just
- [Public News Service: Parents deported, children left behind; advocates warn of growing crisis](https://indianacitizen.org/public-news-service-parents-deported-children-left-behind-advocates-warn-of-growing-crisis/) - This story was originally published by Public News Service. By Judith Ruiz-Branch, producer Public News Service January 6, 2026 New research is shedding light on the issue of parent-child separation among immigrant families, which has become more pervasive in Wisconsin and across the country under heightened federal immigration enforcement. Migrant advocates called it a crisis in need
- [NOMINATING CHANGE: Beckwith says lieutenant governor selection bill would undercut parties' grassroots power](https://indianacitizen.org/nominating-change-beckwith-says-lieutenant-governor-selection-bill-would-undercut-parties-grassroots-power/) - By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen December 17, 2025 Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith says a bill aimed at changing how Indiana’s candidates for lieutenant governor are selected – eliminating the role of party conventions, where he defeated Gov. Mike Braun’s hand-picked candidate to win the Republican nomination last year – is really about “taking away
- [SIGNATURE IRREGULARITIES: Woman enters guilty plea in St. Joseph County election fraud case](https://indianacitizen.org/signature-irregularities-woman-enters-guilty-plea-in-st-joseph-county-election-fraud-case/) - By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen December 29, 2025 A Chicago woman has pleaded guilty to a single counterfeiting charge in St. Joseph County, Indiana, for allegedly forging signatures on a candidate petition form in 2024. Karina Escobar Perez, 27, entered the guilty plea to a Level 6 felony in St. Joseph County Superior Court
- [WFYI story: Leaders from Indiana react to Venezuela operation](https://indianacitizen.org/wfyi-story-leaders-from-indiana-react-to-venezuela-operation/) - This story was originally published by WFYI. By Michael Gallenberger WFYI January 4, 2026 Leaders from Indiana reacted to the U.S. military operation in Venezuela, in posts on the social media platform X on Saturday. Sen. Jim Banks (R-Ind.) said President Nicolás Maduro “turned Venezuela into a narco-state,” – adding, “Let this be a warning
- [LEADERSHIP CHANGE: Carrasco takes over as chair of senate judiciary committee](https://indianacitizen.org/leadership-change-carrasco-takes-over-as-new-chair-of-senate-judiciary-committee/) - By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen December 26, 2025 The powerful Indiana Senate Judiciary Committee got new leadership this week after Sen. Liz Brown, chair of the committee since January 2021, was replaced with Sen. Cyndi Carrasco, former state inspector general. In a statement following the shake up, Carrasco, R-Indianapolis, said she was honored and
- [Public News Service: Indiana businesses face new data rules in 2026](https://indianacitizen.org/public-news-service-indiana-businesses-face-new-data-rules-in-2026/) - This story was originally published by Public News Service. By Joe Ulery, producer Public News Service January 2, 2026 Indiana consumers have new control over their personal data with the Indiana Consumer Data Protection Act, which took effect Thursday after businesses had three years to prepare for its new regulations. The law gives Hoosiers the right
- [Votebeat Story: Texas Republicans in Dallas County abandon plan to hand-count ballots in March primary](https://indianacitizen.org/votebeat-story-texas-republicans-in-dallas-county-abandon-plan-to-hand-count-ballots-in-march-primary/) - This article was originally published by Votebeat, a nonprofit news organization covering local election administration and voting access. By Jessica Huseman Votebeat December 30, 2025 Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for Votebeat Texas’ free newsletter here. After months of laying the groundwork
- ['HOPE IN ACTION': Annual Giving Machine tradition highlights Hoosier generosity](https://indianacitizen.org/hope-in-action-annual-giving-machine-tradition-highlights-hoosier-generosity/) - By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen December 19, 2025 CARMEL, Ind. — They may look like ordinary vending machines from the outside, but the Light the World Giving Machines, now a growing holiday tradition, open a window into how Hoosiers help one another. Operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the machines
- [Krull Commentary: Resistance, reckoning and history's demands](https://indianacitizen.org/krull-commentary-resistance-reckoning-and-historys-demands/) - This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com December 29, 2025 COPENHAGEN, Denmark—The past makes demands. It demands acknowledgment. It demands accountability. It demands a commitment to the truth. This is the overarching lesson taught by the superb Museum of Danish Resistance here in this lovely Scandinavian city. Neither the past nor
- [DIRECT APPEAL: Interfaith coalition meets with governor’s staff to discuss death penalty](https://indianacitizen.org/direct-appeal-interfaith-coalition-meets-with-governors-staff-to-discuss-death-penalty/) - By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen December 22, 2025 One day after the year anniversary of Joseph Corcoran’s execution, Indianapolis First Friends Quaker Meeting and Shalom Zone were able to meet with Gov. Mike Braun’s staff to discuss ending capital punishment in Indiana. The interfaith coalition met with Molly Craft, the governor’s deputy chief of
- [Krull Commentary: Books and the great deep dark world](https://indianacitizen.org/krull-commentary-books-and-the-great-deep-dark-world/) - This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com December 24, 2025 PRAGUE, Czech Republic—Outside, the fog and mist hover, making the lights of this old city shimmer wetly over the cobblestones, turrets and rooftops in the night. I’m inside a small pub in Prague’s Old Town, sipping a dry Czech red wine
- [Krull Commentary: Braun, Beckwith and the wisdom of Will Rogers](https://indianacitizen.org/krull-commentary-braun-beckwith-and-the-wisdom-of-will-rogers/) - This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com December 26, 2025 The early 20th-century cowboy comedian and philosopher Will Rogers once delivered a great droll joke. “I am not a member of any organized political party,” Rogers deadpanned. “I am a Democrat.” Rogers’ jibe was a gently savage takedown of Democrats’ tendency
- [Hicks Commentary: Don’t Ask Your College Kids What They Learned, Ask Them Why They Learned](https://indianacitizen.org/hicks-commentary-dont-ask-your-college-kids-what-they-learned-ask-them-why-they-learned/) - This column was originally published on the Ball State University Center for Business and Economic Research Weekly Commentary blog. By Michael J. Hicks December 28, 2025 Exams are over and college students are home for the holiday break. Parents are certain to ask what they learned this semester. There’s a better question: Why did you
- [Stateline story: GOP could gain nearly 200 state legislative seats in voting rights case, report finds](https://indianacitizen.org/stateline-story-gop-could-gain-nearly-200-state-legislative-seats-in-voting-rights-case-report-finds/) - By Jonathan Shorman Indiana Capital Chronicle December 24, 2025 Republicans could gain nearly 200 state legislative seats across the South if the U.S. Supreme Court guts a key provision of the federal Voting Rights Act, a new analysis finds. The bulk of the gains would be concentrated in 10 GOP-controlled state legislatures in Southern states,
- [Hicks Commentary: A Pretty Bad Way to End the Year](https://indianacitizen.org/hicks-commentary-a-pretty-bad-way-to-end-the-year/) - This column was originally published on the Ball State University Center for Business and Economic Research Weekly Commentary blog. By Michael J. Hicks December 21, 2025 The final jobs report of 2025 makes one thing abundantly clear: The critics of President Donald Trump’s tariffs were right. The detritus of a failed policy appears in every
- [Krull Commentary: A Trump by any other name](https://indianacitizen.org/krull-commentary-a-trump-by-any-other-name/) - This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com December 22, 2025 So, President Donald Trump wants to have his name attached to the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. His minions already have added Trump’s name to the Washington, D.C. building. The signs now read “The Donald J. Trump And
- [HELP FOR HOOSIER FAMILIES: Democrat, Republican leaders seek ways to curb rising costs](https://indianacitizen.org/help-for-hoosier-families-democrat-republican-leaders-seek-ways-to-curb-rising-costs/) - By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen December 19, 2025 Indiana legislative leaders on both sides of the aisle agreed affordability is a problem for many Hoosier households, but they disagreed on how to ease the strain on family finances and even how much state government should do to help. The differences in perspectives and approaches
- [Based in Lafayette story: Rokita has eyes on more Coles cash](https://indianacitizen.org/based-in-lafayette-story-rokita-has-eyes-on-more-coles-cash/) - This story was originally published by Based in Lafayette. By Dave Bangert Based in Lafayette December 20, 2025 Former Fairfield Township Trustee Taletha Coles, already on the hook for more than $40,000 in restitution tied to a guilty plea in 2023, faces even more in a lawsuit filed this week by Indiana Attorney General Todd
- [Chalkbeat Story: How a fractured Indianapolis school system reached the verge of a huge power shakeup](https://indianacitizen.org/chalkbeat-story-how-a-fractured-indianapolis-school-system-reached-the-verge-of-a-huge-power-shakeup/) - This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters By Amelia Pak-Harvey Chalkbeat December 19, 2025 Sign up for Chalkbeat Indiana’s free daily newsletter to keep up with Indianapolis Public Schools, Marion County’s township districts, and statewide education news. In December 2011, a well-funded nonprofit group founded by two powerful
- [Krull Commentary: Opera, passion and the river of time](https://indianacitizen.org/krull-commentary-opera-passion-and-the-river-of-time/) - This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com December 19, 2025 VIENNA, Austria—The crowd traipses into the old opera house as the orchestra continues warming up. Ladies of mature vintage cloaked in elegant gowns and shimmering jewels search for their seats alongside college students wearing jeans and scruffy sweaters. One elderly man
- [Capital B Gary story: Why the Chicago Bears Are Looking Across State Lines for Their Next Stadium](https://indianacitizen.org/capital-b-gary-story-why-the-chicago-bears-are-looking-across-state-lines-for-their-next-stadium/) - This story was originally published by Capital B Gary. By Javonte Anderson, Calvin Davis, Rayonna Burton-Jernigan and Derreka Rollins Capital B Gary December 18, 2025 The Chicago Bears said this week that they are expanding their search for a new stadium beyond Illinois, explicitly naming Northwest Indiana as a possible destination — a move that
- [‘GIVES US HOPE’: Faith groups see opening as they deliver appeal to Gov. Braun to end executions](https://indianacitizen.org/gives-us-hope-faith-groups-see-opening-as-they-deliver-appeal-to-gov-braun-to-end-executions/) - By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen December 17, 2025 After months of getting brushed off by state agencies, members of an interfaith coalition seeking an end to the death penalty in Indiana got an encouraging response from Gov. Mike Braun’s office this week. Indianapolis First Friends Quaker Meeting and Shalom Zone, an interfaith group, hand
- ['IS SOMEONE LYING?': Gov. Braun calls Lt. Gov. Beckwith’s claims about redistricting fallout for federal funding 'fake news'](https://indianacitizen.org/is-someone-lying-gov-braun-calls-lt-gov-beckwiths-claims-about-redistricting-fallout-for-federal-funding-fake-news/) - By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen December 17, 2025 Gov. Mike Braun is at odds with Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith over how President Donald Trump’s administration will respond to Indiana’s failure to approve new congressional maps, with Braun forcefully rejecting Beckwith’s claims that Trump will seek to stop federal dollars from flowing to Indiana and
- [Kennedy Commentary: It’s Not Your Fault…](https://indianacitizen.org/kennedy-commentary-its-not-your-fault/) - This column was originally published by Sheila Kennedy on her blog, “A Jaundiced Look at the World We Live In.” By Sheila Kennedy December 18, 2025 Heather Cox Richardson recently explored the success of Trump’s “sales pitch,” which she attributed to his ability to leverage a belief in the victimization of White folks that Republicans
- [ICC story: Misconduct complaint against Rokita dismissed, but senator seeks to revive it](https://indianacitizen.org/icc-story-misconduct-complaint-against-rokita-dismissed-but-senator-seeks-to-revive-it/) - By Tom Davies, Indiana Capital Chronicle December 17, 2025 A state senator wants to keep pressing her professional misconduct complaint against Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita after the commission that reviews such allegations decided not to take action in the case. Rokita’s office released a letter from the Indiana Supreme Court Disciplinary Commission about the
- [Krull Commentary: The big thing the Trump crowd doesn't get](https://indianacitizen.org/krull-commentary-the-big-thing-the-trump-crowd-doesnt-get/) - This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com December 17, 2025 There’s something that President Donald Trump just doesn’t grasp. Neither does Vice President JD Vance. Or Gov. Mike Braun. Or Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith. Or so many of the other MAGA minions running around the land. Their lack of understanding is
- [REDISTRICTING DEFEATED: Indiana Senate votes against redrawing congressional map](https://indianacitizen.org/redistricting-defeated-indiana-senate-votes-against-redrawing-congressional-map/) - By TheStatehouseFile.com and The Indiana Citizen December 11, 2025 Voting 31-to-19 against redrawing the state’s congressional district map, the Indiana Senate brought to a close on Thursday a four-month brawl over redistricting that split the Republican supermajority and drew the ire of President Donald Trump. Senate President Pro Tempore Rodric Bray, R-Martinsville and six members
- [GRIEF AND HOPE: Leaders and community members gather to remember Sandy Hook](https://indianacitizen.org/grief-and-hope-leaders-and-community-members-gather-to-remember-sandy-hook/) - By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen December 17, 2025 Describing what students are having to learn in the classroom at a time when school shootings happen too often, Holden Pasley said what most in the small crowd were probably thinking – “This is not normal.” The lanky, shaggy-haired senior at Herron High School in Indianapolis
- [FRUSTRATION SHOWS: Lt. Gov. Beckwith tangles with protesters, live posts amid failed redistricting bid](https://indianacitizen.org/frustration-shows-lt-gov-beckwith-tangles-with-protesters-live-posts-amid-failed-redistricting-bid/) - By Marilyn Odendahl and Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen December 12, 2025 Speaking to NewsNation shortly after the Indiana Senate squashed the redistricting effort, Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith, who was an early and pugnacious supporter of redrawing the state’s congressional district map, continued to criticize the Republican lawmakers. “For years, the Senate has been known
- [Chalkbeat story: Indianapolis Public Schools to change immigration-related policies after Todd Rokita’s ICE lawsuit](https://indianacitizen.org/chalkbeat-story-indianapolis-public-schools-to-change-immigration-related-policies-after-todd-rokitas-ice-lawsuit/) - This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters Amelia Pak-Harvey Chalkbeat December 15, 2025 Sign up for Chalkbeat Indiana’s free daily newsletter to keep up with Indianapolis Public Schools, Marion County’s township districts, and statewide education news. Indianapolis Public Schools plans on changing its policies to address a lawsuit
- [From the Statehouse to the White House, reactions to Indiana's defeat of redistricting](https://indianacitizen.org/from-the-statehouse-to-the-white-house-reactions-to-indianas-defeat-of-redistricting/) - By TheStatehouseFile.com December 12, 2025 From the White House to the Statehouse, reactions to Thursday's defeat of mid-cycle redistricting in the Indiana Senate have been pouring in, and many lawmakers are explaining their votes. Senate President Pro Tem Rodric Bray, R-Martinsville, who voted no: "Indiana Senate Republicans want to see a Republican majority in congress at
- [Hicks Commentary: Art Laffer and Karl Marx remembered for being wrong](https://indianacitizen.org/hicks-commentary-art-laffer-and-karl-marx-remembered-for-being-wrong/) - This column was originally published on the Ball State University Center for Business and Economic Research Weekly Commentary blog. By Michael J. Hicks December 14, 2025 American economics departments don't teach Karl Marx or Arthur Laffer for the same reason: their economic theories were wrong. Yet Laffer's discredited ideas are now driving Indiana's tax policy.
- [ICC Story: Braun names 3 new utility commissioners, creating Senate GOP vacancy](https://indianacitizen.org/icc-story-braun-names-3-new-utility-commissioners-creating-senate-gop-vacancy/) - This story was originally published by the Indiana Capital Chronicle. By Leslie Bonilla Muñiz Indiana Capital Chronicle December 12, 2025 Gov. Mike Braun on Friday completed his near-remake of the powerful group overseeing the state’s biggest utility companies — naming three appointees to the five-member Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission. They include Republican Sen. Andy Zay
- [Krull Commentary: Redistricting dies, the republic lives](https://indianacitizen.org/krull-commentary-redistricting-dies-the-republic-lives/) - This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com December 12, 2025 In the end, it wasn’t even close. When President Donald Trump’s determined and deluded campaign to redistrict Indiana’s congressional maps in the middle of a decade came up for a vote in the Indiana Senate, it fell. 31-19. That’s a decisive
- [FLEXING 'POLITICAL MUSCLE': Special Session on redistricting gives Lt. Gov. Beckwith rare opportunity](https://indianacitizen.org/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 statewide officials to publicly support revisiting the congressional maps, publicly aligning with
- [PRO-REDISTRICTING STANCE: Voices for redrawing map grow louder as Senate vote nears](https://indianacitizen.org/pro-redistricting-stance-voices-for-redrawing-map-grow-louder-as-senate-vote-nears/) - By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen December 10, 2025 Standing away from the redistricting opponents, who were waving signs and yelling outside the Indiana Senate chamber on Monday, Brian Pease offered a simple remedy for the state legislators who are against redrawing the map. “They need a spine,” Pease said. As chair of the Indiana
- [PAYMENT PLAN: Senators Say ‘Sweet Spot’ Still Elusive on Bill to Curb Medical Debt Garnishments](https://indianacitizen.org/payment-plan-senators-say-sweet-spot-still-elusive-on-bill-to-curb-medical-debt-garnishments/) - By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen December 10, 2025 The Senate Health and Provider Services Committee kicked off its meeting Wednesday with a familiar debate: how to rein in hospital medical debt practices without upending the state’s health care system. But after two years of work, lawmakers admitted they’re still searching for an elusive “sweet
- [REDISTRICTING SHOWDOWN: Senate disposes of amendments, prepares for fight on Thursday](https://indianacitizen.org/redistricting-showdown-senate-disposes-of-amendments-prepares-for-fight-on-thursday/) - By Anna Cecil TheStatehouseFile.com December 10, 2025 On the third day of redistricting discussions in the Indiana Senate, Democratic lawmakers proposed three amendments, all of which failed along party lines in voice votes. Amendment authors Sen. J.D. Ford, D-Indianapolis, Sen. Faddy Qaddoura, D-Indianapolis, and Sen. Lonnie Randolph, D-East Chicago, gave only brief introductions and closing
- [Krull Commentary: Indiana's Trump-directed flights from reality](https://indianacitizen.org/krull-commentary-indianas-trump-directed-flights-from-reality/) - This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com December 10, 2025 Power grabs are always exercises in absurdity—gross attempts to justify the unjustifiable in defense of a nakedly self-serving goal. The current attempt by President Donald Trump and his bootlicking supporters in the Indiana Republican Party to redistrict the Hoosier state mid-decade
- [Kennedy Commentary: Onward 'Christian' Soldiers](https://indianacitizen.org/kennedy-commentary-onward-christian-soldiers/) - This column was originally publish by Sheila Kennedy on her blog, “A Jaundiced Look at the World We Live In.” By Sheila Kennedy December 8, 2025 It has become increasingly obvious that there are two kinds of Christian–the ones who actually follow the teachings of Jesus, and the ones who use the label in their
- [TSF Story: Sen. Liz Brown champions a new version of a controversial immigration bill](https://indianacitizen.org/tsf-story-sen-liz-brown-champions-a-new-version-of-a-controversial-immigration-bill/) - This story was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By Anna Cecil TheStatehouseFile.com December 10, 2025 After blocking an immigration bill last session, igniting a fight with Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita, Sen. Liz Brown, R-Fort Wayne, introduced a similar bill Tuesday that still drew criticism and concerns about constitutionality. During Tuesday’s Senate Judiciary Committee meeting, the
- [HEADED FOR COURT? AG Rokita calls redrawn congressional map ‘legally solid,’ but lawmaker disagrees](https://indianacitizen.org/headed-for-court-rokita-calls-redrawn-congressional-map-legally-solid-but-lawmaker-disagrees/) - By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen December 8, 2025 After the Indiana House passed a new congressional district map on Friday, Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita issued a strong, partisan statement applauding the action and saying the map would withstand a legal challenge from anyone “silly enough” to file a lawsuit. Rokita, a Republican, has
- [COMMITTEE CONSENT: Redistricting bill heading to Senate floor](https://indianacitizen.org/committee-consent-redistricting-bill-heading-to-senate-floor/) - By TheStatehouseFile.com and The Indiana Citizen December 8, 2025 As the Indiana Senate took up the controversial redistricting bill on Monday, Senate President Pro Tempore Rodric Bray, R-Martinsville, was evasive about the level of support among the members of his Republican caucus. Previously, Bray said Senate Republicans did not have votes to pass a new
- ['BILL SHOCK': Lawmakers discuss ways to counter rising utility costs](https://indianacitizen.org/bill-shock-lawmakers-discuss-ways-to-counter-rising-utility-costs/) - This story was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By Olivia O'Neal TheStatehouseFile.com December 9, 2025 Following a study by the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission (IURC), the House Committee on Utilities, Energy and Telecommunications met Dec. 4 to discuss and take suggestions on House Bill 1041—legislation that defines the standards and requirements for utility or communications service facilities
- [Krull Commentary: Micah Beckwith's fertile, fertile imagination](https://indianacitizen.org/krull-commentary-micah-beckwiths-fertile-fertile-imagination/) - This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com December 8, 2025 It’s hard to know what Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith is worse at—math or history. His understanding of history, particularly U.S. history, is to real history what the Harry Potter novels are to science. And his math skills? Well, let’s just
- [EMOTIONAL, ANGRY TESTIMONY: Opponents and supporters of redistricting clash at Senate Elections Committee hearing](https://indianacitizen.org/emotional-angry-testimony-opponents-and-supporters-of-redistricting-clash-at-senate-elections-committee-hearing/) - By Colleen Steffen TheStatehouseFile.com December 8, 2025 People for and against Indiana’s mid-cycle redistricting bill came to the Senate chamber Monday afternoon torn between two perspectives—one national, one local. In their remarks, proponents looked to other states and national politics—to Democratic states that have sought to redistrict early and to a 2026 mid-term election that
- [BILL ADVANCES: 12 House Republicans join Democrats to oppose redistricting, but map moves to Senate](https://indianacitizen.org/bill-advances-12-house-republicans-join-democrats-to-oppose-redistricting-but-map-moves-to-senate/) - By Anna Cecil and Chloe White TheStatehouseFile.com December 5, 2025 Indiana House of Representatives voted Friday afternoon to send its draft of the state’s redrawn congressional map to the Senate. The vote on House Bill 1032 was 57-41, with 12 Republicans crossing party lines to vote no. The Trump administration has pushed for redistricting ahead of
- [DHS SETTLEMENT: Morales, Rokita tout win on voter verification, but expert warns of disenfranchisement](https://indianacitizen.org/dhs-settlement-morales-rokita-tout-win-on-voter-verification-but-expert-warns-of-disenfranchisement/) - By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen December 4, 2025 In touting a recent settlement that gives the state access to an enhanced federal system for verifying immigration status, Indiana Secretary of State Diego Morales’ office revealed it had turned over nearly 500,000 Hoosier voter registrations to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. The settlement, filed
- [Kennedy Commentary: The Phoenix Declaration](https://indianacitizen.org/kennedy-commentary-the-phoenix-declaration/) - This column was originally published by Sheila Kennedy on her blog, “A Jaundiced Look at the World We Live In.” By Sheila Kennedy December 7, 2025 What–you may ask–is the Phoenix Declaration, recently adopted by Florida educators? The Declaration is a product of the Heritage Foundation, and a recent post in Lincoln Square pretty much
- ['INDIANA 9-0': Turning Point rally draws supporters of redistricting to Indiana Statehouse](https://indianacitizen.org/indiana-9-0-turning-point-rally-draws-supporters-of-redistricting-to-indiana-statehouse/) - By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen December 5, 2025 As Democratic lawmakers tried unsuccessfully to stop the redistricting bill from advancing in the Indiana House, Hoosiers supporting the new map gathered in the south atrium of the Statehouse to convince state senators to vote yes on reconfiguring Indiana’s congressional districts. The rally was hosted by
- [Hicks Commentary: Redistricting Is Both More and Less Than It Seems](https://indianacitizen.org/hicks-commentary-redistricting-is-both-more-and-less-than-it-seems/) - This column was originally published on the Ball State University Center for Business and Economic Research Weekly Commentary blog. By Michael J. Hicks December 7, 2025 I have been reluctant to write about the redistricting debate in Indiana. After all, there is no original sin to gerrymandering and the economic effects are generally well into
- [Stateline Story: Indiana among 4 states that will help Homeland Security obtain driver’s license records](https://indianacitizen.org/stateline-story-indiana-among-4-states-that-will-help-homeland-security-obtain-drivers-license-records/) - By Jonathan Shorman Stateline December 1, 2025 Four Republican states have agreed to help the Trump administration gain access to state driver’s license data through a nationwide law enforcement computer network as part of the administration’s hunt for alleged noncitizen voters. The Trump administration said as recently as October that federal officials wanted to obtain
- [Krull Commentary: A tale full of sound and fury](https://indianacitizen.org/krull-commentary-a-tale-full-of-sound-and-fury/) - This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com December 5, 2025 So many idiocies abound. And there is so little time to point them out. The Indiana House of Representatives adopted its ill-conceived plan to redistrict the state’s congressional maps mid-decade. If ever there was a “solution” in search of a problem,
- [LAWMAKER REACTIONS: Indiana House passes mid-cycle redistricting 57-41 Friday](https://indianacitizen.org/representative-reactions-indiana-house-passes-mid-cycle-redistricting-57-41-friday/) - By TheStatehouseFile.com December 5, 2025 On Friday, the Indiana House passed House Bill 1032, which would see Indiana redraw its congressional districts mid-cycle, in advance of the 2026 midterm election—a goal of the Trump administration. Twelve Republicans crossed party lines to vote "no" on the bill with House Democrats. Rep. Ragen Hatcher, D-Gary: “Northwest Indiana knows something
- [ECONOMIC CONCERNS: House Democrats try to revise redistricting bill](https://indianacitizen.org/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 early session to the economy. Rep. Carolyn Jackson, ranking minority member of the House Elections
- [AMENDMENTS REJECTED: Indiana House Democrats fail to alter redistricting bill](https://indianacitizen.org/with-multiple-rejected-amendments-indiana-house-democrats-fail-to-slow-down-redistricting/) - By Chloe White TheStatehouseFile.com December 4, 2025 On Thursday, the Indiana House of Representatives dismissed multiple amendments on House Bill 1032. The proposed legislation, written by Rep. Ben Smaltz, R-Auburn, would redraw Indiana’s congressional voting districts mid-decade, ahead of the 2026 mid-term election—a major goal of the Trump administration. Each of the suggested revisions to
- [Chalkbeat Story: Indiana's ban on cellphones in the classroom may get stricter](https://indianacitizen.org/chalkbeat-story-indianas-ban-on-cellphones-in-the-classroom-may-get-stricter/) - This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters By Aleksandra Appleton Chalkbeat December 4, 2025 Sign up for Chalkbeat Indiana’s free daily newsletter to keep up with Indianapolis Public Schools, Marion County’s township districts, and statewide education news. Since Indiana’s school cellphone ban went into effect in 2024, classroom
- [Texas Tribune Story: Supreme Court lets Texas keep new congressional map while legal battle continues](https://indianacitizen.org/texas-tribune-story-supreme-court-lets-texas-keep-new-congressional-map-while-legal-battle-continues/) - By Eleanor Klibanoff The Texas Tribune December 4, 2025 Texas can use its new, GOP friendly congressional map while a legal challenge plays out, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled, temporarily pausing a lower court ruling that had blocked the map from going into effect. With the Dec. 8 candidate filing deadline fast approaching, the high
- [OPENING ARGUMENTS: Republicans tout politics, critics say racial gerrymandering](https://indianacitizen.org/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 Committee. “We have drawn these maps to create a Republican political advantage.” Smaltz authored House Bill
- [PNS Story: Few solutions exist for Hoosiers in rural communities who need doctors](https://indianacitizen.org/pns-story-few-solutions-exist-for-hoosiers-in-rural-communities-who-need-doctors/) - This story was originally published by Public News Service. By Terri Dee, producer Public News Service December 1, 2025 Difficulties in finding health care are an ongoing dilemma in Indiana’s rural areas. And shortages are beginning to surface in urban communities as well. According to the Indiana Rural Health Association, there are around 10 doctors for
- [Krull Commentary: Decency takes a stand](https://indianacitizen.org/krull-commentary-decency-takes-a-stand/) - This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com December 1, 2025 Sometimes, basic decency asserts itself in unexpected places. Sometimes, it even trumps ideology and partisanship. In the past few days, two Indiana state senators announced ahead of the ill-conceived special session of the Indiana General Assembly that they wouldn’t support President
- ['WE'RE NOT GONNA STOP': Protesters hope to stop early-redistricting push](https://indianacitizen.org/were-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 came to the Indiana Statehouse to attend a rally against early redistricting,
- [NEW MAP UNVEILED: Indiana House pushes early redistricting forward in a raucous special session Monday](https://indianacitizen.org/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 in time for the 2026 general election. House Democrats contested the bill but
- [DENTAL ISSUES: Research to study impact of this medical debt on Hoosiers](https://indianacitizen.org/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, and the costs associated with the care, have been increasing, making dental
- [‘A PEOPLE’S MOVEMENT’: Voting advocates, protesters bring new energy against redistricting](https://indianacitizen.org/a-peoples-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 redistricting is back on.” Voter-advocacy nonprofits and grassroots organizations never really relaxed when the effort
- [Krull Commentary: No more toddlers need apply](https://indianacitizen.org/krull-commentary-no-more-toddlers-need-apply/) - This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com November 28, 2025 More and more, what I look for in a leader is a simple human quality. The ability to own and own up to a mistake. It doesn’t matter if he or she is a Republican or a Democrat, a conservative or
- [Hicks Commentary: Challenging Economy Poised to Worsen](https://indianacitizen.org/hicks-commentary-challenging-economy-poised-to-worsen/) - This column was originally published on the Ball State University Center for Business and Economic Research Weekly Commentary blog. By Michael J. Hicks November 30, 2025 Few American families made it through Thanksgiving without noticing the cost of their classic American meal. The return of higher prices will be marked as the single worst unforced
- [REDISTRICTING REDUX: Lawmakers face pushback, economic concerns when they meet in December   ](https://indianacitizen.org/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-Fishers, and Senate President Pro Tempore Rodric Bray, R-Martinsville, released statements
- [Krull Commentary: Trump's ugly gift to the GOP](https://indianacitizen.org/krull-commentary-trumps-ugly-gift-to-the-gop/) - This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com November 26, 2025 Two numbers explain the intensity of the struggle within the Republican Party over President Donald Trump’s frenzied campaign to further gerrymander red states. The numbers come from a recent Gallup poll that asked Americans for whom they would vote for seats
- ['BEHIND THE SCENES': Former Beckwith Adviser Describes Office's ‘Frat House’ Culture](https://indianacitizen.org/behind-the-scenes-former-beckwith-adviser-describes-offices-frat-house-culture/) - By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen November 7, 2025 A former senior adviser to Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith says she witnessed what she calls a “frat-house” environment inside Indiana’s second-highest office — one now under the scrutiny of a Marion County grand jury. Erin Sheridan, who served as Beckwith’s senior adviser before being fired in
- [TSF Story: Indianapolis Public Library celebrates digitization of archived magazine collection](https://indianacitizen.org/tsf-story-indianapolis-public-library-celebrates-digitization-of-archived-magazine-collection/) - This story was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By Chloe White TheStatehouseFile.com November 24, 2025 Nearly two decades after it ceased publication, Arts Indiana Magazine is retelling the stories of Hoosier artists and their work. Through a special project by the Indianapolis Public Library and the Indianapolis Public Library Foundation, more than 200 archival copies of
- [Krull Commentary: Trump, MTG and the MAGA family feud](https://indianacitizen.org/krull-commentary-trump-mtg-and-the-maga-family-feud/) - This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com November 24, 2025 Maybe, just maybe, this is how the end begins. The announcement by U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Georgia, that she would be resigning her seat in Congress just after the first of the year—and just before the fifth anniversary of the
- [‘THE TINIEST AMONG US’: Supporters mark 25 years of Indiana’s Safe Haven Law, call for more education](https://indianacitizen.org/the-tiniest-among-us-supporters-mark-25-years-of-indianas-safe-haven-law-call-for-more-education/) - By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen November 21, 2025 While marking the 25th anniversary of Indiana’s Safe Haven Law, which seeks to protect newborns, Linda Znachko, a champion of the statute, told state lawmakers that the recent discovery of a deceased baby found abandoned in an Indianapolis park shows more work needs to be done.
- [ELECTION ANALYSIS: Indiana secretary of state study shows cost savings if changes made](https://indianacitizen.org/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 are cast, whether at a voting center or polling place, made only
- ['SCARY AND SHOCKING': Indiana lawmakers face a rise in political threats after opposing redistricting ](https://indianacitizen.org/scary-and-shocking-indiana-lawmakers-face-a-rise-in-political-threats-after-opposing-redistricting/) - By Kyra Howard The Indiana Citizen November 20, 2025 The number of Indiana Republican senators facing threats of violence for opposing redistricting has increased, raising concerns among all lawmakers in the Statehouse. Sen. Greg Goode of Terre Haute was swatted over the weekend after President Donald Trump named him on social media as being against
- [Hicks Commentary: Hoosier Heritage is Safe](https://indianacitizen.org/hicks-commentary-hoosier-heritage-is-safe/) - This column was originally published on the Ball State University Center for Business and Economic Research Weekly Commentary blog. By Michael J Hicks November 24, 2025 If you lived in Indiana as late as 1990, you have met, spoken with or smiled at a former member of the Ku Klux Klan. After all, only a
- [Krull Commentary: The spirit of Jan. 6 lives on](https://indianacitizen.org/krull-commentary-the-spirit-of-jan-6-lives-on/) - This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com November 21, 2025 It turns out that Jan. 6, 2021, was just a preview of coming attractions, not the Donald Trump show itself. In what increasingly is looking like just another day in Donald Trump’s America, the president of the United States—a man who
- [Texas Tribune Story: Supreme Court temporarily restores Texas’ new congressional map](https://indianacitizen.org/texas-tribune-story-supreme-court-temporarily-restores-texas-new-congressional-map/) - This story originally appeared in the Texas Tribune. by Eleanor Klibanoff The Texas Tribune November 21, 2025 Texas is back to using its 2025 congressional map, at least temporarily, after Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito granted the state’s request to pause a court ruling that would have required using the lines legislators drew in 2021.
- [ICC story: As threats escalate against Indiana lawmakers, Braun says his family also targeted](https://indianacitizen.org/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 him and his family — shortly after Republican Sen. Andy Zay
- [DEBATE CONTINUES: Indiana General Assembly fails to fully put mid-cycle redistricting question to rest](https://indianacitizen.org/debate-continues-indiana-general-assembly-fails-to-fully-put-mid-cycle-redistricting-question-to-rest/) - By Staff Report The Indiana Citizen TheStatehouseFile.com November 18, 2025 The official start to the Indiana General Assembly’s 2026 session on Tuesday highlighted the divide between Republicans in the supermajority over the issue of mid-decade redistricting but provided little clarity on whether the legislature will redraw the state’s congressional map. Within the span of roughly
- [Votebeat story: Court order on Texas redistricting forces election officials, parties to scramble — again](https://indianacitizen.org/votebeat-story-court-order-on-texas-redistricting-forces-election-officials-parties-to-scramble-again/) - This article was originally published by Votebeat, a nonprofit news organization covering local election administration and voting access. By Natalia Contreras Votebeat November 20, 2025 Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for Votebeat Texas’ free newsletter here. For months, election officials across Texas
- [“PULL BACK THE CURTAIN!”: Beckwith and Morales Press Lawmakers to Revive Redistricting in Small Statehouse Rally](https://indianacitizen.org/pull-back-the-curtain-beckwith-and-morales-press-lawmakers-to-revive-redistricting-in-small-statehouse-rally/) - By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen November 18, 2025 Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith and Secretary of State Diego Morales urged lawmakers before both chambers met on Organization Day to revive Indiana’s stalled redistricting effort during a small rally at the Statehouse. They called on the Senate to return for a special session and take a
- [VACCINE FEARS: Hoosier parents’ skepticism curbing immunizations, raising health concerns](https://indianacitizen.org/vaccine-fears-hoosier-parents-skepticism-curbing-immunizations-raising-health-concerns/) - By Rebecca Hill The Indiana Citizen November 12, 2025 Riley Children's Health pediatrician Dr. Eric Yancy has treated children with meningitis, sepsis, brain damage, and even one case of polio. Giving vaccines is part of his practice, so he's accustomed to discussing them with parents and their children, often with children present. Throughout, he's explained
- [Krull Commentary: Trump, Braun and lose-lose propositions](https://indianacitizen.org/krull-commentary-trump-braun-and-lose-lose-propositions/) - This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com November 19, 2025 Before their wrongheaded fight to further gerrymander Indiana’s congressional districts ends, President Donald Trump and Indiana Gov. Mike Braun may accomplish something truly remarkable. They may give Hoosier Democrats a fighting chance to be relevant once more. Trump and Braun now
- [OTHER PRIORITIES: ReCenter Indiana says most Hoosiers at its public sessions opposed redistricting](https://indianacitizen.org/other-priorities-recenter-indiana-says-most-hoosiers-at-its-public-sessions-opposed-redistricting/) - By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen November 18, 2025 Feedback from ReCenter Indiana’s three nonpartisan listening sessions released this fall echoed the polling results by other organizations: Hoosiers are more concerned about the issues impacting their wallets than about congressional district maps. The feedback, which was released Monday evening, was collected at ReCenter’s public meetings
- [ICC story: Spiraling health insurance costs stymie members of US Senate panel](https://indianacitizen.org/icc-story-spiraling-health-insurance-costs-stymie-members-of-us-senate-panel/) - By Jennifer Shutt, Indiana Capital Chronicle November 20, 2025 WASHINGTON — U.S. senators began debating how to reduce health care costs for Americans during a hearing Wednesday, where experts’ varied recommendations and comments from lawmakers previewed the rocky and potentially long path ahead. Republicans on the Finance Committee argued the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare,
- [Chalkbeat story: What education issues will Indiana lawmakers consider in 2026?](https://indianacitizen.org/chalkbeat-story-what-education-issues-will-indiana-lawmakers-consider-in-2026/) - This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters By Aleksandra Appleton Chalkbeat November 18, 2025 Sign up for Chalkbeat Indiana’s free daily newsletter to keep up with Indianapolis Public Schools, Marion County’s township districts, and statewide education news. It’s anything but business as usual in the Indiana statehouse. The
- [Krull Commentary: Trump, Epstein and MAGA's choice](https://indianacitizen.org/krull-commentary-trump-epstein-and-magas-choice/) - This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com November 17, 2025 Ever since Donald Trump descended that golden escalator 10 years ago to begin his run for the presidency, pundits and prognosticators have predicted that one scandal or another would separate him from his base. They have always been wrong. They were
- [‘DOMINO EFFECT’: Anti-poverty agencies fear losing CSBG funds vital to vulnerable Hoosiers](https://indianacitizen.org/domino-effect-anti-poverty-agencies-fear-losing-csbg-funds-vital-to-vulnerable-hoosiers/) - By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen November 13, 2025 At just 2.29% of CoAction’s $35 million annual budget, the money from the Community Services Block Grant program is truly a drop in the bucket. However, the roughly $800,000 that comes from the CSBG to the Crown Point-based nonprofit funds innovative responses, such as the homeless
- [Krull Commentary: An end to a special session only one person wanted](https://indianacitizen.org/krull-commentary-an-end-to-a-special-session-only-one-person-wanted/) - This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com November 14, 2025 If nothing else, Indiana Senate Republicans demonstrated, by calling off a mid-decade special session designed to gerrymander the state’s congressional map, that they have an instinct for self-preservation. President Donald Trump and his yapping yes men around the country have been
- [Hicks Commentary: An Anecdote on Taxation](https://indianacitizen.org/hicks-commentary-an-anecdote-on-taxation/) - This column was originally published on the Ball State University Center for Business and Economic Research Weekly Commentary blog. By Michael J. Hicks November 16, 2025 I enjoy telling this little anecdote about how voters tend to feel about taxes and spending. From 2004 to 2007, I lived in a suburb near a military base
- [News Now Warsaw story: Mitch Daniels says President Trump should respect Hoosier opinions on redistricting](https://indianacitizen.org/news-now-warsaw-story-mitch-daniels-says-president-trump-should-respect-hoosier-opinions-on-redistricting/) - This story was originally published by News Now Warsaw. By Dan Spalding News Now Warsaw November 18, 2025 NORTH WEBSTER — On the same day that President Donald Trump began targeting certain Indiana state lawmakers for not supporting his call to redraw Indiana's Congressional lines, former Gov. Mitch Daniels defended his opposition to it. Daniels
- [REDISTRICTING’S REJECTION: Indiana Senate president’s nixing of early session spurs strong responses](https://indianacitizen.org/redistrictings-rejection-indiana-senate-presidents-nixing-of-early-session-spurs-strong-responses/) - By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen November 14, 2025 On Friday afternoon, Indiana Senate President Pro Tempore Rodric Bray released a two-sentence announcement that seemed to answer the redistricting question that has been swirling around the Statehouse since August. "Over the last several months, Senate Republicans have given very serious and thoughtful consideration to the
- [ICC story: Trump targets Gov. Mike Braun, Senate Republicans in redistricting spat](https://indianacitizen.org/icc-story-trump-targets-gov-mike-braun-senate-republicans-in-redistricting-spat/) - This story was originally published by the Indiana Capital Chronicle. By Niki Kelly Indiana Capital Chronicle November 16, 2025 President Donald Trump on Sunday called out two Indiana “RINO Senators,” as well as Gov. Mike Braun, for the state’s failure to move forward with redrawing congressional boundaries. Braun worked behind the scenes for months to
- [TSF story: Indiana Senate will not meet in December to discuss early redistricting, Bray says](https://indianacitizen.org/tsf-story-indiana-senate-will-not-meet-in-december-to-discuss-early-redistricting-bray-says/) - This story was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. Staff Report TheStatehouseFile.com November 14, 2025 In a Friday afternoon statement, Senate President Pro Tem Rodric Bray, R-Martinsville, said the Senate will not meet in December after all to debate the possibility of redrawing Indiana's congressional maps mid-cycle. Gov. Mike Braun called for a special session on the subject
- [ReCenter Indiana 2025 Redistricting Listening Session Video Archive](https://indianacitizen.org/recenter-indiana-2025-redistricting-listening-session-video-archive/) - ReCenter Indiana is bringing Hoosiers together—across party lines—to learn, connect, and be heard. It’s your voice. It’s our Indiana. Watch/listen a nonpartisan Listening Session with Dr. Laura Merrifield Wilson, associate professor of political science at the University of Indianapolis. Dr. Wilson will explain mid-decade Congressional redistricting in Indiana—what it is, why it matters, and how
- [November 13th, 2025: ReCenter Indiana Redistricting Listening Session](https://indianacitizen.org/november-13th-2025-recenter-indiana-redistricting-listening-session/) - ReCenter Indiana is bringing Hoosiers together—across party lines—to learn, connect, and be heard. It’s your voice. It’s our Indiana. Join a nonpartisan Listening Session with Dr. Laura Merrifield Wilson, associate professor of political science at the University of Indianapolis. Dr. Wilson will explain mid-decade Congressional redistricting in Indiana—what it is, why it matters, and how
- [November 6th, 2025: ReCenter Indiana Redistricting Listening Session](https://indianacitizen.org/november-6th-2025-recenter-indiana-redistricting-listening-session/) - ReCenter Indiana is bringing Hoosiers together—across party lines—to learn, connect, and be heard. It’s your voice. It’s our Indiana. Join a nonpartisan Listening Session with Dr. Laura Merrifield Wilson, associate professor of political science at the University of Indianapolis. Dr. Wilson will explain mid-decade Congressional redistricting in Indiana—what it is, why it matters, and how
- [October 30th, 2025: ReCenter Indiana Redistricting Listening Session](https://indianacitizen.org/october-30th-2025-recenter-indiana-redistricting-listening-session/) - ReCenter Indiana is bringing Hoosiers together—across party lines—to learn, connect, and be heard. It’s your voice. It’s our Indiana. Join a nonpartisan Listening Session with Dr. Laura Merrifield Wilson, associate professor of political science at the University of Indianapolis. Dr. Wilson will explain mid-decade Congressional redistricting in Indiana—what it is, why it matters, and how
- [MARKING 100 YEARS: Noblesville and Indianapolis programs reflect on Klan trial that changed history](https://indianacitizen.org/marking-100-years-noblesville-and-indianapolis-programs-reflect-on-klan-trial-that-changed-history/) - By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen November 11, 2025 Nearly a century after the D.C. Stephenson trial exposed the violent corruption of the Ku Klux Klan in Indiana, communities across central Indiana are reflecting on its legacy through art, history, and public dialogue. The 1925 trial of D.C. Stephenson, the powerful Grand Dragon of the
- [WRITTEN UP: Senate leadership issued reprimand to Lt. Gov. Beckwith Over X Posts, 'AI Glasses'](https://indianacitizen.org/written-up-senate-leadership-issued-reprimand-to-lt-gov-beckwith-over-x-posts-ai-glasses/) - By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen November 5, 2025 Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith received a written reprimand from Senate President Pro Tempore Rodric Bray in February after lawmakers complained about his X posts and uncommon behavior presiding over the Senate — including incidents involving Beckwith’s use of “AI glasses,” his former senior advisor Erin Sheridan
- [Kennedy Commentary: Indiana’s Embarrassing AG](https://indianacitizen.org/kennedy-commentary-indianas-embarrassing-ag/) - This column was originally published by Sheila Kennedy on her blog, “A Jaundiced Look at the World We Live In.” By Sheila Kennedy November 12, 2025 He’s at it again. I don’t know how many pixels I’ve wasted on discussions of Indiana’s ridiculous Attorney General, Todd Rokita. When I took a look at the history
- [Chalkbeat story: Indiana Teacher of the Year 2026: Meet Megan Johnson, a ‘dedicated literacy champion’](https://indianacitizen.org/chalkbeat-story-indiana-teacher-of-the-year-2026-meet-megan-johnson-a-dedicated-literacy-champion/) - This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters By MJ Slaby Chalkbeat November 12, 2025 Sign up for Chalkbeat’s free monthly newsletter How I Teach to get inspiration, news, and advice for — and from — educators. Indiana’s 2026 Teacher of the Year Megan Johnson always knew she wanted
- [ICC story: Livestreaming local meetings brings new accessibility](https://indianacitizen.org/icc-story-livestreaming-local-meetings-brings-new-accessibility/) - This story was originally published by the Indiana Capital Chronicle. by Jim DeBrosse Indiana Capital Chronicle November 10, 2025 Twenty minutes into the live video of the July 16 town council meeting in Lewisville, population 337, the four council members are discussing what to do about two neighboring mobile homes where backyard trash is piling
- [SOLEMN TRIBUTE: Harrison Presidential Site invites Hoosiers to play ‘Taps’ to honor military veterans](https://indianacitizen.org/solemn-tribute-harrison-presidential-site-invites-hoosiers-to-play-taps-to-honor-military-veterans/) - By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen November 10, 2025 The Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site will again be bringing Hoosiers together for a special commemoration that will echo the strains of “Taps” on Veterans Day in honor of the men and women who have served in the U.S. military. Beginning at 5:32 p.m., on Tuesday, Nov.
- [Krull Commentary: Micah Beckwith and other human train wrecks](https://indianacitizen.org/krull-commentary-micah-beckwith-and-other-human-train-wrecks/) - This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com November 10, 2025 If Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith were a place rather than a person, he would be declared a disaster area. Maybe even an Environmental Protection Agency cleanup site. The Indiana Citizen in recent days published two fine stories by Sydney Byerly
- [A LOT OF ‘NOISE’: Expert predicts false claims now that feds have Indiana’s voter roll](https://indianacitizen.org/a-lot-of-noise-expert-predicts-false-claims-now-that-feds-have-indianas-voter-roll/) - By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen November 7, 2025 In the wake of Indiana Secretary of State Diego Morales’ decision to turn over the state’s entire voter roll to the U.S. Department of Justice, questions remain about what the federal government will do with the information, but one election expert speculated officials in Washington, D.C.,
- [Votebeat Story: Trump pardons alleged ‘fake electors’ and other allies who tried to undo his 2020 election loss](https://indianacitizen.org/votebeat-story-trump-pardons-alleged-fake-electors-and-other-allies-who-tried-to-undo-his-2020-election-loss/) - This article was originally published by Votebeat, a nonprofit news organization covering local election administration and voting access. By Carter Walker Votebeat November 10, 2025 Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for our free weekly newsletter to get the latest. President Donald Trump
- [WFYI story: Terre Haute's labor activist Eugene Debs is having a moment. Here's why](https://indianacitizen.org/wfyi-story-terre-hautes-labor-activist-eugene-debs-is-having-a-moment-heres-why/) - This story was originally published by WFYI. By Benjamin Thorp WFYI November 7, 2025 In his victory speech after being elected mayor of New York City, Zohran Mamdani quoted labor activist Eugene Debs. "As Eugene Debs once said, 'I can see the dawn of a better day for humanity,'" Mamdani told a crowd of supporters.
- [Krull Commentary: Nancy Pelosi, consummate vote herder](https://indianacitizen.org/krull-commentary-nancy-pelosi-consummate-vote-herder/) - This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com November 7, 2025 Somehow, it’s appropriate that former U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-California, announced her retirement when she did. Pelosi long has been a lightning rod for the right wing. Insecure conservatives hurled their bolts at her because she had a checkmark in
- [Hicks Commentary: How to Thank a Veteran](https://indianacitizen.org/hicks-commentary-how-to-thank-a-veteran/) - This column was originally published on the Ball State University Center for Business and Economic Research Weekly Commentary blog. By Michael J. Hicks November 9, 2025 As Veterans Day approaches, I am reminded that the hardships of military service provided me with the most valuable lessons of civics. In the days after driving off the
- [Krull Commentary: Dick Cheney's lesson for us](https://indianacitizen.org/krull-commentary-dick-cheneys-lesson-for-us/) - This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com November 5, 2025 When former Vice President Dick Cheney died, so many people relied on the same word to describe his legacy. “Complicated.” They settled on that word because of Cheney’s evolution from being a Republican vice president considered hawkish and partisan to the
- [Based in Lafayette: After 2024 Election Day absence, polling place assigned to Purdue for next year's primary](https://indianacitizen.org/based-in-lafayette-after-2024-election-day-absence-polling-place-assigned-to-purdue-for-next-years-primary/) - This story was originally published by Based in Lafayette. By Dave Bangert Based in Lafayette November 6, 2025 After a confusing scramble over polling places at Purdue during the 2024 general election, county officials said Thursday that things are in place to have an early voting site and a day-of vote center on campus during
- [‘TEMPORARY REPRIEVE’? IU reverses course and will print student paper, but distrust remains](https://indianacitizen.org/temporary-reprieve-iu-reverses-course-and-will-print-student-paper-but-distrust-remains/) - By Steven Hinnefeld The Indiana Citizen October 31, 2025 Indiana University has reversed course on its decision to end print publication of the Indiana Daily Student, its award-winning student newspaper, after two weeks of intensive blowback, including accusations of censorship and canceled alumni donations. IU Bloomington Chancellor David Reingold announced the decision in a letter
- [GOP MANEUVER: Session to start in December; Dems continuing redistricting fight](https://indianacitizen.org/gop-maneuver-session-to-start-in-december-dems-continuing-redistricting-fight/) - By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen November 4, 2025 Republican leadership of the Indiana House and Senate announced on Monday the legislature will be convening during the opening two weeks of December to address what Speaker Todd Huston called “time sensitive issues,” which presumably will include redrawing the state’s congressional district map. The 2026 General
- [Krull Commentary: A time to use your ears](https://indianacitizen.org/krull-commentary-a-time-to-use-your-ears/) - This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com November 3, 2025 Indiana Sen. Greg Goode, R-Terre Haute, made national news the other day by doing something that once was commonplace but now is rare. He held a town hall to discuss the upcoming special session of the Indiana General Assembly in which
- [Chalkbeat Indiana: Voters in 5 of 6 Indiana communities, including Avon, approve school referendums](https://indianacitizen.org/chalkbeat-indiana-voters-in-5-of-6-indiana-communities-including-avon-approve-school-referendums/) - This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters By MJ Slaby Chalkbeat November 5, 2025 Sign up for Chalkbeat Indiana’s free daily newsletter to keep up with Indianapolis Public Schools, Marion County’s township districts, and statewide education news. Volunteers and district leaders wearing school colors stood outside the Avon
- [Evangelical pastor: Look to Jesus’ teachings to oppose Christian nationalism](https://indianacitizen.org/evangelical-pastor-look-to-jesus-teachings-to-oppose-christian-nationalism/) - By Steven Hinnefeld The Indiana Citizen October 27, 2025 Searching for a way to counter the authoritarian Christian nationalism that is gaining strength in Indiana? Christian theology and values could be a good starting point, a speaker at a public radio-hosted forum suggested Friday. “When I think of Christianity, I think almost the opposite of
- [REJECTING REDISTRICTING: Majority at ReCenter Indiana forum in Martinsville dislike redrawing of congressional districts ](https://indianacitizen.org/rejecting-redistricting-majority-at-recenter-indiana-forum-in-martinsville-dislike-redrawing-of-congressional-districts/) - By Kyra Howard The Indiana Citizen October 31, 2025 Although the crowd gathered at the Morgan County Public Library on Thursday night was small, a majority sent a strong message to the Statehouse: They would not vote for any elected official who supported redistricting. The group of roughly 30 people were attending a nonpartisan listening
- [Chalkbeat Indiana story: Families’ uncertainty over SNAP makes school food pantries a critical resource](https://indianacitizen.org/chalkbeat-indiana-story-families-uncertainty-over-snap-makes-school-food-pantries-a-critical-resource/) - This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters By Aleksandra Appleton Chalkbeat November 3, 2025 Sign up for Chalkbeat Indiana’s free daily newsletter to keep up with Indianapolis Public Schools, Marion County’s township districts, and statewide education news. On Mondays, Stephanie Quinlan writes out menus for the Perry Township
- [OPPOSITION STRATEGY: Dems won't detail plans to combat special-session redistricting -- but here's a hint](https://indianacitizen.org/opposition-strategy-dems-wont-detail-plans-to-combat-special-session-redistricting-but-heres-a-hint/) - By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen October 30, 2025 Minutes after Gov. Mike Braun announced on Monday he would call a special legislative session early next month for redistricting, state Democratic lawmakers began using just about the only tool they will have to fight the process in the Statehouse: their voices. Democrats have been sounding
- [Hicks Commentary: A Half Century with the Wrong Ideas](https://indianacitizen.org/hicks-commentary-a-half-century-with-the-wrong-ideas/) - This column was originally published on the Ball State University Center for Business and Economic Research Weekly Commentary blog. By Michael J. Hicks November 2, 2025 Economists have developed three competing explanations, or theories, to explain differences in economic growth between regions. Over the past several decades, economic development policy in Indiana has coalesced around
- [Krull Commentary: The scourge of fools and kings](https://indianacitizen.org/krull-commentary-the-scourge-of-fools-and-kings/) - This column was original published by TheStatehouseFile.com By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com October 31, 2025 From time to time, I get a note that sounds a familiar theme. The writer always asks why I make fun of elected officials in my columns. Why do I not take them as seriously and as reverently as their followers
- [Capital B Gary story: Homeland Security and ICE Arrive in Gary Amid Airport Protests](https://indianacitizen.org/capital-b-gary-story-homeland-security-and-ice-arrive-in-gary-amid-airport-protests/) - This story was originally published by Capital B Gary. By Calvin Davis Capital B Gary October 30, 2025 Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem held a joint press conference Thursday at Gary/Chicago International Airport with Indiana Gov. Mike Braun to deliver updates on “Operation Midway Blitz” — an immigration enforcement initiative that has expanded
- [TSF story: As special session looms, protesters explain why they protest](https://indianacitizen.org/tsf-story-as-special-session-looms-protesters-explain-why-they-protest/) - This story was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By Olivia O'Neal TheStatehouseFile.com October 28, 2025 On Monday, Gov. Mike Braun announced a special session to consider early redistricting. The last special session in 2022 outlawed most abortions in the state, drawing thousands of protestors to the state capitol. Now the Indiana Black Legislative Caucus and others are calling for citizens to converge
- [Krull Commentary: Trump, Braun and twisted ties](https://indianacitizen.org/krull-commentary-trump-braun-and-twisted-ties/) - This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com October 29, 2025 Indiana Gov. Mike Braun often seems to want to outsource both his job and his thinking. When he was in the U.S. Senate, he made clear from the beginning of his six-year term that he wasn’t there to serve the people
- [TSF story: Special session to consider redistricting will not start Monday after all](https://indianacitizen.org/tsf-story-special-session-to-consider-redistricting-will-not-start-monday-after-all/) - This story was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. Staff Report TheStatehouseFile.com October 29, 2025 While Gov. Mike Braun has called for a special session of the Indiana General Assembly to take up the possibility of early redistricting, that session will not start on Monday as he stated in his original announcement. Indiana House Speaker Todd Huston, R-Fishers, issued the
- [Mirror Indy story: ICE quietly launched detainee flights out of Indianapolis airport](https://indianacitizen.org/mirror-indy-story-ice-quietly-launched-detainee-flights-out-of-indianapolis-airport/) - This story was originally published by Mirror Indy. By Mary Claire Molloy Mirror Indy October 27, 2025 Last Friday morning, more than 80 flights departed from the Indianapolis International Airport. But one, boarding around 11:30 a.m., was unlike the others. The passengers were in handcuffs. They stood on the tarmac, next to three vans and
- [ARREST MADE: Pastor’s Son Charged with Child Sex Crimes; Draws Scrutiny to Life Church, Lt. Gov. Beckwith](https://indianacitizen.org/arrest-made-pastors-son-charged-with-child-sex-crimes-draws-scrutiny-to-life-church-lt-gov-beckwith/) - By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen October 24, 2025 FISHERS, Ind. — The son of Pastor Nathan Peternel — a longtime mentor and close ally of Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith — has been arrested on seven felony counts related to child sex crimes, according to law enforcement and court records. Jonathan Wesley Peternel, 24, of
- [Krull Commentary: The East Wing and the hunger to be king](https://indianacitizen.org/krull-commentary-the-east-wing-and-the-hunger-to-be-king/) - This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com October 27, 2025 Years ago, I took a tour of the White House. I was surprised at how small it was, how relatively modest the décor appeared. Not long before I traipsed through the President’s House—as this nation’s founders first called it—I’d ambled the
- [WHO’S ON FIRST? Braun, Beckwith confuse Hoosiers with muddled messaging on redistricting](https://indianacitizen.org/whos-on-first-braun-beckwith-confuse-hoosiers-with-muddled-messaging-on-redistricting/) - By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen October 24, 2025 When Indiana Senate leadership confirmed publicly on Wednesday that the Republicans did not have enough votes to support mid-decade redistricting, Gov. Mike Braun and Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith issued their own responses, clearly showing, according to political experts, that theirs was a forced marriage. “They have
- [BRAUN SEEKS REDISTRICTING: Critics say governor’s call for special session is ‘not democracy’](https://indianacitizen.org/braun-seek-redistricting-critics-say-governors-call-for-special-session-is-not-democracy/) - By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen October 27, 2025 After weeks of anticipation, Gov. Mike Braun has announced he would sign a proclamation calling a special legislative session for the Indiana General Assembly to redraw the congressional district maps ahead of the November 2026 mid-term election. In a statement released Monday morning, Braun said he
- [Chalkbeat Indiana story: Why Lt. Gov. Beckwith is door-knocking to defeat a local property tax referendum for schools](https://indianacitizen.org/chalkbeat-indiana-story-why-lt-gov-beckwith-is-door-knocking-to-defeat-a-local-property-tax-referendum-for-schools/) - This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters By Aleksandra Appleton Chalkbeat October 27, 2025 Sign up for Chalkbeat Indiana’s free daily newsletter to keep up with Indianapolis Public Schools, Marion County’s township districts, and statewide education news. As six Indiana school districts seek local property tax referendums to
- [Krull Commentary: Trump and the art of redistricting](https://indianacitizen.org/krull-commentary-trump-and-the-art-of-redistricting/) - This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull The Indiana Citizen October 24, 2025 Donald Trump now is teaching Indiana Republicans a hard lesson about what it means to serve a president who cares only about himself. Trump and his vice president, JD Vance, have applied hammer and tongs to Hoosier lawmakers in
- [Hicks Commentary: Our New Diploma Problems](https://indianacitizen.org/hicks-commentary-our-new-diploma-problems/) - This column was originally published on the Ball State University Center for Business and Economic Research Weekly Commentary blog. By Michael J. Hicks October 26, 2025 In crafting Indiana’s new high school diploma requirements, the state Department of Education identified only one of the two deep challenges to education in Indiana. The new diploma might,
- [‘MORE FAITH-FORWARD’: Lt. Gov. Beckwith urges integration of Christianity into governance at FlashPoint Live event](https://indianacitizen.org/more-faith-forward-lt-gov-beckwith-urges-integration-of-christianity-into-governance-at-flashpoint-live-event/) - By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen October 7, 2025 CROWN POINT, Ind. — Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith told a cheering crowd Thursday night that faith should be “more openly integrated into governance,” urging politicians to be “unapologetically faith-forward” as part of what he described as a spiritual and political awakening in America. Beckwith, who
- [‘EVERYTHING’S AT RISK’: Black lawmakers fear redistricting in Indiana will disenfranchise minorities](https://indianacitizen.org/everythings-at-risk-black-lawmakers-fear-redistricting-in-indiana-will-disenfranchise-minorities/) - By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen October 22, 2025 Even as they conceded their Republican colleagues could draw new congressional maps that would likely boot both Democrats from the state’s congressional delegation, members of the Indiana Black Legislative Caucus tried to increase the pressure on Gov. Mike Braun and GOP lawmakers to not redistrict before
- [NEW LEGISLATOR: Rep. Randy Novak sworn in to fill Pat Boy’s remaining term](https://indianacitizen.org/new-legislator-rep-randy-novak-sworn-in-to-fill-pat-boys-remaining-term/) - By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen October 22, 2025 Randy Novak, former chief of the Michigan City Fire Department and president of the LaPorte County Council, was sworn in on Wednesday as the state representative for Indiana House District 9, filling the seat previously held by Rep. Pat Boy. Novak, D-Michigan City, was given the
- [‘BARRIER TO VOTING’: Indiana sued over proof-of-citizenship laws; naturalized citizens at risk](https://indianacitizen.org/barrier-to-voting-indiana-sued-over-proof-of-citizenship-laws-naturalized-citizens-at-risk/) - By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen October 22, 2025 After warning lawmakers about potential litigation and sending two letters asserting the state is violating federal election laws, voting-rights advocates have filed a lawsuit against Indiana election officials over the state’s new proof-of-citizenship voting requirement. The complaint, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern
- [Hannah News Service: Mapping out moving pieces - Redistricting 2025](https://indianacitizen.org/hannah-news-service-mapping-out-moving-pieces-redistricting-2025/) - Indiana Insight Hannah News Service October 24th, 2025 Nothing simple in mousetrapped map mess: a possible way out? While he was personally seeking to negotiate a peace agreement in the Russia- Ukraine war with Ukraine’s president, President Donald Trump (R) took time away from that critical global conflict to continue his war with Indiana Democrats.
- [Hannah News Service: FUnintended consequences - Redistricting 2025](https://indianacitizen.org/hannah-news-service-funintended-consequences-redistricting-2025/) - Indiana Insight Hannah News Service September 12th, 2025 Brace for a long special and short regular session; strange fallout? After realizing that they can’t stop the Hoosier Special Session Train from departing the station, the engineers are working to implement some safety measures as the engine warms up. Concerned that the brakes may not work
- [Based in Lafayette story: Q&A with the Exponent 4 months after Purdue stopped distribution](https://indianacitizen.org/based-in-lafayette-story-qa-with-the-exponent-4-months-after-purdue-stopped-distribution/) - This story was originally published by Based in Lafayette. By Dave Bangert Based in Lafayette October 23, 2025 The folks at the Exponent, the Purdue student-run newspaper covering campus and the surrounding community, found themselves riding a wave in the past week as champions of the student press, inserting themselves as seemingly unlikely allies to
- [Krull Commentary: Truth emerges from the past](https://indianacitizen.org/krull-commentary-truth-emerges-from-the-past/) - This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com October 22, 2025 MARION, Ohio—It all came out in the end. It always does. I’m back in this town where I spent a slice of my boyhood. It was a sleepy place then. Now, it’s another small-sized struggling Midwestern city dotted with chain restaurants
- [DISGRUNTLED VOTERS: Poll finds Hoosiers unhappy with elected officials and redistricting effort ](https://indianacitizen.org/disgruntled-voters-poll-finds-hoosiers-unhappy-with-elected-officials-and-redistricting-effort/) - Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen October 17, 2025 A new poll shows a majority of Hoosier voters have an unfavorable opinion of their elected officials and think Indiana is headed in the wrong direction, but one political expert described the discontent as “par for the course.” The poll, conducted in early October by North Star
- [ICC story: Indiana Senate GOP says redistricting votes ‘aren’t there,’ stalling mid-decade push](https://indianacitizen.org/icc-story-indiana-senate-gop-says-redistricting-votes-arent-there-stalling-mid-decade-push/) - This story was originally published by the Indiana Capital Chronicle. By Casey Smith Indiana Capital Chronicle October 22, 2025 Republican leaders in the Indiana Senate say they don’t currently have the votes needed to pursue a mid-decade redraw of the state’s congressional map — a setback for Gov. Mike Braun and national Republicans who have
- [TSF story: Protestors rally at Statehouse for No Kings 2.0](https://indianacitizen.org/tsf-story-protestors-rally-at-statehouse-for-no-kings-2-0/) - This story was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By Olivia O'Neal TheStatehouseFile.com October 18, 2025 Thousands of protestors gathered on the Indiana Statehouse lawn Saturday for the No Kings 2.0 protest, led by Indivisible Central Indiana with help from Concerned Clergy of Indianapolis, the American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana, MADVoters Indiana and Women4Change in opposition of
- [PRIVACY CONCERNS: Democracy advocates sue to stop pooling of Americans’ personal data](https://indianacitizen.org/privacy-concerns-democracy-advocates-sue-to-stop-pooling-of-americans-personal-data/) - By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen October 16, 2025 A class action lawsuit filed Sept. 30 in federal court provides a glimpse into what the Trump administration is doing with the voter data Indiana and other states have entered into the SAVE system and turned over to the U.S. Department of Justice. The lawsuit asserts
- [Votebeat story: These cases could give the Supreme Court an opening to reshape election law](https://indianacitizen.org/votebeat-story-these-cases-could-give-the-supreme-court-an-opening-to-reshape-election-law/) - This article was originally published by Votebeat, a nonprofit news organization covering local election administration and voting access. By Carrie Levine Votebeat October 20, 2025 Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. This news analysis was originally distributed in Votebeat’s free weekly newsletter. Sign up to
- [Krull Commentary: IU and the wrong lesson](https://indianacitizen.org/krull-commentary-iu-and-the-wrong-lesson/) - This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com October 17, 2025 Mark Cuban mentioned what should be the most important consideration in the imbroglio engulfing Indiana University and its student newspaper, The Indiana Daily Student. For reasons that aren’t yet clear, IU decided to fire the school’s student media director and cancel
- [Hicks Commentary: The Economy Today – What’s Going On?](https://indianacitizen.org/hicks-commentary-the-economy-today-whats-going-on/) - This column was originally published on the Ball State University Center for Business and Economic Research Weekly Commentary blog. By Michael J. Hicks October 19, 2025 A close observer of the economy might be tempted to ask, “What is going on?” The stock market continues to do well (subject to day-to-day presidential musings) and GDP
- [‘GRAY AREA’: Muncie forum examines LifeWise Academy and rising concern over religion in public schools](https://indianacitizen.org/gray-area-muncie-forum-examines-lifewise-academy-and-rising-concern-over-religion-in-public-schools/) - By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen October 6, 2025 MUNCIE, Ind. — Concerns over Indiana public schools releasing students to attend off-campus Bible study during the school day brought more than 50 residents to the Unitarian Universalist Church last week for a community forum titled “Protecting Public Schools from Religious Influence.” The event, organized by
- [Hicks Commentary: The IEDC Mess Is Bigger Than One Audit](https://indianacitizen.org/hicks-commentary-the-iedc-mess-is-bigger-than-one-audit/) - This column was originally published on the Ball State University Center for Business and Economic Research Weekly Commentary blog. By Michael J. Hicks October 12, 2025 The Indiana Economic Development Corp. audit is the latest example of the truly first-rate effort of the Braun administration to clean up a festering mess. There’s a lot more
- [ReCenter Indiana hosting 3 redistricting town halls](https://indianacitizen.org/recenter-indiana-hosting-three-redistricting-town-halls/) - The Indiana Citizen October 17, 2025 ReCenter Indiana Inc., a civic-engagement organization, will be hosting three town halls to discuss mid-decade redistricting and listen to Hoosiers’ concerns. The “nonpartisan listening sessions” are billed as elevating citizen voices and providing critical information about mid-decade redistricting. The sessions, which are free and open to the public, will
- [COURT STATS: Indiana Supreme Court sees steady caseload, says legal threats rising](https://indianacitizen.org/court-stats-indiana-supreme-court-sees-steady-caseload-said-legal-threats-rising/) - In a review of the Indiana Supreme Court’s 2024-25 fiscal year, statistics show the workload was about the same as in previous years, but Chief Justice Loretta Rush noted, the public has filed more complaints against attorneys, more lawyers have sought mental health counseling, and the judiciary has faced more threats.
- [Mirror Indy story: Hoosiers brace for higher ACA health plan premiums](https://indianacitizen.org/mirror-indy-story-hoosiers-brace-for-higher-aca-health-plan-premiums/) - This story was originally published by Mirror Indy. By Mary Claire Molloy Mirror Indy October 16, 2025 This week, Matthew Kubal picked up the phone and told dozens of people the cost of their health insurance is about to skyrocket. On the other line, voices dropped. Some became angry, others teary, as they questioned the
- [ICC story: Federal judge denies Indiana attempt to dismiss student ID lawsuit](https://indianacitizen.org/icc-story-federal-judge-denies-indiana-attempt-to-dismiss-student-id-lawsuit/) - This story was originally published by the Indiana Capital Chronicle. by Leslie Bonilla Muñiz Indiana Capital Chronicle October 16, 2025 A federal judge on Tuesday rejected the state of Indiana’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit challenging a ban on student IDs for voting. Judge Richard L. Young, of Indiana’s Southern District Court, noted that courts
- [‘NO APPLICATION’: Indiana school board’s use of new sex ed law to pull books baffles its advocates and opponents](https://indianacitizen.org/no-application-indiana-school-boards-use-of-new-sex-ed-law-to-pull-books-baffles-its-advocates-and-opponents/) - By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen September 17, 2025 Hoosiers on both sides of Indiana’s newest sex education statute — and even the Republican state senator who wrote the law — say they are puzzled that a school board in northeastern Indiana is using it to justify removing classic literature from high-school shelves. The confusion
- [POLITICAL SCHOOL BOARDS: Law allowing partisan races promises new election dynamics](https://indianacitizen.org/political-school-boards-law-allowing-partisan-races-promises-new-election-dynamics/) - By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen August 18, 2025 Indiana school board candidates will be allowed to declare party affiliations on the ballot starting in 2026 — a controversial change that ends decades of officially nonpartisan elections and sets the stage for ideological clashes over education at the local level. Under the new law, candidates
- [Krull Commentary: One's conscience is one's own property](https://indianacitizen.org/krull-commentary-ones-conscience-is-ones-own-property/) - This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com October 15, 2025 Math class took an odd turn that day. This was 50 years ago, when I was a sophomore in high school. We just had settled into our seats when, for some reason that never became clear to me, the teacher asked
- [TIGHT-LIPPED LEGISLATORS: Indiana Republicans remain reticent amid redistricting protests, Vance’s return](https://indianacitizen.org/tight-lipped-legislators-indiana-republicans-remain-reticent-amid-redistricting-protests-vances-return/) - As Vice President JD Vance returned to the Indiana Statehouse on Friday to convince state Republican lawmakers to redraw Indiana’s congressional district map, protesters and Democratic legislators gathered, again, to tell the GOP supermajority to “Just say no.”
- [Kennedy Commentary: About that War on Education...](https://indianacitizen.org/kennedy-commentary-about-that-war-on-education/) - This column was originally published by Sheila Kennedy on her blog, “A Jaundiced Look at the World We Live In.” By Sheila Kennedy May 14, 2025 I know, I know–those of you who follow this blog are tired of my periodic rants about MAGA’s war on public education. But the evidence–which keeps accumulating–is overwhelming. A
- [Hicks Commentary: What Made Us Fumble Education Policy?](https://indianacitizen.org/hicks-commentary-what-made-us-fumble-education-policy/) - This column was originally published on the Ball State University Center for Business and Economic Research Weekly Commentary blog. By Michael J. Hicks August 17, 2025 Indiana made a billion-dollar mistake based on a flawed jobs forecast a decade ago, and we're still paying for it. State officials in 2015 used discredited federal methodology to
- [ANTI-’WOKE’ AGENDA: Lt. Gov. Beckwith, allies planned strategies to push conservative ideology in schools in April meeting](https://indianacitizen.org/anti-woke-agenda-lt-gov-beckwith-allies-planned-strategies-to-push-conservative-ideology-in-schools-in-april-meeting/) - By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen August 27, 2025 At a closed-door meeting in April, Micah Beckwith and members of what the Indiana lieutenant governor called his Anti-Woke Advisory Committee laid out an aggressive strategy to expand conservative influence in public schools and push back against what the group identified as “woke policy creep.” The
- ['SPIRITUAL WAR': Beckwith blames ‘trans ideology’ for Minneapolis school shooting](https://indianacitizen.org/spiritual-war-beckwith-blames-trans-ideology-for-minneapolis-school-shooting/) - By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen September 5, 2025 Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith, in a series of social media posts this week, described the deadly shooting at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis, Minnesota, as both a spiritual conflict and evidence of what he called the dangers of “trans ideology.” Since taking office earlier this
- [OFF-CAMPUS LESSONS: Debate Over LifeWise Bible Classes Deepens Across Southern Indiana](https://indianacitizen.org/off-campus-lessons-debate-over-lifewise-bible-classes-deepens-across-southern-indiana/) - By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen September 24, 2025 NEW ALBANY, Ind. — LifeWise Academy’s rapid expansion of weekday Bible classes for public school students is drawing both warm praise and sharp criticism in Floyd County and across Indiana. The Ohio-based nonprofit provides “released-time” religious instruction that takes children off campus during the school day—a
- [Based in Lafayette story: What Purdue told a House Select Committee about its Chinese students](https://indianacitizen.org/based-in-lafayette-story-what-purdue-told-a-house-select-committee-about-its-chinese-students/) - This story was originally published by Based in Lafayette By Dave Bangert Based in Lafayette October 13, 2025 Months after Purdue and five other U.S. universities were labeled by a U.S. House Select Committee as “soft targets” for China for gathering sensitive research critical to national defense, a new congressional report contends that Purdue made
- [Krull Commentary: Todd Rokita, the Indiana Supreme Court and bad choices](https://indianacitizen.org/krull-commentary-todd-rokita-the-indiana-supreme-court-and-bad-choices/) - This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com October 13, 2025 Choices have consequences. That’s what makes them choices. Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita and the Indiana Supreme Court made a set of linked choices regarding a second disciplinary complaint against Rokita—choices that will have consequences for the people of Indiana. Rokita
- [‘REALLY MEANT IT’: AG Rokita’s 2nd disciplinary case dismissed after reaffirming earlier misconduct](https://indianacitizen.org/really-meant-it-ag-rokitas-2nd-disciplinary-case-dismissed-after-reaffirming-earlier-misconduct/) - By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen October 9, 2025 The second disciplinary complaint alleging Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita had been untruthful with the Indiana Supreme Court has been dismissed, bringing an end to a case that erupted days after the state’s top lawyer was publicly reprimanded in November 2023. According to an order issued
- [Krull Commentary: Trump has met the enemy](https://indianacitizen.org/krull-commentary-trump-has-met-the-enemy/) - This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com October 10, 2025 If only Donald Trump could realize the damage he does to his own interests. If only he could grasp that he is his own worst enemy. If that happened, he might receive the reverence he longs for. He might earn the
- [REDISTRICTING PAIN: Constituents could be harmed more than lawmakers by redrawing of maps](https://indianacitizen.org/redistricting-pain-constituents-could-be-harmed-more-than-lawmakers-by-redrawing-of-maps/) - By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen October 10, 2025 Despite the public outrage ignited over the prospect of mid-decade redistricting, some political experts believe state Republican lawmakers would face few consequences if they actually redraw Indiana’s congressional districts this year. The GOP supermajority in the Indiana General Assembly is apparently still undecided about reconfiguring the
- [Krull Commentary: Modest proposal to make government work](https://indianacitizen.org/krull-commentary-modest-proposal-to-make-government-work/) - This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com October 8, 2025 America’s leaders have a funny way of showing their determination to make the federal government work again. President Donald Trump cared so much that he went golfing. Nothing shows a chief executive’s concern for his fellow citizens quite so much as
- [DEMOCRAT LEAVING: State Rep. Pat Boy, known for environmental and social advocacy, is retiring](https://indianacitizen.org/democrat-leaving-state-rep-pat-boy-known-for-environmental-and-social-advocacy-is-retiring/) - By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen October 7, 2025 State Rep. Pat Boy, a Michigan City Democrat who championed social, economic and environmental justice, has announced that she will be retiring from the Indiana General Assembly on Oct. 17, after serving three terms. Boy, who represents House District 9, which includes portions of LaPorte and
- [REDISTRICTING RELUCTANCE? Democrats, voting advocates sense wavering in GOP, urge continued opposition](https://indianacitizen.org/redistricting-reluctance-democrats-voting-advocates-sense-wavering-in-gop-urge-continued-opposition/) - By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen October 2, 2025 Democratic state lawmakers and voting-rights advocacy groups who oppose a midcycle redistricting believe the silence from the Republican supermajority in the Statehouse is an indication that the marches, the rallies, the phone calls and the letters are having an effect. Starting with the protest inside the
- [LINK TO LEGACY: LG Beckwith Proposes ‘Charlie Kirk Unity Bridge’ as GOP Tributes Spread Nationwide](https://indianacitizen.org/link-to-legacy-lg-beckwith-proposes-charlie-kirk-unity-bridge-as-gop-tributes-spread-nationwide/) - By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen October 2, 2025 Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith wants to honor Charlie Kirk, the conservative activist killed in September by putting his name on a bridge in Indiana. Beckwith announced his idea for “Charlie Kirk Unity Bridge,” a pedestrian crossing meant to symbolize connection and dialogue, echoing what he
- [Krull Commentary: Braun and Beckwith illustrate the problem](https://indianacitizen.org/krull-commentary-braun-and-beckwith-illustrate-the-problem/) - This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com October 6, 2025 Without intending to, Indiana Gov. Mike Braun and Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith just demonstrated much of what is wrong with American politics these days. The occasion for their object lesson was the stabbing of former NFL quarterback and current football commentator
- [Chalkbeat Indiana Story: What happened after Indiana officials called for investigations into teachers’ social media posts?](https://indianacitizen.org/chalkbeat-indiana-story-what-happened-after-indiana-officials-called-for-investigations-into-teachers-social-media-posts/) - This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters By Aleksandra Appleton Chalkbeat October 6, 2025 Sign up for Chalkbeat Indiana’s free daily newsletter to keep up with Indianapolis Public Schools, Marion County’s township districts, and statewide education news. After conservative activist Charlie Kirk was killed, Indiana officials issued a
- [MEDIATION POSSIBLE: ‘Productive dialogue’ cited in delay of AG Rokita’s 2nd disciplinary case](https://indianacitizen.org/mediation-possible-productive-dialogue-cited-in-delay-of-ag-rokitas-2nd-disciplinary-case/) - By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen October 2, 2025 The first pre-hearing in Indiana Attorney General’s Todd Rokita’s second disciplinary case was canceled at the request of the lawyers representing both parties, possibly indicating mediation talks are underway. Rokita’s legal team and the Indiana Supreme Court Disciplinary Commission filed a joint motion on Sept. 16
- [ICC story: Democrat Beau Bayh to run for Indiana Secretary of State](https://indianacitizen.org/icc-story-democrat-beau-bayh-to-run-for-indiana-secretary-of-state/) - By Niki Kelly and Whitney Downard Indiana Capital Chronicle October 6, 2025 Beau Bayh filed Monday to continue his families’ political dynasty — following in the footsteps of his father and grandfather, both former U.S. senators — by running as a Democrat for the Secretary of State’s Office. Bayh, a seventh generation Hoosier and a
- [Krull Commentary: Three teams, three inspirations](https://indianacitizen.org/krull-commentary-three-teams-three-inspirations/) - This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com October 3, 2025 God love the underdogs—the comeback, come-from-behind, never-quit, never-say-die teams. Even when they’re outmanned, outgunned and even overwhelmed, they keep battling. We saw three such stories in just the past few days. On Sept. 30, the Indiana Fever’s WNBA season ended when
- [Hicks Commentary: A Data Center Study](https://indianacitizen.org/hicks-commentary-a-data-center-study/) - This column was originally published on the Ball State University Center for Business and Economic Research Weekly Commentary blog. By Michael J. Hicks October 5, 2025 Data centers have almost no local economic effects, with one possible exception. That's the result of my recent study examining the effects of data centers on Texas employment and
- [PNS Story: Is political rhetoric about the government shutdown illegal?](https://indianacitizen.org/pns-story-is-political-rhetoric-about-the-government-shutdown-illegal/) - This story was originally published by Public News Service. By Judith Ruiz-Branch, producer Public News Service October 5, 2025 As Washington continues to bombard the public with political rhetoric about the government shutdown, some law experts argue these messages could be breaking a law put in place to prohibit political sway by the executive branch.
- [ICC story: IEDC audit results sent to inspector general; Dems call for accountability ](https://indianacitizen.org/icc-story-iedc-audit-results-sent-to-inspector-general-dems-call-for-accountability/) - This story was originally published by the Indiana Capital Chronicle. By Whitney Downard Indiana Capital Chronicle October 3, 2025 Fallout from a damning audit of Indiana’s economic development agency could include an ethics investigation, the governor’s office told the Indiana Capital Chronicle Friday. “Throughout the course of this audit, FTI (Consulting) worked in coordination and
- [Texas Tribune Story: At hearing, Texas Democrats say the redistricting process was flawed from the start](https://indianacitizen.org/texas-tribune-story-at-hearing-texas-democrats-say-the-redistricting-process-was-flawed-from-the-start/) - By Eleanor Klibanoff The Texas Tribune October 1, 2025 "At hearing, Democrats say the redistricting process was flawed from the start" was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. Sign up for The Brief,
- [WFYI story: As ICE detainees arrive at Miami Correctional Facility, faith leaders continue their opposition](https://indianacitizen.org/wfyi-story-as-ice-detainees-arrive-at-miami-correctional-facility-faith-leaders-continue-their-opposition/) - This story was originally published by WFYI. By Samantha Horton WFYI October 2, 2025 Detainees of Immigration and Customs Enforcement have begun arriving at Miami Correctional Facility, located between Indianapolis and South Bend. Fifteen ICE detainees arrived at the facility on Wednesday and 25 more are expected to arrive Thursday. An agreement between the state
- [DON’T DISENGAGE: Holcomb, Donnelly urge citizens to get involved, work with others](https://indianacitizen.org/dont-disengage-holcomb-donnelly-urge-citizens-to-get-involved-work-with-others/) - By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen September 26, 2025 Former Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb, a Republican, and former U.S. Senator from Indiana and U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See Joe Donnelly, a Democrat, shared the stage Thursday evening at Marian University in Indianapolis to discuss leadership, civility and commitment to public service. Both held elected
- [Krull Commentary: Government shutdown has one guaranteed loser](https://indianacitizen.org/krull-commentary-government-shutdown-has-one-guaranteed-loser/) - This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull The Indiana Citizen October 1, 2025 No one is going to win this fight. Including—actually, especially—the American people. The political showdown that led to the shutdown of the U.S. government has been building for a long time. Its origins come from the same place and
- [ICC Story: Morales tops statewide official travel spending](https://indianacitizen.org/icc-story-morales-tops-statewide-official-travel-spending/) - This story was originally published by the Indiana Capital Chronicle. By Whitney Downard and Niki Kelly Indiana Capital Chronicle October 2, 2025 An Oldenburg nunnery tour. The 2025 presidential inauguration. A high school debate competition. Annual industry conferences. State officials logged roughly $97,000 in state expenses for trips across Indiana and the nation, according to
- [‘BAD FAITH’ ACCUSATION: Exodus Refugee sues AG Rokita over civil investigative demand](https://indianacitizen.org/bad-faith-accusation-exodus-refugee-sues-ag-rokita-over-civil-investigative-demand/) - By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen September 26, 2025 The lawsuit recently filed by Exodus Refugee Immigration Inc. appears to be the first to challenge the civil investigative demands that Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita has been using to access internal documents and communications of law enforcement agencies, nonprofits, businesses and universities across the state.
- [CONSTITUTION DAY: Greenhouse lecture at Purdue, judges in classrooms mark celebration](https://indianacitizen.org/constitution-day-greenhouse-lecture-at-purdue-judges-in-classrooms-mark-celebration/) - By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen September 18, 2025 To mark the 238th anniversary of the signing of the U.S. Constitution, Linda Greenhouse, an awarding-winning journalist, visited Purdue University and delivered a warning about the American system of government. “You don’t need me to tell you that this is a system under stress,” Greenhouse said
- [Krull Commentary: Trump, Comey and the gift that keeps on taking](https://indianacitizen.org/krull-commentary-trump-comey-and-the-gift-that-keeps-on-taking/) - This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com September 26, 2025 Maybe the problem is that no one ever taught President Donald Trump how to say thank you. He has difficulty seeing a gift for what it is, which is why he feels entitled rather than grateful for any kindness shown to
- [Krull Commentary: It's not for the faint-hearted](https://indianacitizen.org/krull-commentary-its-not-for-the-faint-hearted/) - This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com September 24, 2025 Some years ago, an editor asked me and some other folks to contribute to a blog dedicated to current events. The editor pulled everyone together for an organizational meeting. He walked us through how the blog would work—how he wanted the
- [Hicks Commentary: The Resurrection of Keynesianism—in a MAGA Hat](https://indianacitizen.org/hicks-commentary-the-resurrection-of-keynesianism-in-a-maga-hat/) - This column was originally published on the Ball State University Center for Business and Economic Research Weekly Commentary blog. By Michael J. Hicks September 28, 2025 Federal Reserve’s 0.25% interest rate cut, announced Sept. 17, will have little economic effect by itself. The most important aspect of the move is what it tells us about
- [Mirror Indy Story: Fewer international students are in Indianapolis this fall](https://indianacitizen.org/mirror-indy-story-fewer-international-students-are-in-indianapolis-this-fall/) - This story was originally published in Mirror Indy. By Claire Rafford Mirror Indy September 26, 2025 There are fewer international students in Indianapolis this fall, according to enrollment data. At IU Indianapolis, overall international student enrollment decreased by nearly 30% from fall 2024. IU spokespeople Teresa Mackin and Mark Bode did not respond to Mirror Indy’s request
- [VOCAL OPPOSITION: Hundreds protest at Statehouse against redistricting](https://indianacitizen.org/vocal-opposition-hundreds-protest-at-statehouse-against-redistricting/) - By Colleen Steffen and Sydney Byerly September 18, 2025 Pete Buttigieg spoke before a thunderous crowd in the Indiana Statehouse Thursday afternoon, calling on state Republicans to resist pressure from the Trump administration for mid-decade redistricting. “They want the outcome of the election to be decided before you vote,” said the former U.S. transportation secretary,
- [Indiana SOS schedules 2 more election study meetings, offers email address for input](https://indianacitizen.org/indiana-sos-schedules-2-more-election-study-meetings-offers-email-address-for-input/) - By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen September 26, 2025 Indiana Secretary of State Diego Morales’ office will be hosting two additional election study meetings to present data and collect public comments on proposed changes to the scheduling of elections and the locations of polling places. The secretary of state was mandated under House Enrolled Act
- [LOCAL CONTROL SOUGHT: Jeffersonville crowd mostly skeptical about moving elections, voting centers](https://indianacitizen.org/local-control-sought-jeffersonville-crowd-mostly-skeptical-about-moving-elections-voting-centers/) - By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen September 22, 2025 JEFFERSONVILLE – At the Indiana Secretary of State’s election study meeting in Jeffersonville on Friday, the politically diverse crowd of private citizens, county clerks and local elected officials were all in agreement about one thing regarding moving municipal elections and using vote centers – let the
- [Votebeat story: How do we build public trust in elections?](https://indianacitizen.org/votebeat-story-how-do-we-build-public-trust-in-elections/) - This article was originally published by Votebeat, a nonprofit news organization covering local election administration and voting access. By Hayley Harding Votebeat September 22, 2025 Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. This news analysis was originally distributed in Votebeat’s free weekly newsletter. Sign up to
- [Krull Commentary: Todd Rokita's funhouse mirror First Amendment](https://indianacitizen.org/krull-commentary-todd-rokitas-funhouse-mirror-first-amendment/) - This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com September 22, 2025 Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita has idiosyncratic notions about the First Amendment. On one hand, when his interests are involved, he thinks and argues that the American right to free expression is so all encompassing that it should extend to protecting
- [Krull Commentary: A burning in the night](https://indianacitizen.org/krull-commentary-a-burning-in-the-night/) - This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com September 19, 2025 Life has its ironies. Long ago, a group of angry men burned a cross on my grandfather’s lawn. They wore masks. They wanted to intimidate my grandfather, who served as the principal of both the white high school and the segregated
- [Hicks Commentary: Summoning Better and Braver Angels](https://indianacitizen.org/hicks-commentary-summoning-better-and-braver-angels/) - This column was originally published on the Ball State University Center for Business and Economic Research Weekly Commentary blog. By Michael Hicks September 21, 2024 The assassination of Charlie Kirk was an evil, vile and pernicious act that targeted not merely one man, but also our republic—our basic freedoms. It was an attack on the
- [IPB News: How do lawmakers redraw legislative districts to benefit one political party?](https://indianacitizen.org/ipb-news-how-do-lawmakers-redraw-legislative-districts-to-benefit-one-political-party/) - This story was originally published by IPB News. By Brandon Smith IPB News September 19, 2025 As it becomes increasingly likely Indiana Republican lawmakers will make a new congressional district map, several listeners have asked how one party redraws districts to benefit them politically. Kareem Crayton is the vice president of the Brennan Center for Justice's Washington, D.C.
- [INDIANA’S LESSONS: Former ambassador Donnelly talks faith, Hoosier values at Red Mass](https://indianacitizen.org/indianas-lessons-former-ambassador-donnelly-talks-faith-hoosier-values-at-red-mass/) - By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen September 17, 2025 When Joe Donnelly and his wife, Jill, moved into the ambassador’s residence in Vatican City in 2022, they made the place a home by decorating it with artwork by Indiana artists and, paying homage to their beloved alma mater, a few items from the University of
- [LOSING PRIVILEGE: Speakers and panel spotlight fears driving Christian nationalism](https://indianacitizen.org/losing-privilege-speakers-and-panel-spotlight-fears-driving-christian-nationalism/) - By Greta Lapp Klassen The Indiana Citizen September 15, 2025 FORT WAYNE - Although it has gained traction in recent years, Christian nationalism is not a new ideology, Moises Serrano of Americans United for Separation of Church and State told a crowd of concerned Indiana citizens on Saturday. Serrano, media relations manager for Americans United
- [Krull Commentary: Robert Redford, beneath the golden smile](https://indianacitizen.org/krull-commentary-robert-redford-beneath-the-golden-smile/) - This story was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com September 17, 2025 No one displayed the quiet heartache beneath the heartthrob, the wounded interior below the gorgeous exterior, the way Robert Redford did. His gift as an actor was his sense of reserve, the feeling that something was always being held back, something
- [Chalkbeat story: After Charlie Kirk’s assassination, new scrutiny on what teachers can — and should — say](https://indianacitizen.org/chalkbeat-story-after-charlie-kirks-assassination-new-scrutiny-on-what-teachers-can-and-should-say/) - This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters By Erica Meltzer Chalkbeat September 17, 2025 Sign up for Chalkbeat’s free weekly newsletter to keep up with how education is changing across the U.S. America’s teachers have been put on notice. If they posted “despicable comments” about the killing of
- [CIVICS LESSON: Lt. Gov. Beckwith mixes history and religion at Bootcamp, remembers Kirk](https://indianacitizen.org/civics-lesson-lt-gov-beckwith-mixes-history-and-religion-at-bootcamp-remembers-kirk/) - By Dan Spalding News Now Warsaw September 15, 2025 FORT WAYNE — Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith hosted his first in a possible series of Civic Bootcamps Saturday in Fort Wayne, but the legacy of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, who was killed Wednesday while speaking on a college campus, reverberated repeatedly. Beckwith and a pastor
- [VOTING CASE: Morales touts ‘proof’ of noncitizens on rolls, sends voter info to DOJ](https://indianacitizen.org/voting-case-morales-touts-proof-of-noncitizens-on-rolls-sends-voter-info-to-doj/) - By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen September 12, 2025 At a news conference Friday morning, Indiana Secretary of State Diego Morales championed his office’s effort to ensure only U.S. citizens are on the state’s voter rolls, but voting-rights advocacy groups criticized Morales, saying his actions are eroding trust in elections. Morales called the news conference
- [Kennedy Commentary: Christian nationalism versus the Constitution](https://indianacitizen.org/kennedy-commentary-christian-nationalism-versus-the-constitution/) - This column was originally published by Sheila Kennedy on her blog, “A Jaundiced Look at the World We Live In.” By Sheila Kennedy September 14, 2025 On Sept. 13, I spoke at a gathering in Ft. Wayne, Indiana, sponsored by multiple civic organizations convened by Americans United for Separation of Church and State. Other speakers addressed
- [ICC story: Indiana governor floats November special session on redistricting](https://indianacitizen.org/icc-story-indiana-governor-floats-november-special-session-on-redistricting/) - By Casey Smith Indiana Capital Chronicle September 16, 2025 Gov. Mike Braun suggested Monday that Indiana lawmakers could return for a special session in November to redraw congressional boundaries — his clearest signal yet in support of mid-cycle redistricting. Speaking on Fort Wayne’s WOWO radio, Braun said the state is “in the process where we
- [Krull Commentary: Charlie Kirk, America's Rorschach test](https://indianacitizen.org/krull-commentary-charlie-kirk-americas-rorschach-test/) - This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com September 15, 2025 At least two things have become clear in the aftermath of conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s murder. The first is that—right, left and center—many Americans fear that we are on the edge of something truly awful, a long fall into a deep
- [TSF story: Study committee hears testimony on the importance of Indiana's natural spaces](https://indianacitizen.org/tsf-story-study-committee-hears-testimony-on-the-importance-of-indianas-natural-spaces/) - This story was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By Chloe White TheStatehouseFile.com September 15, 2025 On Thursday, the Interim Study Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources met in the Indiana Statehouse’s Senate chamber to hear testimony and presentations from some of Indiana’s leading environmental and conservation groups to collect information for the next legislative session. Alongside
- [‘DARK DAY’: Charlie Kirk’s death draws calls to end political violence from Indiana lawmakers](https://indianacitizen.org/dark-day-charlie-kirks-death-draws-calls-to-end-political-violence-from-indiana-lawmakers/) - By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen September 10, 2025 Indiana politicians across the political spectrum denounced political violence Wednesday after the fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk in Utah, with many Republicans describing the populist ally of President Donald Trump as an influential figure. U.S. Sen. Jim Banks, one of Kirk’s closest allies in
- [Krull  Commentary: Call the Kirk killing by its proper name](https://indianacitizen.org/krull-commentary-call-the-kirk-killing-by-its-proper-name/) - This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com September 12, 2025 I’ve never much cared for the word “assassination.” I understand why it’s used, particularly in the killings of political or public figures. The word is designed to bestow a certain dignity upon the fallen. It is supposed to suggest that they
- [Hicks Commentary: I’m Not Trying to Change Your Mind](https://indianacitizen.org/hicks-commentary-im-not-trying-to-change-your-mind/) - This column was originally published on the Ball State University Center for Business and Economic Research Weekly Commentary blog. By Michael J. Hicks September 14, 2025 Readers frequently offer advice on my columns, with a common theme of helping me be more persuasive. I appreciate the comments, but I should make clear that these columns
- [‘I HAVEN’T FLIP-FLOPPED’: Beckwith defends post praising Haitian pastors, immigrants](https://indianacitizen.org/i-havent-flip-flopped-beckwith-defends-post-praising-haitian-pastors-immigrants/) - By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen September 10, 2025 Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith defended himself Tuesday in the face of sharp criticism from conservatives after posting — and then deleting — remarks on social media touting a meeting with Haitian pastors and praising those living or seeking asylum in the state. The first-term Republican
- [‘JUST A POWER GRAB’: Fort Wayne crowd vents over GOP redistricting push](https://indianacitizen.org/just-a-power-grab-fort-wayne-crowd-vents-over-gop-redistricting-push/) - By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen September 11, 2025 At a town hall in Fort Wayne on Tuesday evening, the crowd was angry about the potential for Indiana to redistrict this year and frustrated that the only way for them to push back was to call, text, or email their state lawmakers. “We’re here to
- [Based in Lafayette story: West Lafayette ceremony welcomes 90 new U.S. citizens](https://indianacitizen.org/based-in-lafayette-story-west-lafayette-ceremony-welcomes-90-new-u-s-citizens/) - This story was originally published by Based in Lafayette By Dave Bangert Based in Lafayette September 12, 2025 Ninety people originally hailing from 32 countries and now living across the northern half of Indiana left White Horse Christian Center Friday afternoon as freshly minted U.S. citizens, encouraged during a naturalization ceremony to sign up to
- [ICC story: DOJ is sharing state voter roll lists with Homeland Security](https://indianacitizen.org/icc-story-doj-is-sharing-state-voter-roll-lists-with-homeland-security/) - This story was published by the Indiana Capital Chronicle. By Jonathan Shorman Stateline September 12, 2025 The U.S. Department of Justice is sharing state voter roll information with the Department of Homeland Security in a search for noncitizens, the Trump administration confirmed. The data sharing comes after Justice Department attorneys this summer demanded that election
- [PANEL RULINGS: Mediator named, discovery request denied in AG Rokita’s 2nd disciplinary case](https://indianacitizen.org/panel-rulings-mediator-named-discovery-request-denied-in-ag-rokitas-2nd-disciplinary-case/) - By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen September 10, 2025 The parties in the disciplinary case against Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita have selected Indianapolis attorney James Riley Jr. as a mediator to see if a settlement can be reached before the December hearing. Rokita is facing a second round of disciplinary charges based on accusations
- [IPB News story: Independent Indiana launches ad campaign to promote appeal of nonpartisan leaders](https://indianacitizen.org/ipb-news-story-independent-indiana-launches-ad-campaign-to-promote-appeal-of-nonpartisan-leaders/) - This story was originally published by IPB News. By Brandon Smith IPB News September 11, 2025 A new group aimed at encouraging independent candidates in Indiana will launch a statewide ad campaign. Independent Indiana's ad is meant to highlight the appeal of nonpartisan leaders. Executive Director Nathan Gotsch said the ad features residents of Huntington — a
- [TSF story: How a nationally recognized Black birder has worked to bring more people into the woods](https://indianacitizen.org/tsf-story-how-a-nationally-recognized-black-birder-has-worked-to-bring-more-people-into-the-woods/) - This story was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By Olivia O'Neal TheStatehouseFile.com September 9, 2025 An American kestrel was gliding above farm fields in the small town of Woodlawn, Tennessee. Gazing up at the small, hawk-like bird, 5-year-old Doug Gray thought it was hovering in one place, frozen in a photo captured by the sky. Seated
- [TSF Story: Experts fault state officials for secrecy surrounding voter list sent to USCIS](https://indianacitizen.org/tsf-story-experts-fault-state-officials-for-secrecy-surrounding-voter-list-sent-to-uscis/) - This story was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By Anna Cecil TheStatehouseFile.com September 7, 2025 Political scientists and media law experts are reacting to The Indiana Citizen’s parent organization’s case against the offices of the Indiana attorney general and Indiana secretary of state for not allowing the news organization access to a list of nearly 600,000 Indiana voters.
- [ICC story: Indiana requests waiver from ‘unconstitutional’ diverse contractor requirements](https://indianacitizen.org/icc-story-indiana-requests-waiver-from-unconstitutional-diverse-contractor-requirements/) - This story was originally published by the Indiana Capital Chronicle. By Leslie Bonilla Muñiz Indiana Capital Chronicle September 10, 2025 Indiana’s Department of Transportation has asked its federal counterpart to temporarily excuse it from diverse contractor requirements, which the state’s attorney general has dubbed “unconstitutional.” The Hoosier State is the first to request a waiver,
- [IPB News story: Indiana voter advocates deliver thousands of petitions opposing redistricting to Statehouse](https://indianacitizen.org/ipb-news-story-indiana-voter-advocates-deliver-thousands-of-petitions-opposing-redistricting-to-statehouse/) - This story was originally published by IPB News By Brandon Smith IPB News September 9, 2025 It appears increasingly likely that Indiana Republican lawmakers will redraw the state's congressional districts to help Republicans pick up more seats. Voter advocacy groups delivered petitions from about 9,000 Hoosiers to the Statehouse Tuesday, opposing that effort. The petitions
- [CRITICAL CROWD: Some at Indianapolis election meeting skeptical of data, proposals](https://indianacitizen.org/critical-crowd-some-at-indianapolis-election-meeting-skeptical-of-data-proposals/) - By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen September 4, 2025 At a public meeting held in Indianapolis on Wednesday to discuss the timing of elections and the locations of polling places, the presentation of the data was much the same as it had been at a similar gathering held in Muncie on Aug. 22, but the
- [ICC Commentary: You’re pronouncing gerrymandering wrong, but that’s the least of our problems](https://indianacitizen.org/icc-commentary-youre-pronouncing-gerrymandering-wrong-but-thats-the-least-of-our-problems/) - This column was originally published by the Indiana Capital Chronicle. By Gregory Shufeldt September 8, 2025 The stakes of the current redistricting debate threaten the health of our representative democracy. This is not hyperbole. Most elementary definitions of democracy indicate that free and fair elections are a prerequisite for government responsiveness. Voters get to choose
- [Krull Commentary: Threatening war with the land of Lincoln](https://indianacitizen.org/krull-commentary-threatening-war-with-the-land-of-lincoln/) - This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com September 8, 2025 In his more grandiose moments, Donald Trump likes to proclaim himself the greatest president in U.S. history. Greater even than Abraham Lincoln. Just recently, Trump raised the stakes in his historic competition with the Great Emancipator. Trump posted a meme on
- [Krull Commentary: The political party shouldn't matter in this case](https://indianacitizen.org/krull-commentary-the-political-party-shouldnt-matter-in-this-case/) - This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com September 5, 2025 How many lies will be too many? And how much craziness will be too much? Those have always been the essential questions regarding President Donald Trump. In the years since he entered public life, he has stacked mistruth upon falsification upon
- [Hicks Commentary: The Real Lesson of the China Shock](https://indianacitizen.org/hicks-commentary-the-real-lesson-of-the-china-shock/) - This column was originally published on the Ball State University Center for Business and Economic Research Weekly Commentary blog. By Michael J. Hicks September 7, 2025 A fantastically high share of our debate over economic policy involves a false lesson of the China Shock and its effect on factory jobs and communities. The real lesson
- [Mirror Indy Story: Indy Democrats clash with sheriff over holding ICE detainees in the jail](https://indianacitizen.org/mirror-indy-story-indy-democrats-clash-with-sheriff-over-holding-ice-detainees-in-the-jail/) - This story was originally published by Mirror Indy. By Mary Claire Molloy Mirror Indy September 5, 2025 A routine budget hearing this week turned into a rebuke of Marion County Sheriff Kerry Forestal, who faced calls from residents and some members of the City-County Council to stop housing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainees in the local
- [LAWSUIT FILED: The Indiana Citizen seeks list of nearly 600K Hoosier voters sent to USCIS](https://indianacitizen.org/lawsuit-filed-the-indiana-citizen-seeks-list-of-nearly-600k-hoosier-voters-sent-to-uscis/) - By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen September 3, 2025 The Indiana Citizen Education Foundation, parent of The Indiana Citizen, filed a lawsuit on Tuesday against the Office of the Indiana Secretary of State and the Office of the Indiana Attorney General, seeking access to the list of nearly 600,000 Hoosier voters state officials sent to
- [Throckmorton Commentary: Is Posting the Ten Commandments Religious Coercion?](https://indianacitizen.org/throckmorton-commentary-is-posting-the-ten-commandments-religious-coercion/) - This column was originally published on The Throckmorton Initiative, a blog written by Warren Throckmorton. By Warren Throckmorton August 31, 2025 I recently read an op-ed by Daniel Darling about state laws requiring the Ten Commandments be posted in public school classrooms. Darling, who is Director of The Land Center for Cultural Engagement at Southwestern
- [Hannah News Service: District work period - Redistricting 2025](https://indianacitizen.org/hannah-news-service-district-work-period/) - Indiana Insight Hannah News Service August 29th, 2025 Mapping out what to expect to expect going forward As U.S. House members returned to Washington, D.C. this week following the end of the August recess – the scheduled summer “district work period” – speculation ramped up on just what Hoosier congressional district maps would look like
- [Hannah News Service: Mapping out the Gulf of Indiana - Redistricting 2025](https://indianacitizen.org/hannah-news-service-mapping-out-the-gulf-of-indiana/) - Indiana Insight Hannah News Service August 29th, 2025 Thank you for your attention to this matter! The longer Governor Mike Braun (R) takes to call for a special session for redistricting the better the chances are for such a session to be convened . . . or is it the more time passes without the
- [Limestone Post story: Former Legislator Mark Kruzan Talks Redistricting, Then and Now](https://indianacitizen.org/limestone-post-story-former-legislator-mark-kruzan-talks-redistricting-then-and-now/) - This story was originally published by the Limestone Post. By Steve Hinnefeld Limestone Post September 2, 2025 Republican legislators, worried their party will lose its majority in the next election, make a controversial decision to redraw legislative maps mid-decade. Democrats, in the minority, walk out to stop the move. Texas in 2025? No, we’re talking
- [VOTING DATA: Election analysis bolsters SOS Morales’ meeting on voting centers, municipal elections](https://indianacitizen.org/voting-data-election-analysis-bolsters-sos-morales-meeting-on-voting-centers-municipal-elections/) - By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen September 1, 2025 Indiana Secretary of State Diego Morales this week will host the second of three public meetings focused on presenting data and gathering comments about where and when elections are held. Although the election study, which includes the public meetings, was mandated by the legislature, some lawmakers
- [Krull Commentary: Oh, the things Micah Beckwith doesn't know](https://indianacitizen.org/krull-commentary-oh-the-things-micah-beckwith-doesnt-know/) - This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com September 3, 2025 Well, we now know what at least part of Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith’s agenda for Indiana is. Beckwith, who identifies himself as a Christian nationalist, wants to reenact the Scopes Monkey Trial in real life here in Indiana. For those of
- [Kennedy Commentary: Rigging the Vote, Thanks to a Rogue Court](https://indianacitizen.org/kennedy-commentary-rigging-the-vote-thanks-to-a-rogue-court/) - This column was originally published by Sheila Kennedy on her blog, “A Jaundiced Look at the World We Live In.” By Sheila Kennedy August 31, 2025 A number of pundits have pointed out that Donald Trump is a prime example of projection; that when he accuses someone of bad behavior, it is almost always behavior
- [‘ALL A DISTRACTION’: Protesters decry cost of redistricting amid more pressing needs ](https://indianacitizen.org/all-a-distraction-protesters-decry-cost-of-redistricting-amid-more-pressing-needs/) - By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen August 29, 2025 Gathered at the Indiana Statehouse on an unseasonably mild August evening this week, a sizable and energetic crowd let lawmakers know that of all things the legislature needs to do for Hoosiers, redistricting is not even on the list. The protest on Tuesday was a continuation
- [‘SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST’: Lt. Gov. Beckwith links teaching evolution to teen suicide; critics push back](https://indianacitizen.org/survival-of-the-fittest-lt-gov-beckwith-links-teaching-evolution-to-teen-suicide-critics-push-back/) - By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen August 29, 2025 Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith, in a recent podcast appearance, linked the teaching of evolution in schools to despair, rising suicide rates among youth, and what he calls a collapse of moral order. His most pointed remarks came during an August 15 appearance on The Elevate
- [Krull Commentary: Micah and his merry band of delusionists](https://indianacitizen.org/krull-commentary-micah-and-his-merry-band-of-delusionists/) - This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com August 29, 2025 Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith doesn’t seem to realize that Hoosier voters elected him to do a specific job with specific, limited responsibilities. No, he seems to believe that on Election Day they gave him the keys to an ideological candy
- [Hicks Commentary: The Socialist Presidency](https://indianacitizen.org/hicks-commentary-the-socialist-presidency/) - This column was originally published on the Ball State University Center for Business and Economic Research Weekly Commentary blog. By Michael J. Hicks August 31, 2025 In the past few weeks, President Trump has moved the U.S. closer to socialism than any president in history. By forcing three companies to yield partial ownership or profit
- [Krull Commentary: Less heat and more light regarding gun deaths](https://indianacitizen.org/krull-commentary-less-heat-and-more-light-regarding-gun-deaths/) - This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com September 1, 2025 Every mass shooting now in America demonstrates just how divorced from reality—not to mention urgency—our national debates about guns and gun violence have become. When a shooter opened fire at Annunciation Catholic Church in Minneapolis, killing two children and wounding at
- [‘TIME TO FIGHT’: AG Rokita accused of ‘overheated rhetoric’ in support of redistricting ](https://indianacitizen.org/time-to-fight-ag-rokita-accused-of-overheated-rhetoric-in-support-of-redistricting/) - By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen August 27, 2025 Comparing the growing dispute over mid-decade redistricting to a gunfight, Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita released a statement Tuesday in support of redrawing the state’s congressional districts this year. “I’m done bringing a knife to a gunfight against the aggressive, nonstop left-wing tactics,” Rokita said in
- [Hannah News Service: A tough decision foisted upon Hoosier GOP lawmakers - Redistricting 2025](https://indianacitizen.org/hannah-news-service-a-tough-decision-foisted-upon-hoosier-gop-lawmakers/) - Indiana Insight Hannah News Service August 22nd, 2025 Redistricting Indiana’s congressional districts at mid-decade was initially raised as a tentative proposition of sorts, and didn’t even seem to gain steam when Vice President JD Vance (R) paid a hastily scheduled visit to the State House to sell skeptical GOP legislative leaders and a noncommittal Governor
- [Whitehead Commentary: How Christian Nationalism Weakens Democracy and What Can Be Done about It](https://indianacitizen.org/whitehead-commentary-how-christian-nationalism-weakens-democracy-and-what-can-be-done-about-it/) - This article was originally published on Andrew Whitehead's Substack, American Idolatry. In the months leading up to the 2024 presidential election, various outlets highlighted how Project 2025—a massive blueprint directing the efforts of a possible second Trump administration—sought to suffuse Christian nationalism across the entire federal government.[1] Project 2025 aimed to localize political power within the executive branch, and
- [Krull Commentary: Be true to your school](https://indianacitizen.org/krull-commentary-be-true-to-your-school/) - This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com August 25, 2025 The young students looked dazed, more than a little confused and, yes, tremendously excited. Twice within the space of a week, I was on a college campus when incoming first-year students began moving into their new homes, the dormitories that will
- [Kennedy Commentary: The Ten Commandments](https://indianacitizen.org/kennedy-commentary-the-ten-commandments/) - This column was originally published by Sheila Kennedy on her blog, “A Jaundiced Look at the World We Live In.” By Sheila Kennedy August 25, 2025 A judge recently struck down a Texas law, modeled after one in Oklahoma that was also ruled unconstitutional, requiring the posting of the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms.
- [Krull Commentary: Not your father's GOP](https://indianacitizen.org/krull-commentary-not-your-fathers-gop/) - This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com August 27, 2025 Not that long ago, it was easy to understand who Indiana Republicans were and for what they stood. They were the voice of business. They believed that scant government regulation and low taxes would lead to economic growth. They placed their
- [‘RILED UP’: Dems, advocates organize against redistricting amid GOP visit to D.C.](https://indianacitizen.org/riled-up-dems-advocates-organize-against-redistricting-amid-gop-visit-to-d-c/) - By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen August 26, 2025 Indiana state Democratic lawmakers and voter-rights advocacy groups turned up the heat in the political kitchen Tuesday to remind Republican legislators of the potential firestorm that a mid-decade redistricting may bring. The day began with Democratic senators and representatives holding a news conference Tuesday morning at
- [Chalkbeat Indiana story: Indianapolis Public Schools to sell a building, put another up for sale or lease to end legal battle](https://indianacitizen.org/chalkbeat-indiana-story-indianapolis-public-schools-to-sell-a-building-put-another-up-for-sale-or-lease-to-end-legal-battle/) - This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters By Amelia Pak-Harvey Chalkbeat August 25, 2025 Sign up for Chalkbeat Indiana’s free daily newsletter to keep up with Indianapolis Public Schools, Marion County’s township districts, and statewide education news. Indianapolis Public Schools will put one closed school building up for
- [‘WE’RE REVIEWING IT’: SOS Morales says DOJ letter seeks access to Indiana voter rolls](https://indianacitizen.org/were-reviewing-it-sos-morales-says-doj-letter-seeks-access-to-indiana-voter-rolls/) - By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen August 22, 2025 Indiana Secretary of State Diego Morales confirmed on Friday that his office has received a letter from the U.S. Department of Justice seeking access to voter rolls but indicated his team has not yet turned over any information. “We’re reviewing the letter right now,” Morales said.
- [‘BOLD STORYTELLERS’: Meet the Fort Wayne couple behind the conservative Christian documentaries screened at Lt. Gov. Beckwith’s church](https://indianacitizen.org/bold-storytellers-meet-the-fort-wayne-couple-behind-the-conservative-christian-documentaries-screened-at-lt-gov-beckwiths-church/) - By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen August 21, 2025 Fort Wayne filmmakers Mark and Amber Archer have built a platform telling stories they frame as biblical truth — and one of their most consistent champions is now Indiana’s lieutenant governor. Through their production company, Fearless Features, the Archers have premiered several of their documentaries on
- [ICC story: Poll: Most Hoosiers oppose mid-decade redistricting, want focus on daily challenges](https://indianacitizen.org/icc-story-poll-most-hoosiers-oppose-mid-decade-redistricting-want-focus-on-daily-challenges/) - This story was originally published by the Indiana Capital Chronicle. By Casey Smith, Indiana Capital Chronicle August 26, 2025 As Indiana lawmakers head to Washington, D.C., today for a White House meeting on multiple issues including redistricting, a new statewide poll shows most Hoosiers don’t want to see the state’s congressional maps redrawn mid-decade. The
- [‘CLEARLY POLITICAL’: Advocacy groups mount grassroots effort to oppose redistricting](https://indianacitizen.org/clearly-political-advocacy-groups-mount-grassroots-effort-to-oppose-redistricting/) - By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen August 22, 2025 The Indiana Friends Committee on Legislation is not planning to flash any daggers. Joining the other nonprofits and advocacy groups trying to derail the push for a mid-decade redistricting at the Indiana Statehouse, IFCL is sticking to the principles of the Quaker faith and relying on
- [Krull Commentary: Make America gerrymander aggressively](https://indianacitizen.org/krull-commentary-make-america-gerrymander-aggressively/) - This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com August 22, 2025 I’m going to start this column with a confession. I hate writing about gerrymandering. That’s because the practice of drawing maps for legislative districts to give one party a distinct and unfair advantage over the other can be hard to explain.
- [Hicks Commentary: America Is Not in Decline, but Trump and Sanders Could Change That](https://indianacitizen.org/hicks-commentary-america-is-not-in-decline-but-trump-and-sanders-could-change-that/) - This column was originally published on the Ball State University Center for Business and Economic Research Weekly Commentary blog. By Michael Hicks August 24, 2025 One great irony of our times is that the claims of economic decline that animate both the MAGA movement and the Democratic Socialists of America are indistinguishable from one another.
- [Texas Tribune story: Texas Senate approves GOP congressional map, sending plan to Abbott’s desk](https://indianacitizen.org/texas-tribune-story-texas-senate-approves-gop-congressional-map-sending-plan-to-abbotts-desk/) - By Kayla Guo The Texas Tribune August 22, 2025 "Texas Senate approves GOP congressional map, sending plan to Abbott’s desk" was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. Sign up for The Brief,
- [Texas Tribune story: Fresh off Texas Senate’s approval, new congressional map is target of lawsuit](https://indianacitizen.org/texas-tribune-story-fresh-off-texas-senates-approval-new-congressional-map-is-target-of-lawsuit/) - By Colleen DeGuzman The Texas Tribune August 23, 2025 "Fresh off Texas Senate’s approval, new congressional map is target of lawsuit" was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. Sign up for The Brief,
- [ROKITA RESPONDS: AG denies misconduct in fiery answer to second disciplinary complaint](https://indianacitizen.org/rokita-responds-ag-denies-misconduct-in-fiery-answer-to-second-disciplinary-complaint/) - By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen August 19, 2025 In his answer to the second disciplinary complaint lodged against him, Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita is denying he contradicted sworn statements to the Indiana Supreme Court and is distancing himself from the press release that ignited the second investigation into his professional conduct. The Indiana
- [Leppert Commentary: Crime in America is down, but please don’t tell anyone](https://indianacitizen.org/leppert-commentary-crime-in-america-is-down-but-please-dont-tell-anyone/) - By Michael Leppert The Indiana Citizen August 13, 2025 It was a lovely September morning in Indianapolis in 2018. We had been living in our new townhouse downtown for about a year, relocating from a house just two blocks up the street. I was still a consultant back then and this was still my offseason.
- [Krull Commetary: Stay focused, folks](https://indianacitizen.org/krull-commetary-stay-focused-folks/) - This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com August 13, 2025 There is one rule savvy citizens always should observe when President Donald Trump does something controversial or even outrageous. Don’t allow yourself to be distracted. The essence of any successful con game—and Donald Trump is one of the best con artists
- [Kennedy Commentary: America’s Real Exceptionalism](https://indianacitizen.org/kennedy-commentary-americas-real-exceptionalism/) - This column was originally published by Sheila Kennedy on her blog, “A Jaundiced Look at the World We Live In.” By Sheila Kennedy August 13, 2025 As I recall, it was John Edwards who ran for President proclaiming that there were “two Americas.” He was addressing economic differences, but the term applies at an even
- [Krull Commentary: Micah Beckwith being Micah Beckwith](https://indianacitizen.org/krull-commentary-micah-beckwith-being-micah-beckwith/) - This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com August 15, 2025 Where do we Hoosiers find these people? I know I’ve asked that question before—and I suspect I will ask it again often. I don’t understand why the good people—and they are good people—vote again and again for political leaders who show
- [Leppert Commentary: It’s time for a new beat, but one last thing before I go](https://indianacitizen.org/leppert-commentary-its-time-for-a-new-beat-but-one-last-thing-before-i-go/) - By Michael Leppert The Indiana Citizen August 20, 2025 I started writing my column in the spring of 2014, and oh how things have changed since then! Barack Obama was president, and Mike Pence was the governor of Indiana. There were already Republican supermajorities in both chambers of the Indiana General Assembly, and those legislative
- [Krull Commentary: What did we expect?](https://indianacitizen.org/krull-commentary-what-did-we-expect/) - This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com August 18, 2025 This is what happens when we elect a man without a moral center to be president of the United States. U.S. President Donald Trump had the red carpet rolled out for Russian President Vladimir Putin. Putin has been charged with war
- [Krull Commentary: The Bayhs and a changing Indiana](https://indianacitizen.org/krull-commentary-the-bayhs-and-a-changing-indiana/) - The column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com August 20, 2025 The last time Indiana Democrats counted on a Bayh to rescue them was 40 years ago. In the mid-1980s, Hoosier Democrats had not held the governor’s office for nearly 20 years. Republicans dominated Indiana politics at every level. They even controlled
- [TSF story: Fairgoers appreciate SOS Morales' outreach, but advocates continue to question his motives](https://indianacitizen.org/tsf-story-fairgoers-appreciate-sos-morales-outreach-but-advocates-continue-to-question-his-motives/) - This story was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By Anna Cecil TheStatehouseFile.com August 19, 2025 As they have for many years, the Katz family visited the Indiana State Fair on $2 Tuesday to partake in the array of sweet and savory deals. Barry and Zoe Katz wandered the fairgrounds on Aug. 5 and enjoyed dressed-up sheep,
- [Chalkbeat Indiana: Indiana’s K-12 schools leader poised to also lead higher education system pending a vote](https://indianacitizen.org/indianas-k-12-schools-leader-poised-to-also-lead-higher-education-system-pending-a-vote/) - This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters By Aleksandra Appleton Chalkbeat Indiana August 20, 2025 Sign up for Chalkbeat Indiana’s free daily newsletter to keep up with Indianapolis Public Schools, Marion County’s township districts, and statewide education news. Indiana Secretary of Education Katie Jenner will likely take on
- [Stateline Story: Trump wants states to feed voter info into powerful citizenship data program](https://indianacitizen.org/stateline-story-trump-wants-states-to-feed-voter-info-into-powerful-citizenship-data-program/) - By Jonathan Shorman Stateline August 20, 2025 BILOXI, Miss. — The Trump administration is developing a powerful data tool it claims will let states identify noncitizens registered to vote. But Democratic critics and data experts warn it could allow the federal government to vacuum up vast quantities of information on Americans for unclear purposes. Some
- [‘COMPASSION WITHOUT LAWLESSNESS’: Lt. Gov. Beckwith draws cheers, pushback with immigration stance at packed Merrillville event](https://indianacitizen.org/compassion-without-lawlessness-lt-gov-beckwith-draws-cheers-pushback-with-immigration-stance-at-packed-merrillville-event/) - By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen August 13, 2025 Merrillville, Indiana — Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith told a packed town hall crowd Tuesday night that undocumented immigrants “do not get constitutional rights,” doubling down on a claim that ignited controversy when he made similar remarks in Terre Haute. “Everybody has a natural, God-given right to
- [DEMOCRACY ON DISPLAY: Smithsonian’s ‘Voices and Votes’ exhibit coming to 7 Hoosier towns and cities](https://indianacitizen.org/democracy-on-display-smithsonians-voices-and-votes-exhibit-coming-to-7-hoosier-towns-and-cities/) - By Dwight Adams The Indiana Citizen August 15, 2025 Have you ever considered why some of Indiana’s earliest settlers were abolitionist Quakers, or wondered how a voting machine looked a century ago, or were curious what famous Hoosier presidential candidate Wendell Willkie was like? You will soon be able to immerse yourself in local history
- [GERRYMANDERING MESS: U.S. Supreme Court sidestepping partisan question in  2019 opens door to mid-decade redistricting](https://indianacitizen.org/gerrymandering-mess-u-s-supreme-court-sidestepping-partisan-question-in-2019-opens-door-to-mid-decade-redistricting/) - By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen August 14, 2025 To explain why Indiana, a deep red state, is seriously considering redrawing its congressional districts this year in the hopes of sending, at most, two more Hoosier Republicans to Capitol Hill in 2026, attorney Jay Yeager pointed to the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2019 ruling in Common
- [Votebeat story: Fact-checking Trump’s latest claims about mail ballots and voting machines](https://indianacitizen.org/votebeat-story-fact-checking-trumps-latest-claims-about-mail-ballots-and-voting-machines/) - This article was originally published by Votebeat, a nonprofit news organization covering local election administration and voting access. By Jessica Huseman Votebeat August 18, 2025 Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for our free weekly newsletter to get the latest. President Donald Trump
- [ICC story: Consumer groups, debt collectors clash in medical debt hearing](https://indianacitizen.org/icc-story-consumer-groups-debt-collectors-clash-in-medical-debt-hearing/) - This story was originally published by the Indiana Capital Chronicle. By Niki Kelly Indiana Capital Chronicle August 19, 2025 Testimony on Monday set the stage for an interim committee to find a balance between growing medical debt weighing down Hoosiers and allowing hospitals and other health care providers to collect what’s owed. Organizations representing Hoosier
- [AG Rokita expands DEI investigation into Notre Dame and Butler](https://indianacitizen.org/ag-rokita-expands-dei-probe-into-notre-dame-and-butler/) - By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen August 15, 2025 Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita is increasing the pressure on the University of Notre Dame and Butler University to comply with his demand that they provide information about their diversity, equity and inclusion policies and practices, but his most recent letters to the universities’ presidents indicate
- [‘FIGHT FIRE WITH FIRE’: Lt. Gov. Beckwith pushes for redistricting at tense Lake County town hall](https://indianacitizen.org/fight-fire-with-fire-lt-gov-beckwith-pushes-for-redistricting-at-tense-lake-county-town-hall/) - By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen August 13, 2025 Merrillville, Indiana — Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith backed the White House’s push for Indiana to redraw its congressional districts ahead of next year’s midterm elections, telling attendees at a town hall Tuesday night that Republicans who control the state’s government should “fight fire with fire.” Beckwith’s
- [SABATO’S ANALYSIS: Early look at 2026 Indiana secretary of state race gives Morales the edge](https://indianacitizen.org/sabatos-analysis-early-look-at-2026-indiana-secretary-of-state-race-gives-morales-the-edge/) - By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen August 11, 2025 An early prediction of the Indiana Secretary of State’s 2026 race has the seat remaining in Republican hands and embattled incumbent Diego Morales winning reelection. Sabato’s Crystal Ball from The Center for Politics at the University of Virginia recently handicapped the 26 secretary of state races
- [Votebeat story: Trump’s call for a new census raises questions of constitutionality](https://indianacitizen.org/votebeat-story-trumps-call-for-a-new-census-raises-questions-of-constitutionality/) - This article was originally published by Votebeat, a nonprofit news organization covering local election administration and voting access. By Jessica Huseman Votebeat August 14, 2025 Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for Votebeat’s free national newsletter here. Just as he did during his
- [‘COURAGE TO COME HERE’: Lt. Gov. Beckwith, staff earn constituents’ praise for effort to visit all 92 counties](https://indianacitizen.org/courage-to-come-here-lt-gov-beckwith-staff-earn-constituents-praise-for-effort-to-visit-all-92-counties/) - By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen August 8, 2025 Pressing the elevator button after leaving the small, third-story conference room in Marion City Hall, Lois Jones hummed a tune and reflected on what she called a productive conversation. Jones had just wrapped up a meeting with staffers for Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith during a
- [WFYI story: Indiana's first school safety director is a former resource officer](https://indianacitizen.org/wfyi-story-indianas-first-school-safety-director-is-a-former-resource-officer/) - This story was originally published by WFYI. By Eric Weddle WFYI August 12, 2025 A former school resource officer will now oversee safety for Indiana’s schools. Gov. Mike Braun on Tuesday announced Julie Q. Smith, a Columbus police sergeant, as the first director of the newly created Office of School Safety. Smith leads the Columbus
- [REDISTRICTING ANGST: Protesters fear losing electoral voice if Indiana’s congressional maps are redrawn](https://indianacitizen.org/redistricting-angst-protestors-fear-losing-electoral-voice-if-indianas-congressional-maps-are-redrawn/) - By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen August 8, 2025 U.S. Rep. Frank Mrvan, thought to be the Hoosier Democrat most vulnerable to a possible mid-decade redistricting in Indiana, told a crowd of protesters in Indianapolis on Thursday that he is certain state lawmakers will convene to redraw the congressional maps this year. “I know very
- [Krull Commentary: Trump strips away the mask](https://indianacitizen.org/krull-commentary-trump-strips-away-the-mask/) - This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com August 8, 2025 Well, at least the time for make-believe games is over. Whatever else President Donald Trump’s attempts to redistrict his way to having Republicans hold onto the U.S. House of Representatives may accomplish, they make one thing clear. His focus is not
- [Hicks Commentary: Grim Recessionary Facts](https://indianacitizen.org/hicks-commentary-grim-recessionary-facts/) - This column was originally published on the Ball State University Center for Business and Economic Research Weekly Commentary blog. By Michael J. Hicks August 10, 2025 In March, I predicted the U.S. economy would enter recession and in April I explained how Indiana would be especially vulnerable to this downturn. Unfortunately, I was right. A large tranche
- [Kennedy Commentary: The Embarrassingly Ignorant Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith](https://indianacitizen.org/kennedy-commentary-the-embarrassingly-ignorant-lt-gov-micah-beckwith/) - This column was originally published by Sheila Kennedy on her blog, “A Jaundiced Look at the World We Live In.” By Sheila Kennedy August 11, 2025 I’m not sure Micah Beckwith knows what “due process” means. In fact, I’m pretty sure he doesn’t. Indiana media has reported on our “Christian” Nationalist Lieutenant Governor’s most recent
- [ICC story: Appeals court upholds Indiana abortion ban](https://indianacitizen.org/icc-story-appeals-court-upholds-indiana-abortion-ban/) - By Whitney Downard Indiana Capital Chronicle August 11, 2025 The Indiana Court of Appeals on Monday affirmed a ruling by a trial court judge upholding the state’s near-total abortion ban, specifically provisions relating to medical providers and potential exemptions. The law, which was enacted in a special 2022 session, only allows for exceptions in the
- [COURTLY ARTS: Exhibition of portraits of Indiana courthouses shows artistry, faith in rule of law](https://indianacitizen.org/courtly-arts-exhibition-of-portraits-of-indiana-courthouses-shows-artistry-faith-in-rule-of-law/) - By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen August 8, 2025 As he traveled to county seats collecting portraits of local courthouses for the past 18 years, attorney Douglas Church came to recognize the majestic structures that loomed over the town squares were not just objects of architectural wonder but also reflections of Hoosier optimism. Many of
- [PROTESTING THE PROGNOSIS: Hoosiers rally to highlight threats to Indiana health care posed by Medicaid cuts](https://indianacitizen.org/protesting-the-prognosis-hoosiers-rally-to-highlight-threats-to-indiana-health-care-posed-by-medicaid-cuts/) - By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen July 30, 2025 An occupational therapist assistant for more than 30 years, Diane Thrawley stood under the shade of a towering tree in downtown Mitchell’s Friendship Park and ticked off her fears of more suicides and more abuse that could happen when the coming deep cuts to Medicaid will
- [REGISTRATION REQUIREMENT: SOS office identifies about 1,600 Hoosier voters who need to verify U.S. citizenship status](https://indianacitizen.org/registration-requirement-sos-office-identifies-about-1600-hoosier-voters-who-need-to-verify-u-s-citizenship-status/) - By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen August 1, 2025 After attending a meeting at the White House earlier this week, Indiana Secretary of State Diego Morales pointed to the new proof of citizenship voting requirement and described the Hoosier state as “a national leader in election integrity.” Morales was in Washington, D.C., for a “high-level
- [PASTOR AND POLITICIAN: Lt. Gov. Beckwith says there’s not much difference between his two full-time jobs](https://indianacitizen.org/pastor-and-politician-lt-gov-beckwith-says-theres-not-much-difference-between-his-two-full-time-jobs/) - By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen July 24, 2025 Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith has two full-time jobs – elected official and pastor – and two July events at the Noblesville church where he has preached for five years showcased how he is blurring the lines between those roles. Beckwith, who identifies himself as a
- [‘KNIFE FIGHT FOR DEMOCRACY’: Redistricting on the agenda as Gov. Braun prepares to meet with VP Vance](https://indianacitizen.org/knife-fight-for-democracy-redistricting-on-the-agenda-as-gov-braun-prepares-to-meet-with-vp-vance/) - By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen August 6, 2025 Gov. Mike Braun confirmed that Vice President J.D. Vance will visit Indianapolis on Thursday to meet with Braun and state legislative leaders – a private huddle that comes as the White House pressures deep-red states to redraw their congressional districts to add more Republican-leaning seats in
- [Chalkbeat Indiana story: A third of Indiana counties lack voucher-accepting private schools, complicating choice expansion](https://indianacitizen.org/chalkbeat-indiana-story-a-third-of-indiana-counties-lack-voucher-accepting-private-schools-complicating-choice-expansion/) - This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters By Aleksandra Appleton Chalkbeat August 7, 2025 Sign up for Chalkbeat Indiana’s free daily newsletter to keep up with Indianapolis Public Schools, Marion County’s township districts, and statewide education news. Sitting on the Kentucky border, the Christian Academy of Indiana draws
- [ICC story: ‘Voluntarily complying’: Braun, Beckwith offices agree certain executive orders are optional](https://indianacitizen.org/icc-story-voluntarily-complying-braun-beckwith-offices-agree-certain-executive-orders-are-optional/) - This story was originally published by the Indiana Capital Chronicle. By Leslie Bonilla Muñiz and Niki Kelly Indiana Capital Chronicle August 6, 2025 Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith, who is is six months into a convention-arranged political marriage with Indiana Gov. Mike Braun, is complying with certain executive orders because he wants to — not
- [Leppert Commentary: The ‘Ministry of Truth’ shoots its highest ranking messenger](https://indianacitizen.org/leppert-commentary-the-ministry-of-truth-shoots-its-highest-ranking-messenger/) - By Michael Leppert The Indiana Citizen August 6, 2025 To me, “1984” was originally a rock album, the last studio collection of songs by the original members of Van Halen. It was July 7, 1984, when the 16-year-old version of me earned his way to a spot right in front of Eddie Van Halen’s place
- [Krull Commentary: Trump takes the fight to math](https://indianacitizen.org/krull-commentary-trump-takes-the-fight-to-math/) - This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com August 4, 2025 In his first term as president of the United States, President Donald Trump declared war on science. He demolished many environmental and climate-change protections and protocols, often out of pique because some uppity scientist who had spent his entire career researching
- [Kennedy Commentary: Why Texas Gerrymandering Matters](https://indianacitizen.org/kennedy-commentary-why-texas-gerrymandering-matters/) - This column was originally published by Sheila Kennedy on her blog, “A Jaundiced Look at the World We Live In.” By Sheila Kennedy August 3, 2025 Okay–better late than never… Media has reported on the effort being mounted in Texas to re-gerrymander that state’s already-extreme gerrymander, in an effort to add five Republican seats, and
- [‘GREAT CHALLENGES’: Former Anderson U. President John Pistole cites declining enrollment, program cuts, outside pressure amid higher-ed uncertainty](https://indianacitizen.org/great-challenges-former-anderson-u-president-john-pistole-cites-declining-enrollment-program-cuts-outside-pressure-amid-higher-ed-uncertainty/) - By Steve Hinnefeld The Indiana Citizen July 25, 2025 John Pistole spent a decade as a university president, retiring this year with a legacy of adding in-demand academic programs, increasing funding and growing enrollment at Anderson University. He admits things might be more difficult if he had started his tenure today. In recent months, U.S.
- [Knebel Commentary: Let's just stone them](https://indianacitizen.org/knebel-commentary-lets-just-stone-them/) - By Don Knebel ReCenter Indiana July 22, 2025 Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith suggests that Indiana stop executing death row inmates by lethal injection. A few bullets from a firing squad, he says, would be “much cheaper.” Currently, state law stipulates lethal injection as the only means of execution. And the only drug Indiana has been
- [Krull Commentary: Nothing to fear but fear itself](https://indianacitizen.org/krull-commentary-nothing-to-fear-but-fear-itself/) - This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehousefile.com July 30, 2025 One of the most depressing things about living in Donald Trump’s America is that we’ve become a nation of cowards. The other day, the United States in this Trumpian time denied visas so that the Venezuelan team couldn’t play here in
- [Leppert Commentary: Reading might make you cry; Not reading definitely will](https://indianacitizen.org/leppert-commentary-reading-might-make-you-cry-not-reading-definitely-will/) - By Michael Leppert The Indiana Citizen July 30, 2025 On Monday night, I sat in my recliner writing my third novel. I’m about halfway done with it, and my editor is expecting that first half by the end of the week so she can do a midpoint “assessment” of the story. She worked on my
- [Krull Commentary: One unpardonable pardon after another](https://indianacitizen.org/krull-commentary-one-unpardonable-pardon-after-another/) - This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com August 1, 2025 Even before speculation began to swirl that President Donald Trump might pardon convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell, it was clear presidential pardons are a problem crying out for a solution. Almost every president since Bill Clinton has issued pardons that were
- [Hicks Commentary: Some Easy (and Not So Easy) Spending Cuts for the Next Budget](https://indianacitizen.org/hicks-commentary-some-easy-and-not-so-easy-spending-cuts-for-the-next-budget/) - This column was originally published on the Ball State University Center for Business and Economic Research Weekly Commentary blog. By Michael J. Hicks August 3, 2025 The coming decade is almost certain to see Americans take more seriously our large national debt. I see this as a silver lining that will push states to think more deliberately
- [PNS Story: Indiana judge safety risks call for strong security measures](https://indianacitizen.org/pns-story-indiana-judge-safety-risks-call-for-strong-security-measures/) - This story was originally published by Public News Service. By Terri Dee, anchor/producer Public News Service August 4, 2025 Groups fighting for a free and fair judicial system are speaking out against violence, threats and insults targeting judges in Indiana and across the country. The number of threats spiked nationally earlier this year as President
- [Mirror Indy story: Butler University eliminates social justice class requirement](https://indianacitizen.org/mirror-indy-story-butler-university-eliminates-social-justice-class-requirement/) - This story was originally published by Mirror Indy. By Claire Rafford Mirror Indy July 31, 2025 Butler University will no longer require students to take a class on social justice and diversity before graduating. The university announced the decision in an email to the campus community July 24. Administrators made the decision, in part, to protect Butler’s
- [PNS story: Indiana AI centers prompt environmental concerns over emissions](https://indianacitizen.org/pns-story-indiana-ai-centers-prompt-environmental-concerns-over-emissions/) - This story was originally published by Public News Service. By Terri Dee, anchor/producer Public News Service July 31, 2025 The Trump administration's long-term plan for artificial intelligence could have far-reaching environmental impacts across the country. His strategy calls for the removal of land use rules considered prohibitive to the construction of AI data centers. Last
- [TSF story: Care worth remembering: The workers and family members supporting dementia patients](https://indianacitizen.org/tsf-story-care-worth-remembering-the-workers-and-family-members-supporting-dementia-patients/) - This story was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By Ashlyn Myers TheStatehouseFile.com July 25, 2025 Melissa Taylor, the director of nursing for Morning Pointe Senior Living in Franklin, Indiana, walks past halls of smiling faces every day as she makes her way to her office. The doors along her walk are painted in bright colors to
- [Chalkbeat story: For America’s 250th birthday, Trump champions ‘patriotic education’ in schools again](https://indianacitizen.org/chalkbeat-story-for-americas-250th-birthday-trump-champions-patriotic-education-in-schools-again/) - This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters By Kalyn Belsha Chalkbeat July 28, 2025 Sign up for Chalkbeat’s free weekly newsletter to keep up with how education is changing across the U.S. Jessica Ellison hopes she has a compelling pitch for the Trump administration’s new history and civics
- [Krull Commentary: The Epstein list we shouldn't forget](https://indianacitizen.org/krull-commentary-the-epstein-list-we-shouldnt-forget/) - This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com July 25, 2025 Maybe we should focus at least some of our attention on a different Jeffrey Epstein list. The focus in political, media and legal circles now is on either securing or preventing the release of any and all documents establishing who numbered
- [Hicks Commentary: More Bad News about Hoosier College Attendance](https://indianacitizen.org/hicks-commentary-more-bad-news-about-hoosier-college-attendance/) - This column was originally published on the Ball State University Center for Business and Economic Research Weekly Commentary blog. By Michael J. Hicks July 27, 2025 The Indiana Commission for Higher Education has released the state’s go-to-college data for 2023, the most recent year available. It is terribly disappointing news for the health of our economy. After
- [Krull Commentary: Micah Beckwith and public service as a side gig](https://indianacitizen.org/krull-commentary-micah-beckwith-and-public-service-as-a-side-gig/) - This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com July 28, 2025 Some day in the not-so-distant future, historians are going to ask a question about Hoosiers of this era. What was it about the people of Indiana that prompted them to keep electing politicians who didn’t want the jobs for which they
- [Kennedy Commentary: The importance of framing](https://indianacitizen.org/kennedy-commentary-the-importance-of-framing/) - This column was originally published by Sheila Kennedy on her blog, “A Jaundiced Look at the World We Live In.” By Sheila Kennedy July 28, 2025 The most important thing I learned in law school can be summed up with the adage “he who frames the issue wins the debate.” The most consequential move a lawyer–or
- [HOOSIER HOLLYWOOD: New state law offers transferable tax credits to spur movie making in Indiana, but economic claims may be overblown](https://indianacitizen.org/hoosier-hollywood-new-state-law-offers-transferable-tax-credits-to-spur-moving-making-in-indiana-but-economic-claims-may-be-overblown/) - By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen July 24, 2025 Assembled on a soundstage at Huntington University last week, Gov. Mike Braun, legislators and community officials were optimistic about the potential for more soundstages, more cameras, more lights, more action coming to Indiana as the state positions itself to become a go-to location for film and
- [ICC story: Indiana LG’s office closures, staff instructions suggest contrast with return-to-office order](https://indianacitizen.org/icc-story-indiana-lgs-office-closures-staff-instructions-suggest-contrast-with-return-to-office-order/) - This story was originally published by the Indiana Capital Chronicle. By Casey Smith Indiana Capital Chronicle July 25, 2025 Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith’s statehouse office has been repeatedly closed during public business hours in recent weeks — at times with no signage posted and no staff inside — even as Gov. Mike Braun has
- [Capital B Gary story: Hotter Days, Higher Electric Bills: How Climate Change Is Impacting Gary](https://indianacitizen.org/capital-b-gary-story-hotter-days-higher-electric-bills-how-climate-change-is-impacting-gary/) - This story was originally published by Capital B Gary. By Jenae Barnes Capital B Gary July 25, 2025 Climate change is causing significant and far-reaching impacts on the Great Lakes region, a new study finds. Gary is no exception. As triple-digit temperatures bring record-breaking heatwaves to the area, and higher electricity bills, a new report
- [UNEXPECTED TERMINATIONS:  Lt. Gov. Beckwith’s hiring of ‘congregants, friends, allies’ draws criticism from ousted OCRA staffers](https://indianacitizen.org/unexpected-terminations-lt-gov-beckwiths-hiring-of-congregants-friends-allies-draws-criticism-from-ousted-ocra-staffers/) - By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen July 21, 2025 As Micah Beckwith took office in January, the Republican lieutenant governor and his aides quickly remade a small state agency he oversees – removing long-time employees at the Office of Community and Rural Affairs to make room for political allies. The turnover was possible because while
- [ICC story: Advocates, experts fear increase in food insecurity following SNAP cuts](https://indianacitizen.org/icc-story-advocates-experts-fear-increase-in-food-insecurity-following-snap-cuts/) - This story was originally published by the Indiana Capital Chronicle. By Whitney Downard Indiana Capital Chronicle July 25, 2025 Low-income Hoosiers are about to get a whole lot hungrier. At least, that’s the concern of state advocates and national researchers focused on combatting food insecurity after Congress decided to cut funding for the Supplemental Nutrition
- [Krull Commentary: Todd Rokita, shovel in hand](https://indianacitizen.org/krull-commentary-todd-rokita-shovel-in-hand/) - This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com July 23, 2025 In denying Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita’s motion to dismiss his second disciplinary complaint, the Indiana Supreme Court sent him two clear messages. The first was “grow up.” And the second was “stop wasting everyone’s time and money.” Justice Derek Molter’s
- [Chalkbeat Philadelphia: For Pennsylvania and Philadelphia, a renewed focus on civics instruction](https://indianacitizen.org/chalkbeat-philadelphia-for-pennsylvania-and-philadelphia-a-renewed-focus-on-civics-instruction/) - This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters By Dale Mezzacappa Chalkbeat July 23, 2025 Sign up for Chalkbeat Philadelphia’s free newsletter to keep up with news on the city’s public school system. Martin Luther King High School social studies teacher Nadirah O’Connor said her students have a lot
- [ROKITA’S REQUEST DENIED: Indiana Supreme Court won’t dismiss AG’s 2nd disciplinary case, but it does appoint 3-member panel to hear it](https://indianacitizen.org/rokitas-request-denied-indiana-supreme-court-wont-dismiss-ags-2nd-disciplinary-case-but-it-does-appoint-3-member-panel-to-hear-it/) - By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen July 19, 2025 The Indiana Supreme Court has denied Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita’s motion to dismiss the second disciplinary complaint pending against him but has granted his request to appoint a three-judge panel to preside over this matter. Issued Friday, the majority opinion also encouraged the attorney general
- [Leppert Commentary: Dignity and reality force Stutzman to cross the MAGA line on immigration](https://indianacitizen.org/leppert-commentary-dignity-and-reality-force-stutzman-to-cross-the-maga-line-on-immigration/) - By Michael Leppert The Indiana Citizen July 23, 2025 It’s never been a matter of “if.” It has always been a matter of “when.” Last week, GOP U.S. Rep. Maria Salazar of Florida, filed “The Dignity Act of 2025,” a bipartisan immigration reform package that would provide legal status for certain undocumented immigrants. She filed
- [A FOOT IN THE DOOR? Advocates hope Gov. Braun may support creating a commission as he says housing is key to Indiana’s economic future](https://indianacitizen.org/a-foot-in-the-door-advocates-hope-gov-braun-may-support-creating-a-commission-as-he-says-housing-is-key-to-indianas-economic-future/) - By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen July 18, 2025 Just as a new report is highlighting that two-thirds of Indiana’s largest occupations are paying less than what workers need to cover rent, Gov. Mike Braun has indicated he sees housing as key to the state’s economic health. Braun spoke with reporters on Thursday at Huntington
- [Krull Commentary: Colbert's end part of a bigger problem](https://indianacitizen.org/krull-commentary-colberts-end-part-of-a-bigger-problem/) - This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com July 21, 2025 So fraught with tension and credulity are the times we live in that even the cancellation of a late-night talk show can cause great consternation. The announcement by CBS that it would end “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” next spring
- [ICC story: Open government group launching public access hotline, hopes to ease PAC workload](https://indianacitizen.org/icc-story-open-government-group-launching-public-access-hotline-hopes-to-ease-pac-workload/) - This story was originally published by the Indiana Capital Chronicle. By Leslie Bonilla Muñiz Indiana Capital Chronicle July 22, 2025 A new hotline aims to help Hoosiers with public meeting and records questions — and buy recently installed Public Access Counselor Jennifer Ruby time to catch up. The pilot project is operated by the Indiana
- [PROPERTY TAX DEBATE: Beckwith seeks purchase-price system, but expert says that’s problematic](https://indianacitizen.org/property-tax-debate-beckwith-seeks-purchase-price-system-but-expert-says-thats-problematic/) - By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen July 8, 2025 Saying that he’s continuing to hear from constituents across the state about high property taxes, Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith proposes a multipronged solution, including having homeowners pay a property tax based on 1% of the purchase price of their home, instead of one based on
- [TSF Story: What commenters had to say about environmental management regulation changes](https://indianacitizen.org/tsf-story-what-commenters-had-to-say-about-environmental-management-regulation-changes/) - This story was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By Olivia O'Neal TheStatehouseFile.com July 17, 2025 Earlier this month, Gov. Mike Braun’s office published an 18-page report by the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) listing 10 regulations that will be revisited or repealed. "Burdensome,” "unnecessary,” and “inconsistent with the law or best available science” were some of the
- [Krull Commentary: Why it's called the national pastime](https://indianacitizen.org/krull-commentary-why-its-called-the-national-pastime/) - This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com July 16, 2025 ATLANTA, Georgia—There’s a moment during the 2025 Major League Baseball All-Star Game when Truist Field goes almost dark. The big screen lights up and video of one of baseball’s great moments—the night Henry Aaron broke Babe Ruth’s home run record by
- [Krull Commentary: A problem Trump can't bully away](https://indianacitizen.org/krull-commentary-a-problem-trump-cant-bully-away/) - This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com July 18, 2025 Donald Trump always bore with him the seeds of his own defeat. Perhaps even his own destruction. In some ways, we all do. The ancient Greeks were on to something when they intuited that one’s greatest strengths also can be one’s
- [Hicks Commentary: It’s Stagflation, Not Inflation](https://indianacitizen.org/hicks-commentary-its-stagflation-not-inflation/) - This column was originally published on the Ball State University Center for Business and Economic Research Weekly Commentary blog. By Michael J. Hicks July 20, 2025 The average American family will pay about $2,500 more this year because of tariffs. But unlike inflation, your wages won't rise to compensate. That's because tariffs work differently than inflation. Tariffs
- [GOVERNOR’S AWARDS: 6 honored at Black Expo as leaders express hope that end of DEI in state won’t stop Braun from supporting all Hoosiers](https://indianacitizen.org/governors-awards-6-honored-at-black-expo-as-leaders-express-hope-that-end-of-dei-in-state-wont-stop-braun-from-supporting-all-hoosiers/) - By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen July 16, 2025 At the culmination of the Indiana Black Expo Business Conference on Tuesday, Gov. Mike Braun recognized five minority community leaders and one staff member of the Indiana Civil Rights Commission for their achievements, saying they have made a “huge difference in Hoosiers’ lives.” Braun presented the
- [VOTER STATUS SOUGHT: Secretary of State Morales signs pact to use federal database to verify citizenship, but caution is urged](https://indianacitizen.org/voter-status-sought-secretary-of-state-morales-signs-pact-to-use-federal-database-to-verify-citizenship-but-caution-is-urged/) - By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen July 11, 2025 While still fighting with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security over verifying the citizenship of nearly 600,000 Hoosier voters, Indiana Secretary of State Diego Morales announced earlier this week that his office has entered into an agreement with the federal agency to get access to a
- [Kennedy Commentary: Media Fragmentation And Minority Voters](https://indianacitizen.org/kennedy-commentary-media-fragmentation-and-minority-voters/) - This column was originally published by Sheila Kennedy on her blog, “A Jaundiced Look at the World We Live In.” By Sheila Kennedy July 16, 2025 I know I keep harping on the subject of our media environment, but as more research becomes available, I become more and more convinced that an enormous amount of
- [Morton Marcus commentary: Forget recession - - other jolly times await         ](https://indianacitizen.org/morton-marcus-commentary-forget-recession-other-jolly-times-await/) - February 6, 2023 It’s 2023. The candidates are lined up to become or remain Mayors of Indiana cities. There will be primaries where these primates have contests within their respective parties. Some good people and some ridiculous bipeds will be nominated for the November elections. What’s going to happen between now and then? If the
- [Marcus commentary: Shall we admit alien (Illinois) counties to Indiana?](https://indianacitizen.org/marcus-commentary-shall-we-admit-alien-illinois-counties-to-indiana/) - By Morton J. Marcus February 24, 2025 Ah, there was good news recently. I say recently because it may no longer be the case given the rapidity with which ideas of all sorts, creative and idiotic, float in and out of the Indiana General Assembly. A bill (HB 1008 as amended) imagines Indiana counties joining
- [Marcus Commentary: Can you spell or smell boondoggle?](https://indianacitizen.org/marcus-commentary-can-you-spell-or-smell-boondoggle/) - This column was originally published by State Affairs. By Morton J. Marcus July 10, 2025 A million dollars is going for a new agency of state government. Our Governor has picked Brian Schutt to head the Office of Entrepreneurship and Innovation (OEI). He will be spending that million doing what is already being done without
- [TSF story: After lawmakers failed to criminalize homelessness, one organization has a new solution for unhoused Hoosiers](https://indianacitizen.org/tsf-story-after-lawmakers-failed-to-criminalize-homelessness-one-organization-has-a-new-solution-for-unhoused-hoosiers/) - This story was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By Luke Shepherd TheStatehouseFile.com July 14, 2025 Homelessness intervention organizations are seeking new ways to help unhoused people after two bills that attempted to criminalize homelessness in Indiana nearly passed at the 11th hour of the 2025 legislative session. Senate Bill 197 originally passed through the Indiana Senate to
- [WFYI Story: WFYI braces for $1.5 million loss after Congress eliminates federal public media funding](https://indianacitizen.org/wfyi-story-wfyi-braces-for-1-5-million-loss-after-congress-eliminates-federal-public-media-funding/) - This story was originally published by WFYI. By Eric Weddle WFYI July 18, 2025 WFYI is bracing for a major financial hit after Congress approved a Trump administration rescission bill late Thursday that eliminates previously approved funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, cutting $1.1 billion from public radio and television stations nationwide. The move will slash WFYI’s
- [PNS story: Indiana activists fight suppression with 'good trouble'](https://indianacitizen.org/pns-story-indiana-activists-fight-suppression-with-good-trouble/) - This story was originally published by Public News Service. By Joe Ulery, anchor/producer Public News Service July 17, 2025 Hoosiers will join a nationwide movement marking the fifth annual John Lewis National Day of Action. The Indianapolis rally takes place Thursday from noon to 3 p.m. at the Indiana Statehouse. The movement aims to mobilize
- [Chalkbeat Indiana story: Indiana to seek major new flexibility for federal school funding. Here’s what that means.](https://indianacitizen.org/chalkbeat-indiana-story-indiana-to-seek-major-new-flexibility-for-federal-school-funding-heres-what-that-means/) - This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters By Aleksandra Appleton Chalkbeat July 16, 2025 Sign up for Chalkbeat Indiana’s free daily newsletter to keep up with Indianapolis Public Schools, Marion County’s township districts, and statewide education news. Hundreds of millions of dollars in federal education funding Indiana receives
- [Krull Commentary: Up, up and away](https://indianacitizen.org/krull-commentary-up-up-and-away/) - This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com July 11, 2025 The latest telling of the Superman story hits movie theaters at a moment fraught with tension. In the fevered atmosphere of comic-book culture, there was a large contingent of fans with allegiances to previous versions of the hero’s adventures who were
- [Hicks Commentary: A Golden Age of Economic Columnists](https://indianacitizen.org/hicks-commentary-a-golden-age-of-economic-columnists/) - This column was originally published on the Ball State University Center for Business and Economic Research Weekly Commentary blog. By Michael J. Hicks July 13, 2025 I have the very good fortune to be living amid a veritable golden age of economic columnists. There is such an informational cascade of policy debacles, silly ideas and mesmerizingly idiotic
- [Krull Commentary: None of it is Rosie's fault](https://indianacitizen.org/krull-commentary-none-of-it-is-rosies-fault/) - This story was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com July 14, 2025 When he’s under pressure, President Donald Trump always returns to his greatest hits. He resorts to the reliable old favorite gambits that he knows will please and distract his base. That last verb is important. His goal is to divert attention
- [Leppert Commentary: Why the new lie about the old lie is rattling the loyal believers of lies](https://indianacitizen.org/leppert-commentary-why-the-new-lie-about-the-old-lie-is-rattling-the-loyal-believers-of-lies/) - By Michael Leppert The Indiana Citizen July 16, 2025 Last week, U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi announced there will be no release of the “Jeffrey Epstein files.” It’s hard to predict when people will have finally had enough. The tolerance level of undesirable traits and behaviors from other humans will vary from person to person
- [ICC Story: Fiscal leadership confident in Indiana’s finances with reserves at $2.5B](https://indianacitizen.org/icc-story-fiscal-leadership-confident-in-indianas-finances-with-reserves-at-2-5b/) - This story was originally published by the Indiana Capital Chronicle. By Whitney Downard Indiana Capital Chronicle July 15, 2025 A trio of Indiana’s budget leaders emphasized their confidence in the state’s finances at the end of the 2025 fiscal year during a Tuesday press conference — with $2.5 billion in the bank. But three Indianapolis
- [‘BURDENSOME NEW LAWS’: Critics decry Indiana’s proof-of-citizenship voting requirements, say litigation may soon follow](https://indianacitizen.org/burdensome-new-laws-critics-decry-indianas-proof-of-citizenship-voting-requirements-say-litigation-may-soon-follow/) - By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen July 7, 2025 New laws passed during the 2025 session of the Indiana General Assembly that expand the state’s proof-of-citizenship voting requirements have brought fresh allegations that the statutes violate federal protections and renew the potential of a lawsuit being filed against the state. Voting-rights advocacy organizations sent a
- [Chalkbeat story: U.S. Supreme Court gives green light to Education Department layoffs](https://indianacitizen.org/chalkbeat-story-u-s-supreme-court-gives-green-light-to-education-department-layoffs/) - This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters By Erica Meltzer Chalkbeat July 14, 2025 Sign up for Chalkbeat’s free weekly newsletter to keep up with how education is changing across the U.S. Massive layoffs at the U.S. Department of Education can move forward, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled,
- [WFYI story: Indiana will no longer move forward with its plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions](https://indianacitizen.org/wfyi-story-indiana-will-no-longer-move-forward-with-its-plan-to-reduce-greenhouse-gas-emissions/) - This story was originally published by WFYI. By Rebecca Thiele WFYI July 11, 2025 Indiana is no longer moving forward with its climate action plan. Now that both the federal and state government aren't leading climate efforts, the challenge of addressing climate change in Indiana mostly falls to local governments. The Indiana Department of Environmental Management
- [AMERICA’S FUTURE: Students spotlight what they learned about leadership and civic responsibility from President Benjamin Harrison](https://indianacitizen.org/americas-future-students-spotlight-what-they-learned-about-leadership-and-civic-responsibility-from-president-benjamin-harrison/) - By student alumni BHPS Future Presidents of America July 4, 2025 Since the summer of 2015, the Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site in Indianapolis has been introducing teenagers to civics, history and leadership as part of the Future Presidents of America program. The students spend a week at the Harrison home, building their civic muscles and
- [Votebeat story: Voter turnout was up during Michigan’s 2024 election. Figuring out exactly why may be tough.](https://indianacitizen.org/votebeat-story-voter-turnout-was-up-during-michigans-2024-election-figuring-out-exactly-why-may-be-tough/) - This article was originally published by Votebeat, a nonprofit news organization covering local election administration and voting access. By Hayley Harding Votebeat July 10, 2025 Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for Votebeat Michigan’s free newsletter here. Michigan ranked third in the country
- [ICC Story: Braun report identifies 350 examples of DEI in state government](https://indianacitizen.org/icc-braun-report-identifies-350-examples-of-dei-in-state-government/) - By Whitney Downard, Casey Smith, Leslie Bonilla Muñiz and Madelyn Hanes Indiana Capital Chronicle July 11, 2025 Grants to reduce racial health inequities. Scholarships for Black and Hispanic students. Racial bias training. A camping initiative for Black Hoosiers. All are programs that have been abolished and even erased from their respective agency websites following an
- [PNS Story: Hoosier businesses face fallout from tariff shake-up](https://indianacitizen.org/pns-story-hoosier-businesses-face-fallout-from-tariff-shake-up/) - This story was originally published by Public News Service. By Joe Ulery, anchor/producer Public News Service July 11, 2025 Hoosier businesses across the state are feeling the ripple effects of rising tariffs and shifting trade policies, especially in farming, manufacturing and retail. Aaron Lehman is president of the Iowa Farmers Union, but his concerns extend
- [Knebel Commentary: On this Fourth of July, echoes of the first one](https://indianacitizen.org/knebel-commentary-on-this-fourth-of-july-echoes-of-the-first-one/) - By Don Knebel Recenter Indiana July 4, 2025 As we celebrate the 249th anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence, let’s recall the list of abuses it lays at the feet of King George III – abuses that made him “unfit to be the ruler of a free people.” Our history teachers emphasized
- [The Throckmorton Initiative: The Fears of Christian Nationalists - An Interview with Andrew Whitehead](https://indianacitizen.org/the-throckmorton-initiative-the-fears-of-christian-nationalists-an-interview-with-andrew-whitehead/) - This story was originally published by The Throckmorton Initiative Warren Throckmorton The Throckmorton Initiative June 29th, 2025 Why they're so upset about Zohran Mamdani Christian nationalists are really big mad over Zohran Mamdani. According to some of them, Mamdani won the New York City Democratic mayoral primary last week because somebody forgot to check the
- [SCHOOL VOUCHER Q&A: ‘It’s Not An Agenda Except To Get Kids Educated Where They Fit In,’ EdChoice CEO says](https://indianacitizen.org/school-voucher-qa-its-not-an-agenda-except-to-get-kids-educated-where-they-fit-in-edchoice-ceo-says/) - By Steve Hinnefeld The Indiana Citizen July 1, 2025 The late economist Milton Friedman has been called the father of the modern school voucher movement. His 1955 paper, “The Role of Government in Education,” argued that government should help fund schools but not run them. It proposed state-funded vouchers to pay tuition at private schools
- [Krull Commentary: 'Big, beautiful bill' prompts a shopping spree](https://indianacitizen.org/krull-commentary-big-beautiful-bill-prompts-a-shopping-spree/) - This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com July 2, 2025 At least the pretense and make-believe games are over. And we can see things as they really are. The battle over President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill”—the set of economic and policy priorities that are at the heart of his agenda—has
- [Krull Commentary: The truth has enemies who have power](https://indianacitizen.org/krull-commentary-the-truth-has-enemies-who-have-power/) - This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com July 4, 2025 To be fair, President Donald Trump and his minions never promised to make America smart again. Nor did they ever assure Americans that they would tell them the truth—or that they even cared about the truth. Understanding that makes the otherwise
- [Hicks Commentary: Churchill Was Right About Americans](https://indianacitizen.org/hicks-commentary-churchill-was-right-about-americans/) - This column was originally published on the Ball State University Center for Business and Economic Research Weekly Commentary blog. By Michael J. Hicks July 6, 2025 Our nation was born in an epic struggle over the radical ideals of our founding—that (1) we each have value and (2) government exists to preserve rights bestowed by our Creator.
- [Krull Commentary: Todd Rokita indicts himself](https://indianacitizen.org/krull-commentary-todd-rokita-indicts-himself/) - This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com July 7, 2025 There is one thing even Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita’s most severe critics must acknowledge. The man is not cursed with self-awareness. He literally does not know when he is indicting himself. Consider his “defense” in one of his—I, like most
- [Whitehead Commentary: Has God Always Been On "Our" Side?](https://indianacitizen.org/whitehead-commentary-has-god-always-been-on-our-side/) - This article was originally published on Andrew Whitehead's Substack, American Idolatry. Reflections on whether American Christians can be patriotic--and celebrate July 4th--without embracing Christian nationalism Every year round July 4th thousands of Christian congregations hold "Celebrate America" or "God & Country" services.[1] These celebrations usually include various patriotic tunes like “God Bless America,” “America the Beautiful,”
- [Krull Commentary: Trump, Epstein and the beauty of irony](https://indianacitizen.org/krull-commentary-trump-epstein-and-the-beauty-of-irony/) - This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com July 9, 2025 Wouldn’t it be ironic if it was by telling his supporters the truth that President Donald Trump finally broke his bond with his MAGA supporters? Trump’s base now is upset with him, with his attorney general, Pam Bondi, and with his
- [Leppert Commentary: Teaching fewer things leads to a population that thinks less](https://indianacitizen.org/leppert-commentary-teaching-fewer-things-leads-to-a-population-that-thinks-less/) - By Michael Leppert The Indiana Citizen July 9, 2025 Oh, to have existed in a period of time named the “Renaissance,” a French word that means “rebirth.” As explained by Brittanica, “it was primarily a time of the revival of Classical learning and wisdom after a long period of cultural decline and stagnation.” The recently
- [Shabazz Commentary: a decade later, the First Church of Cannabis still sparks conversation](https://indianacitizen.org/shabazz-commentary-a-decade-later-the-first-church-of-cannabis-still-sparks-conversation/) - This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By Abdul-Hakim Shabazz IndyPolitics.org July 9, 2025 Ten years ago, Indiana got an unexpected spiritual awakening—complete with incense, music, and a serious conversation about religious freedom and marijuana. On July 1, 2015, the First Church of Cannabis held its first service in Indianapolis. While no marijuana was actually
- [PNS story: Poll shows most Americans say Trump has gone too far on immigration](https://indianacitizen.org/pns-story-poll-shows-most-americans-say-trump-has-gone-too-far-on-immigration/) - This story was originally published by Public News Service. By Eric Galatas, producer Public News Service July 10, 2025 Some 15 community and faith-based organizations gathered again this week outside the Geo Group ICE detention facility in Aurora where longtime Denver resident and activist Jeanette Vizguerra is being held. Protestors have gathered weekly after U.S.
- [Chalkbeat: How Trump’s sweeping tax and domestic policy bill will affect children and schools](https://indianacitizen.org/chalkbeat-how-trumps-sweeping-tax-and-domestic-policy-bill-will-affect-children-and-schools/) - This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters By Kalyn Belsha Chalkbeat July 3, 2025 Sign up for Chalkbeat’s free weekly newsletter to keep up with how education is changing across the U.S. Republicans in Congress have approved President Donald Trump’s sweeping tax and domestic policy bill that will
- [Whitehead Commentary: Gender, Christian Nationalism, and the 2024 US Presidential Election](https://indianacitizen.org/whitehead-commentary-gender-christian-nationalism-and-the-2024-us-presidential-election/) - This article was originally published on Andrew Whitehead's Substack, American Idolatry. The desire for a society ordered according to a traditional social hierarchy is part of the Christian nationalist project the Trump administration is committed to achieving. We’re now over half a year beyond the 2024 US Presidential election. The new administration has moved quickly
- [Whitehead Commentary: Christian Nationalism as the Fertile Ground for Trump's Populist Appeal](https://indianacitizen.org/christian-nationalism-as-the-fertile-ground-for-trumps-populist-appeal/) - This article was originally published on Andrew Whitehead's Substack, American Idolatry. First-of-its-kind research shows state-level support for Christian nationalism was particularly influential in states with larger working-class populations--echoing trends in past 3 election cycles First—some exciting news! I was asked to be one of three research fellows with the Charles F. Kettering Foundation for the next year.
- [TSF Story: The state of DEI in Hoosier higher ed and how we got here](https://indianacitizen.org/tsf-story-the-state-of-dei-in-hoosier-higher-ed-and-how-we-got-here/) - This story was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By Clayton Shull TheStatehouseFile.com July 2, 2025 This year has seen significant changes to higher education’s approach to diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives. Colleges and universities are reeling from new state and federal guidelines. The timeline can be difficult to make sense of. Here’s what’s happened and how
- [FREE-WHEELING CONVERSATION: Lt. Gov. Beckwith spars with a few as he covers 20-plus topics during Warsaw town hall](https://indianacitizen.org/free-wheeling-conversation-lt-gov-beckwith-spars-with-a-few-as-he-covers-20-plus-topics-during-warsaw-town-hall/) - This story was originally published by News Now Warsaw By Dan Spalding News Now Warsaw July 2, 2025 (Editor’s note: This story has been updated to clarify that Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith’s claim about former Vice President Kamala Harris is false.) WARSAW — Some area residents had been urging elected officials to participate in a
- [OVERDUE HOSPITAL BILLS: Legislature preparing to examine the burden of medical debt on Hoosiers, other issues](https://indianacitizen.org/overdue-hospital-bills-legislature-preparing-to-examine-the-burden-of-medical-debt-on-hoosiers-other-issues/) - By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen June 27, 2025 In a move applauded by advocates and lawmakers alike, the Indiana General Assembly will be taking a closer look at the estimated $2.2 billion in medical debt that is saddling many Hoosiers and often causing a devastating impact beyond the household budget. “We all want to
- [ICC story: US House passes massive tax break and spending cut bill, sending it to Trump](https://indianacitizen.org/icc-story-us-house-passes-massive-tax-break-and-spending-cut-bill-sending-it-to-trump/) - by Jennifer Shutt and Ariana Figueroa States Newsroom July 3, 2025 The Indiana context From Indiana Capital Chronicle Indiana House Democrat Leader Rep. Phil GiaQuinta had harsh words for the passage: "This bill may be big, but it's not beautiful. It's an ugly betrayal of the working Hoosier families who keep our state running. About
- [TSF story: Mammoth Solar pushes back against opposition with 'agrivoltaics'](https://indianacitizen.org/tsf-story-mammoth-solar-pushes-back-against-opposition-with-agrivoltaics/) - This story was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com by Olivia O'Neal TheStatehouseFile.com June 26, 2025 Opposition against solar farms can be loud in the usually quiet, rural outskirts of Indiana. White signs with variations of the words “Stop Solar” are often posted in front of soybean and corn fields, nailed to telephone poles and stationed in
- [Chalkbeat Indiana story: School choice grows in Indiana, but not as much as in past years](https://indianacitizen.org/chalkbeat-indiana-story-school-choice-grows-in-indiana-but-not-as-much-as-in-past-years/) - This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters By Aleksandra Appleton Chalkbeat June 26, 2025 Sign up for Chalkbeat Indiana’s free daily newsletter to keep up with Indianapolis Public Schools, Marion County’s township districts, and statewide education news. Enrollment in Indiana’s signature school voucher program grew at a significantly
- [Krull Commentary: An American Revolution that never stops](https://indianacitizen.org/krull-commentary-an-american-revolution-that-never-stops/) - This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com June 30, 2025 Thomas Jefferson listened in anguish as the other members of the Continental Congress edited his draft of the Declaration of Independence. Jefferson was so upset that Benjamin Franklin had to comfort him. Franklin did so by telling a convoluted tale of
- [Leppert Commentary: People will feel the one big, beautiful bill, and it will be ugly](https://indianacitizen.org/leppert-commentary-people-will-feel-the-one-big-beautiful-bill-and-it-will-be-ugly/) - By Michael Leppert The Indiana Citizen July 2, 2025 Every semester, the students in my business writing class are divided up into teams and are assigned a real-life challenge from a company looking to elevate its performance in any number of ways. It’s an opportunity to research the complexities of a market, to create an
- [BALLOT BATTLE: Indiana Supreme Court finds for GOP member of Columbus City Council in challenge over candidate eligibility](https://indianacitizen.org/ballot-battle-indiana-supreme-court-finds-for-gop-member-columbus-city-council-in-challenge-over-candidate-eligibility/) - By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen June 25, 2025 A split Indiana Supreme Court has declared moot a challenge to the eligibility of a Columbus City Council candidate to appear on the November 2023 ballot, saying the claim, which was filed before the general election, was no longer valid because Election Day had passed. Ross
- [Krull Commentary: Democratic meltdown in Indianapolis](https://indianacitizen.org/krull-commentary-democratic-meltdown-in-indianapolis/) - This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com June 27, 2025 Watching the sexual harassment scandal envelop Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett and the Indianapolis-Marion County Council is like watching a family feud unfold in slow motion. The controversy that began when three women accused Hogsett’s former chief of staff Thomas Cook of
- [Hicks Commentary: More Changes to Economic Development Policy Are Needed](https://indianacitizen.org/hicks-commentary-more-changes-to-economic-development-policy-are-needed/) - This column was originally published on the Ball State University Center for Business and Economic Research Weekly Commentary blog. By Michael J. Hicks June 29, 2025 Several weeks ago, I wrote that Hoosiers should offer Gov. Mike Braun grace in his efforts to reorient the Indiana Economic Development Corp. His new board appointments—including Democrat John
- [RIGHT TIME OR RISKY? Lt. Gov. Beckwith, others praise Indiana’s call for Article V Convention on term limits, but critics decry lack of oversight](https://indianacitizen.org/right-time-or-risky-lt-gov-beckwith-others-praise-indianas-call-for-article-v-convention-on-term-limits-but-critics-decry-lack-of-oversight/) - By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen June 12, 2025 Although Indiana has formally joined the list of states calling for an Article V Convention to amend the U.S. Constitution, the debate is intensifying over what could happen if such an unprecedented meeting is held. During this year’s legislative session, two pieces of legislation related to
- [PNS Story: Trump, FBI renew allegations of 2020 election fraud](https://indianacitizen.org/pns-story-trump-fbi-renew-allegations-of-2020-election-fraud/) - This story was originally published by Public News Service. By Roz Brown Public News Service June 30, 2025 President Donald Trump has renewed calls for a special prosecutor to probe false claims of fraud in the 2020 election but an election expert believes it is likely just a new effort to raise funds. Earlier this
- [‘SOMETHING YOU’RE GOING TO USE’: Retired Indiana teacher and former student team up to create ‘Plain Civics’ podcast](https://indianacitizen.org/something-youre-going-to-use-retired-indiana-teacher-and-former-student-team-up-to-create-plain-civics-podcast/) - By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen June 20, 2025 In the classroom, Bobbi Fisher always impressed upon her U.S. history students the importance of understanding the Constitution, democracy and the responsibilities of citizenship. “I used to tell my eighth grade students, ‘No matter what, you’re always going to use this information,” Fisher recalled. “’You may
- [ICC story: Indiana taxpayers pay nearly $500K for Attorney General Todd Rokita's disciplinary defense](https://indianacitizen.org/icc-story-indiana-taxpayers-pay-nearly-500k-for-attorney-general-todd-rokitas-disciplinary-defense/) - This story was originally published by the Indiana Capital Chronicle. By Casey Smith Indiana Capital Chronicle June 26, 2025 Indiana has used more than $491,000 in public funds to defend Attorney General Todd Rokita in multiple disciplinary investigations and formal ethics cases, according to new records obtained by the Indiana Capital Chronicle. The state paid
- [TSF story: Land trusts hope to soften the environmental blow of federal funding cuts](https://indianacitizen.org/tsf-story-land-trusts-hope-to-soften-the-environmental-blow-of-federal-funding-cuts/) - This story was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By Olivia O'Neal TheStatehouseFile.com June 23, 2025 Federal funding and budget cuts may affect the Indiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and the state’s land trusts, hindering their ability to protect Indiana’s native lands by diminishing critical federal revenue. In light of this, land trusts like the Nature Conservancy and ACRES Land Trust are
- [Krull Commentary: Just let them talk](https://indianacitizen.org/krull-commentary-just-let-them-talk/) - This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com June 20, 2025 Let people speak. I’ll say that again. Let. People. Speak. Close to home and across the nation, we’re now seeing bad situations made much worse by public officials’ attempts to deny people who have legitimate concerns the opportunity to voice those
- [Krull Commentary: Court gives big government a boost](https://indianacitizen.org/krull-commentary-court-gives-big-government-a-boost/) - This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com June 18, 2025 The U.S. Supreme Court of Chief Justice John Roberts now has established what its legacy will be. The Roberts court will go down in history as the one that established and defended the role of big government to intrude into the
- [Kennedy Commentary: Journalism in the Age of Trump](https://indianacitizen.org/kennedy-commentary-journalism-in-the-age-of-trump/) - This column was originally published by Sheila Kennedy on her blog, “A Jaundiced Look at the World We Live In.” By Sheila Kennedy June 18, 2025 History confirms the existence of what we might call “fringe folks” in every society–people who, for whatever reason, have embraced conspiracy theories and/or rejected credible evidence of reality. The question
- [Leppert Commentary: Three days of shock and awe illustrate an American culture in turmoil](https://indianacitizen.org/leppert-commentary-three-days-of-shock-and-awe-illustrate-an-american-culture-in-turmoil/) - By Michael Leppert The Indiana Citizen June 18, 2025 A quarter century ago, as a young bureaucrat, I had a disagreement with my bosses. Energy commodities markets were going through an historic price spike, and my agency set the final rates customers would pay. I wanted rates to mirror the market to send “price signals”
- [Krull Commentary: The Minnesota shootings and America](https://indianacitizen.org/krull-commentary-the-minnesota-shootings-and-america/) - This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com June 16, 2025 One of the many sad things about the shootings in Minnesota is that they somehow seem inevitable. Any reasonable person—conservative or progressive, Republican or Democrat—who has paid attention over the past few years could see something like this coming. With all
- [Leppert Commentary: Maybe sexual harassment by elected officials shouldn’t end happily for them](https://indianacitizen.org/leppert-commentary-maybe-sexual-harassment-by-elected-officials-shouldnt-end-happily-for-them/) - By Michael Leppert The Indiana Citizen June 25, 2025 I spent last weekend in New York, as I try to do once a year, for the primary purpose of seeing the latest hot show or two on Broadway. I’d love to say I am expert at picking the best shows, but the truth is, if
- [Shabazz Commentary: Todd Rokita is swinging wild, and the disciplinary commission just threw him a fastball down the middle](https://indianacitizen.org/shabazz-commentary-todd-rokita-is-swinging-wild-and-the-disciplinary-commission-just-threw-him-a-fastball-down-the-middle/) - This column was published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By Abdul-Hakim Shabazz IndyPolitics.org June 24, 2025 I love baseball. Always have. Always will. Whether it’s the grit of the South Side, the heartbreak of the Pacific Northwest, or the classic swagger of St. Louis, I bleed White Sox black, Mariners teal, and Cardinals red—sometimes all at once, depending
- [Hicks Commentary: We Have a Healthy Middle Class](https://indianacitizen.org/hicks-commentary-we-have-a-healthy-middle-class/) - This column was originally published on the Ball State University Center for Business and Economic Research Weekly Commentary blog. By Michael J. Hicks June 22, 2025 I’m often asked, “What has happened to the middle class?” The best answer I can think of puts the question into historical context, if only because so many folks are thinking
- [Krull Commentary: Lugar, Trump and the advantages of study](https://indianacitizen.org/krull-commentary-lugar-trump-and-the-advantages-of-study/) - This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com June 23, 2025 When I first heard that President Donald Trump had ordered a series of bombings in Iran, I thought of a series of conversations I’d had with the late U.S. Sen. Richard Lugar, R-Indiana. The first one took place nearly 25 years
- [WFYI story: How confidentiality agreements around a proposed data center could impact Indianapolis' development](https://indianacitizen.org/wfyi-story-how-confidentiality-agreements-around-a-proposed-data-center-could-impact-indianapolis-development/) - This story was originally published by WFYI. By Farrah Anderson WFYI June 25, 2025 Michael-Paul Hart, an Indianapolis City-County Council member representing the southeast side of Indianapolis, said he doesn’t usually sign non-disclosure agreements as part of his job. But this past year, he did — agreeing to keep confidential details about a proposed large-scale
- [Based in Lafayette: Former Wabash Twp. trustee sues for $820K in backpay, damage to her reputation](https://indianacitizen.org/based-in-lafayette-former-wabash-twp-trustee-sues-for-820k-in-backpay-damage-to-her-reputation/) - This story was originally published by Based in Lafayette. By Dave Bangert Based in Lafayette June 24, 2025 Jennifer Teising, forced from office as Wabash Township trustee in 2022 when she was convicted on 21 felony counts of theft tied to questions about her residency, is suing township officials for more than $800,000 in backpay
- [MORE DISCIPLINE: AG Rokita receives ‘corrective action’ from court commission for comments at TPR news conference](https://indianacitizen.org/more-discipline-ag-rokita-receives-corrective-action-from-court-commission-for-comments-at-tpr-news-conference/) - By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen June 18, 2025 As Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita is trying to get a second disciplinary investigation into his conduct dismissed, the state’s top lawyer was subjected to “corrective action” earlier this year from the Indiana Supreme Court Disciplinary Commission. The punishment, for which the disciplinary commission did not
- [ICC story: Braun replaces IEDC board members with new appointees](https://indianacitizen.org/icc-story-braun-replaces-iedc-board-members-with-new-appointees/) - This story was originally published by the Indiana Capital Chronicle. By Whitney Downard, Indiana Capital Chronicle June 23, 2025 The Indiana Economic Development Corporation’s board makeup will look different at Wednesday’s meeting following Gov. Mike Braun’s decision to replace the eight-member panel with nine new appointees on Monday. In a release, Braun touted the expertise
- [TSF story: These Jasper fourth graders are back as persistent persimmon petitioners](https://indianacitizen.org/tsf-story-these-jasper-fourth-graders-are-back-as-persistent-persimmon-petitioners/) - This story was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By Anna Cecil TheStatehouseFile.com June 20, 2025 In their classroom full of bright colors, with walls covered in inspiring messages and carefully crafted art projects, Emi Donato’s fourth-grade students might seem typical. They start every day by watching the morning announcements, saying the Pledge of Allegiance and having
- [Chalkbeat Indiana: Schools assess fallout after lawmakers snub prominent bills on student mental health](https://indianacitizen.org/chalkbeat-indiana-schools-assess-fallout-after-lawmakers-snub-prominent-bills-on-student-mental-health/) - This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters By Aleksandra Appleton Chalkbeat June 20, 2025 Sign up for Chalkbeat Indiana’s free daily newsletter to keep up with Indianapolis Public Schools, Marion County’s township districts, and statewide education news. Emojis are an important part of morning check-ins for students at
- [TSF story: SNAP recipients react to Indiana's ban of soft drinks and candy in their benefits](https://indianacitizen.org/tsf-story-snap-recipients-react-to-indianas-ban-of-soft-drinks-and-candy-in-their-benefits/) - This story was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By Luke Shepherd TheStatehouseFile.com June 18, 2025 Indiana has added itself to the list of four states to ban soft drinks and candy from the SNAP, joining Iowa, Nebraska and Texas. A May 23 press release issued by Indiana Gov. Mike Braun’s office announced that the Department of
- [PNS story: 'Jubilee Day' was honored before Juneteenth in 1800s Indiana](https://indianacitizen.org/pns-story-jubilee-day-was-honored-before-juneteenth-in-1800s-indiana/) - This story was originally published by Public News Service. By Terri Dee, anchor/producer Public News Service June 19, 2025 Today is Juneteenth, a national holiday dating back to 1865. This was the day when freedom was granted to enslaved Texans, more than two years after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation. "Juneteenth" is a
- [ICC story: Budget committee lobs questions at embattled Secretary of State Diego Morales](https://indianacitizen.org/icc-story-budget-committee-lobs-questions-at-embattled-secretary-of-state-diego-morales/) - This story was originally published by the Indiana Capital Chronicle. By Whitney Downard, Indiana Capital Chronicle June 19, 2025 Secretary of State Diego Morales faced intense scrutiny from state lawmakers on Wednesday about his myriad of controversies while seeking additional funds for his office related to cybersecurity, election oversight and securities duties. Legislators — both
- [Votebeat story: Two sentenced to prison for Millbourne, Pennsylvania, election fraud case](https://indianacitizen.org/votebeat-story-two-sentenced-to-prison-for-millbourne-pennsylvania-election-fraud-case/) - This article was originally published by Votebeat, a nonprofit news organization covering local election administration and voting access. By Carter Walker Votebeat June 18, 2025 Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for Votebeat Pennsylvania’s free newsletter here. A federal judge sentenced two former
- [TSF story: Nationwide No Kings protest draws thousands to the Indiana Statehouse](https://indianacitizen.org/tsf-story-nationwide-no-kings-protest-draws-thousands-to-the-indiana-statehouse/) - This story was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By Anna Cecil, Olivia O'Neal and Clayton Shull TheStatehouseFile.com June 14, 2025 Across the U.S., thousands of protests commenced on Saturday as part of the No Kings movement, a national day of defiance against President Donald Trump—held the same day as his birthday, Flag Day and a Washington,
- [PNS Story: Proposed budget could drive up Indiana power bills](https://indianacitizen.org/pns-story-proposed-budget-could-drive-up-indiana-power-bills/) - This story was originally published by Public News Service. By Joe Ulery, anchor/producer Public News Service June 18, 2025 Indiana's economy could take a major hit under the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act," now advancing in Congress. Michael Hicks, director of the Center for Business and Economic Research at Ball State University, said the legislation
- [Chalkbeat story: AmeriCorps’ work with students nationwide in limbo despite halt to federal funding cuts](https://indianacitizen.org/chalkbeat-story-americorps-work-with-students-nationwide-in-limbo-despite-halt-to-federal-funding-cuts/) - This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters By Norah Rami Chalkbeat June 17, 2025 Sign up for Chalkbeat’s free weekly newsletter to keep up with how education is changing across the U.S. When a federal judge earlier this month ordered the Trump administration to restore AmeriCorps funding, there
- [MORE COLLEGES FACE SCRUTINY: Critics say AG Rokita misinterpreting civil rights law in new requests that Butler, DePauw turn over DEI docs](https://indianacitizen.org/more-colleges-face-scrutiny-critics-say-ag-rokita-misinterpreting-civil-rights-law-in-new-requests-that-butler-depauw-turn-over-dei-docs/) - By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen June 10, 2025 Last week, Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita made public letters his office sent to Butler and DePauw universities alleging that the schools’ diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives may be violating state and federal civil rights statutes, but some legal experts say the state’s top lawyer is
- [PNS story: Report finds slow insurance responses, weather affect Indiana home coverage costs](https://indianacitizen.org/pns-story-report-finds-slow-insurance-responses-weather-affect-indiana-home-coverage-costs/) - This story was originally published by Public News Service. By Terri Dee, anchor/producer Public News Service June 17, 2025 Homeowners' insurance costs continue to skyrocket and few choices remain for Hoosiers who cannot afford a premium increase or receive a coverage denial. A new study showed the average home insurance premium in Indiana rose by
- [ICC story: Federal funding uncertainty eliminates Indiana programs, threatens others](https://indianacitizen.org/icc-story-federal-funding-uncertainty-eliminates-indiana-programs-threatens-others/) - This story was originally published by the Indiana Capital Chronicle. By Whitney Downard and Madelyn Hanes Indiana Capital Chronicle June 16, 2025 Hurricanes Sandy, Helene and Milton. The Surfside condo collapse in Florida. Maui’s wildfires. Floods in Kentucky. All of these disasters had Hoosiers on the ground rescuing victims as part of Indiana Task Force
- [Krull Commentary: Trump, Miller and the art of the denial](https://indianacitizen.org/krull-commentary-trump-miller-and-the-art-of-the-denial/) - This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com June 13, 2025 Scenes like what has unfolded in Los Angeles are what happen when Donald Trump and his brain trust Stephen Miller need to distract us from their failures. Let us be clear. Trump won the presidency last year because he vowed to
- [Hicks Commentary: Economic Freedom Is Essential, but It Isn’t Just Taxes](https://indianacitizen.org/hicks-commentary-economic-freedom-is-essential-but-it-isnt-just-taxes/) - This column was originally published on the Ball State University Center for Business and Economic Research Weekly Commentary blog. By Michael J. Hicks June 15, 2025 Over the past few years, academic economists and think tanks have published studies on freedom that offer valuable insights for Hoosier policymakers. The Cato Institute, for example, ranks states
- [RELIGIOUS ROOTS: Christian nationalist ideals sprouting in Indiana legislation](https://indianacitizen.org/religious-roots-christian-nationalist-ideals-sprouting-in-indiana-legislation/) - By Samantha Camire, Ruth Cronin, Caroline Geib, Jonah Gotkin, Isabella Vesperini and Abigail White Arnolt Center for Investigative Journalism at Indiana University May 29, 2025 Hoosiers often think Indiana is God’s country, but some state legislators wanted to make it official. Twenty-two state representatives introduced House Resolution 53, which called on the Indiana House of
- [DISMISSAL OR FULL HEARING? AG Rokita and court commission wrangle over his second disciplinary complaint](https://indianacitizen.org/dismissal-or-full-hearing-ag-rokita-and-court-commission-wrangle-over-his-second-disciplinary-complaint/) - By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen June 5, 2025 Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita is asserting he did not lie to the Indiana Supreme Court or to Hoosiers as he battles a second disciplinary complaint filed against him over allegations that he made “false representations” to the Supreme Court in his prior disciplinary case that
- [Votebeat story: Parts of President Trump’s executive order on elections blocked by a federal court](https://indianacitizen.org/votebeat-story-parts-of-president-trumps-executive-order-on-elections-blocked-by-a-federal-court/) - This article was originally published by Votebeat, a nonprofit news organization covering local election administration and voting access. Carrie Levine Votebeat June 13, 2025 Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for our free weekly newsletter to get the latest. What happened? A federal
- [Hicks Commentary: The Labor Demand Shocks of Artificial Intelligence](https://indianacitizen.org/hicks-commentary-the-labor-demand-shocks-of-artificial-intelligence/) - This column was originally published on the Ball State University Center for Business and Economic Research Weekly Commentary blog. By Michael J. Hicks June 8, 2025 The most disruptive technology in human history was almost certainly the wheel. That economic shock, and all the others that followed, give us useful insight into labor market effects of
- [Krull Commentary: Donald and Elon, a tragic love story](https://indianacitizen.org/krull-commentary-donald-and-elon-a-tragic-love-story/) - This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com June 9, 2025 Neil Sedaka said it best. “Breaking up is hard to do,” Sedaka once crooned. He could have been singing about Donald Trump and Elon Musk. If ever there was a bromance destined to come to a bitter, acrimonious end, it was
- [Kennedy Commentary: The Stakes](https://indianacitizen.org/kennedy-commentary-the-stakes/) - This column was originally published by Sheila Kennedy on her blog, “A Jaundiced Look at the World We Live In.” By Sheila Kennedy June 10, 2025 Remember that old song lyric, “What’s It all about, Alfie?” Those of us who are appalled and confused by the administration’s daily abuses of the Constitution and rule of law
- [Leppert Commentary: Purdue’s breakup with its student paper shows need to protect truth telling](https://indianacitizen.org/leppert-commentary-purdues-breakup-with-its-student-paper-shows-need-to-protect-truth-telling/) - By Michael Leppert The Indiana Citizen June 11, 2025 I am working on publishing a new book this year. So, I’m spending time with other writers, readers, editors and consultants to make sure the finished product is as good as it can be. While online the other day, an editor wrote: “The purpose of fiction
- [PNS story: Indiana residents watch direction of Trump spending bill amid state budget cuts](https://indianacitizen.org/pns-story-indiana-residents-watch-direction-of-trump-spending-bill-amid-state-budget-cuts/) - This story was originally published by Public News Service. By Terri Dee, anchor/producer Public News Service June 13, 2025 As Congress reviews budget slashes to health care in President Donald Trump's "One Big Beautiful Bill Act," a new evaluation from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office projects 16 million Americans, including 1.8 million Medicaid and Healthy
- [ICC story: 50+ state employees laid off as Indiana budget cuts take effect](https://indianacitizen.org/icc-story-50-state-employees-laid-off-as-indiana-budget-cuts-take-effect/) - This story was originally published by the Indiana Capital Chronicle. By Casey Smith Indiana Capital Chronicle June 11, 2025 Indiana agencies have laid off dozens of state employees in response to recently enacted budget cuts — marking the first such reductions since Gov. Mike Braun signed the state’s new, slimmed down spending plan last month.
- [‘WORDS DO HURT’: Hoosiers line up at town hall in Greenfield to mostly denounce Lt. Gov. Beckwith’s comments about Pride Month](https://indianacitizen.org/words-do-hurt-hoosiers-line-up-at-town-hall-in-greenfield-to-mostly-denounce-lt-gov-beckwiths-comments-about-pride-month/) - By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen June 6, 2025 At Wednesday evening’s town hall meeting in Greenfield, Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith defended his recent social media rant against Pride Month, repeatedly saying he offered the message out of love, but many in the crowd confronted him over his remarks, describing his words as hate
- [PNS story: Indy Pride turns 30, refuses to be quiet](https://indianacitizen.org/pns-story-indy-pride-turns-30-refuses-to-be-quiet/) - This story was originally published by Public News Service. By Joe Ulery, anchor/producer Public News Service June 11, 2025 Indiana's largest LGBTQ+ celebration kicks off this weekend as Indy Pride marks its 30th anniversary. The event expands this year to two days, featuring three major events in downtown Indianapolis. A parade steps off Saturday at
- [WFYI story: Indiana slashes number of children in state preschool program](https://indianacitizen.org/wfyi-story-indiana-slashes-number-of-children-in-state-preschool-program/) - This story was originally published by WFYI. By Dylan Peers McCoy WFYI June 6, 2025 Indiana will limit available seats in its state-funded preschool program to 2,500 children next school year — less than half the current enrollment. The state will also reduce reimbursement rates for preschools. The cap is a dramatic cut for On
- [Chalkbeat story: Former superintendent of Indiana virtual charter schools pleads guilty to wire fraud](https://indianacitizen.org/chalkbeat-story-former-superintendent-of-indiana-virtual-charter-schools-pleads-guilty-to-wire-fraud/) - This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters Amelia Pak-Harvey Chalkbeat Jun 5, 2025 Sign up for Chalkbeat Indiana’s free daily newsletter to keep up with Indianapolis Public Schools, Marion County’s township districts, and statewide education news. The former superintendent of the two virtual charter schools at the center
- [‘A DREAM FINALLY COME TRUE’: 5 graduates of Purdue Global’s online law school get perfect pass rate on Indiana bar exam](https://indianacitizen.org/a-dream-finally-come-true-5-graduates-of-purdue-globals-online-law-school-get-perfect-pass-rate-on-indiana-bar-exam/) - By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen May 30, 2025 From the start of his career as an engineer and now as an environmental health and safety manager, Lindley Jarrett of Lafayette has become fascinated at the critical role the law plays in fostering sustainable industrial development, safeguarding human health and promoting environmental protection. He pursued
- [Kennedy Commentary: The Appalling Pastor Beckwith](https://indianacitizen.org/kennedy-commentary-the-appalling-pastor-beckwith/) - This column was originally published by Sheila Kennedy on her blog, “A Jaundiced Look at the World We Live In.” By Sheila Kennedy June 6, 2025 If I were a Christian–a real one–I would cringe every time our Christian Nationalist Lieutenant Governor claimed that affiliation. Love? Compassion? Humility? How woke! You won’t catch this pathetic
- [Krull Commentary: Todd Rokita evades the question](https://indianacitizen.org/krull-commentary-todd-rokita-evades-the-question/) - This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com June 6, 2025 When Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita announced another of his pandering efforts to persecute a Hoosier university, I thought of an address President John F. Kennedy made more than 60 years ago. This time, Rokita plans to persecute Butler University. He
- [BECKWITH BARNSTORMS:  Indiana’s controversial lieutenant governor faces vastly different reactions in two town halls](https://indianacitizen.org/beckwith-barnstorms-indianas-controversial-lieutenant-governor-faces-vastly-different-reactions-in-two-town-halls/) - By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen May 26, 2025 At two town halls, held 48 hours apart in two locations separated by about 115 miles, Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith stirred starkly different responses when he said undocumented immigrants should not be afforded due-process rights. The state’s second-in-command, speaking last Monday at a town hall
- [ICC story: Morales challengers line up as criticism over international trips mounts](https://indianacitizen.org/icc-story-morales-challengers-line-up-as-criticism-over-international-trips-mounts/) - This story was originally published by the Indiana Capital Chronicle. By Whitney Downard Indiana Capital Chronicle June 6, 2025 As Secretary of State Diego Morales takes heat for back-to-back international trips that blurred personal and professional lines, Republican hopefuls see an opportunity to challenge the embattled politician and establish themselves in contrast to the divisive
- [PNS Story: Provision in Reconciliation Bill raising questions about rule of law](https://indianacitizen.org/pns-story-provision-in-reconciliation-bill-raising-questions-about-rule-of-law/) - This story was originally published by Public News Service. By Roz Brown, producer Public News Service June 5, 2025 A government watchdog group is joining others in raising concerns about last-minute additions to the budget reconciliation bill passed by the House of Representatives and now before the Senate. The Campaign Legal Center says one provision
- [The Exponent story: Purdue refuses to distribute student newspaper after 50 years of doing so](https://indianacitizen.org/the-exponent-story-purdue-refuses-to-distribute-student-newspaper-after-50-years-of-doing-so/) - The story was originally published by The Exponent. By Exponent Summer Staff The Exponent June 5, 2025 About 3:15 p.m. Friday, Purdue sent an email to The Purdue Exponent stating the university will no longer facilitate distribution of the papers on campus. According to the email sent by Purdue’s Office of Legal Counsel, the university
- [Krull Commentary: Days of sadness at IU](https://indianacitizen.org/krull-commentary-days-of-sadness-at-iu/) - This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com June 4, 2025 In the hungry days following World War II, when the United States had assumed world leadership, America’s colleges and universities looked for ways to set themselves apart. Some focused on building massive library collections. Others strove to lure the best scholars
- [Krull commentary: A farce is a farce is a farce](https://indianacitizen.org/krull-commentary-a-farce-is-a-farce-is-a-farce/) - This story was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com May 30, 2025 PARIS, France—Somehow, it’s refreshing to see that leaders of other nations also find themselves caught in embarrassing circumstances. A few days ago, cameras caught Brigitte Macron, the wife of French President Emmanuel Macron, either slapping or shoving the face of her
- [Krull Commentary: It's more than a game](https://indianacitizen.org/krull-commentary-its-more-than-a-game/) - This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com June 2, 2025 Right after his team clinched a spot in the NBA finals, Indiana Pacers Coach Rick Carlisle delivered a home truth. “In 49 other states, it’s just basketball,” Carlisle said to the crowd at Gainbridge Fieldhouse, “but this is Indiana.” Carlisle would
- [Hicks Commentary: Misdiagnosing Housing Problems](https://indianacitizen.org/hicks-commentary-misdiagnosing-housing-problems/) - This column was originally published on the Ball State University Center for Business and Economic Research Weekly Commentary blog. By Michael Hicks June 1, 2025 The U.S. faces three types of housing market problems, with three very different types of solutions. Yet, policy efforts at the city level to the state level treat all three the same.
- [Leppert Commentary: Lt. Gov. Beckwith’s nasty warnings about Pride Month are exactly why Pride is needed](https://indianacitizen.org/leppert-commentary-lt-gov-beckwiths-nasty-warnings-about-pride-month-are-exactly-why-pride-is-needed/) - By Michael Leppert The Indiana Citizen June 4, 2025 I love June in Indianapolis. School’s out for me. The gardens, flowers and lawns around town are blooming and greening with optimism. And the city is quiet as it recovers from its traditionally hectic month of May. As my favorite performer, David Ryan Harris, sang in
- [Kennedy Commentary: Making Voting Hard](https://indianacitizen.org/kennedy-commentary-making-voting-hard/) - This column was originally published by Sheila Kennedy on her blog, “A Jaundiced Look at the World We Live In.” By Sheila Kennedy June 4, 2025 A fear often expressed by members of the Resistance is the possibility that Trump will declare a “national emergency” of some sort and use that declaration to cancel the
- [PNS Story: During Pride Month, transgender people fight for justice](https://indianacitizen.org/pns-story-during-pride-month-transgender-people-fight-for-justice/) - This story was originally published by Public News Service. By Suzanne Potter, producer Public News Service June 3, 2025 June is Pride Month and transgender advocates are speaking out, seeking equal recognition in society and in the workplace. The U.S. Supreme Court recently ruled President Donald Trump can enforce a ban on transgender people in
- [ICC story: Braun reverses course, removes elected IU trustees for his appointees](https://indianacitizen.org/icc-story-braun-reverses-course-removes-elected-iu-trustees-for-his-appointees/) - This story was originally published by the Indiana Capital Chronicle. By Whitney Downard Indiana Capital Chronicle June 2, 2025 The three elected members of the Indiana University Board of Trustees have been removed by Gov. Mike Braun — roughly a month after indicating he wouldn’t. The governor instead on Monday tapped three new members —
- [Chalkbeat story: As Indy charter struggled, ex-CEO’s school credit card shows charges for steakhouses, wine, StubHub](https://indianacitizen.org/chalkbeat-story-as-indy-charter-struggled-ex-ceos-school-credit-card-shows-charges-for-steakhouses-wine-stubhub/) - This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters By Amelia Pak-Harvey and Aleksandra Appleton Chalkbeat May 28, 2025 Sign up for Chalkbeat Indiana’s free daily newsletter to keep up with Indianapolis Public Schools, Marion County’s township districts, and statewide education news. Thousands of dollars in alcohol, travel, restaurant, and
- [FAITH DISPUTE: Rokita and Beckwith’s ‘Churches’ Bill of Rights’ guidebook stirs passionate response    ](https://indianacitizen.org/faith-dispute-rokita-and-beckwiths-churches-bill-of-rights-guidebook-stirs-passionate-response/) - By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen May 23, 2025 The “Churches’ Bill of Rights,” published by the offices of the Indiana attorney general and Indiana lieutenant governor, has already drawn attention and contrasting viewpoints in the week since its arrival with supporters calling it a great resource for faith groups and critics slamming it for being
- [ICC story: Indiana public access office goes quiet amid turnover](https://indianacitizen.org/icc-story-indiana-public-access-office-goes-quiet-amid-turnover/) - This story was originally published by the Indiana Capital Chronicle. By Leslie Bonilla Muñiz Indiana Capital Chronicle May 30, 2025 Tippecanoe County resident Pamela Frazee just wants to know if her messages went through. Phone calls to Indiana’s Office of the Public Access Counselor (PAC) route directly to a voicemail box and aren’t returned. Emails
- [PNS story: Indiana’s ancient city comes to life in virtual reality](https://indianacitizen.org/pns-story-indianas-ancient-city-comes-to-life-in-virtual-reality/) - This story was originally published by Public News Service. By Joe Ulery, anchor/producer Public News Service May 30, 2025 Hoosiers can now step into the past. A new exhibit opens this weekend at the Indiana University Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology in Bloomington. The exhibit, called the City on the River, tells the story of
- [Hicks Commentary: Previewing the Long-Term Effects of Tariffs](https://indianacitizen.org/hicks-commentary-previewing-the-long-term-effects-of-tariffs/) - This column was originally published on the Ball State University Center for Business and Economic Research Weekly Commentary blog. By Michael Hicks May 25, 2025 Whenever President Trump’s tariff fiasco comes to an end, we will turn attention to the lasting impacts. It is not a pretty picture. One of the many contradictory explanations of
- [Mirror Indy story: IU Indianapolis removes ‘Black Lives Matter’ banner on Michigan Street](https://indianacitizen.org/mirror-indy-story-iu-indianapolis-removes-black-lives-matter-banner-on-michigan-street/) - This story was originally published by Mirror Indy. By Claire Rafford Mirror Indy May 28, 2025 IU Indianapolis recently removed two prominent signs that read “Black Lives Matter” and “Discrimination has no place here” from its downtown campus. The banners were displayed on the exterior of a skywalk at the intersection of West Michigan Street and
- [A CALL TO ACTION: Indiana Chief Justice Loretta Rush challenges new law school graduates to fight for a fairer world](https://indianacitizen.org/a-call-to-action-indiana-chief-justice-loretta-rush-challenges-new-law-school-graduates-to-fight-for-a-fairer-world/) - By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen May 21, 2025 Speaking to the newest class of law school graduates, Indiana Chief Justice Loretta Rush reminded the individuals clad in caps and gowns of the frustration they felt as children when something was lost or taken that caused them to claim, “Hey! That’s not fair.” Then she
- [ICC story: Beckwith debates Hoosiers in chippy town hall](https://indianacitizen.org/icc-story-beckwith-debates-hoosiers-in-chippy-town-hall/) - This story was originally published by the Indiana Capital Chronicle. By Niki Kelly Indiana Capital Chronicle May 28, 2025 Republican Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith went toe-to-toe with constituents at a Zionsville town hall Tuesday night — defending his stance on bringing religion into his public post and concerns about “chemtrails.” About 100 Hoosiers attended the
- [Throckmorton Commentary: When all that glitters is not gold: Indiana should say no to WallBuilders](https://indianacitizen.org/throckmorton-commentary-when-all-that-glitters-is-not-gold-indiana-should-say-no-to-wallbuilders/) - By Warren Throckmorton May 12, 2025 From my home in Pennsylvania, I read The Washington Post article of Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith's praise for the Three-Fifths Compromise and his subsequent declaration that an entity called "WallBuilders" informed his analysis as the "gold standard for learning the real history of America." As an academic who
- [Pfaff Commentary: A math teacher reflects on the journey from the classroom to the statehouse](https://indianacitizen.org/pfaff-commentary-a-math-teacher-reflects-on-the-journey-from-the-classroom-to-the-statehouse/) - By Rep. Tonya Pfaff, D-Terre Haute May 27, 2025 After 32 years in the classroom, I’m officially retiring from teaching high school math. It’s a bittersweet goodbye to a profession I have loved since the day I first picked up a piece of chalk in 1991 to teach Algebra 1. Back then, the biggest classroom
- [Krull Commentary: Students blazed the trail](https://indianacitizen.org/krull-commentary-students-blazed-the-trail/) - This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com May 12, 2025 Sometimes, milestones arrive in near silence. This just-concluded legislative session of the Indiana General Assembly marked the 20th year Franklin College journalism students have covered lawmakers crafting policy for the state and providing stories for news outlets all over the state. During
- [Leppert Commentary: ‘The Talk’ won’t get us through the evil of ICE’s mask-wearing](https://indianacitizen.org/leppert-commentary-the-talk-wont-get-us-through-the-evil-of-ices-mask-wearing/) - By Michael Leppert The Indiana Citizen May 14, 2025 In the opening scene of the film, “The Hate U Give,” a father is having The Talk with his two young children. It is a common discussion Black families have in America to prepare for the inevitable contact with law enforcement they will face, and how
- [Kennedy Commentary: An Excellent Open Plea](https://indianacitizen.org/kennedy-commentary-an-excellent-open-plea/) - This column was originally published by Sheila Kennedy on her blog, “A Jaundiced Look at the World We Live In.” By Sheila Kennedy May12, 2025 My sister was one of those Hoosiers who once held out hope that Indiana’s Senator Todd Young would grow a spine. After all–unlike Senator Jim Banks–he appears to have a
- [Krull Commentary: GOP's luxury plane ride to recognition](https://indianacitizen.org/krull-commentary-gops-luxury-plane-ride-to-recognition/) - This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com May 14, 2025 There’s a story often attributed to the Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw that speaks to this moment. Shaw, the story goes, found himself seated next to a pompous woman at a dinner party. After enduring one sanctimonious pronouncement after another from
- [Hicks Commentary: It’s TDS to Suppose These Tariffs Are Working](https://indianacitizen.org/hicks-commentary-its-tds-to-suppose-these-tariffs-are-working/) - This column was originally published on the Ball State University Center for Business and Economic Research Weekly Commentary blog. By Michael Hicks May 18, 2025 Judging from email and social media, my last column, which revised my 2025 economic forecast in light of President Trump’s tariffs, seems to have angered a lot of folks. I’m
- [Krull Commentary: Todd Rokita wants to teach Notre Dame how to be Catholic](https://indianacitizen.org/krull-commentary-todd-rokita-wants-to-teach-notre-dame-how-to-be-catholic/) - This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com May 16, 2025 Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita has a peculiar genius. He is better than anyone else around at identifying problems that do not exist and pursuing “solutions” that not only waste time, money and energy, but often court disaster. Rokita has already
- [Krull Commentary: Biden, Trump and the complicated question of presidential health](https://indianacitizen.org/krull-commentary-biden-trump-and-the-complicated-question-of-presidential-health/) - This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com May 21, 2025 Former President Joe Biden has advanced prostate cancer. Biden’s cancer is at stage four. Those of us who have lost loved ones to cancer know stage four designation means the medical care offered will focus on pain mitigation and preserving quality
- [Kennedy Commentary: Protection Of Religion?](https://indianacitizen.org/kennedy-commentary-protection-of-religion/) - This column was originally published by Sheila Kennedy on her blog, “A Jaundiced Look at the World We Live In.” By Sheila Kennedy May 21, 2025 Well well well…I think the veil has just come off the Indiana GOP’s pious concern for (certain) religious beliefs. Indiana media outlets have reported on a Church “Bill of
- [Leppert Commentary: Braun fails Indiana’s hungry, and the buck stops somewhere else](https://indianacitizen.org/leppert-commentary-braun-fails-indianas-hungry-and-the-buck-stops-somewhere-else/) - By Michael Leppert The Indiana Citizen May 21, 2025 Bureaucracy is a word that is often used as an excuse. It is the bogeyman that serves as the source of mysterious and insurmountable odds preventing government from delivering the obvious good and right things to its people. Why are the streets in Indianapolis so horrible?
- [Krull Commentary: This should be for adults only](https://indianacitizen.org/krull-commentary-this-should-be-for-adults-only/) - This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com May 19, 2025 Here’s a serious question. Why is it so difficult to find functioning grownups to serve in leadership positions? In place after place, we see leaders blubbering over pinpricks as if they were deep gashes. They have the resilience and emotional discipline
- [Krull Commentary: Jim Irsay, down the road](https://indianacitizen.org/krull-commentary-jim-irsay-down-the-road/) - This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com May 23, 2025 Longtime Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay could poke fun at himself. Years ago, I attended a special preview of the long, unspooled typescript of Jack Kerouac’s “On the Road” at what was then the Indianapolis Museum of Art. Irsay had bought
- [Kennedy Commentary: The Real Christians](https://indianacitizen.org/kennedy-commentary-the-real-christians/) - This column was originally published by Sheila Kennedy on her blog, “A Jaundiced Look at the World We Live In.” By Sheila Kennedy May 26, 2025 I grew up in Anderson, Indiana, in one of a handful of Jewish families then living in that small town. Anti-Semitic incidents were not infrequent, and when they occurred,
- [Krull Commentary: Trump, Harvard and the pettiness of power](https://indianacitizen.org/krull-commentary-trump-harvard-and-the-pettiness-of-power/) - This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com May 26, 2025 More than a half-century ago, the German and American historian and philosopher Hannah Arendt conjured up a penetrating phrase. After attending the war crimes trial of Adolf Eichmann, one of the architects of the Nazis’ Final Solution and thus the Holocaust,
- [Leppert Commentary: When knowledge is the enemy, greatness is impossible](https://indianacitizen.org/leppert-commentary-when-knowledge-is-the-enemy-greatness-is-impossible/) - By Michael Leppert The Indiana Citizen May 28, 2025 In the 1983 classic film, “Trading Places,” Louis Winthorpe III and Billy Ray Valentine are victims of a scientific experiment that is thrust upon them by the elite bosses of a Philadelphia commodities brokerage. Winthorpe is a young, snobby broker at the firm, with all the
- [PNS story: Notre Dame rallies leaders to shape social media](https://indianacitizen.org/pns-story-notre-dame-rallies-leaders-to-shape-social-media/) - This story was originally published by Public News Service. By Joe Ulery, anchor/producer Public News Service May 28, 2025 Notre Dame is launching a major effort to shape the future of social media policy and it could affect every corner of Indiana. This week, the university is hosting lawmakers, tech leaders and scholars to draft
- [TSF: Indiana finds little room to compromise on issues of gun safety, gun rights](https://indianacitizen.org/tsf-indiana-finds-little-room-to-compromise-on-issues-of-gun-safety-gun-rights/) - This story was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By Caleb Crockett TheStatehouseFile.com May 22, 2025 In 2024, gun violence caused over 72,000 deaths or injuries in the United States. School shootings in the last four years rose 107% compared to the previous 25 years, and in 2024, over 500 shooting incidents resulted in the deaths of
- [‘TOTALLY FALSE’: Concerned Clergy group slams Lt. Gov. Beckwith’s allegation that Democrats pay for Black voter turnout, urges Gov. Braun to act](https://indianacitizen.org/totally-false-concerned-clergy-group-slams-lt-gov-beckwiths-allegation-that-democrats-pay-for-black-voter-turnout-urges-gov-braun-to-act/) - By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen May 9, 2025 Amid the ongoing controversy over his social media post about the Three-Fifths Compromise that garnered national attention and a strong backlash, Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith has made new, unsubstantiated accusations, alleging that the Marion County Democratic Party has been paying inner-city pastors for votes.
- [Votebeat story: A brazen case of election fraud unfolds in Millbourne, Pennsylvania. What are the lessons?](https://indianacitizen.org/votebeat-story-a-brazen-case-of-election-fraud-unfolds-in-millbourne-pennsylvania-what-are-the-lessons/) - This article was originally published by Votebeat, a nonprofit news organization covering local election administration and voting access. Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for Votebeat Pennsylvania‘s free newsletter here. Carter Walker Votebeat May 21, 2025 In October 2021, shortly before Election Day,
- [‘ASSAULT ON DEMOCRACY’: Gov. Braun signs slew of election-related bills that critics say will harm Indiana voters](https://indianacitizen.org/assault-on-democracy-gov-braun-signs-slew-of-election-related-bills-that-critics-say-will-harm-indiana-voters/) - By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen May 16, 2025 Indiana Gov. Mike Braun has been signing into law a slew of bills changing voting and the administration of elections that passed through the legislature during the 2025 session even though the November 2024 election did not bring any claims of widespread voter fraud or concerns
- [Mirror Indy story: Indiana University closes DEI office amid political pressure](https://indianacitizen.org/mirror-indy-story-indiana-university-closes-dei-office-amid-political-pressure/) - This story was originally published by Mirror Indy. By Claire Rafford Mirror Indy May 22, 2025 Indiana University is closing its system-wide DEI office on May 22 amid political pressure from federal and state government officials. In a news release, the university said the decision was made as an effort to “further ensure compliance” with state and
- [TSF story: Nuclear energy in the United States and small modular reactors—how we got here](https://indianacitizen.org/tsf-story-nuclear-energy-in-the-united-states-and-small-modular-reactors-how-we-got-here/) - This story was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By Schyler Altherr TheStatehouseFile.com May 21, 2025 When people think of nuclear energy, they tend to think of bombs, meltdowns or the place Homer Simpson works; needless to say, it doesn't have the best reputation. Despite the Chernobyl disaster, Three Mile Island, Fukushima, and all the media that
- [NEW FOCUS ON DEI: Indiana AG Rokita investigates University of Notre Dame and its hiring and admissions practices](https://indianacitizen.org/new-focus-on-dei-indiana-ag-rokita-investigates-university-of-notre-dame-and-its-hiring-and-admissions-practices/) - By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen May 16, 2025 Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita has launched an investigation into the University of Notre Dame and is threatening the school’s nonprofit status, asserting the institution is violating state and federal civil rights laws by promoting “diversity and inclusion” in its admissions and hiring policies and practices.
- [‘IT’S NEVER ROUTINE’: Former Secret Service agent and aides recall serving, and protecting, presidents and vice presidents and their families](https://indianacitizen.org/its-never-routine-former-secret-service-agent-and-aides-recall-serving-and-protecting-presidents-and-vice-presidents-and-their-families/) - By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen May 9, 2025 Roger Goodes finally had to pass on answering the question. Of his 26 years working for the U.S. Secret Service, Goodes spent seven assigned to the Presidential Protective division during the Clinton administration. He knew the history of the Secret Service, dating back to its start
- [ICC story: State executes death row inmate Benjamin Ritchie for fatal shooting of police officer](https://indianacitizen.org/icc-story-state-executes-death-row-inmate-benjamin-ritchie-for-fatal-shooting-of-police-officer/) - This story was originally published by the Indiana Capital Chronicle. By Casey Smith Indiana Capital Chronicle May 20, 2025 Death row inmate Benjamin Ritchie was executed by lethal injection shortly after midnight Tuesday at the Indiana State Prison in Michigan City, according to Department of Correction officials. The death sentence was carried out nearly 25
- [‘DO MORE WITH LESS’: Indiana lawmakers cast doubt on Lt. Gov. Beckwith’s request for more funding amid budget shortfall](https://indianacitizen.org/do-more-with-less-indiana-lawmakers-cast-doubt-on-lt-gov-beckwiths-request-for-more-funding-amid-budget-shortfall/) - By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen April 22, 2025 The State Budget Committee met on April 16 to discuss revenue, economic and Medicaid forecasts amid a projected $2.4 billion shortfall raining on Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith’s chances for additional funding for his office. Back in March, Beckwith, who is also a pastor at
- [MONEY MATTERS: Lawmakers pass budget, leaving out Lt. Gov. Beckwith’s request for additional dollars](https://indianacitizen.org/money-matters-lawmakers-pass-budget-leaving-out-lt-gov-beckwiths-request-for-additional-dollars/) - By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen April 25, 2025 As gavel echoed off the wooden podium of the Senate and the last of the Indiana legislators shouted, “Sine die,” adjourning the 2025 legislative session about 1:38 a.m. on April 25, Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith’s chances of getting additional funding evaporated. In March, Beckwith, who is
- [‘WORDS MATTER’: Clergy, others call for Lt. Gov. Beckwith to take back divisive remarks as he doubles down on Three-Fifths Compromise statements](https://indianacitizen.org/words-matter-clergy-others-call-for-lt-gov-beckwith-to-take-back-divisive-remarks-as-he-doubles-down-on-three-fifths-compromise-statements/) - By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen May 5, 2025 Even as several religious organizations, including the Concerned Clergy of Indianapolis, gathered for a news conference Friday demanding that Indiana’s lieutenant governor apologize for his remarks about the Three-Fifths Compromise, Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith asserted that he spoke the truth. Pastors and leaders of other churches
- [Votebeat story: Two secretaries of state unpack the lessons of proof-of-citizenship laws for voting](https://indianacitizen.org/votebeat-story-two-secretaries-of-state-unpack-the-lessons-of-proof-of-citizenship-laws-for-voting/) - This article was originally published by Votebeat, a nonprofit news organization covering local election administration and voting access. By Jessica Huseman Votebeat May 19, 2025 Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. This news analysis was originally distributed in Votebeat’s free weekly newsletter. Sign up to
- [Mirror Indy story: How the Marion County Jail became a ‘pit stop’ for 400 ICE detainees](https://indianacitizen.org/mirror-indy-story-how-the-marion-county-jail-became-a-pit-stop-for-400-ice-detainees/) - This story was originally published by Mirror Indy. By Mary Claire Molloy and Peter Blanchard Mirror Indy May 15, 2025 The sheriff of Marion County is an elected Democrat serving in an overwhelmingly blue city. But he says his politics and values cannot affect his decision to allow U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to
- [SCHOOL VOUCHER Q&A: Using state tax dollars to pay private school tuition ‘a huge part’ of Christian nationalist agenda, scholar says](https://indianacitizen.org/school-voucher-qa-using-state-tax-dollars-to-pay-private-school-tuition-a-huge-part-of-christian-nationalist-agenda-scholar-says/) - By Steve Hinnefeld The Indiana Citizen May 7, 2025 Michigan State University education policy professor Josh Cowen has spent two decades studying and writing about voucher programs, in which state tax dollars pay students’ private school tuition. Early studies of small, targeted voucher programs found some positive effects, Cowen says. But as the programs grew
- [Whitehead Commentary: Christian Nationalism and Demands for "Ethical" Political Leaders](https://indianacitizen.org/whitehead-commentary-christian-nationalism-and-demands-for-ethical-political-leaders/) - This article was originally published on Andrew Whitehead's Substack, American Idolatry. In 1998, at the height of the Bill Clinton and Monica Lewinsky scandal, James Dobson wrote an open letter to the American people. Dobson was the founder of Focus on the Family, one of the largest and most influential conservative Christian ministries of the 1980s and
- [Whitehead Commentary: Sometimes the Bravest Thing We Have Is Hope](https://indianacitizen.org/whitehead-commentary-sometimes-the-bravest-thing-we-have-is-hope/) - This article was originally published on Andrew Whitehead's Substack, American Idolatry. It has been a tough few weeks. At the national level we have been inundated hourly, day after day, with a deluge of executive orders and moves by the current administration to dramatically reshape our federal government. Too much happened in just the last
- [ICC story: As Indiana manufacturing grows, ‘we clearly don’t have enough electricity,’ governor warns](https://indianacitizen.org/icc-story-as-indiana-manufacturing-grows-we-clearly-dont-have-enough-electricity-governor-warns/) - This story was originally published by the Indiana Capital Chronicle. By Casey Smith Indiana Capital Chronicle May 14, 2025 Gov. Mike Braun warned that Indiana needs swift solutions for its bevy of water and energy “challenges” to support the state’s expanding manufacturing sector. The Republican governor gave candid remarks at a fireside chat at the 2025
- [Capital B Gary story: Lead, Iron, and Manganese Found in Gary’s Air and Soil](https://indianacitizen.org/capital-b-gary-story-lead-iron-and-manganese-found-in-garys-air-and-soil/) - This story was originally published by Capital B Gary. By Jenae Barnes Capital B Gary May 13, 2025 For decades, Gary has worn the title “Steel City” with pride. Today, researchers are finding that a by-product of that legacy is airborne particles laced with heavy metal contaminants that drift into homes and settle in lungs.
- [ICC story: Voter registration maintenance postcards coming your way](https://indianacitizen.org/icc-story-voter-registration-maintenance-postcards-coming-your-way/) - This story was originally published by the Indiana Capital Chronicle. By Niki Kelly Indiana Capital Chronicle May 12, 2025 Hoosier voters will soon be receiving postcards in the mail from the Secretary of State’s Election Division as part of statewide voter registration list maintenance. A news release issued Monday said the goal is to identify
- [Kennedy Commentary: NO, NO, NO](https://indianacitizen.org/kennedy-commentary-no-no-no/) - This column was originally published by Sheila Kennedy on her blog, “A Jaundiced Look at the World We Live In.” By Sheila Kennedy April 27, 2025 The Trump Administration may be the pre-eminent example of lunacy in government, but the current super-majority in Indiana’s legislature–aided and abetted by our MAGA Governor and his merry band
- [Krull Commentary: A pope who will lead with his ears](https://indianacitizen.org/krull-commentary-a-pope-who-will-lead-with-his-ears/) - This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com May 12, 2025 The world has a new pope. And, in the end, it wasn’t the mystery and the majesty—the puffs of smoke and the secretive ceremony—that was the most moving about the selection. No, it was the humanity of the choice. Leo XIV,
- [Hicks Commentary: Trump’s Tariff Recession Is Here](https://indianacitizen.org/hicks-commentary-trumps-tariff-recession-is-here/) - This column was originally published on the Ball State University Center for Business and Economic Research Weekly Commentary blog. By Michael Hicks May 11, 2025 Three months ago, I released an economic forecast that I called “the best for Indiana in the 17 years I’ve been doing forecasts.” Sadly, I am revising it to what
- [Leppert Commentary: Graduation comes so fast we don’t have time for pretending](https://indianacitizen.org/leppert-commentary-graduation-comes-so-fast-we-dont-have-time-for-pretending/) - By Michael Leppert The Indiana Citizen May 7, 2025 In “Mother Night,” Kurt Vonnegut wrote: “We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be.” I might add: “And for how long.” I was invited to join a small group of students last week to celebrate the
- [TSF Story: Lawmakers hope tax credits and deregulation make dents in the U.S. child care crisis](https://indianacitizen.org/tsf-story-lawmakers-hope-tax-credits-and-deregulation-make-dents-in-the-u-s-child-care-crisis/) - This story was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By The Statehouse Reporting Project May 8, 2025 On May 12, Janna Rodriguez will close the home daycare she runs three hours early to hold a rally. She’s invited elected officials across Long Island to learn about the struggles she and other child care providers face. Rodriguez is
- [TSF story: Braun waits until Tuesday's deadline to sign the final bills from the 2025 session into law](https://indianacitizen.org/tsf-story-braun-waits-until-tuesdays-deadline-to-sign-the-final-bills-from-the-2025-session-into-law/) - This story was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By Anna Cecil TheStatehouseFile.com May 6, 2025 On April 24, the Indiana General Assembly concluded the 2025 legislative session after nearly four months of deliberation over each of the 243 bills that made it to Gov. Mike Braun’s desk. Tuesday, on the deadline to take action, the governor
- [Krull Commentary: Trump and Braun give it the old college try](https://indianacitizen.org/krull-commentary-trump-and-braun-give-it-the-old-college-try/) - This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com May 7, 2025 President Donald Trump and Indiana Gov. Mike Braun don’t have enough to do. The demands of leading a nation and a state don’t seem to be enough to occupy Trump and Braun. Maybe that’s why they each have taken on the
- [PNS story: Three-Fifths comments ignite Indiana controversy](https://indianacitizen.org/pns-story-three-fifths-comments-ignite-indiana-controversy/) - This story was originally published by Public News Service. By Joe Ulery, anchor/producer Public News Service May 8, 2025 An Indiana debate over history and power is growing. Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith recently defended the Three-Fifths Compromise in a social media video. The compromise counted enslaved people as three-fifths of a person for representation and
- [ICC story: Indiana elections chief defends voting ban on ‘unsecured’ student IDs after legal challenge](https://indianacitizen.org/icc-story-indiana-elections-chief-defends-voting-ban-on-unsecured-student-ids-after-legal-challenge/) - This story was originally published by the Indiana Capital Chronicle. By Leslie Bonilla Muñiz Indiana Capital Chronicle May 8, 2025 Indiana Secretary of State Diego Morales on Wednesday celebrated the state’s forthcoming student ID voting ban — just two days after he and other Hoosier election officials were named in a lawsuit challenging the prohibition.
- ['PROPAGANDA MILL’? Lt. Gov. Beckwith lauds WallBuilders think tank accused of eroding separation of church and state](https://indianacitizen.org/propaganda-mill-lt-gov-beckwith-lauds-wallbuilders-think-tank-accused-of-eroding-separation-of-church-and-state/) - By Sydney Byerly and Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen May 1, 2025 When Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith cited WallBuilders to defend his controversial comments about the Three-Fifths Compromise, he called the Texas-based nonprofit “the gold standard for learning the real history of America.” However, historians and scholars have accused the group’s founder of distorting
- [LESSONS IN VIRTUE: Legal scholar peruses Founding Fathers’ libraries and gains new understanding of meaning behind ‘the pursuit of happiness’](https://indianacitizen.org/lessons-in-virtue-legal-scholar-peruses-founding-fathers-libraries-and-gains-new-understanding-of-meaning-behind-the-pursuit-of-happiness/) - By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen May 2, 2025 Stuck at home with extra time on his hands courtesy of the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, legal scholar and author Jeffrey Rosen started diving into the treatises and tomes the Founding Fathers read as they crafted the nation’s foundational documents and he was surprised at how those
- [TSF story: Indiana's energy policy looks to accommodate both data centers and average Hoosiers](https://indianacitizen.org/tsf-story-indianas-energy-policy-looks-to-accommodate-both-data-centers-and-average-hoosiers/) - This story was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By Olivia O'Neal TheStatehouseFile.com May 5, 2025 How can the energy sector provide for data centers and the average Hoosier at the same time as being environmentally sound and safe? This was a question during the recent Economic Club of Indiana’s 2025 economic luncheon. Hosted by Lisa Harris,
- [Hicks Commentary: Two Key Economic Lessons in One Bill](https://indianacitizen.org/hicks-commentary-two-key-economic-lessons-in-one-bill/) - This column was originally published on the Ball State University Center for Business and Economic Research Weekly Commentary blog. By Michael Hicks May 4, 2025 Indiana’s 2025 legislative session offered a valuable pair of economic lessons. The first is that there are no perfectly good or bad policies, only trade-offs. The second is that the
- [Krull Commentary: Mike Pence's profile in courage](https://indianacitizen.org/krull-commentary-mike-pences-profile-in-courage/) - This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com May 5, 2025 More than 50 years ago, I read John F. Kennedy’s “Profiles in Courage” for the first time. I was in the fourth or fifth grade. It was five or six years after an assassin’s bullet ended Kennedy’s life. For young people
- [TSF story: Indiana lawmakers highlight best and worst bills from 2025 legislative session](https://indianacitizen.org/tsf-story-indiana-lawmakers-highlight-best-and-worst-bills-from-2025-legislative-session/) - This story was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By Anna Cecil TheStatehouseFile.com April 30, 2025 Less than a week ago, the Indiana General Assembly declared “sine die,” effectively ending the 2025 legislative session. Out of the hundreds of bills that made it to Gov. Mike Braun’s desk, here are the favorite and least favorite in the
- [WFYI story: Can local health departments serve everyone under Indiana’s new laws?](https://indianacitizen.org/wfyi-story-can-local-health-departments-serve-everyone-under-indianas-new-laws/) - This story was originally published by WFYI. By Benjamin Thorp WFYI April 25, 2025 Language included in bills passed at the end of Indiana’s legislative session included limits on the populations local health departments could serve using state funding. Indiana’s budget bill included one line that set off alarms for local health departments and health advocates, requiring
- [VOTER VERIFICATION BATTLE PERSISTS: Lawsuit filed by AG Rokita and SOS Morales against federal agencies is latest round in fight over citizenship status](https://indianacitizen.org/voter-verification-battle-persists-lawsuit-filed-by-ag-rokita-and-sos-morales-against-federal-agencies-is-latest-round-in-fight-over-citizenship-status/) - By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen April 25, 2025 The lawsuit Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita and Indiana Secretary of State Diego Morales filed last week against the federal government for failing to verify the citizenship status of nearly 600,000 Hoosier voters comes as the two state officials are embroiled in two other disputes –
- [Krull Commentary: Micah Beckwith teaches history that never was](https://indianacitizen.org/krull-commentary-micah-beckwith-teaches-history-that-never-was/) - This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com by John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com April 28, 2025 If Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith ever took a U.S. history class in either high school or college, the teacher should retroactively flunk him. Because it’s clear Beckwith either slept through the entire course or emerged from the experience convinced that
- [BECKWITH FACES BACKLASH: Indiana lieutenant governor’s comments about Three-Fifths Compromise draw ire of Democrats and historians](https://indianacitizen.org/beckwith-faces-backlash-indiana-lieutenant-governors-comments-about-three-fifths-compromise-draw-ire-of-democrats-and-historians/) - By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen April 29, 2025 Days after making national news for claiming in a social media post that the Three-Fifths Compromise “helped to root out slavery,” Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith is accusing others of spreading falsehoods about U.S. history. Beckwith claimed he told the “REAL meaning” behind the compromise and
- [ICC story: Indiana University alumni blast board of trustees changes slipped into state budget](https://indianacitizen.org/icc-story-indiana-university-alumni-blast-board-of-trustees-changes-slipped-into-state-budget/) - This story was originally published by the Indiana Capital Chronicle. By Casey Smith Indiana Capital Chronicle May 1, 2025 A coalition of ranking Indiana University alumni voiced “alarm and anger” Wednesday to new state policy that eliminates alumni input in the selection of university trustees and instead gives decision-making power over the board’s membership to
- [Leppert Commentary: Stories endangering women and civil rights are like ships passing in the night](https://indianacitizen.org/leppert-commentary-stories-endangering-women-and-civil-rights-are-like-ships-passing-in-the-night/) - By Michael Leppert The Indiana Citizen April 30, 2025 Since the measure was first coined by President Franklin Roosevelt in 1933, the “First 100 Days” is the standard we exclusively give new presidents “as a symbolic window to set the tone” of their administration. “It represents a kind of political version of a first impression,”
- [TSF story: Public health and education take among biggest hits in revised state budget](https://indianacitizen.org/tsf-story-public-health-and-education-take-among-biggest-hits-in-revised-state-budget/) - This story was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By Kate Breeden TheStatehouseFile.com April 23, 2025 The budget has been looming over lawmakers for the past week, with the $2.4 billion deficit at the forefront. Late Wednesday afternoon, Republicans held a press conference that revealed a higher tobacco tax and numerous cuts in areas including public health
- [Chalkbeat story: Why national charter leaders are very worried about Oklahoma’s religious charter school](https://indianacitizen.org/chalkbeat-story-why-national-charter-leaders-are-very-worried-about-oklahomas-religious-charter-school/) - This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters By Erica Meltzer Chalkbeat April 28, 2025 Sign up for Chalkbeat’s free weekly newsletter to keep up with how education is changing across the U.S. The case of St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School could represent a seismic shift in
- [Hicks Commentary: Time to Fix Economic Development Policy](https://indianacitizen.org/hicks-commentary-time-to-fix-economic-development-policy/) - This column was originally published on the Ball State University Center for Business and Economic Research Weekly Commentary blog. By Michael Hicks April 27, 2025 Media reports identified significant accounting problems at the Indiana Economic Development Corporation (IEDC). In response, Gov. Mike Braun has ordered an independent accounting audit. Every Hoosier should applaud that order,
- [PNS story: Indiana military sites work with nonprofit to preserve land](https://indianacitizen.org/pns-story-indiana-military-sites-work-with-nonprofit-to-preserve-land/) - This story was originally published by Public News Service. By Terri Dee, anchor/producer Public News Service April 28, 2025 The U.S. military and a nonprofit environmental group are seeing success in a partnership that strengthens military readiness and conserves Indiana's natural resources. Some military installations have compatible land uses around them, such as farms and
- [Krull Commentary: Hiding in an imagined past](https://indianacitizen.org/krull-commentary-hiding-in-an-imagined-past/) - This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull The Indiana Citizen April 25, 2025 Watching a state’s leaders decide to race backward would be fascinating if the consequences for their foolishness weren’t so likely to be devastating to so many people. The Indiana General Assembly has adopted a budget, the first on Indiana
- [Kennedy Commentary: A Battle Plan](https://indianacitizen.org/kennedy-commentary-a-battle-plan/) - This column was originally published by Sheila Kennedy on her blog, “A Jaundiced Look at the World We Live In.” By Sheila Kennedy April 25, 2025 Twice in the month of April, thousands of people turned out to protest the Trump coup. Here in Red Indiana, thousands gathered on April 5th and again on the
- [TSF Story: Democrats react to new state budget accommodating $2B less than expected](https://indianacitizen.org/tsf-story-democrats-react-to-new-state-budget-accommodating-2b-less-than-expected/) - This story was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By Schyler Altherr TheStatehouseFile.com April 23, 2025 On Wednesday afternoon, Democrats were learning in real time about the Republicans’ budget proposal, which could cut higher education funding and add funding to universal school voucher programs. The GOP also has to overcome a $2.4 billion shortfall, which they decided
- [ICC story: Republicans finalize $44 billion budget, while Democrats point to missed opportunities](https://indianacitizen.org/icc-story-republicans-finalize-44-billion-budget-while-democrats-point-to-missed-opportunities/) - This story was originally published by the Indiana Capital Chronicle. By Whitney Downard Indiana Capital Chronicle April 25, 2025 The majority of Statehouse Democrats opposed the 2025 budget — crafted over four months and passed by Republicans early Friday morning — decrying unvetted last-minute additions and cuts. For chief House budget architect Rep. Jeff Thompson,
- [Capital B Gary story: ‘This Is About More Than Just Food’: Inside a Grassroots Effort Feeding Hundreds in Gary](https://indianacitizen.org/capital-b-gary-story-this-is-about-more-than-just-food-inside-a-grassroots-effort-feeding-hundreds-in-gary/) - This story was originally published by Capital B Gary. By Rayonna Burton-Jernigan Capital B Gary April 22, 2025 On a windy Sunday morning this month in downtown Gary, families lined up outside the Family Life Community Center. They weren’t there for church, but for nourishment. “Number 1!” “Numbers 25-30!” a volunteer shouted into a bullhorn,
- [FAITH-BASED BOOST: Lt. Gov. Beckwith's $3M budget request raises questions on mental health efforts](https://indianacitizen.org/faith-based-boost-lt-gov-beckwiths-3m-budget-request-raises-questions-on-mental-health-efforts/) - By Juliann Ventura The Indiana Citizen April 2, 2025 Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith sidestepped questions over how the $3 million increase in spending for faith-based initiatives in his office could specifically address mental health concerns in an interview with The Indiana Citizen, brushing aside questions over whether he was potentially referring to conversion therapy
- [HOMELESS BILL SCUTTLED AGAIN: Indiana legislators reject another ban on street camping, but advocates for people without housing remain wary](https://indianacitizen.org/homeless-bill-scuttled-again-indiana-legislators-reject-another-ban-on-street-camping-but-advocates-for-people-without-housing-remain-wary/) - By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen April 18, 2025 For a second time this legislative session, Indiana lawmakers on Thursday backed away from passing a bill which organizations that advocate for homeless people said would put those who sleep on the streets at risk of being charged with a crime for “camping” in public spaces.
- [TSF story: Can lawmakers cut $2B from the state budget before the session must end?](https://indianacitizen.org/tsf-story-can-lawmakers-cut-2b-from-the-state-budget-before-the-session-must-end/) - This story was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By Kate Breeden TheStatehouseFile.com April 22, 2025 The state’s revenue forecast revealed last week that Indiana’s projected revenue for the next budget cycle fell by a staggering $2.4 billion. The Indiana General Assembly will have to determine where they plan to make these $2.4 billion in cuts and finalize the budget with less
- [ICC story: Jewish advocates denounce doubling of antisemitic incidents in Indiana](https://indianacitizen.org/icc-story-jewish-advocates-denounce-doubling-of-antisemitic-incidents-in-indiana/) - This story was originally published by the Indiana Capital Chronicle. By Leslie Bonilla Muñiz Indiana Capital Chronicle April 23, 2025 Reports of antisemitic incidents more than doubled in Indiana last year, according to a study released Tuesday. Hoosier Jewish community leaders gathered to denounce the results as “deeply alarming” at an afternoon news conference in Indianapolis. “These
- [Leppert Commentary: Tariff madness is hanging Indiana, no matter how Braun spins it](https://indianacitizen.org/leppert-commentary-tariff-madness-is-hanging-indiana-no-matter-how-braun-spins-it/) - By Michael Leppert The Indiana Citizen April 23, 2025 I have often wondered where the phrase “spinning a yarn” came from, and what differentiates the descriptive from the blunter, “making stuff up.” This week’s absurd spin, courtesy of Indiana Gov. Mike Braun, finally inspired me to do a little search for it. Merriam-Webster theorizes that
- [Krull Commentary: The strength to be kind](https://indianacitizen.org/krull-commentary-the-strength-to-be-kind/) - This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com April 21, 2025 When Jorge Mario Bergoglio became the bishop of Rome in 2013, no one knew that his papacy would be blessedly out of pace with that of much of the world. Pope Francis stepped onto the world’s stage at a time when
- [TSF Story: Democrats fear being relegated to the kids' table during state budget discussions](https://indianacitizen.org/tsf-story-democrats-fear-being-relegated-to-the-kids-table-during-state-budget-discussions/) - This story was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By Kate Breeden TheStatehouseFile.com April 21, 2025 Indiana’s state revenue forecast projected that the next budget cycle will fall by nearly $2.4 billion, and the General Assembly has less than one week to determine where cuts will be made in its two-year budget and find new potential sources for income. At Monday
- [TSF story: Opinions and motives conflict in ongoing Hoosier National Forest controversy](https://indianacitizen.org/tsf-story-opinions-and-motives-conflict-in-ongoing-hoosier-national-forest-controversy/) - This story was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By Olivia O'Neal TheStatehouseFile.com April 18, 2025 With around 20% of Indiana being forest land and 83% of that privately owned, it can be challenging for some Hoosiers to truly immerse themselves in wild space. Hoosier National Forest is Indiana’s only national woodland, and it provides an escape into a world
- [TSF story: Revenue loss of more than $2 billion throws doubt on Indiana's proposed new budget](https://indianacitizen.org/tsf-story-revenue-loss-of-more-than-2-billion-throws-doubt-on-indianas-proposed-new-budget/) - This story was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By Anna Cecil TheStatehouseFile.com April 16, 2025 Over the next three years, Indiana’s projected revenue will be down by $2.37 billion, according to Ben Tooley, director of fiscal policy for the Indiana House of Representatives, who shared the state’s revenue forecast during the State Budget Committee meeting on
- [WFYI story: Judge rejects visa plea from international students at Indiana universities](https://indianacitizen.org/wfyi-story-judge-rejects-visa-plea-from-international-students-at-indiana-universities/) - This story was originally published by WFYI. By Zak Cassel WFYI April 18, 2025 A federal judge ruled Thursday that he would not grant a temporary restraining order to seven international students whose visas the U.S. Department of Homeland Security revoked earlier this month. The students requested that the court reinstate their visas and block immigration authorities
- [Hicks Commentary: The Unanticipated Effects of SB1](https://indianacitizen.org/hicks-commentary-the-unanticipated-effects-of-sb1/) - This column was originally published on the Ball State University Center for Business and Economic Research Weekly Commentary blog. By Michael Hicks April 20, 2025 Gov. Mike Braun has signed the contentious Senate Bill 1 into law. This legislation was neither as good, nor as bad, as anyone claims. That is how legislative compromise works.
- [TSF story: MAHA movement comes to Indiana: Kennedy, Braun and Oz share Hoosier health orders](https://indianacitizen.org/tsf-story-maha-movement-comes-to-indiana-kennedy-braun-and-oz-share-hoosier-health-orders/) - This story was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By Erin Bruce TheStatehouseFile.com April 15, 2025 On any other Tuesday morning, you wouldn’t hear anything above a whisper in the Indiana State Library. But shouting led to the second floor where protestors, reporters and state lawmakers anticipated Indiana’s visitors from Washington, D.C. Robert F. Kennedy Jr., secretary
- [COURT OPENINGS: Robing ceremony for Stephen Scheele, Holcomb’s last appellate selection, points to Braun’s future role in judicial vacancies](https://indianacitizen.org/court-openings-robing-ceremony-for-stephen-scheele-holcombs-last-appellate-selection-points-to-brauns-future-role-in-judicial-vacancies/) - By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen April 11, 2025 At the conclusion of last week’s robing ceremony that formally welcomed Judge Stephen Scheele as the newest member of the Court of Appeals of Indiana, a “thank you” was offered to former Gov. Eric Holcomb, who during his two terms in office had an unprecedented impact
- [Krull Commentary: Now, deportations have a face](https://indianacitizen.org/krull-commentary-now-deportations-have-a-face/) - This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com April 17, 2025 It’s easier, so much easier, to hate and fear people we don’t know. Once they have faces, once we see that others are human beings with hopes and pains similar to ours, it gets harder to loathe them as a reflex.
- [TSF story: 'Just a big slogan and propaganda': Kennedy, Oz and Braun met with swift criticism](https://indianacitizen.org/tsf-story-just-a-big-slogan-and-propaganda-kennedy-oz-and-braun-met-with-swift-criticism/) - This story was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By Anna Cecil TheStatehouseFile.com April 15, 2025 The chants, cheers and shouts of protestors in the hallways of Indiana’s usually quiet state library could be heard through the heavy wooden doors of the Author’s Room as Gov. Mike Braun, U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F.
- [Leppert Commentary: Nobody is safe in America, not from America, not anymore](https://indianacitizen.org/leppert-commentary-nobody-is-safe-in-america-not-from-america-not-anymore/) - By Michael Leppert The Indiana Citizen April 16, 2025 "Bridge of Spies" is a 2015 movie about an insurance attorney, James Donovan, who finds himself representing a Soviet spy, Rudolph Abel, in a highly publicized espionage trial in 1957. Yes, it’s directed by Steven Spielberg, and Tom Hanks stars in it, so, of course, there
- [TSF story: Teachers and supporters fill Statehouse to say school funding “shouldn’t be political”](https://indianacitizen.org/tsf-story-teachers-and-supporters-fill-statehouse-to-say-school-funding-shouldnt-be-political/) - This story was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By Anna Cecil TheStatehouseFile.com April 14, 2025 On Monday morning, a sea of red t-shirts washed over the top three floors of the Indiana Statehouse as hundreds of protesters gathered to voice their concerns about the proposed state budget’s impact on Hoosier schools. Teachers, school counselors, mothers, fathers
- [‘I’M COMING FULL CIRCLE’: Indianapolis attorney Jennifer Ruby steps into role as state’s public access counselor, muses changes to streamline office](https://indianacitizen.org/im-coming-full-circle-indianapolis-attorney-jennifer-ruby-steps-into-role-as-states-public-access-counselor-muses-changes-to-streamline-office/) - By Juliann Ventura The Indiana Citizen April 8, 2025 When Jennifer Ruby was appointed as Indiana’s public access counselor by Gov. Mike Braun last month, she suggested it felt like she was tapping into some responsibilities and experiences she had earlier in her career. The longtime attorney, who also has nearly 15 years of experience
- [ICC Story: Indiana Senate sends finalized local property, income tax plan to governor](https://indianacitizen.org/icc-story-indiana-senate-sends-finalized-local-property-income-tax-plan-to-governor/) - This story was originally published by the Indiana Capital Chronicle. By Casey Smith and Leslie Bonilla Muñiz Indiana Capital Chronicle April 15, 2025 Shortly after midnight Tuesday, Indiana Senate Republicans agreed to significant changes in an immense local property and income tax plan — avoiding risky negotiations in favor of sending it to Gov. Mike
- [EXECUTIVE ORDER FALLOUT: Indiana SOS Morales champions Trump’s elections directive; critics call it illegal and unconstitutional](https://indianacitizen.org/executive-order-fallout-indiana-sos-morales-champions-trumps-elections-directive-critics-call-it-illegal-and-unconstitutional/) - By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen April 10, 2025 Indiana Secretary of State Diego Morales is touting his recent participation in discussions for implementing President Donald Trump’s executive order on elections and the opportunity he had to thank the president for signing the order, even as 19 states have asked a federal district court to
- [Hicks Commentary: The Stupidest of Policies](https://indianacitizen.org/hicks-commentary-the-stupidest-of-policies/) - This column was originally published on the Ball State University Center for Business and Economic Research Weekly Commentary blog. By Michael Hicks April 13, 2025 The GOP is vacillating between contradictory claims that President Trump’s tariffs are either negotiating tactics designed to end tariffs everywhere or a long-term strategy to onshore U.S. manufacturing. We have
- [Krull Commentary: Republicans, property taxes and other family feuds](https://indianacitizen.org/krull-commentary-republicans-property-taxes-and-other-family-feuds/) - This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com April 14, 2025 There used to be a saying in politics that was partly a joke, partly a cliché and partly a home truth. “Democrats have to fall in love while Republicans just fall in line.” It spoke to the differences between the two
- [Krull Commentary: Diego Morales and the non-stop giving season](https://indianacitizen.org/krull-commentary-diego-morales-and-the-non-stop-giving-season/) - This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com April 11, 2025 Only one question remains regarding Indiana Secretary of State Diego Morales. Did he use anesthesia during the surgical procedure in which his conscience was removed—or did his addiction to the taxpayers’ largesse salve whatever pain or discomfort he felt? Even in
- [TSF story: Indiana lawmakers look to help veterans, especially those facing eviction](https://indianacitizen.org/tsf-story-indiana-lawmakers-look-to-help-veterans-especially-those-facing-eviction/) - This story was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By Schyler Altherr TheStatehouseFile.com April 9, 2025 A bill looking to improve the lives of Hoosier veterans passed the Indiana House Tuesday afternoon. Senate Bill 433 would set new standards of practice for the Indiana Department of Veterans Affairs (IDVA) and give veterans facing eviction a break on their first
- [Votebeat story: Election officials alarmed as Trump orders probe of former cybersecurity chief​](https://indianacitizen.org/votebeat-story-election-officials-alarmed-as-trump-orders-probe-of-former-cybersecurity-chief/) - This article was originally published by Votebeat, a nonprofit news organization covering local election administration and voting access. By Jessica Huseman Votebeat April 10, 2025 Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for our free weekly newsletter to get the latest. President Trump issued
- [‘FUNDAMENTALLY DISCRIMINATORY’: Voting advocates say Indiana’s proof-of-citizenship rule for certain voters violates federal election law](https://indianacitizen.org/fundamentally-discriminatory-voting-advocates-say-indianas-proof-of-citizenship-rule-for-certain-voters-violates-federal-election-law/) - By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen April 7, 2025 Voting rights groups are warning Indiana Secretary of State Diego Morales and the Indiana Election Division that implementation of a program to verify voter citizenship status using records from the Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles violates the National Voter Registration Act as well as the Civil
- [ICC story: Indiana House OKs bill to increase scrutiny around state agency contracts](https://indianacitizen.org/icc-story-indiana-house-oks-bill-to-increase-scrutiny-around-state-agency-contracts/) - This story was originally published by the Indiana Capital Chronicle. By Casey Smith Indiana Capital Chronicle April 9, 2025 “Financial responsibility,” “accountability” and “transparency” for state government are at the heart of a Republican priority bill that inched closer to the governor’s desk Tuesday. Sen. Scott Baldwin’s Senate Bill 5 advanced from the House in a bipartisan
- [Leppert Commentary: Jim Banks’ mad handing is no coincidence; it’s a modern, political aspiration](https://indianacitizen.org/leppert-commentary-jim-banks-mad-handing-is-no-coincidence-its-a-modern-political-aspiration/) - By Michael Leppert The Indiana Citizen April 9, 2025 The term “glad handing” appeared in the American vernacular at the beginning of the 20th century, through the phrase, “to give the glad hand,” or extend a welcome. But that type of welcome has generally come with a twist, an intention, or an agenda. Merriam-Webster defines
- [‘VERY HARMFUL RHETORIC’: AG Rokita accused of stirring racial division by displaying ‘Come and Take It’ flag](https://indianacitizen.org/very-harmful-rhetoric-ag-rokita-accused-of-stirring-racial-division-by-displaying-come-and-take-it-flag/) - By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen April 3, 2025 A large, white “Come and Take It” flag on display outside Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita’s office in the Statehouse is drawing criticism from advocacy groups who say it is anti-immigrant and sends a message of hate. The flag, which dates to the Texas Revolution in
- [Hicks Commentary: American Scientific Brain Drain Is Now Happening](https://indianacitizen.org/hicks-commentary-american-scientific-brain-drain-is-now-happening/) - This column was originally published on the Ball State University Center for Business and Economic Research Weekly Commentary blog. By Michael Hicks April 6, 2025 As recently as 1900, American colleges and universities educated too few students and did too little research. One way to gauge that is to examine the Nobel Laureates in the physical
- [FIERY DISCOURSE: Lt. Gov. Beckwith fields questions in heated Johnson County town hall](https://indianacitizen.org/fiery-discourse-lt-gov-beckwith-fields-questions-in-heated-johnson-county-town-hall/) - By Juliann Ventura The Indiana Citizen April 3, 2025 When Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith made his way to the front of a group of Hoosiers at a Johnson County town hall Monday evening, the spirited crowd of nearly 100 people was ready with hot-button questions. Eager attendees filled the seats in a cramped room at
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- [Chalkbeat Indiana story: Partisan school board elections bill moves closer to Indiana governor’s desk](https://indianacitizen.org/chalkbeat-indiana-story-partisan-school-board-elections-bill-moves-closer-to-indiana-governors-desk/) - This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters By Aleksandra Appleton Chalkbeat Indiana March 31, 2025 Sign up for Chalkbeat Indiana’s free daily newsletter to keep up with Indianapolis Public Schools, Marion County’s township districts, and statewide education news. A bill to give Indiana school board candidates the option
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- [Leppert Commentary: Liberals’ ‘abundance agenda’ takes time to absorb, but it’s worth it](https://indianacitizen.org/leppert-commentary-liberals-abundance-agenda-takes-time-to-absorb-but-its-worth-it/) - By Michael Leppert The Indiana Citizen April 2, 2025 A friend sent me a link to an episode of “Pod Save America” on Sunday with the short message, “This is worth your time.” The podcast is a favorite among the left, hosted by a small group of former Obama advisers who describe the show as
- [Hicks Commentary: The Birth and Death of Rustbelt Cities](https://indianacitizen.org/hicks-commentary-the-birth-and-death-of-rustbelt-cities/) - This column was originally published on the Ball State University Center for Business and Economic Research Weekly Commentary blog. By Michael Hicks March 29, 2025 The economic forces that built American cities have disappeared. These fundamental economic changes left in their wake two types of places—those that adapted and those that did not. What caused
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- [Capital B Gary: Advocates Fight Medicaid Cuts in Indiana, Calling Them a Direct Threat to Health](https://indianacitizen.org/capital-b-gary-advocates-fight-medicaid-cuts-in-indiana-calling-them-a-direct-threat-to-health/) - This story was originally published by Capital B Gary. By Jenae Barnes Capital B Gary March 28, 2025 Pamela Johnson worries about what could happen to her grandson, Robin Johnson Singleton, if Medicaid is cut. Robin, who has Down syndrome, has been on Medicaid since birth. The nine-year-old is now in third grade and, thriving
- [Based in Lafayette story: Hundreds ask ‘Where’s Baird?,’ vent during West Lafayette town hall](https://indianacitizen.org/based-in-lafayette-story-hundreds-ask-wheres-baird-vent-during-west-lafayette-town-hall/) - This story was originally published by Based in Lafayette By Dave Bangert Based in Lafayette March 31, 2025 It was a foregone conclusion Sunday afternoon that Jim Baird, Indiana’s 4th District congressman, wasn’t going to be in the room for a town hall built on the premise of him not being there – what, with
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- [TSF Story: Bipartisan bill gets a late word change and a heated debate in Senate committee](https://indianacitizen.org/tsf-story-bipartisan-bill-gets-a-late-word-change-and-a-heated-debate-in-senate-committee/) - This story was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By Anna Cecil TheStatehouseFile.com March 25, 2025 A bipartisan bill that passed unanimously in the House received a single word change that may have upended its original intent in Tuesday’s Senate Corrections and Criminal Law Committee meeting. Before it was amended by committee Chair Sen. Aaron Freeman, R-Indianapolis, House
- [PICKING A PARTY: Push to turn Indiana school board races into partisan elections gains momentum in Statehouse](https://indianacitizen.org/picking-a-party-push-to-turn-indiana-school-board-races-into-partisan-elections-gains-momentum-in-statehouse/) - By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen March 26, 2025 Once again, the Indiana General Assembly is considering legislation to turn school board races into partisan contests, but, unlike in previous years, GOP lawmakers appear closer to advancing such a bill to the governor’s desk this session. Senate Bill 287, authored by Sen. Gary Byrne, R-Byrneville,
- [ICC story: Indiana SOS publicly posts about India trip after 10 days away](https://indianacitizen.org/icc-story-indiana-sos-publicly-posts-about-india-trip-after-10-days-away/) - This story was originally published by the Indiana Capital Chronicle. By Whitney Downard Indiana Capital Chronicle March 27, 2025 Indiana Secretary of State Diego Morales, who went on an unannounced “economic development trip” in India and missed obligations back home, publicly shared a release about his time abroad on Thursday — but only after he
- [Hicks Commentary: What the Census tells Hoosiers about the Future](https://indianacitizen.org/hicks-commentary-what-the-census-tells-hoosiers-about-the-future/) - This column was originally published on the Ball State University Center for Business and Economic Research Weekly Commentary blog. By Michael Hicks March 23, 2025 The most recent Census population data tell a pretty important story about Indiana’s future. Some of it is great, but not for most of the state. Overall, population growth was
- [‘BUT YOU’RE NOT HERE’: Hoosiers voice concerns, frustrations at ‘empty chair’ town hall that Sen. Todd Young declined to attend](https://indianacitizen.org/but-youre-not-here-hoosiers-voice-concerns-frustrations-at-empty-chair-town-hall-that-sen-todd-young-declined-to-attend/) - By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen March 21, 2025 The young woman stepped up to the microphone at the town hall meeting and began reading from a small notebook in which she had written a handful of questions she wanted to ask Republican Sen. Todd Young of Indiana. Her inquiries indicated she aligned with the
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- [Votebeat story: Trump orders an overhaul of how elections are run, inviting a likely legal challenge](https://indianacitizen.org/votebeat-story-trump-orders-an-overhaul-of-how-elections-are-run-inviting-a-likely-legal-challenge/) - This article was originally published by Votebeat, a nonprofit news organization covering local election administration and voting access. By Jessica Huseman Votebeat March 25, 2025 Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for our free weekly newsletter to get the latest. President Donald Trump
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- [Krull Commentary: History delivers a lecture](https://indianacitizen.org/krull-commentary-history-delivers-a-lecture/) - This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com March 21, 2025 When the past speaks, it’s wise to listen. On a cool, blustery spring night in March, Timothy Egan stepped onto a storied stage to tell an Indiana tale. The story was drawn from his 2023 prizewinning and bestselling book, “A Fever
- [Krull Commentary: Bayh and Lugar, tough enough to be kind](https://indianacitizen.org/krull-commentary-bayh-and-lugar-tough-enough-to-be-kind/) - This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com March 24, 2025 The morning former U.S. Sen. Birch Bayh, D-Indiana, died, I talked with former U.S. Sen. Richard Lugar, R-Indiana, by phone. I’d called Lugar to see if he’d be willing to talk about Bayh over the air on a radio show I
- [Chalkbeat Indiana story: Education is a ‘state and local responsibility’ Indiana leaders say after U.S. Education order](https://indianacitizen.org/chalkbeat-indiana-story-education-is-a-state-and-local-responsibility-indiana-leaders-say-after-u-s-education-order/) - This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters By Aleksandra Appleton and MJ Slaby Chalkbeat Indiana March 21, 2025 Sign up for Chalkbeat Indiana’s free daily newsletter to keep up with Indianapolis Public Schools, Marion County’s township districts, and statewide education news. Indiana leaders this week welcomed an order
- [ICC story: Rokita weighs in on federal education moves, Indiana immigration bill](https://indianacitizen.org/icc-story-rokita-weighs-in-on-federal-education-moves-indiana-immigration-bill/) - This story was originally published by the Indiana Capital Chronicle By Niki Kelly Indiana Capital Chronicle March 24, 2025 Attorney General Todd Rokita met with reporters Friday to applaud President Donald Trump’s move to shutter the U.S. Department of Education. While in Congress, Rokita chaired a K-12 education committee and carried a bill to eliminate the agency.
- [RALLYING FOR RELIEF: Statehouse fills with Hoosiers calling on state legislators to cut property taxes](https://indianacitizen.org/rallying-for-relief-statehouse-fills-with-hoosiers-calling-on-state-legislators-to-cut-property-taxes/) - By Juliann Ventura The Indiana Citizen March 18, 2025 Roughly 250 rallygoers sporting green gathered at the Statehouse on Monday, urging Indiana’s lawmakers to cut property taxes. Attendees chanted, “Where’s my money?” as nearly all of them wore green shirts and held signs emblazoned with the demands “Eliminate property taxes NOW!” or “Stop stealing our
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- [David L (Dave) Wyeth](https://indianacitizen.org/candidates/david-l-dave-wyeth/)
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- [Ed Gaddie](https://indianacitizen.org/candidates/ed-gaddie/)
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- [Richard A. Gerdon](https://indianacitizen.org/candidates/richard-a-gerdon/)
- [George E. Plisinski Jr](https://indianacitizen.org/candidates/george-e-plisinski-jr/)
- [Steven R. Nation](https://indianacitizen.org/candidates/steven-r-nation/)
- [Elizabeth Fouch](https://indianacitizen.org/candidates/elizabeth-fouch/)
- [Larry L Watters](https://indianacitizen.org/candidates/larry-l-watters/)
- [Deann R Lehman](https://indianacitizen.org/candidates/deann-r-lehman/)
- [Hope Ellington](https://indianacitizen.org/candidates/hope-ellington/)
- [James E. (Jim) McWhirt](https://indianacitizen.org/candidates/james-e-jim-mcwhirt/)
- [Gregory S. Kitts](https://indianacitizen.org/candidates/gregory-s-kitts/)
- [Ed Hartman](https://indianacitizen.org/candidates/ed-hartman/)
- [David Glickfield](https://indianacitizen.org/candidates/david-glickfield/)
- [Greg Brankle](https://indianacitizen.org/candidates/greg-brankle/)
- [Roland K. Wagner](https://indianacitizen.org/candidates/roland-k-wagner/)
- [Mike Stilwell](https://indianacitizen.org/candidates/mike-stilwell/)
- [Craig Schafer](https://indianacitizen.org/candidates/craig-schafer/)
- [Larry D. Michel](https://indianacitizen.org/candidates/larry-d-michel/)
- [Dennis M. Gray](https://indianacitizen.org/candidates/dennis-m-gray/)
- [R. Jeff Clark](https://indianacitizen.org/candidates/r-jeff-clark/)
- [Patty Geier](https://indianacitizen.org/candidates/patty-geier/)
- [Steven L (Fish) Fishburn](https://indianacitizen.org/candidates/steven-l-fish-fishburn/)
- [Brian Patterson](https://indianacitizen.org/candidates/brian-patterson/)
- [Carroll W Lanning](https://indianacitizen.org/candidates/carroll-w-lanning/)
- [Derrike Kolb](https://indianacitizen.org/candidates/derrike-kolb/)
- [Glen R Bischoff](https://indianacitizen.org/candidates/glen-r-bischoff/)
- [Chester B Ball](https://indianacitizen.org/candidates/chester-b-ball/)
- [Dudley Cruea](https://indianacitizen.org/candidates/dudley-cruea/)
- [Jeffrey C Carver](https://indianacitizen.org/candidates/jeffrey-c-carver/)
- [SAM SARKISIAN](https://indianacitizen.org/candidates/sam-sarkisian/)
- [CONNIE MOON](https://indianacitizen.org/candidates/connie-moon/)
- [MATT MILLIES](https://indianacitizen.org/candidates/matt-millies/)
- [D M BAGSHAW](https://indianacitizen.org/candidates/d-m-bagshaw/)
- [Ralph WM Himelick](https://indianacitizen.org/candidates/ralph-wm-himelick/)
- [Cathy S Gronning](https://indianacitizen.org/candidates/cathy-s-gronning/)
- [Connie Risch Durham](https://indianacitizen.org/candidates/connie-risch-durham/)
- [T Scott Bevington](https://indianacitizen.org/candidates/t-scott-bevington/)
- [Ben Haviland](https://indianacitizen.org/candidates/ben-haviland/)
- [Steven E Clark](https://indianacitizen.org/candidates/steven-e-clark/)
- [Mike Kluesner](https://indianacitizen.org/candidates/mike-kluesner/)
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- [Amber Greene](https://indianacitizen.org/candidates/amber-greene/)
- [Dave Yarde](https://indianacitizen.org/candidates/dave-yarde/)
- [Larry L Williams](https://indianacitizen.org/candidates/larry-l-williams/)
- [Amy Prosser](https://indianacitizen.org/candidates/amy-prosser/)
- [Heath G Hook](https://indianacitizen.org/candidates/heath-g-hook/)
- [David (Dave) Holt](https://indianacitizen.org/candidates/david-dave-holt-2/)
- [Rick J Nobbe](https://indianacitizen.org/candidates/rick-j-nobbe/)
- [Bill Metz](https://indianacitizen.org/candidates/bill-metz/)
- [Ernest J Gauck](https://indianacitizen.org/candidates/ernest-j-gauck/)
- [Janet S Chadwell](https://indianacitizen.org/candidates/janet-s-chadwell/)
- [Andrew David Brunni](https://indianacitizen.org/candidates/andrew-david-brunni-2/)
- [Steven Gemmer](https://indianacitizen.org/candidates/steven-gemmer/)
- [Mike Sprinkle](https://indianacitizen.org/candidates/mike-sprinkle/)
- [Thomas E Schaffer](https://indianacitizen.org/candidates/thomas-e-schaffer/)
- [Marilyn J Mccullough](https://indianacitizen.org/candidates/marilyn-j-mccullough/)
- [Martha S Wright](https://indianacitizen.org/candidates/martha-s-wright/)
- [Linda S Smith](https://indianacitizen.org/candidates/linda-s-smith-2/)
- [Christopher Salaba](https://indianacitizen.org/candidates/christopher-salaba-2/)
- [Reneé Pack](https://indianacitizen.org/candidates/renee-pack-2/)
- [Mary E King](https://indianacitizen.org/candidates/mary-e-king/)
- [Tammy Danner](https://indianacitizen.org/candidates/tammy-danner/)
- [John Nicoson](https://indianacitizen.org/candidates/john-nicoson/)
- [Rick J James](https://indianacitizen.org/candidates/rick-j-james/)
- [David Amerman](https://indianacitizen.org/candidates/david-amerman/)
- [Richard E Snelling Jr.](https://indianacitizen.org/candidates/richard-e-snelling-jr/)
- [Dale Sellers](https://indianacitizen.org/candidates/dale-sellers/)
- [Jacob Horton](https://indianacitizen.org/candidates/jacob-horton/)
- [Donovan W Harrod](https://indianacitizen.org/candidates/donovan-w-harrod/)
- [Bradley S Dunn](https://indianacitizen.org/candidates/bradley-s-dunn/)
- [Chris Albertson](https://indianacitizen.org/candidates/chris-albertson-2/)
- [David R Abbott Sr.](https://indianacitizen.org/candidates/david-r-abbott-sr/)
- [Tracy W Williamson](https://indianacitizen.org/candidates/tracy-w-williamson-2/)
- [jonathan w nelms](https://indianacitizen.org/candidates/jonathan-w-nelms/)
- [Tim Radcliff](https://indianacitizen.org/candidates/tim-radcliff/)
- [Sheri Johnson](https://indianacitizen.org/candidates/sheri-johnson/)
- [Cody Martin](https://indianacitizen.org/candidates/cody-martin/)
- [Thomas L Hazelgrove](https://indianacitizen.org/candidates/thomas-l-hazelgrove/)
- [Angela (Angie) C Brown](https://indianacitizen.org/candidates/angela-angie-c-brown/)
- [John M (Jack) Begley](https://indianacitizen.org/candidates/john-m-jack-begley/)
- [Sherrie Mitchell](https://indianacitizen.org/candidates/sherrie-mitchell/)
- [Shari A Richey](https://indianacitizen.org/candidates/shari-a-richey-2/)
- [Dustin C Plunkett](https://indianacitizen.org/candidates/dustin-c-plunkett/)
- [Scott Mitchell](https://indianacitizen.org/candidates/scott-mitchell/)
- [Dan Lamar](https://indianacitizen.org/candidates/dan-lamar-2/)
- [Dominique Davie](https://indianacitizen.org/candidates/dominique-davie-2/)
- [Michael JasionowskI](https://indianacitizen.org/candidates/michael-jasionowski/)
- [Kenneth E Hedge](https://indianacitizen.org/candidates/kenneth-e-hedge/)
- [Troy R Walker](https://indianacitizen.org/candidates/troy-r-walker/)
- [Daniel S. Schriver](https://indianacitizen.org/candidates/daniel-s-schriver/)
- [Ryan C Goodspeed](https://indianacitizen.org/candidates/ryan-c-goodspeed/)
- [Casey Dick](https://indianacitizen.org/candidates/casey-dick-2/)
- [Ron Shoup](https://indianacitizen.org/candidates/ron-shoup/)
- [Jack Duncan](https://indianacitizen.org/candidates/jack-duncan/)
- [Lori Cyr](https://indianacitizen.org/candidates/lori-cyr/)
- [Marcus Daniel Speer](https://indianacitizen.org/candidates/marcus-daniel-speer/)
- [Kim Bennett](https://indianacitizen.org/candidates/kim-bennett/)
- [Kyle Kerley](https://indianacitizen.org/candidates/kyle-kerley-2/)
- [Lindsey Hammond](https://indianacitizen.org/candidates/lindsey-hammond-2/)
- [John P Summers](https://indianacitizen.org/candidates/john-p-summers/)
- [Cathy Mitchel](https://indianacitizen.org/candidates/cathy-mitchel/)
- [Gina M Melcher](https://indianacitizen.org/candidates/gina-m-melcher/)
- [Dennis C Bluhm](https://indianacitizen.org/candidates/dennis-c-bluhm/)
- [A J Bertsch](https://indianacitizen.org/candidates/a-j-bertsch/)
- [Joshua I. Graves](https://indianacitizen.org/candidates/joshua-i-graves/)
- [David M Jackson](https://indianacitizen.org/candidates/david-m-jackson-2/)
- [Shane Koons](https://indianacitizen.org/candidates/shane-koons/)
- [Kelly K Kammerer](https://indianacitizen.org/candidates/kelly-k-kammerer/)
- [Anita F Hess](https://indianacitizen.org/candidates/anita-f-hess/)
- [Gary D Leatherman](https://indianacitizen.org/candidates/gary-d-leatherman/)
- [Nick A Busche](https://indianacitizen.org/candidates/nick-a-busche/)
- [Rob Churchill](https://indianacitizen.org/candidates/rob-churchill/)

## Redistrictings

- [City-County Council approves redistricting plan](https://indianacitizen.org/redistrictings/city-county-council-approves-redistricting-plan/) - The following report from Indianapolis Recorder writer Tyler Fenwick was first published in the Recorder, and is shared through The Indiana Citizen redistricting reporting project. The Indianapolis City-County Council voted to approve new local voting districts May 2, bringing an end to the once-per-decade redistricting process that was challenged by some but ultimately didn’t draw
- [Common Cause says process rather than result is the problem with council's redistricting maps, and offers a citizen-drawn alternative](https://indianacitizen.org/redistrictings/common-cause-says-process-rather-than-result-is-the-problem-with-councils-redistricting-maps-and-offers-a-citizen-drawn-alternative/) - Julia Vaughn says Indianapolis City-County Council leaders did some things right when they drew a proposed new map of council districts. But that doesn’t make up for flaws in how the map was created. “I think, in some ways, they did good job,” said Vaughn, policy director of Common Cause Indiana. “There’s good things to
- [With bipartisan support and in front of a small audience, council committee approves redistricting plan](https://indianacitizen.org/redistrictings/with-bipartisan-support-and-in-front-of-a-small-audience-council-committee-approves-redistricting-plan/) - The following report from Indianapolis Recorder writer Tyler Fenwick was first published in the Recorder, and is shared through The Indiana Citizen redistricting reporting project. If this was supposed to be the redistricting grand finale, the fireworks stand tipped over and the few people who cared to watch the show went home disappointed. An Indianapolis
- [Indy Democrats unveil proposed council districts; public hearing set for April 12](https://indianacitizen.org/redistrictings/indy-democrats-unveil-proposed-council-districts-public-hearing-set-for-april-12/) - Democratic leaders of the Indianapolis City-County Council will introduce proposed new council districts at a meeting tonight. The districts, if approved, would take effect for 2023 city elections. A map of the proposed districts was posted online late last week. A public hearing on the proposal will place at an April 12 meeting of the council’s
- [City-County Council receives redistricting report, continues to rebuff proposal for citizens commission](https://indianacitizen.org/redistrictings/city-county-council-receives-redistricting-report-continues-to-rebuff-proposal-for-citizens-commission/) - The following report from Indianapolis Recorder writer Tyler Fenwick was first published in the Recorder, and is shared through The Indiana Citizen redistricting reporting project. A consulting group tasked with gathering input on redistricting for the City-County Council released a report that details what residents are most concerned about as councilors prepare to enact new
- [A NEW VOICE FOR REFORM: In northern Indiana city of Goshen, mayor's call leads to independent redistricting commission](https://indianacitizen.org/redistrictings/a-new-voice-for-reform-in-northern-indiana-city-of-goshen-mayors-call-leads-to-independent-redistricting-commission/) - Goshen has joined the very short list of Indiana cities that are turning to citizen commissions to take at least some of the politics out of redistricting. The northern Indiana city of 35,000 will establish a commission to redraw its five city council election districts in response to population changes in the 2020 census. Final
- [Citizens commission launches ‘shadow’ Indianapolis redistricting process](https://indianacitizen.org/redistrictings/commission-launches-shadow-indianapolis-redistricting-process/) - The Indianapolis Citizens Redistricting Commission began its work Saturday with a webinar on redistricting basics and a call for the city-county council to adopt a more “open and transparent” approach to redrawing city election districts. The citizens’ commission will also produce its own proposed council district map and offer it as an alternative to any
- [Lee Hamilton commentary: Democracy takes it on the chin in redistricting](https://indianacitizen.org/redistrictings/lee-hamilton-commentary-democracy-takes-it-on-the-chin-in-redistricting/) - Around the country, states have been taking on the task of coming up with new lines for congressional districts. And with about two-thirds of the districts for the next decade mapped out, a recent New York Times analysis found something discouraging. The people drawing redistricting maps, wrote Reid J. Epstein and Nick Corasaniti, “are on pace to draw fewer
- [Redistricting reformers announce members of independent citizens panel to propose new city-county maps](https://indianacitizen.org/redistrictings/redistricting-reformers-will-form-independent-citizens-panel-to-propose-new-city-county-maps/) - UPDATE: The Indianapolis Citizens Redistricting Commission, an independent, politically balanced group formed to propose redistricting maps for the Indianapolis City-County Council, has announced its members. Like the Indiana Citizens Redistricting Commission formed in 2021 to propose maps for the Indiana General Assembly's redrawing of the state's congressional and legislative districts, the Indianapolis commission will be
- [Judge approves settlement of legal dispute over St. Joseph County redistricting, clearing the way for new maps](https://indianacitizen.org/redistrictings/st-joseph-county-revises-redistricting-maps-to-settle-lawsuit/) - UPDATE: An Elkhart County judge has approved the settlement of a legal dispute over redistricting in St. Joseph County, clearing the way for a redrawn set of district maps for county commissioner and council districts. Wednesday's action in Elkhart Superior Court followed votes to approve the new maps (above) by the St. Joseph County Board
- [In 5-4 vote, justices reinstate Alabama voting map despite lower court’s ruling that it dilutes Black votes](https://indianacitizen.org/redistrictings/in-5-4-vote-justices-reinstate-alabama-voting-map-despite-lower-courts-ruling-that-it-dilutes-black-votes/) - The following report by Amy Howe was first published in SCOTUSblog, and is republished according to SCOTUSblog republishing guidelines. The Supreme Court on Monday allowed Alabama to implement a redistricting plan that is being challenged as illegal racial gerrymandering. A lower court ruled last month that the state’s new congressional map likely violates the Voting
- ['DO THE RIGHT THING:' Reformers urge City-County Council to adopt independent redistricting](https://indianacitizen.org/redistrictings/do-the-right-thing-reformers-urge-city-county-council-to-adopt-independent-redistricting/) - Common Cause Indiana and its allies are calling on the Democratic-controlled Indianapolis City-County Council to “do the right thing” and turn the redrawing of council districts into a nonpartisan affair. “That would really send a message that would resonate the five or six blocks that separate the City-County Building from the Statehouse,” the group’s policy
- [Due to lack of applicants, Bloomington scales back its independent redistricting commission from 9 members to 5](https://indianacitizen.org/redistrictings/due-to-lack-of-applicants-bloomington-scales-back-its-independent-redistricting-commission-from-9-members-to-5/) - Bloomington, Ind. -- The Bloomington City Council has scaled back its plan for an independent citizen redistricting commission, reducing the panel from a proposed nine members to five. The change should make it possible for the commission to be appointed and begin meeting this month, said Councilmember Steve Volan (above), the primary advocate for citizen-led
- [Commentary: How redistricting congressional districts can undermine majority rule](https://indianacitizen.org/redistrictings/commentary-how-redistricting-congressional-districts-can-undermine-majority-rule/) - This analysis, written by Marjorie Hershey, professor emeritus of political science at Indiana University, was first published in The Conversation, a Massachusetts-based independent, nonprofit news organization. It was adapted and republished, with an Indiana-specific introduction by Professor Hershey, in the Bloomington-based Limestone Post, under a Creative Commons license, and is republished here with the permission
- [RESPONSE ON INDEPENDENT REDISTRICTING: State hasn’t changed the law, and ‘our council has followed state statute’](https://indianacitizen.org/redistrictings/response-on-independent-redistricting-state-hasnt-changed-the-law-and-our-council-has-followed-state-statute/) - With their public hearings on the upcoming redrawing of district lines under way, Democratic leaders of the Indianapolis City-County Council are hearing renewed calls for the independent redistricting commission that they urged upon their counterparts in the Republican-led Indiana General Assembly. Council leaders have not agreed to the request. And while council policy director Brandon
- [In township hearings, city-county redistricting process is under way with familiar complaints](https://indianacitizen.org/redistrictings/in-township-hearings-city-county-redistricting-process-is-under-way-with-familiar-complaints/) - The following report from Indianapolis Recorder writer Tyler Fenwick was first published in the Recorder, and is shared through The Indiana Citizen redistricting reporting project. *** No, you’re not stuck in a time loop. Redistricting is happening again, this time locally with Indianapolis City-County Council districts, and the early stages of the process suggest it
- [City-County Council announces public hearings on redistricting](https://indianacitizen.org/redistrictings/city-county-council-announces-public-hearings-on-redistricting/) - The Indianapolis City-County Council has announced a series of nine public hearings, one in each of Marion County's nine townships, on the redistricting process that will take place in 2022. "The effort marks the first time in Indianapolis history that the Council is beginning the redistricting process with a public information and engagement campaign,'' according
- ['The Tippecanoe Way:' No drama as new county maps are approved](https://indianacitizen.org/redistrictings/the-tippecanoe-way-no-drama-as-new-county-maps-are-approved/) - Above: Proposed commissioner districts. From left: Current commissioner districts, proposed council districts, current council districts. The following reports from contributing writer Dave Bangert were first published in his Substack newsletter, Based in Lafayette, Indiana. UPDATE: If you were looking for political beef, maybe the caliber of the one that drove the Indiana General Assembly’s redistricting
- [With candidate filing less than a week away, St. Joseph County's district lines are unresolved](https://indianacitizen.org/redistrictings/with-candidate-filing-less-than-a-week-away-st-joseph-countys-district-lines-are-unresolved/) - UPDATE: The infighting over St. Joseph County's redistricting process continued this week as the Republican-controlled Board of County Commissioners vetoed "contingency" maps redrawn by the County Council, only to have the veto overridden by the Democrat-led council. The actions leave the council district lines unresolved as 2022 primary candidate filing is set to begin in
- [Despite the rush, maps from Monroe County's bipartisan redistricting are well-received](https://indianacitizen.org/redistrictings/despite-the-rush-maps-from-monroe-countys-bipartisan-redistricting-are-well-received/) - What if politicians redrew election district maps and both Republicans and Democrats were happy with how it went? That seems to be the case in Monroe County, where county commissioners recently approved districts that were recommended by a bipartisan local redistricting committee. “It worked really well,” Democratic commissioners’ president Julie Thomas said. “I cannot say
- [WELCOME TO MONROE COUNTY: Where citizens will be in charge of redistricting](https://indianacitizen.org/redistrictings/welcome-to-monroe-county-where-citizens-will-be-in-charge-of-redistricting/) - Oct. 25, 2021 Continuing our coverage of this year’s redistricting process, the following report was written by veteran Bloomington journalist Steve Hinnefeld for The Indiana Citizen. Bloomington, Ind. -- Earlier this month, Indiana’s Republican legislative supermajority wrapped up a decennial redistricting process that flat-out rejected the idea of having a nonpartisan, independent commission redraw the state’s congressional
- [MORE DRAMA, TIGHTER DEADLINES: The scramble to redistrict locally continues along familiar battle lines. Some might not even bother.](https://indianacitizen.org/redistrictings/more-drama-tighter-deadlines-the-scramble-to-redistrict-locally-continues-along-familiar-battle-lines-some-might-not-even-bother/) - The following report was written by veteran journalists Janet Williams and Bill Theobald for The Indiana Citizen. Nov. 18, 2021 Maybe you thought the political drama of redistricting was over for another decade. That would be wrong. Very wrong. It’s been more than six weeks since Gov. Eric Holcomb signed into law Indiana’s new congressional and legislative
- [A MOMENT OF TRUTH FOR INDY DEMOCRATS: Will the City-County Council's redistricting follow the example of Bloomington or the Statehouse?](https://indianacitizen.org/redistrictings/a-moment-of-truth-for-indy-democrats-will-the-city-county-councils-redistricting-follow-bloomingtons-example/) - The story might be familiar by now: The once-a-decade duty of redistricting rests with a legislative supermajority, and calls for an independent, nonpartisan redrawing of district lines are ignored. It's a story that just played out in the Indiana Statehouse, with a Republican-led juggernaut resulting in congressional and legislative districts already criticized as some of
- [In South Bend, a debate over racial gerrymandering and hiring of outside consultants in local redistricting](https://indianacitizen.org/redistrictings/in-south-bend-a-debate-over-racial-gerrymandering-and-hiring-of-outside-consultants-in-local-redistricting/) - UPDATE: After an hourlong debate, the St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday officially approved a redrawing of the districts from which the board's three members will be elected for the next decade. The 2-1 vote reflected division within the all-Republican board. Public testimony at the morning meeting and a community forum the night
- [John Krull commentary: Gerrymandering and the race to the bottom](https://indianacitizen.org/redistrictings/john-krull-commentary-gerrymandering-and-the-race-to-the-bottom/) - They steal that which does not belong to them. And then politicians wonder why people do not trust them. What politicians crave most is power. They will do anything to hold it, to exert it, to wield it like a whip. That is why most politicians—Republican and Democrat—are so opposed to anything resembling a fair
- [REDISTRICTING, ROUND 2: At the local level, another chance for openness and fair maps](https://indianacitizen.org/redistrictings/redistricting-round-2-at-the-local-level-another-chance-for-openness-and-fair-maps/) - October 21, 2021 The introduction, passage and enactment of new congressional and state legislative district maps by the 148 state legislators in attendance and the Governor between Sept. 14 and Oct. 4 certainly provided the most visible evidence of the civic impact of the 2020 census. But that census also is causing hundreds of Hoosier
- [From Public News Service: Groups say federal legislation is needed to open up Indiana's redistricting process](https://indianacitizen.org/redistrictings/from-public-news-service-groups-say-federal-legislation-is-needed-to-open-up-indianas-redistricting-process/) - The following column was first published by the Public News Service, and is republished according to the PNS republishing guidelines. INDIANAPOLIS -- Gov. Eric Holcomb signed new voting district maps for the General Assembly into law this week, but good-government groups say not only do the maps appear to be gerrymandered, but the process lacked transparency and
- [John Krull commentary: The mess made by gerrymandering](https://indianacitizen.org/redistrictings/john-krull-commentary-the-mess-made-by-gerrymandering/) - Not long after Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb signed Indiana’s new and heavily gerrymandered redistricting bill into law, he received a reminder of why such measures aren’t such a good idea. A Marion County judge upheld a law passed by the Indiana General Assembly that challenges the governor’s authority to use emergency powers. The legislature adopted
- [A WHIMPER, NOT A BANG: Redistricting session comes to a subdued end with passage of Republican-drawn maps; Holcomb signs bill into law](https://indianacitizen.org/redistrictings/a-whimper-not-a-bang-redistricting-session-comes-to-a-subdued-end-with-passage-of-republican-drawn-maps/) - The Indiana Statehouse, Friday, October 1, 2021. UPDATE: Gov. Eric Holcomb (above) on Monday signed into law House Bill 1581, the Republican-drawn redistricting of the state's congressional and legislative district lines for the next decade. "Today I signed HB 1581, completing this once-in-a-decade constitutionally required process," Holcomb said in a statement released by his office.
- [With further amendments voted down, GOP-drawn maps advance to a final vote on Friday](https://indianacitizen.org/redistrictings/4043/) - After nearly two weeks of fine-tuning on their redistricting maps -- generally small changes attributed to input from the public and even their Democratic counterparts -- Indiana Senate Republicans put an end to the tinkering on Thursday and set the stage for a final vote on Friday. In repeated votes along party lines reinforced by
- [REDISTRICTING UPDATE: We're losing the fight for fair maps](https://indianacitizen.org/redistrictings/redistricting-update-were-losing-the-fight-for-fair-maps/) - The following is written by Alan Mills, a member of the Indiana Citizen Education Foundation board of directors, as an update to his analysis, “Why racial justice requires fair maps,’’ published on August 31, 2021. Sept. 29, 2021 A month has passed since I shared some thoughts on the once-a-decade redistricting process and its implications
- [Youth join veterans in bashing GOP maps at Senate Democrats' hearing in Bloomington](https://indianacitizen.org/redistrictings/youth-join-veterans-in-bashing-gop-maps-at-senate-democrats-hearing-in-bloomington/) - Bloomington, Ind. -- Tilly Robinson and Alex Kutza (pictured), 17-year-old seniors at Bloomington High School South, look forward to voting for the first time in 2022. But they worry their votes won’t count for as much as they should, thanks to what they see as Indiana’s gerrymandered legislative districts. “I am eager to exercise my
- [Senate Republicans redraw 8 Marion County districts; amended map will need House concurrence](https://indianacitizen.org/redistrictings/4015/) - Pictured: Proposed Indiana Senate districts as redrawn Tuesday. In a rare moment of bipartisan unanimity -- and one that will at least slightly delay this year's redistricting process -- Indiana Senate Republicans on Tuesday further changed their redrawing of eight Marion County districts, an adjustment that they said was spurred from suggestions in public testimony
- [Another round of critical testimony as redistricting process approaches its final days](https://indianacitizen.org/redistrictings/another-round-of-critical-testimony-as-redistricting-process-approaches-its-final-days/) - Indiana Senate Republicans on Monday morning heard public testimony for the first time -- and for the last time as well -- on their proposed redrawing of the state's congressional and legislative districts, a process that they are intent on wrapping up during the next four days. Though the final opportunity for public testimony before
- [John Krull commentary: Gerrymandering, an addiction politicians just can't break](https://indianacitizen.org/redistrictings/john-krull-commentary-gerrymandering-an-addiction-politicians-just-cant-break/) - Some decisions are just too important to leave to politicians. Chief among those decisions is how we citizens decide who will represent us. That process goes by a name—redistricting—that is a cure for insomnia. But it matters, perhaps more than any other question. That’s because we likely won’t be able to solve any of our
- [Watch Indiana's House of Representatives debate amendments to the GOP redistricting plan](https://indianacitizen.org/redistrictings/watch-indianas-house-representatives-debate-proposed-legislative-map-amendments/) - On Wednesday, the Indiana House of Representatives convened for its second-reading review of House Bill 1581, the Republican majority's redistricting plan for the coming decade. During second reading, legislation is open for amendments from the floor, and for the first time under debate by the entire chamber. You can read our coverage of the session
- [HOUSE PASSES NEW MAPS: Indiana Senate to vote on Republican redistricting plan next week](https://indianacitizen.org/redistrictings/house-passes-new-maps-indiana-senate-to-vote-on-republican-redistricting-plan-next-week/) - The legislative responsibility of redistricting occurs only once every 10 years. It's an important responsibility -- organizing the state's congressional and legislative electorate for the next 10 years -- and a big one. In Indiana, there are 159 legislative and congressional districts to weigh against the latest U.S. Census. Thursday morning, the Indiana House of
- [Watch the Indiana House Elections and Apportionment Committee's vote on the GOP redistricting plan](https://indianacitizen.org/redistrictings/3904/) - On Monday, Sept. 20, the Indiana House Elections and Apportionment Committee held a meeting at which members voted on House Bill 1581, the House Republicans' redistricting plan.
- [A conversation about redistricting in Indiana with Karen Freeman-Wilson](https://indianacitizen.org/redistrictings/a-conversation-about-map-redistricting-in-indiana-with-karen-freeman-wilson/) - Chelsea Whittington, CEO of C WHITT PR, hosted a discussion on redistricting in Northwest Indiana with former Indiana Attorney General and Gary Mayor Karen Freeman-Wilson, who is president and CEO of the Chicago Urban League on Thursday, Sept. 23.
- [House rejects Democrats' proposed map, advances GOP redistricting plan to final vote](https://indianacitizen.org/redistrictings/house-rejects-democrats-proposed-map-advances-gop-redistricting-plan-to-final-vote/) - Discounting Democrats' attempt to substitute what they described as a more competitive "fair redistricting map,'' the Republican-controlled Indiana House on Wednesday consolidated their redrawing of the state's congressional and legislative districts with those released a day before by Senate Republicans, advancing the legislation to a final House vote on Thursday. Wednesday's session was to review
- [Indiana Senate Republicans release their maps. See them here and follow for updates](https://indianacitizen.org/redistrictings/indiana-senate-republicans-release-their-maps-see-them-here-and-follow-for-updates/) - Above: Proposed Indiana Senate districts. Sept. 21, 2021 The Indiana Senate Republicans have released their redrawing of the 50 Senate districts, a plan expected to be incorporated into the overall GOP redistricting legislation on which debate is to begin Wednesday. The maps, described as initial drafts and unveiled Tuesday morning, can be viewed here: https://cdn.zephyrcms.com/6a310d15-9a4f-407c-a3c2-c69af5fe9b4f/-/inline/yes/introduced-proposed-senate-district-map.pdf The
- [Commentary: Legislators can’t truly represent the people if they don’t know the people](https://indianacitizen.org/redistrictings/commentary-legislators-cant-truly-represent-the-people-if-they-dont-know-the-people/) - The following column by Indiana State Rep. Sue Errington also appears at TheStatehouseFile.com. Earlier this month, I and my fellow members of the House Elections and Appropriations Committee attended public redistricting hearings across the state of Indiana and listened as hundreds of Hoosiers called for the same thing: fair maps. In a time when politics
- [John Krull commentary: A Roman myth, redistricting and renunciation](https://indianacitizen.org/redistrictings/john-krull-commentary-a-roman-myth-redistricting-and-renunciation/) - The ancient Romans had a myth they revered. It concerned the patrician farmer turned general, Cincinnatus. In a time of extreme threat, the Romans offered Cincinnatus absolute power. He was reluctant to assume it. When he defeated the enemy, he relinquished the power he held and went back to his farm. Historians now doubt the
- [PROFESSOR'S ANALYSIS: New maps are no fairer than the old ones](https://indianacitizen.org/redistrictings/professors-analysis-new-maps-are-no-fairer-than-the-old-ones/) - Two days after Indiana House Republicans made public their proposed redrawing of the state's congressional and legislative districts, a George Washington University professor who performed an often-cited outside analysis of the state's 2011 redistricting announced his analysis of the new maps: They're as gerrymandered as the old ones. The new study by Professor Christopher Warshaw,
- [Charging gerrymandering in GOP plan, redistricting reformers present an alternative map](https://indianacitizen.org/redistrictings/charging-gerrymandering-in-gop-plan-redistricting-reformers-present-an-alternative-map/) - Pictured: Proposed Indiana House district map submitted to the Indiana Citizens Redistricting Commission by Fort Wayne schoolteacher Jorge Fernandez. Redistricting reform groups launched an intensified campaign against Indiana House Republicans' newly released redistricting proposal on Thursday, citing new academic findings that the new maps are gerrymandered and offering an alternative map that they said would
- [‘Gerrymandering has become an evil art, almost:' Redistricting was the topic at Indianapolis Recorder town hall meeting](https://indianacitizen.org/redistrictings/gerrymandering-has-become-an-evil-art-almost-redistricting-was-the-topic-at-indianapolis-recorder-town-hall-meeting/) - The following was written by Breanna Cooper of the Indianapolis Recorder through The Indiana Citizen redistricting reporting project, which was organized with assistance from the Hoosier State Press Association. Once a decade, Indiana’s congressional district, state Senate and House of Representatives maps are redrawn by the state legislature. While the new maps are based on data
- [House Republicans discuss redistricting process, defend new maps in first committee hearing](https://indianacitizen.org/redistrictings/house-republicans-discuss-redistricting-process-defend-new-maps-in-first-committee-hearing/) - A day after releasing most of their proposed congressional and legislative district maps, Indiana House Republicans offered their first public explanation of how they've conducted this year's redistricting process and sought to defend it against charges of gerrymandering. Rep. Greg Steuerwald, R-Avon, the House majority caucus leader and author of the redistricting legislation, was the
- [THE NEW MAPS ARE OUT: See them here and follow for updates](https://indianacitizen.org/redistrictings/the-new-maps-are-out-see-them-here-and-follow-for-updates/) - Sept. 14, 2021 Indiana's Republican legislative leaders on Tuesday made public most of the redistricting maps that they plan to enact during a legislative process set to begin little more than 24 hours later. Above, at top: Proposed congressional district map. Below, from left: (1) Current congressional district map, (2) current Indiana House district map,
- [From the Indianapolis Recorder: Gerrymandering possible cause of depressed voter turnout](https://indianacitizen.org/redistrictings/from-the-indianapolis-recorder-gerrymandering-possible-cause-of-depressed-voter-turnout/) - The following article, which appeared in the Indianapolis Recorder on Sept. 9, 2021, was written by Recorder reporters Tyler Fenwick and Breanna Cooper. It is reprinted with permission. *** For the past 20 years, Rev. Antonio Alexander of Purpose of Life Ministries has advocated for affordable housing and better treatment of those reentering the community
- [From the Indianapolis Recorder: Gerrymandering another form of voter suppression](https://indianacitizen.org/redistrictings/from-the-indianapolis-recorder-gerrymandering-another-form-of-voter-suppression/) - The following column, which first appeared in the Indianapolis Recorder on Sept. 9, 2021, was written by Recorder editor Oseye Boyd. It is reprinted with permission. *** Growing up you learn how important voting is. This right to vote in the U.S. is something that makes us special. It’s something citizens in other countries want.
- [A study in contrasts: The representatives versus the represented](https://indianacitizen.org/redistrictings/a-study-in-contrasts-the-representatives-versus-the-represented/) - The following report was written by veteran journalists Bill Theobald and Janet Williams for The Indiana Citizen. Pictured: Emmitt Riley III, associate professor of political science and Africana studies at DePauw University in Greencastle, Ind. Sept. 10, 2021 The face of Indiana is changing rapidly, less white, more Black, brown, and Asian. But whether the faces of the
- [Sheila Kennedy: Here’s how gerrymandering gives rural voters more influence](https://indianacitizen.org/redistrictings/sheila-kennedy-heres-how-gerrymandering-gives-rural-voters-more-influence/) - With the (tardy) release of the last census, states are embarking on redistricting. In states where the party controlling the Legislature draws the lines, that means gerrymandering—creating districts favoring the party currently in control. In some states, that’s the Democrats; in Indiana, it’s Republicans. The results of gerrymandering are pernicious. Gerrymandering gives rural voters (who
- [House adds another public hearing on redistricting, to be held one day after release of maps](https://indianacitizen.org/redistrictings/house-adds-another-public-hearing-on-redistricting-to-be-held-one-day-after-release-of-maps/) - UPDATE: The first of the Indiana House Elections and Apportionment Committee meetings for public testimony on proposed congressional and legislative district maps has been scheduled for 1 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 15. The second of two committee meetings will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 16. Both will be held in the Indiana House chamber at
- [Watch the public hearings on redistricting, held by the House and Senate election committees in August](https://indianacitizen.org/redistrictings/redistricting-hearings/) - Beginning August 6 and continuing through August 11, members of the Indiana House Elections and Apportionment Committee and the Senate Elections Committee held joint hearings in each of the state's nine congressional districts. All took place at Ivy Tech Community College facilities located within each district, with the exception of the final hearing, for the
- ["Drawing lines:" Sheila Kennedy on redistricting](https://indianacitizen.org/redistrictings/drawing-lines-sheila-kennedy-on-redistricting/) - The following also was posted on the blog of the author, Sheila Seuss Kennedy, Emerita Professor of Law and Public Policy at the School of Public and Environmental Affairs at Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis. Ah, gerrymandering….. As delayed census information has finally become available, we are witnessing the every-ten-year effort by politicians to redistrict
- ['Gerrymandering is sin:" Faith leaders call for fair and open redistricting](https://indianacitizen.org/redistrictings/gerrymandering-is-sin-faith-leaders-call-for-fair-and-open-redistricting/) - The leaders who came to the Indiana Statehouse on Wednesday represented six different faiths but delivered a single message, telling Indiana lawmakers that the decennial redistricting that they will soon begin is more than a political process. "The only way our democracy in Indiana can be strengthened is a fair and transparent redistricting process ...
- [Legislators unveil website for citizens to submit their own proposed redistricting maps](https://indianacitizen.org/redistrictings/legislators-unveil-website-for-citizens-to-submit-their-own-proposed-redistricting-maps/) - Indiana legislative leaders have announced details on how members of the public can submit their own proposals for the state's new congressional and legislative districts. The online proposals from the public will be reviewed in advance of the anticipated release of Indiana House Republicans' redistricting legislation on Sept. 14, according to a posting on the
- [Message from Elkhart County to legislators: Fair redistricting is the best way to restore voters' faith](https://indianacitizen.org/redistrictings/message-from-elkhart-county-to-legislators-fair-redistricting-is-the-best-way-to-restore-voters-faith/) - Saturday afternoon's legislative hearing on redistricting in Elkhart County included more than a few lessons in history -- from the origins of gerrymandering two centuries ago to its more sophisticated implementation in the 21st century. As in the seven other hearings held around the state during the previous two days, public testimony before the joint
- [REDISTRICTING IN INDIANA: Why racial justice requires fair maps](https://indianacitizen.org/redistrictings/redistricting-in-indiana-why-racial-justice-requires-fair-maps/) - The following analysis was written by Alan Mills, a member of the Indiana Citizen Education Foundation board of directors. America is changing. And Indiana, though a few steps behind, is changing, too. Newly released U.S. Census Bureau data shows that during the past 10 years, Indiana has become more diverse. In 2010, Hoosiers identifying themselves
- [House, Senate leaders announce redistricting session timetable](https://indianacitizen.org/redistrictings/house-senate-leaders-announce-redistricting-session-timetable/) - Proposed congressional and legislative district maps are expected to be made public beginning on Sept. 14, with public testimony scheduled for two days later, the Indiana House and Senate Republican caucuses announced Monday afternoon. According to the joint announcement from the caucus communications staffs, the following timetable is planned: Sept. 14: "Initial drafts" of proposed
- [Citizens redistricting group invites public to propose maps; competition will offer prizes for the best](https://indianacitizen.org/redistrictings/citizens-redistricting-group-invites-public-to-propose-maps-competition-will-offer-prizes-for-the-best/) - The Indiana Citizens Redistricting Commission, a "mulitpartisan" group formed to advise and offer alternatives to the upcoming redistricting process in the Indiana General Assembly, has announced a public competition in which citizens can draw and submit their own congressional and legislative district maps online. "We want to see maps that preserve communities of interest, keep
- [John Krull commentary: They won't listen because they don't have to](https://indianacitizen.org/redistrictings/john-krull-commentary-they-wont-listen-because-they-dont-have-to/) - Power, sadly, often responds only to power. That’s the reality of the redistricting process in which the Indiana General Assembly now is engaged. Advocates for responsible and responsive government made many creative suggestions. They have called for lawmakers to establish a process that allows citizens to submit maps of legislative districts that accurately represent Indiana
- [Anderson Herald Bulletin op-ed: GOP will put democracy at risk if it creates unfair redistricting](https://indianacitizen.org/redistrictings/anderson-herald-bulletin-op-ed-gop-will-put-democracy-at-risk-if-it-creates-unfair-redistricting/) - The 2020 census data are in. Like the reflection in a long-misplaced mirror, the results show us what we look like today. Notably, the number of white people fell for the first time since 1790, and we’re more urban and more diverse than ever. The question for our legislators over the next 30 days as
- [Bigger metros, shrinking rural areas: Release of census data sets stage for Indiana's redistricting](https://indianacitizen.org/redistrictings/bigger-metros-shrinking-rural-areas-release-of-census-data-sets-stage-for-indianas-redistricting/) - Thursday’s release of the 2020 census data to be used for congressional and legislative redistricting showed Indiana following national trends of the greatest growth in metropolitan areas and lesser growth or population loss in more rural areas. “The country’s population is increasingly metropolitan,’’ Mark Perry, senior demographer in the U.S. Census Bureau, said in the
- [Torchinsky hiring comes under fire in redistricting hearing at Statehouse](https://indianacitizen.org/redistrictings/torchinsky-hiring-comes-under-fire-in-redistricting-hearing-at-statehouse/) - By the time a group of about two dozen lawmakers filed into the Indiana House chamber Wednesday afternoon, the script appeared familiar. From Goshen to Sellersburg and six Ivy Tech campuses in between, each of the eight previous public hearings on the 2021 redistricting had played out without much variation a few days before: the
- [As lawmakers prepare for final hearing, fair-redistricting advocates rally outside Statehouse](https://indianacitizen.org/redistrictings/as-lawmakers-prepare-for-final-hearing-fair-redistricting-advocates-rally-outside-statehouse/) - In the final hours before the last of nine public hearings on the upcoming redistricting process, a group of about 80 rallied outside the Indiana Statehouse Wednesday to renew their push for a transparent and nonpartisan redrawing of the state's congressional and legislative districts. The crowd gathered outside the east front of the Statehouse along
- [Reports: D.C. attorney hired for “legal advice” and help with potential litigation over redistricting](https://indianacitizen.org/redistrictings/reports-d-c-attorney-hired-for-legal-advice-and-help-with-potential-litigation-over-redistricting/) - The Indiana House Republican leadership hired the Washington, D.C. firm of attorney Jason Torchinsky (above) in April "to provide legal advice regarding matters related to redistricting and elections,'' noting that as his client they "may in the future participate as a party in a lawsuit against any of the redistricting maps to be adopted,'' according
- [At Fort Wayne redistricting hearing, audience warns against a replay of 2011](https://indianacitizen.org/redistrictings/at-fort-wayne-redistricting-hearing-audience-warns-against-a-replay-of-2011/) - More than 30 northeast Indiana residents offered their thoughts on redistricting Aug. 7 before a panel of state legislators in Fort Wayne. The general message for lawmakers: You can draw better districts than you did in 2011. Karen Nesius Roeger told the joint hearing of the Indiana House and Senate election committees at the Fort
- [The redistricting hearing was in Porter County, but public testimony focused on Lake](https://indianacitizen.org/redistrictings/the-redistricting-hearing-was-in-porter-county-but-public-testimony-focused-on-lake/) - When Indiana's legislative leaders were choosing sites for their nine public hearings on redistricting, they opted against Lake County, scheduling a Friday afternoon hearing instead in adjacent if less populous Porter County. But since the hearing didn't go to Lake County, Lake County went to the hearing, led by a contingent of Democratic legislators who
- [Democrat tells Columbus audience that redistricting hearing offers "the illusion of transparency''](https://indianacitizen.org/redistrictings/democrat-tells-columbus-audience-that-redistricting-hearing-offers-the-illusion-of-transparency/) - The Indiana state legislators who will spearhead the state's upcoming redistricting process were front and center at a hearing in Columbus on Friday -- but it was an 87-year-old former mayor of nearby Bloomington who drew some of the biggest applause. Tomilea Allison, a Democrat who served three terms as mayor from 1983-1995, testified before
- [Evansville audience warns legislators against the effects of gerrymandering](https://indianacitizen.org/redistrictings/evansville-audience-warns-legislators-against-the-effects-of-gerrymandering/) - As a group of Indiana legislators began a second day of public hearings Saturday on the upcoming redistricting process, they heard testimony from an Evansville audience that sounded a lot like the testimony that they had heard in other Indiana cities on Friday. One speaker after another urged the joint meeting of the Indiana House
- [Southern Indiana residents call for compact, competitive districts](https://indianacitizen.org/redistrictings/southern-indiana-residents-call-for-compact-competitive-districts/) - Sellersburg, Ind. -- Southern Indiana residents told legislators that they’ve lived with gerrymandered election districts for the past 10 years and they’ve had enough. In a hearing at Ivy Tech Sellersburg, they called for districts that are compact, competitive and share people with common interests. “We want to be treated fairly, democratically,” said Barbara Anderson,
- [Lawmakers come to Lafayette to listen, voters ask if rigged redistricting is in the cards, anyway](https://indianacitizen.org/redistrictings/lawmakers-come-to-lafayette-to-listen-voters-ask-if-rigged-redistricting-is-in-the-cards-anyway/) - If there was much trust in the room that the Indiana General Assembly’s Republican supermajority would resist a temptation to redraw congressional and state legislative maps to guarantee dominance for another decade, it didn’t show Friday. At Lafayette’s Ivy Tech campus, the first stop in the General Assembly’s two-day tour of the state’s nine congressional
- [Legislative hearing in Anderson draws calls for transparency, charges of gerrymandering](https://indianacitizen.org/redistrictings/legislative-hearing-in-anderson-draws-calls-for-transparency-charges-of-gerrymandering/) - Lawmakers involved in Indiana’s upcoming redistricting process faced criticism Friday from Hoosiers who demanded more public involvement. The first round of public hearings was held in four cities around the state with citizens invited to voice their concerns and thoughts on the redistricting process; a second round will be held Saturday. But many charged that
- [Census Bureau to release data needed for redistricting four days earlier than expected](https://indianacitizen.org/redistrictings/census-bureau-to-release-data-needed-for-redistricting-four-days-earlier-than-expected/) - Local-level data needed for Indiana and other states to begin their decennial redistricting process will be released on Aug. 12, four days earlier than the U..S. Census Bureau previously had projected, bureau officials announced Thursday. The "legacy" data will be delivered in a different format than that expected to be released in September, but Indiana
- [NEW DECADE, SAME PLAYBOOK: With Republicans’ hiring of national consultant, Indiana's redistricting in 2021 is starting to look a lot like 2011.](https://indianacitizen.org/redistrictings/new-decade-same-playbook-with-republicans-hiring-of-national-consultant-indianas-redistricting-in-2021-is-starting-to-look-a-lot-like-2011/) - Continuing our coverage of this year’s redistricting process, the following report was written by veteran journalists Janet Williams and Bill Theobald for The Indiana Citizen. August 5, 2021 Indiana House Republicans have tapped the architect of the GOP’s national redistricting strategy to advise them as they redraw the state’s congressional and legislative maps – the latest sign that their
- [From the U.S. Census Bureau: What is redistricting?](https://indianacitizen.org/redistrictings/from-the-u-s-census-bureau-what-is-redistricting/)
- [9 hearings in 3 days: Legislative leaders announce a tight schedule of redistricting hearings](https://indianacitizen.org/redistrictings/9-hearings-in-3-days-legislative-leaders-announce-a-tight-schedule-of-redistricting-hearings/) - The legislative leaders in charge of Indiana’s redistricting process on Thursday announced a concentrated schedule of nine public hearings, limited to three days and timed well before the public release of the proposed congressional and legislative maps on which the Indiana House and Senate are expected to begin debate in September. The schedule, posted on
- [On Elbridge Gerry's 277th birthday, a rally against gerrymandering](https://indianacitizen.org/redistrictings/on-elbridge-gerrys-277th-birthday-a-rally-against-gerrymandering/) - How better to warn against the practice of gerrymandering than with the words of the man for whom it is named? A crowd of about 50 gathered in Indianapolis Saturday — the 277th birthday of Elbridge Gerry, the founding father blamed for the first instance of gerrymandering — to rally for openness and transparency in
- [Plans for September redistricting session draw criticism from voting rights groups](https://indianacitizen.org/redistrictings/plans-for-september-redistricting-draw-criticism-from-voting-rights-groups/) - Voting rights activists are criticizing reported plans by Indiana legislative leaders for a September session on redistricting that doesn’t allow for public hearings after the release of proposed congressional and legislative maps. The Indiana Citizen first reported Thursday that House Speaker Todd Huston and Senate President Pro Tempore Rodric Bray shared the tentative timetable in a closed-door
- [Redistricting process begins to take shape](https://indianacitizen.org/redistrictings/redistricting-process-begins-to-take-shape/) - Indiana House Speaker Todd Huston and Senate President Pro Tem Rodric Bray are tentatively planning on completing new congressional, state House and state Senate districts by Oct. 1, using so-called “legacy” data from the U.S. Census Bureau that will become available in mid-August. The Republican legislative leaders laid out their ideas to their Democratic counterparts,
- [John Krull commentary: A system that rewards fights and punishes solutions](https://indianacitizen.org/redistrictings/john-krull-commentary-a-system-that-rewards-fights-and-punishes-solutions/) - Gerrymandering is the problem that prevents us from solving just about every other problem. The fact that we have set up a system of electing to the legislative branch unreasoning and unrelenting partisans who feel accountable only to people who think exactly the way they do warps every part of government. It paralyzes what should
- [Commentary: Gerrymandering is a squeeze on the moderate voter](https://indianacitizen.org/redistrictings/commentary-gerrymandering-is-a-squeeze-on-the-moderate-voter/) - “Gerrymandering” is one of those awkward, made-up, and uniquely American words that has forever scarred the English language. What does it mean? It means strategically drawing legislative districts to benefit the political party in charge, immediately following the results of the latest, constitutionally mandated census. Whew! Its definition is more awkward than its name. In
- [New study finds Indiana among the most gerrymandered states; GOP chief calls 2011 maps “some of the most fairly drawn”](https://indianacitizen.org/redistrictings/new-study-finds-indiana-among-the-most-gerrymandered-states-in-the-u-s/) - A new study says Indiana’s 2011 redistricting disproportionately favors Republicans over Democrats, creating unequal representation that is “bad for democracy,” a claim state Republicans deny. Women4Change, a nonpartisan organization, hired Christopher Warshaw of George Washington University to analyze 50 years of Indiana’s voting data against the 2011 legislative and congressional maps. His conclusions, as summarized at the
- [COUNTERPOINT: “Republicans amassed power disproportionate to their support from voters. Indiana’s maps are among the most unfair”](https://indianacitizen.org/redistrictings/counterpoint-republicans-amassed-power-disproportionate-to-their-support-from-voters-indianas-maps-are-among-the-most-unfair/) - The following -- in response to a column by Indianapolis Star opinion contributor Pete Seat -- was co-authored by Jay Yeager (above) and Ted Boehm, both of whom served as lead counsel in federal court challenges to partisan gerrymandering, March 28, 2021 *** Indiana's gerrymandered 2011 legislative and congressional district maps have created one-party supermajorities
- [POINT: "Indiana is not gerrymandered ... Gerrymandering is not in the eye of the beholder, but in the eye of the loser"](https://indianacitizen.org/redistrictings/point-indiana-is-not-gerrymandered-gerrymandering-is-not-in-the-eye-of-the-beholder-but-in-the-eye-of-the-loser/) - The Indiana Citizen is committed to providing a variety of points of view on the crucial issue of redistricting. The following column, written by Indianapolis Star opinion contributor Pete Seat (above) and originally published on Feb. 22, 2021, is reprinted with permission of the author and The Indianapolis Star. *** Indiana is not gerrymandered. And
- [REDISTRICTING IN 2021: Indiana's civic health can be improved by drawing fair maps](https://indianacitizen.org/redistrictings/redistricting-in-2021-indianas-civic-health-can-be-improved-by-drawing-fair-maps/) - Every 10 years in years ending in 1, an otherwise relatively obscure figure in American history — a legitimate “Founding Father”-- becomes a household name. Elbridge Gerry — pronounced “Gary” — devoted his adult life to promoting democracy, culminating as James Madison’s second vice president for only one year, 1813-1814, because he fell ill and
- [It's official: Census numbers show Indiana won't lose a seat in Congress](https://indianacitizen.org/redistrictings/3234/) - The U.S. Census Bureau released its first wave of numbers from the pandemic-delayed 2020 census Monday, and they contained better news for Indiana than for some of its Midwestern neighbors. As in the last congressional reapportionment after the 2010 census, the Hoosier State will not lose a seat in its congressional delegation, nor a vote
- [WHAT’S THE PLAN? Legislative leaders share more specifics on the redistricting process ahead, but questions remain](https://indianacitizen.org/redistrictings/whats-the-plan-legislative-leaders-share-more-specifics-on-the-redistricting-process-ahead-but-questions-remain/) - Last week, after nearly four months in session, the Indiana General Assembly passed a new state budget and headed for the exits. But the lawmakers left the Statehouse with the knowledge that they will need to return in 2021 to take on another big job -- redistricting – and with their plan for that still
- [EMPOWERED EXTREMES, LOWER TURNOUT: A look at how redistricting can make a difference](https://indianacitizen.org/redistrictings/empowered-extremes-lower-turnout-a-look-at-how-redistricting-can-make-a-difference/) - The passage of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 2015 presented Indiana with an interesting question: Did the actions of its state legislature really reflect the will of the governed? What came next suggested they did not. Only a few weeks after its enactment by an overwhelming margin, an outcry from business and tourism interests
- [Legislative leaders offer little in response to redistricting recommendations](https://indianacitizen.org/redistrictings/legislative-leaders-offer-little-in-response-to-redistricting-recommendations/) - This week, legislators were given an eight-page report from the Indiana Citizens Redistricting Commission, based on testimony gathered during 10 virtual public hearings that drew about 900 participants across the state. But by Friday, most of the legislative leaders contacted by TheStatehouseFile.com did not comment on the report, which offers suggestions for the Indiana General Assembly as it prepares
- [THE ROOM WHERE IT HAPPENED: A decade after Indiana’s 2011 redistricting, those on the inside still aren’t talking.](https://indianacitizen.org/redistrictings/the-room-where-it-happened-a-decade-after-indianas-2011-redistricting-those-on-the-inside-still-arent-talking/) - Jeb Bardon knew it was over for Democrats in Indiana a decade ago, as soon as he saw the new maps. Drafted behind closed doors by a small group of the Republicans who had solidified their control of the Indiana General Assembly in 2010, House Bills 1601 and 1602 – using fresh census data to
- [2011 in a different light: Ex-lawmaker says Democrats 'should shut up and eat what they served' in 2001](https://indianacitizen.org/redistrictings/2011-in-a-different-light-ex-lawmaker-says-democrats-should-shut-up-and-eat-what-they-served-in-2001/) - One way of looking at Indiana’s 2011 redistricting is from the perspective of what’s happened since – a decade of Republican supermajorities in the General Assembly and a GOP lock on seven of the state’s nine congressional districts. But Dan Dumezich (above) sees it in a different light, looking back to what happened 10 years
- [From the Brennan Center: For the People Act of 2021 would reform redistricting](https://indianacitizen.org/redistrictings/from-the-brennan-center-for-the-people-act-of-2021-would-reform-redistricting/) - Among the many provisions of the federal For the People Act of 2021 are reforms in the congressional redistricting process, including uniform rules for drawing districts, a ban on partisan gerrymandering, stronger protections for minority communities, and a requirement that states use independent commissions to draw maps, according to a comprehensive summary of the legislation
- [Indiana faith leaders discuss the importance of redistricting](https://indianacitizen.org/redistrictings/indiana-faith-leaders-discuss-the-importance-of-redistricting/) - The Indiana Coalition for Independent Redistricting met Monday to talk with Indiana faith leaders about ways to connect the faith community with the issue. Common Cause Indiana co-sponsored the virtual webinar along with several other groups from the All IN for Democracy Coalition. Bryce Gustafason (above) with Citizens Action Coalition started the webinar by introducing
- [From Howey Politics Indiana: Indiana Republican Chairman Hupfer on redistricting](https://indianacitizen.org/redistrictings/from-howey-politics-indiana-indiana-republican-chairman-hupfer-on-redistricting/) - The following is an excerpt of a Howey Politics Indiana interview with Indiana State Republican Chairman Kyle Hupfer. The excerpt focuses on Hupfer's remarks concerning the upcoming redistricting process in Indiana, which the Indiana General Assembly is expected to conclude in the fall. The interview was first published by, and is reprinted with permission of,
- [Do: Encourage competitiveness. Don't: Divide communities. Citizens panel releases redistricting recommendations](https://indianacitizen.org/redistrictings/do-encourage-competitiveness-dont-divide-communities-citizens-panel-releases-redistricting-recommendations/) - Indiana's new congressional and legislative districts could improve on its current ones in two significant ways -- by sacrificing compactness for competitiveness and by uniting rather than dividing cities, counties and other communities of interest, a citizens group urged state legislative leaders on Wednesday. The eight-page report from the Indiana Citizens Redistricting Commission, released in
- [From Howey Politics Indiana: Indiana's 'Super Majority Era' altering power balance](https://indianacitizen.org/redistrictings/from-howey-politics-indiana-indianas-super-majority-era-altering-power-balance/) - The following column by Brian Howey was first published by, and is reprinted with permission of, Howey Politics Indiana: We are now in the “Super Majority Era” of Indiana governance. While there have been 20 Democratic House and Senate super majorities, and 49 for Republicans over the past two centuries, never have these decks been
- [From The Indiana Lawyer: Rural, urban interests compete in redistricting](https://indianacitizen.org/redistrictings/from-the-indiana-lawyer-rural-urban-interests-compete-in-redistricting/) - The following, written by Marilyn Odendahl, was first published in The Indiana Lawyer on May 12, 2021: Knocking on doors around Indiana as a field canvasser for the Citizens Action Coalition, Bryce Gustafson has seen the political division among citizens falls not so much between Republicans and Democrats as between urban and rural. Residents of
- [From The Texas Tribune: Redistricting is boring, and that's why it's hazardous to voters](https://indianacitizen.org/redistrictings/from-the-texas-tribune-redistricting-is-boring-and-thats-why-its-hazardous-to-voters/) - The following column was first published in The Texas Tribune, and is republished according to The Texas Tribune's republishing guidelines. The numbers released by the U.S. Census Bureau this week showed the top line — that Texas has grown to 29,145,505. That’s enough to know how many seats Texas will have in the Congress that gets
- [From The Cook Political Report: Indiana 2021 redistricting preview](https://indianacitizen.org/redistrictings/from-cook-political-report-indiana-2021-redistricting-preview/) - For now, the talk of Indiana is still March Madness and the NCAA tournament, not congressional redistricting. But later this year, Republicans will have the opportunity to redraw the state's nine seats. And although they've dominated statewide elections and have held a comfortable 7-2 lead in the House delegation for the last decade, it's possible
- [Lawsuits seek to have courts take over redistricting in three states](https://indianacitizen.org/redistrictings/lawsuits-seek-to-have-courts-take-over-redistricting-in-three-states/) - While no one is talking yet about challenging Indiana's Republican-drawn maps in the courts, citizens in three other states – Louisiana, Minnesota and Pennsylvania – filed lawsuits Monday seeking to ensure that congressional and legislative districts in those states are fairly redrawn in time for the 2022 elections. The suits came on the same day
- [It's official: Census numbers show Indiana won't lose a seat in Congress](https://indianacitizen.org/redistrictings/its-official-census-numbers-show-indiana-wont-lose-a-seat-in-congress/) - The U.S. Census Bureau released its first wave of numbers from the pandemic-delayed 2020 census Monday, and they contained better news for Indiana than for some of its Midwestern neighbors. As in the last congressional reapportionment after the 2010 census, the Hoosier State will not lose a seat in its congressional delegation, nor a vote
- [Plan to reconvene for redistricting raises concerns](https://indianacitizen.org/redistrictings/plan-to-reconvene-for-redistricting-raises-concerns/) - Current and former state legislators and a former Indiana Supreme Court justice are raising concerns that a bill to extend rather than adjourn the 2021 session blurs the separation of powers and could have troubling implications for the future. The Indiana General Assembly passed House Bill 1372 late in the session with little discussion or opposition,
- [Amended legislation clears the way for reconvened session on redistricting later this year](https://indianacitizen.org/redistrictings/amended-legislation-sets-the-state-for-reconvened-session-on-redistricting-later-this-year/) - Amended legislation adopted by the Indiana House and Senate on April 15 clears the way for a reconvened session later this year in which lawmakers will redraw congressional and legislative districts. The conference committee report on House Bill 1372, which originally dealt with the unrelated topic of reimbursing county sheriffs for emergency transportation of inmates,
- [Legislative leaders shed some light on redistricting plans, AP reports](https://indianacitizen.org/redistrictings/legislative-leaders-shed-some-light-on-redistricting-plans-ap-reports/) - Indiana’s Republican legislative leadership has offered a few details about possible plans for the decennial redistricting process, according to an Associated Press report on Sunday. According to the report, Indiana House Speaker Todd Huston suggested public hearings might be held around the state, and the House and Senate election committees would meet to discuss the maps, prior to
- [From Muncie: Effective representation requires fair maps](https://indianacitizen.org/redistrictings/from-muncie-effective-representation-requires-fair-maps/) - The following column was written by Charles D. Taylor, professor of political science at Ball State University and an independent member of the Indiana Citizens Redistricting Commission, a group formed to advise and provide alternatives to the Indiana General Assembly in the decennial redrawing of Indiana’s congressional and legislative districts. This column first appeared in
- [Final ICRC hearing focuses on 2nd Congressional District and the tradeoffs of "compactness"](https://indianacitizen.org/redistrictings/final-icrc-hearing-focuses-on-2nd-congressional-district-and-the-tradeoffs-of-compactness/) - At first glance, Indiana’s 2nd Congressional District as drawn during the last redistricting process in 2011 didn’t look a lot different from the 2nd Congressional District drawn during the previous one in 2001. Both extended from the Michigan state line through South Bend and into several counties to its south. And while far from a
- [Indiana Lawmakers on WFYI: Redistricting](https://indianacitizen.org/redistrictings/indiana-lawmakers-on-wfyi-redistricting/) - In this episode on Indiana Lawmakers on WFYI, aired on March 19, 2021, host Jon Schwantes was joined by Indiana Sen. Tim Lanane (D-Anderson), Common Cause of Indiana policy director Julia Vaughn and retired Indianapolis attorney Jay Yeager to discuss redistricting, the decennial redrawing of congressional and legislative districts.
- [From AP: Census delays scramble plans for states' redistricting](https://indianacitizen.org/redistrictings/from-ap-census-delays-scramble-plans-for-states-redistricting/) - Stymied by delayed census data needed for redistricting, some states are considering postponing their 2022 primaries or turning to other population estimates to start the once-a-decade task of redrawing voting districts used for U.S. House and state legislative elections. The U.S. Census Bureau was supposed to provide redistricting data to the states by March 31,
- [Congressional Redistricting Criteria and Considerations](https://indianacitizen.org/redistrictings/congressional-redistricting-criteria-and-considerations/) - The following information from the Congressional Research Service was published Feb. 25, 2021. *** Congressional redistricting involves creating geographic boundaries for U.S. House districts within a state. Following each decennial census, House districts are first allocated among states through apportionment (or reapportionment), then allocated within states based upon each state’s redistricting process. The sections below
- [From Fort Wayne: Gerrymandering in Indiana](https://indianacitizen.org/redistrictings/gerrymandering-in-indiana/) - The following column was written by Marilyn Moran-Townsend and Tom Hayhurst of Fort Wayne. Both are members of the Indiana Citizens Redistricting Commission, a group formed to advise and provide alternatives to the Indiana General Assembly in the decennial redrawing of Indiana's congressional and legislative districts. Moran-Townsend is a Republican member and Hayhurst is an alternate
- [From South Bend: "Ending gerrymandering is not right vs. left. It's right vs. wrong."](https://indianacitizen.org/redistrictings/from-south-bend-ending-gerrymandering-is-not-right-vs-left-its-right-vs-wrong/) - The following column was written by Ranjan Rohatgi, an assistant professor of mathematics at Saint Mary’s College, and Leigh Morris, former mayor of LaPorte. Both are members of the Indiana Citizens Redistricting Commission, a group formed to advise and provide alternatives to the Indiana General Assembly in the decennial redrawing of Indiana’s congressional and legislative
- ["Our districts are a mess:" ICRC hearing focuses on NE Indiana](https://indianacitizen.org/redistrictings/our-districts-are-a-mess-icrc-hearing-focuses-on-ne-indiana/) - Even in a Saturday afternoon Zoom meeting, the issue of how to redraw Indiana’s congressional and General Assembly districts drew a crowd. At least 80 people joined the videoconference March 13. About a dozen people, in addition to the public hearing’s organizers, spoke that day. The consensus: There are problems with state legislative districts that
- [Suggestion from the 4th District: Should redistricting reform start at the grassroots?](https://indianacitizen.org/redistrictings/suggestion-from-the-4th-district-should-redistricting-reform-start-at-the-grassroots/) - If the Indiana Citizens Redistricting Commission is going to get its way, prying the constitutional duty of redrawing congressional and state legislative district lines from a reluctant Indiana General Assembly, maybe the best pressure tactic is to start closer to home, a leader to the effort suggested Tuesday evening. That means cities and counties should
- [Census data needed for redistricting may be available in August](https://indianacitizen.org/redistrictings/census-data-needed-for-redistricting-may-be-available-in-august/) - UPDATE: The U.S. Census Bureau reported March 15 the data needed to redraw state legislative districts may be ready a month earlier than last reported, but at that point would come in an outdated format that might be difficult for states to use. According to a news release from the bureau, the data could be
- [Indiana Citizens Redistricting Commission announces 9 members](https://indianacitizen.org/redistrictings/red1/) - The Indiana Citizens Redistricting Commission, a shadow panel formed to advise and potentially propose alternatives to this year's redistricting process in the Indiana General Assembly, has announced a group of nine Hoosiers who will be its members. The commission plans a series of virtual meetings in February and early March, organized by congressional district, to
- [Indiana Citizens Redistricting Commission announces schedule of public hearings](https://indianacitizen.org/redistrictings/red2/) - The Indiana Citizens Redistricting Commission, a bipartisan citizens group formed to advise and offer an alternative to the upcoming redrawing of congressional and legislative district lines by the Indiana General Assembly, has announced a schedule of virtual public hearings to discuss the issue statewide. According to a news release from the commission, the public meetings
- [First ICRC meeting centers on Marion County district lines](https://indianacitizen.org/redistrictings/red3/) - In its first public hearing on how best to redraw congressional and legislative district lines, the newly formed Indiana Citizens Redistricting Commission heard Wednesday evening from a succession of Marion County residents who, in the words of one, "want to vote with people of my community, not people who live an hour away from me.''
- [Second ICRC meeting focuses on far-flung 5th Congressional District](https://indianacitizen.org/redistrictings/second-icrc-meeting-focuses-on-far-flung-5th-congressional-district/) - The second virtual public hearing of the Indiana Citizens Redistricting Commission focused Wednesday evening on the state's 5th Congressional District, a mix of rural, urban and suburban with communities and interests so diverse that some participants questioned how they all could be represented. The commission, a nine-member “multipartisan” citizens group formed to advise and offer

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- [Brian Jarman](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/brian-jarman/)
- [Indianapolis Colts Players' Action Fund for Equality](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/indianapolis-colts-players-action-fund-for-equality/)
- [Indiana State Teachers Association](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/indiana-state-teachers-association/)
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- [Brandt Hershman](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/brandt-hershman/)
- [Hendricks County Community Foundation](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/hendricks-county-community-foundation/)
- [Paul Helmke](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/paul-helmke/)
- [Linda Heitzman](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/linda-heitzman/)
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- [Bonnie and Dan Hackler](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/bonnie-and-dan-hackler/)
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- [David and Stephanie Wright](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/david-and-stephanie-wright/)
- [Dave Wortman and Melissa Greenwell](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/dave-wortman-and-melissa-greenwell/)
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- [Mitzi and Tom Witchger](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/mitzi-and-tom-witchger/)
- [David Willkie](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/david-willkie/)
- [Maura Sullivan Williams](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/maura-sullivan-williams/)
- [Mark Williams](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/mark-williams/)
- [Eric Williams](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/eric-williams/)
- [Susan and Brian Williams](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/susan-and-brian-williams/)
- [Heather Willey](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/heather-willey/)
- [Curt Wiley and Priscilla Fossum](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/curt-wiley-and-priscilla-fossum/)
- [Paul Weber](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/paul-weber/)
- [Linda Warner](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/linda-warner/)
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- [David and Susan Wantz](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/david-and-susan-wantz/)
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- [Tom and Tina Vujovich](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/tom-and-tina-vujovich/)
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- [Kevin and Stephene VandenBrink](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/kevin-and-stephene-vandenbrink/)
- [Catherine A. Usher](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/catherine-a-usher/)
- [University of Notre Dame](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/university-of-notre-dame/)
- [Universal Roofing, LLC](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/universal-roofing-llc/)
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- [Jill Long Thompson](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/jill-long-thompson/)
- [Donald Tanselle](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/donald-tanselle/)
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- [Robert Strohmeyer](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/robert-strohmeyer/)
- [Jane Ade Stevens and Roger Stevens](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/jane-ade-stevens-and-roger-stevens/)
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- [Rich and Janet Starkey](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/rich-and-janet-starkey/)
- [Ann M. Stack](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/ann-m-stack/)
- [Jeff and Heather Smulyan](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/jeff-and-heather-smulyan/)
- [Mike and Sue Smith](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/mike-and-sue-smith/)
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- [Amy W. MacDonell and Randall T. Shepard](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/amy-w-macdonell-and-randall-t-shepard/)
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- [Gene and Joanne Sease](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/gene-and-joanne-sease/)
- [David and Donna Sease](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/david-and-donna-sease/)
- [Eric and Jennifer Scroggins](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/eric-and-jennifer-scroggins/)
- [Richard Schwartz](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/richard-schwartz/)
- [Steve and Brynne Schultz](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/steve-and-brynne-schultz/)
- [John Schlechte](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/john-schlechte/)
- [Jim and Laura Schellinger](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/jim-and-laura-schellinger/)
- [Chris Scanlon](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/chris-scanlon/)
- [Michael Sample and Jhani Laupus](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/michael-sample-and-jhani-laupus/)
- [Samerian Foundation, Inc.](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/samerian-foundation-inc/)
- [Mark Rust](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/mark-rust/)
- [John and Susan Ross](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/john-and-susan-ross/)
- [Marya and Tony Rose](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/marya-and-tony-rose/)
- [Terri Roney](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/terri-roney/)
- [Randy Rompola](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/randy-rompola/)
- [Blake Roebuck](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/blake-roebuck/)
- [Dan and Lisa Riley](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/dan-and-lisa-riley/)
- [Jay and Brenda Rigdon](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/jay-and-brenda-rigdon/)
- [Timothy Riffle and Sarah McConnell](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/timothy-riffle-and-sarah-mcconnell/)
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- [Charles Richardson](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/charles-richardson/)
- [Robert and Carol Reynolds](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/robert-and-carol-reynolds/)
- [Candice Reuben](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/candice-reuben/)
- [Reuben Family Foundation](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/reuben-family-foundation/)
- [Terri Reilly](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/terri-reilly/)
- [Rebecca Reeder](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/rebecca-reeder/)
- [Jeff Rasley](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/jeff-rasley/)
- [Brad Queisser](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/brad-queisser/)
- [Jeff and Julie Qualkinbush](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/jeff-and-julie-qualkinbush/)
- [Myrta Pulliam](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/myrta-pulliam/)
- [Erika Powers](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/erika-powers/)
- [Kathi and Bob Postlethwait](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/kathi-and-bob-postlethwait/)
- [David Poisson](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/david-poisson/)
- [Tom Pitman](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/tom-pitman/)
- [Barb Pitman](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/barb-pitman/)
- [Aja May Pirtle](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/aja-may-pirtle/)
- [Jessamine Pilcher](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/jessamine-pilcher/)
- [Amy and Bart Peterson](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/amy-and-bart-peterson/)
- [Grant Peters](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/grant-peters/)
- [Peoples Bank](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/peoples-bank/)
- [Lu Pennal and Stan Mikosz](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/lu-pennal-and-stan-mikosz/)
- [Ben Pearlman](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/ben-pearlman/)
- [Brian and Gail Payne](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/brian-and-gail-payne/)
- [Sharon and Kirk Parr](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/sharon-and-kirk-parr/)
- [Bill and Bernie Paradise](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/bill-and-bernie-paradise/)
- [Nancy Papas](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/nancy-papas/)
- [Michael and Anne O’Connor](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/michael-and-anne-oconnor/)
- [Alex and Katie Orlowski](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/alex-and-katie-orlowski/)
- [John Olivieri](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/john-olivieri/)
- [Samuel Odle](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/samuel-odle/)
- [Jackie Nytes and Michael O'Brien](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/jackie-nytes-and-michael-obrien/)
- [Jane and Lewis Norman](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/jane-and-lewis-norman/)
- [Kent and Judy Newton](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/kent-and-judy-newton/)
- [Julie and Jim Newland](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/julie-and-jim-newland/)
- [Fred and Nancy Nation](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/fred-and-nancy-nation/)
- [Rufus (Bud) Myers](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/rufus-bud-myers/)
- [Kevin Murray](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/kevin-murray/)
- [Peter Morse](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/peter-morse/)
- [Linda Moreau](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/linda-moreau/)
- [Katie Moreau and Dan Boritt](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/katie-moreau-and-dan-boritt/)
- [Janet Moran](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/janet-moran/)
- [Lily Mollabashy](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/lily-mollabashy/)
- [Judith Mishler](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/judith-mishler/)
- [Alan and Sally Mills](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/alan-and-sally-mills/)
- [Kendall Millard](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/kendall-millard/)
- [David and Lisa Meyers](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/david-and-lisa-meyers/)
- [Owen (Bud) and Chris Melton](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/owen-bud-and-chris-melton/)
- [Holly and Phil McKiernan](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/holly-and-phil-mckiernan/)
- [Tim and Jane McGinley](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/tim-and-jane-mcginley/)
- [William McConnell](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/william-mcconnell/)
- [Donna and Bill Marsh](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/donna-and-bill-marsh/)
- [Steven Mannheimer](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/steven-mannheimer/)
- [Marissa Manlove](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/marissa-manlove/)
- [Jeff and Julie Mallamad](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/jeff-and-julie-mallamad/)
- [John Maley](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/john-maley/)
- [David Maidenberg](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/david-maidenberg/)
- [Barbara MacDougall](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/barbara-macdougall/)
- [Elizabeth Moreau Lusink and Baxter Lusink](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/elizabeth-moreau-lusink-and-baxter-lusink/)
- [Donald Lundberg](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/donald-lundberg/)
- [Teresa and Mark Lubbers](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/teresa-and-mark-lubbers/)
- [Joe and Susan Loftus](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/joe-and-susan-loftus/)
- [Linda Lewis](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/linda-lewis/)
- [Michael Levitan](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/michael-levitan/)
- [Alan and Mary Levin](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/alan-and-mary-levin/)
- [Christine and David Letts](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/christine-and-david-letts/)
- [Nancy Lesser](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/nancy-lesser/)
- [Rachel Lerman](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/rachel-lerman/)
- [Bob and Peggy Lazard](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/bob-and-peggy-lazard/)
- [Barbara Lawrence](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/barbara-lawrence/)
- [Mark Lawrance](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/mark-lawrance/)
- [Ann Latscha](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/ann-latscha/)
- [Martha and Ned Lamkin](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/martha-and-ned-lamkin/)
- [Cynthia Kretz](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/cynthia-kretz/)
- [John Krauss and Marnie Maxwell](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/john-krauss-and-marnie-maxwell/)
- [Bob Kraft](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/bob-kraft/)
- [Alison Kothe](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/alison-kothe/)
- [John and Julia Koenig](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/john-and-julia-koenig/)
- [Michael Knight](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/michael-knight/)
- [Jennifer Knebel](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/jennifer-knebel/)
- [Don Knebel](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/don-knebel/)
- [John and Kathryn Kish](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/john-and-kathryn-kish/)
- [Anne and Alan Kimbell](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/anne-and-alan-kimbell/)
- [Mickey and Jenny Kim](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/mickey-and-jenny-kim/)
- [Nick Kile](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/nick-kile/)
- [Melina Kennedy](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/melina-kennedy/)
- [Evan Kelsay and Erin McLaughlin](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/evan-kelsay-and-erin-mclaughlin/)
- [Jeanne and Rod Kelsay](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/jeanne-and-rod-kelsay/)
- [Margo Kelly](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/margo-kelly/)
- [Gregg and Jannett Keesling](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/gregg-and-jannett-keesling/)
- [Ronald Katz](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/ronald-katz/)
- [Kassem/Davis/Colten Families](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/kassem-davis-colten-families/)
- [Steven Karn](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/steven-karn/)
- [Kelley Karn](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/kelley-karn/)
- [Randal Kaltenmark](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/randal-kaltenmark/)
- [Stephen Joiner](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/stephen-joiner/)
- [Martin and Patty Jischke](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/martin-and-patty-jischke/)
- [Tim Jeffers](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/tim-jeffers/)
- [Marcia Root Jansen](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/marcia-root-jansen/)
- [Pamella Jahnke](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/pamella-jahnke/)
- [Krisztina and Ken Inskeep](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/krisztina-and-ken-inskeep/)
- [The Indianapolis Foundation, a CICF Affiliate](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/the-indianapolis-foundation-a-cicf-affiliate/)
- [Indiana REALTORS](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/indiana-realtors/)
- [Matt Impink](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/matt-impink/)
- [Al and Kathy Hubbard](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/al-and-kathy-hubbard/)
- [Martha and David Hoover](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/martha-and-david-hoover/)
- [William Hogg](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/william-hogg/)
- [David Herzog](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/david-herzog/)
- [Jane Henegar and Matt Gutwein](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/jane-henegar-and-matt-gutwein/)
- [Brian and Louise Henderson](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/brian-and-louise-henderson/)
- [Rina Harris](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/rina-harris/)
- [Nancy and Marshall Hanley](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/nancy-and-marshall-hanley/)
- [John Hammond and Diana Hamilton](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/john-hammond-and-diana-hamilton/)
- [Carey Hamilton](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/carey-hamilton/)
- [Rashid and Katie Hallaway](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/rashid-and-katie-hallaway/)
- [Rick and Tami Hall](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/rick-and-tami-hall/)
- [Greg Hahn](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/greg-hahn/)
- [Lena Hackett](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/lena-hackett/)
- [J. Michael Grubbs](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/j-michael-grubbs/)
- [Sean Griggs](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/sean-griggs/)
- [Julie Griffith](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/julie-griffith/)
- [Bob and Melody Grand](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/bob-and-melody-grand/)
- [Kyle Grand](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/kyle-grand/)
- [Mark and Meredith Gramelspacher](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/mark-and-meredith-gramelspacher/)
- [Kirk Grable and Lori Barnhart](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/kirk-grable-and-lori-barnhart/)
- [Jeanine Gozdecki](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/jeanine-gozdecki/)
- [Richard and Laurie Gordon](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/richard-and-laurie-gordon/)
- [Cheryl Gonzalez](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/cheryl-gonzalez/)
- [Michael and Rita Goldenberg](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/michael-and-rita-goldenberg/)
- [Howard Gobstein](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/howard-gobstein/)
- [Marianne Glick](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/marianne-glick/)
- [Fred and Barb Glass](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/fred-and-barb-glass/)
- [Sue Anne Gilroy](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/sue-anne-gilroy/)
- [Lou and Ty Gerig](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/lou-and-ty-gerig/)
- [Shaw and Greta Friedman](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/shaw-and-greta-friedman/)
- [Trevor and Whitney Foughty](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/trevor-and-whitney-foughty/)
- [Kevin and Anna Flynn](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/kevin-and-anna-flynn/)
- [George and Mary Fitzpatrick](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/george-and-mary-fitzpatrick/)
- [Christine Fitzpatrick](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/christine-fitzpatrick/)
- [Chris and Paje Felts](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/chris-and-paje-felts/)
- [Phil Faccenda](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/phil-faccenda/)
- [Niel and Karen Ellerbrook](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/niel-and-karen-ellerbrook/)
- [Joe Eaton](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/joe-eaton/)
- [Charles R. Dunlap](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/charles-r-dunlap/)
- [Mary Downes](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/mary-downes/)
- [Greg Downes](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/greg-downes/)
- [Bruce Donaldson](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/bruce-donaldson/)
- [Thomas and Nancy Dinwiddie](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/thomas-and-nancy-dinwiddie/)
- [Louis Dezelan](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/louis-dezelan/)
- [Andrew Detherage](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/andrew-detherage/)
- [Kathleen DeLaney and Jim Strenski](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/kathleen-delaney-and-jim-strenski/)
- [Ann and Ed DeLaney](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/ann-and-ed-delaney/)
- [Terry Dawson](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/terry-dawson/)
- [Susan Guyett and David Dawson](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/susan-guyett-and-david-dawson/)
- [Kathy and John Davis](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/kathy-and-john-davis/)
- [Janilyn Daub](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/janilyn-daub/)
- [Paul and Jennifer Cvar](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/paul-and-jennifer-cvar/)
- [CSO Architects](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/cso-architects/)
- [Helene and Bob Cross](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/helene-and-bob-cross/)
- [Chelsea Haring-Cozzi and Anthony Cozzi](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/chelsea-haring-cozzi-and-anthony-cozzi/)
- [Russ and Mary Lou Cox](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/russ-and-mary-lou-cox/)
- [Hillary Close](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/hillary-close/)
- [Beth and Fred Cate](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/beth-and-fred-cate/)
- [Brian Casey](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/brian-casey/)
- [Jan Carroll](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/jan-carroll/)
- [Moira and Bill Carlstedt](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/moira-and-bill-carlstedt/)
- [Craig Burkhardt](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/craig-burkhardt-2/)
- [Craig Burkhardt](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/craig-burkhardt/)
- [Brian and Bethany Burdick](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/brian-and-bethany-burdick/)
- [Randy Brown](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/randy-brown/)
- [JoAnn Brouillette](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/joann-brouillette/)
- [Jon Bonsall](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/jon-bonsall/)
- [Jacob Bonifield](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/jacob-bonifield/)
- [David and Ann Bochnowski](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/david-and-ann-bochnowski/)
- [Kim Blanchet](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/kim-blanchet/)
- [Bob Blaemire](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/bob-blaemire/)
- [Marvin Blade](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/marvin-blade/)
- [Jean Blackwell](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/jean-blackwell/)
- [Brad and Lindsey Bingham](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/brad-and-lindsey-bingham/)
- [Neil Berman](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/neil-berman/)
- [Steve Benz](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/steve-benz/)
- [Evan and Susan Bayh](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/evan-and-susan-bayh/)
- [Chris and Jessica Bayh](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/chris-and-jessica-bayh/)
- [In Memory of Senators Birch E. Bayh, Jr. and Richard G. Lugar](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/in-memory-of-senators-birch-e-bayh-jr-and-richard-g-lugar/)
- [Katrina and Frank Basile](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/katrina-and-frank-basile/)
- [Cindy and Jim Barkley](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/cindy-and-jim-barkley/)
- [Nathan Baker](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/nathan-baker/)
- [Fred and Kathi Armstrong](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/fred-and-kathi-armstrong/)
- [John W. Guy](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/john-w-guy/)
- [Jim Gutting](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/jim-gutting/)
- [Tom Guevara](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/tom-guevara/)
- [Barbara Green](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/barbara-green/)
- [Ann Grayson](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/ann-grayson/)
- [Dwight Graham](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/dwight-graham/)
- [David Goodrich](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/david-goodrich/)
- [Sam Giesting](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/sam-giesting/)
- [Cheryl Gettelfinger](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/cheryl-gettelfinger/)
- [Karen Gahl-Mills](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/karen-gahl-mills/)
- [Frost Brown Todd PAC](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/frost-brown-todd-pac/)
- [Andy Fraizer](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/andy-fraizer/)
- [Anita Fox](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/anita-fox/)
- [Andrew Fogle](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/andrew-fogle/)
- [John Fischer](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/john-fischer/)
- [David Findlay](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/david-findlay/)
- [Nate Feltman](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/nate-feltman/)
- [Kevin Faley](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/kevin-faley/)
- [Danielle Falconer](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/danielle-falconer/)
- [Teresa Exline](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/teresa-exline/)
- [Dan and Marilyn Evans](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/dan-and-marilyn-evans/)
- [Robin Elmerick](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/robin-elmerick/)
- [Melody Ellert](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/melody-ellert/)
- [Mollie Eley](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/mollie-eley/)
- [Claudia Earls](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/claudia-earls/)
- [Duke Energy Foundation](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/duke-energy-foundation/)
- [Clifford Duggan Jr.](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/clifford-duggan-jr/)
- [Amy Dudas](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/amy-dudas/)
- [Julie Del Genio](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/julie-del-genio/)
- [Michelle Davis](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/michelle-davis/)
- [Jodie Daugherty](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/jodie-daugherty/)
- [Miriam Dant](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/miriam-dant/)
- [Julie Crow](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/julie-crow/)
- [John Crane](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/john-crane/)
- [Coriden Glover, LLC](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/coriden-glover-llc/)
- [Kevin Corcoran](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/kevin-corcoran/)
- [Kathleen Conterno](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/kathleen-conterno/)
- [Community Foundation of St. Joseph County](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/community-foundation-of-st-joseph-county/)
- [John Brown](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/john-brown-2/)
- [John Brown](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/john-brown/)
- [Michael Browning](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/michael-browning/)
- [Wesley Broquard](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/wesley-broquard/)
- [John Breen](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/john-breen/)
- [Jay and Laurie Boyd](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/jay-and-laurie-boyd/)
- [Barbara Bosch](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/barbara-bosch/)
- [Madeline Bornstein](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/madeline-bornstein/)
- [Ann S. Borne](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/ann-s-borne/)
- [Judy and Jon Birge](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/judy-and-jon-birge/)
- [Bill and Flor Bickel](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/bill-and-flor-bickel/)
- [Susan Belton](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/susan-belton/)
- [Alison Becker](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/alison-becker/)
- [Chris Barton](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/chris-barton/)
- [Jennifer Barth](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/jennifer-barth/)
- [Kenneth R. Barker](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/kenneth-r-barker/)
- [Charles Bantz and Sandra Petronio](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/charles-bantz-and-sandra-petronio/)
- [Trudy Banta](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/trudy-banta/)
- [Jody Banks](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/jody-banks/)
- [Vicky Bailey](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/vicky-bailey/)
- [Steve Badger](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/steve-badger/)
- [Robin Babbitt](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/robin-babbitt/)
- [Edward Ayoob](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/edward-ayoob/)
- [Rebecca Aurand](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/rebecca-aurand/)
- [Courtney Arango](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/courtney-arango/)
- [Katie Anthony](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/katie-anthony/)
- [Anonymous](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/anonymous/)
- [African American Community Fund of St. Joseph County](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/african-american-community-fund-of-st-joseph-county/)
- [Michael Goldenberg](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/non-funder/)
- [Denise M. Arie](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/denise-m-arie/)
- [Dan and Kate Appel](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/dan-and-kate-appel/)
- [Chris and Nancy Aldridge](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/chris-and-nancy-aldridge/)
- [Beverly Agnew](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/beverly-agnew/)
- [Jennifer Westerhaus Adams](https://indianacitizen.org/funcding-nonfunding/funder/)

## Campaign finance

- ['MONEY FOLLOWS POWER:' The totals rolling into Indiana’s race for secretary of state are nearly twice those of recent elections.](https://indianacitizen.org/campaign-finance/money-follows-power-the-totals-rolling-into-indianas-race-for-secretary-of-state-are-nearly-twice-those-of-recent-elections/) - The following report was written by Indiana journalists Barb Berggoetz and Steve Hinnefeld for The Indiana Citizen. November 3, 2022 Indiana’s hotly contested and closely watched campaign for secretary of state has drawn more than $2 million in contributions – far more than recent contests for the sometimes overlooked state office. Republican Diego Morales has
- [ANALYSIS: Bringing up the rear](https://indianacitizen.org/campaign-finance/5830/) - This analysis by Julia Vaughn, executive director of Common Cause Indiana, was originally published by the Indiana Capital Chronicle and is republished according to Indiana Capital Chronicle republishing guidelines. In Indiana, there’s been no serious effort to reform campaign finance laws since the mid-1990s and neglecting the issue has gained us another Hall of Shame moment. A
- [WE’RE DEAD LAST: Study calls Indiana’s campaign finance laws the weakest in the nation](https://indianacitizen.org/campaign-finance/were-dead-last-study-calls-indianas-campaign-finance-laws-the-weakest-in-the-nation/) - When it comes to transparency and the regulation of contributions to political campaigns, Indiana ranks last in the nation, according to a first-ever analysis by the nonpartisan Coalition for Integrity. The nonprofit group based in Washington, D.C. ranked states based on 10 criteria for its State Campaign Finance Index 2022, and Indiana scored a 38.33 out
- [The big money behind the big campaigns: A report from The Indiana Citizen](https://indianacitizen.org/campaign-finance/the-big-money-behind-the-big-campaigns-a-report-from-the-indiana-citizen/) - In our continuing mission to provide accurate and impartial information about the civic life of Indiana, The Indiana Citizen is reporting on the money contributed to the campaigns of key state officials in 2020, based upon the latest round of campaign finance reports filed with the Indiana Secretary of State. The following report was written
- [A very basic primer on Indiana campaign finance](https://indianacitizen.org/campaign-finance/a-very-basic-primer-on-indiana-campaign-finance/) - To accompany The Indiana Citizen’s reporting on campaign finance, the following is a brief summary written by retired lawyer Bill Moreau, co-founder and president of the Indiana Citizen Education Foundation and publisher of The Indiana Citizen. February 16, 2021 *** When you read information about political contributions governed exclusively by Indiana law, you will see
- [Campaign finance and the General Assembly:  A report from The Indiana Citizen](https://indianacitizen.org/campaign-finance/campaign-finance-and-the-general-assembly-a-report-from-the-indiana-citizen/) - In our continuing mission to provide voters with accurate and impartial information, The Indiana Citizen is reporting on the money spent by their campaign committees, based upon the latest round of campaign finance reports filed with the Indiana Secretary of State. The following report, focusing on campaigns for the Indiana General Assembly, was written by

## K-12 Education

- [John Krull commentary: Behning, education and evasion](https://indianacitizen.org/k-12-education/john-krull-commentary-behning-education-and-evasion/) - One of the most disheartening things about the education war in Indiana is that so little of the fighting is about learning. You know, the thing education is supposed to be about. Most of the jousting, in fact, now is about either control or finding someone else to blame. And most of the finger-pointing comes
- ['Divisive concepts' House Bill 1134 misses 2nd reading deadline, dies in Senate](https://indianacitizen.org/k-12-education/divisive-concepts-house-bill-1134-misses-2nd-reading-deadline-dies-in-senate/) - Indiana teachers unexpectedly got what they have been advocating for during the General Assembly’s 2022 session—the death of House Bill 1134. After hours of Senate Republicans meeting in caucus and the bill being moved to the end of the Senate calendar twice, Senate sponsor Sen. Linda Rogers, R-Granger, passed on the bill during the second reading
- [Bill making school board elections partisan has died in committee](https://indianacitizen.org/k-12-education/bill-making-school-board-elections-partisan-has-died-in-committee/) - UPDATE: A bill that would have put an end to Indiana's nonpartisan school board elections has died in a House committee. After drawing sharp criticism and no public support in testimony during a hearing earlier this month, House Bill 1182 was not return to the House Elections and Apportionment Committee agenda for a vote before
- [House passes bill limiting classroom topics, requiring parental review of school curriculum](https://indianacitizen.org/k-12-education/house-passes-bill-limiting-classroom-topics-requiring-parental-review-of-school-curriculum/) - An Indiana House bill adding transparency for parents and restricting classroom topics in public schools is moving to the Senate, where its future is more uncertain. House Bill 1134, the controversial education bill attempting to limit “divisive” topics in the classroom while also increasing parent knowledge and input on materials used by teachers, was passed
- ['Harmful material for minors' bill passes despite one question: Harmful according to whom?](https://indianacitizen.org/k-12-education/harmful-material-for-minors-bill-passes-despite-one-question-harmful-according-to-whom/) - The Indiana Senate Tuesday passed a controversial bill regarding “harmful material for minors.” Sen. James Tomes, R-Wadesville, author of SB17, holds up a book while talking about the vulgar material he says it holds. His bill seeks to change the law around such "harmful material" and its accessibility to minors. Sen. James Tomes (above), R-Wadesville,
- [Education bill that drew ridicule for author's remarks on Nazism is killed, Senate president says](https://indianacitizen.org/k-12-education/education-bill-that-drew-ridicule-for-authors-remarks-on-nazism-is-killed-senate-president-says/) - UPDATE: Indiana Senate President Rodric Bray, R-Martinsville, announced Friday that Senate Bill 167, which would have prohibited the teaching of certain topics in Indiana classrooms among other provisions, will not be considered further. In a statement released by the Senate Republican Caucus, Bray said, "Members of the Senate continued to work on Senate Bill 167,
- [House committee passes bill for parental review of school curriculum](https://indianacitizen.org/k-12-education/house-committee-passes-bill-for-parental-review-of-school-curriculum/) - UPDATE: A controversial Indiana House bill limiting topics discussed in the classroom, requiring teachers to post curriculum materials and adding parental input, was amended and passed in committee, mostly along party lines. House Bill 1134, authored by Rep. Anthony Cook, R-Cicero, is a sister bill to Senate Bill 167, which recently made national news for a comment by
- [Bill making school board elections partisan meets overwhelming opposition](https://indianacitizen.org/k-12-education/bill-making-school-board-elections-partisan-meets-overwhelming-opposition/) - Over 20 educators, administrators and current school board members from across the state piled into an Indiana Statehouse committee meeting room Tuesday morning to oppose House Bill 1182, which would add political party identifiers to currently nonpartisan school board election ballots. The bill aims to create more transparency and give voters a better idea of what
- [Senate committee hears conflicting testimony over who should control school curriculum](https://indianacitizen.org/k-12-education/senate-committee-hears-conflicting-testimony-over-who-should-control-school-curriculum/) - Educators, students and concerned parents were still testifying late into the afternoon Wednesday at the Indiana Statehouse as an hours-long Senate committee meeting discussed a bill that would give parents more control of their child’s education and limit what can be discussed in classrooms. Senate Bill 167, authored by Sen. Scott Baldwin, R-Noblesville, is a

## Environment

- [Criticism floods in after Holcomb signs wetlands deregulation bill](https://indianacitizen.org/environment/criticism-floods-in-after-holcomb-signs-wetlands-deregulation-bill/) - Gov. Eric Holcomb drew sharp criticism Friday after signing legislation to remove state protections from Indiana’s wetlands, a measure opposed by businesses and environmental groups as well as a fifth-grader from Carmel. Senate Enrolled Act 389 repeals the requirement of a permit for development or other impacts on wetlands and creates a task force to study

## Racial Justice

- [John Krull commentary: Lawmakers behaving badly, again](https://indianacitizen.org/racial-justice/john-krull-commentary-lawmakers-behaving-badly-again/) - Something about Black people speaking their minds scares the heck out of conservatives who like to present themselves as staunch defenders of liberty. These rightwing tough guys are so freaked out by free speech that they melt down even when the people who are calling them out don’t have the power to do anything but
- [John Krull commentary: An assault on justice and truth](https://indianacitizen.org/racial-justice/john-krull-commentary-an-assault-on-justice-and-truth/) - Patricia Payne remembers the moment. The moment when she began to grasp how pernicious systemic racism was and is. It was in the early 1960s. She was just out of Indiana University, a fresh, young second-grade teacher in the Indianapolis Public Schools. An energetic young Black woman—both product and member of a tightknit Indianapolis Black
- [Black Legislative Caucus hosts Call to Action days](https://indianacitizen.org/racial-justice/black-legislative-caucus-hosts-call-to-action-days/) - After some of its members became the targets of booing, jeering and altercations in the House session on Feb. 18, the Indiana Black Legislative Caucus is hosting call-to-action days at the Statehouse. The IBLC hopes those who were involved with the heckling and ignoring of Black legislators as they spoke from the House floor will be
- [Booing, jeering, hallway altercations mar House debate on school district boundaries bill](https://indianacitizen.org/racial-justice/booing-jeering-hallway-altercations-mar-house-debate-on-school-district-boundaries-bill/) - A bill concerning school district boundaries that some are calling racist sparked an emotional and angry debate in the Indiana House Thursday. GOP legislators jeered from their seats, several walked out of the chamber and a few even clashed in the halls after Black legislators spoke out against the bill. The confrontations broke out on

## State Budget

- [Indiana Fiscal Policy Institute Fiscal Notes, Jan. 9, 2022: General Assembly Week 1 in Review](https://indianacitizen.org/state-budget/indiana-fiscal-policy-institute-fiscal-notes-jan-9-2022-general-assembly-week-1-in-review/) - House plan cuts personal income, business property taxes The first week of the Indiana General Assembly wasted no time tackling some contentious issues – from the rights of employers to protect their workplaces from COVID vaccines to the rights of parents to opt out of classroom lessons on diversity and equity. In the opening day
- [2021 session recesses after passage of state budget with overwhelmingly bipartisan support](https://indianacitizen.org/state-budget/4360/) - A new Indiana state budget passed both the House and Senate with overwhelmingly bipartisan support Thursday, prompting legislators to end the session praising one another and cheering like kids on the last day of school as they walked out of their chambers for the last time this spring. “It benefits every community across all of Indiana,”

## Positions

- [Stephanie Lambert](https://indianacitizen.org/positions/stephanie-lambert/)
- [David L Dawson](https://indianacitizen.org/positions/david-l-dawson/)
- [Christi Crosser](https://indianacitizen.org/positions/christi-crosser/)
- [Bret Richardson](https://indianacitizen.org/positions/bret-richardson/)
- [Bradley A. Helvey](https://indianacitizen.org/positions/bradley-a-helvey/)
- [Alison Hanley](https://indianacitizen.org/positions/alison-hanley/)
- [Susan Byer](https://indianacitizen.org/positions/susan-byer/)
- [Thomas William Davis](https://indianacitizen.org/positions/thomas-william-davis/)
- [Gary Duncan](https://indianacitizen.org/positions/gary-duncan/)
- [Sue Maki](https://indianacitizen.org/positions/sue-maki/)
- [Steven R. Nation](https://indianacitizen.org/positions/steven-r-nation/)
- [Brandon (Brad) Beaver](https://indianacitizen.org/positions/brandon-brad-beaver/)
- [Steven C. Dillinger](https://indianacitizen.org/positions/steven-c-dillinger/)
- [Mark E. Heirbrandt](https://indianacitizen.org/positions/mark-e-heirbrandt/)
- [Todd Clevenger](https://indianacitizen.org/positions/todd-clevenger/)
- [Andrew R. Bloch](https://indianacitizen.org/positions/andrew-r-bloch/)
- [Stephenie K. Gookins](https://indianacitizen.org/positions/stephenie-k-gookins/)
- [Michael A. Casati](https://indianacitizen.org/positions/michael-a-casati/)
- [Todd Colip](https://indianacitizen.org/positions/todd-colip/)
- [Timothy O'Connor](https://indianacitizen.org/positions/timothy-oconnor/)
- [Frank Islas](https://indianacitizen.org/positions/frank-islas/)
- [Denita Harris](https://indianacitizen.org/positions/denita-harris/)
- [Craig R. Cordi](https://indianacitizen.org/positions/craig-r-cordi/)
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- [Diego Morales](https://indianacitizen.org/positions/diego-morales/)
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- [Andre Carson](https://indianacitizen.org/positions/andre-carson/)

## Candidate Statements

- [Joe Hogsett](https://indianacitizen.org/candidate_statement/joe-hogsett/)
- [Brenda Bishop-Kyle](https://indianacitizen.org/candidate_statement/brenda-bishop-kyle/) - I chose to run for this office as a grassroots politician and after being asked by the Marion County GOP. I then began looking at economic development possibilities for Warren Township District 14. I have a lot of experience and knowledge to offer my District and I am a "tenacious doer" who will work very
- [Rosemary Turentine](https://indianacitizen.org/candidate_statement/rosemary-turentine/) - What is my motivation to run for the City County Council office in District 6? I stand for equity, equality and community inclusivity engagement, which means the policy of providing equal access to all regardless of physical or mental disabilities, racial identities, age, sex, gender, , interfaith communities, religion, spirituality or beliefs. Everyone is to be treated with dignity and respect. As a candidate it should not matter my age, race or gender. As with all Indiana Democrats we will always stand with our LGBTQ+ Hoosiers. I am motivated by my brand and my brand is my reputation of standing for justice, being transparent, having integrity and an empathetic heart. I am a Woman of Faith with 40 years experience as a Community Advocate and Public Servant for the Center, Wayne and Pike Townships of Marion County, Indianapolis, Indiana I have a passionate heart for the all the people in our communities, especially the newly remapped District 6 on the westside of Marion County which consist of 4 zip codes (46254 population of 40,540, 46228 population of 16,947, 46268 population of 24,753 and 46278 population of 8,932 per 2020 u.s. Census Bureau) Source: http://www.turentinefordistrict6.com/
- [Jesse Brown](https://indianacitizen.org/candidate_statement/jesse-brown/) - I am running for City-County Council because I've seen that we collectively know the solutions that can make a better city. We can have neighborhoods that are safe to walk and bike in, neighborhoods free from despair and violence. We can give our children hope and work alongside them to pass along a better world than the one we inherited. The money exists. The technology exists. A better world is possible. Source: https://www.jesseforindy.com/issues
- [Bob Kern](https://indianacitizen.org/candidate_statement/bob-kern/) - "I just want everyone to know that I'm running for Mayor of Indianapolis. I also want people to know that they can count on me and I will work very hard for everyone and not a select few. I also want people to know that my motto is to listen, to learn, and to act for you. So with that said, I need your help now. I need your vote, and I need to know I can count on you on Election Day from now and through Tuesday May 2nd. I just want people to know that I'm real 100% real and I will keep it real. I also want people to know that I'm not just running to run I'm running to change things up and make Indianapolis the best city to live, to work, and to play. I want people to know that my office and I will be available to you and I don't think you're beneath me as other elected officials think they are entitled to these positions that they hold and abuse. I need your vote without you I can't win. If you want the same treatment and nothing being done in this city of Indianapolis. I would say continue voting for who you've been voting for. But if you are really tired of being ignored and abused and nobody listening then I ask for your vote and I asked for your help. I don't have the campaign donation money like all these other candidates, but what I do have is a heart for the people and for my God. All I have to offer you is the truth, and to serve you to the best of my ability. I love you all, your friend, Bob Kern." Source: https://www.facebook.com/bob.kern.50/
- [Stephen Whitmer](https://indianacitizen.org/candidate_statement/stephen-whitmer/) - I settled in Central Indiana in 2012 and now call West Side Indy home, after years of moving around the country. In 2023, I believe it's crucial for the City of Indianapolis to shift its focus from downtown economic development to serving its residents, as evidenced by the decline in District 16 (formerly known as District 15). There is a lack of accountability and responsiveness from our elected leaders, and it's time for us to elect individuals who prioritize action over words and restore the trust of the community. A series of promises kept is the meaning of trust. Every promise made has been broken by our City Council or City Councilor Leader. The trust is lost and must be replaced with someone that values action more than words. Source: https://www.whitmer4indy.com/
- [Sandra Jasionowski](https://indianacitizen.org/candidate_statement/sandra-jasionowski/) - I am running for Lebanon City Council District 3. I want to be involved in the future of our city. It is my patriotic duty to get involved. It is not an option to stand by and do nothing. I want to be the voice for our community. I am a Constitutional Conservative. We all
- [Matthew T. Gentry](https://indianacitizen.org/candidate_statement/matthew-t-gentry/) - I ran for Mayor because I wanted to make a difference in my community. Lebanon needed a new strategic approach to prepare for our future. Since my election, working with City Council and staff, we have attracted world-class companies totaling nearly $3 Billion dollars in new investment and thousands of great paying jobs. We have
- [Rocky Shanehsaz](https://indianacitizen.org/candidate_statement/rocky-shanehsaz/) - "I am a small businessman who wants to continue providing for his community by ensuring better services, education, housing, employment, among other areas — thus improving the standard of living for all residents of Noblesville. I’m interested in making sure our tax dollars have the most impact in our community. I have been able to
- [Joanne Bowen](https://indianacitizen.org/candidate_statement/joanne-bowen/) - “As I look back on the last 8 years serving on City Council, I realize how muchhas been accomplished. A revitalized downtown, millions of dollars of economic investmentbeing invested in our city, the creation of thousands of jobs and educational programsimplemented to address our workforce needs, as well as invaluable collaboration between thecity and county
- [Kassy Wilson](https://indianacitizen.org/candidate_statement/kassy-wilson/) - “I am excited to run for City Council because I feel a need to be more involved in the community and I look forward to bringing conservative solutions to the City of Shelbyville. The City of Shelbyville has seen great investments in our local businesses and our downtown expansions in recent years and I look
- [Brad Ridgeway](https://indianacitizen.org/candidate_statement/brad-ridgeway/) - “I will work every single day to improve the lives of Shelbyville citizens. All too often, elected officials believe their sole function is to be self-appointed leaders. Unfortunately political ‘leaders’ tend to use their own personal judgment to determine what’s best for citizens. By contrast, I believe elected officials are public servants who regularly work
- [Scott A. Furgeson](https://indianacitizen.org/candidate_statement/scott-a-furgeson/)
- [David M. Finkel](https://indianacitizen.org/candidate_statement/david-m-finkel/) - The tone of an administration is set by the chief executive. As mayor I intend to lead by example, relying on my years of experience bringing pride to my family and my community in both the public and private sectors. At the public hearings I have chaired over the years, I have developed
- [Aaron Short](https://indianacitizen.org/candidate_statement/7115/) - "I’m running for City Council because I want to see continued economic development in our community, strong public safety and smart collaboration between families and schools. I believe Hoosiers deserve to be represented by leaders who understand the importance of asking good questions, listening to people from all walks of life and offering common sense solutions to our greatest challenges. To that end, I pledge to lead with character and decency and look forward to earning the trust of voters throughout our community." Source: https://www.aaronforlawrence.com/
- [Destiny Scott Wells](https://indianacitizen.org/candidate_statement/destiny-scott-wells/)
- [Katherine (Kathy) Rybak](https://indianacitizen.org/candidate_statement/katherine-kathy-rybak/) - I am running for office because my experience representing low income and elderly clients gave me ideas for making the legal system work better for everyone. In addition, the state legislature is more responsive to high donors, such as utility companies, corporate landlords, banks, and corporate nursing facilities, than it is to regular people who cannot afford to make big donations to campaigns. You should vote for me because I will listen to you and do my best to represent your interests in the Statehouse.
- [Monica Gilmore](https://indianacitizen.org/candidate_statement/monica-gilmore/) - I am a Vincennes native with strong roots in our community. I am licensed to practice in the following jurisdictions: Indiana and Illinois State Courts United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana, Southern District of Indiana, Central District of Illinois, Southern District of Illinois and the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. Throughout my career I have practiced primarily in the areas of Plaintiff's personal injury, Worker's Compensation, Social Security Disability, and Probate and Estate Planning. I began my career with Sturm, Smith, & Parmenter, where I practiced as a court-appointed attorney, representing individuals accused of Class D felonies and misdemeanors, minors accused of delinquency, and parents of Children in Need of Services. That firm dissolved in 2007 and I became an associate with The Law Offices of Matt Parmenter, where I began to focus my career in Plaintiff's civil litigation. I continued to represent indigent individuals, but narrowed the focus to representing parents of CHINS and to act as a Court-appointed Guardian Ad Litem in CHINS cases, and to represent individuals who were held on a mental health commitment through the Courts. In 2010 my former boss and I joined attorney David Hatfield in Parmenter, Hatfield, and Gilmore, LLP. During the life of that firm I was the managing partner, responsible for the day-to-day operations and personnel management, in addition to maintaining my own case load of clients. In 2015 I was appointed by Knox County Prosecutor Dirk Carnahan to run the Child Support Enforcement Office of the Prosecuting Attorney for Knox County. In 2016 Parmenter, Hatfield, and Gilmore dissolved and I started my own firm, Gilmore Law Office, LLC. I have continued my role as Deputy Prosecutor during this time. My husband is Kyle, and he is a Captain for the Knox County Sheriff's Office. We have two children.
- [Brett A Jones](https://indianacitizen.org/candidate_statement/brett-a-jones/) - I am running because I know I can make a difference for the residents of Switzerland County, and you should vote for me because I will follow through with my promises.
- [Andrew Horning](https://indianacitizen.org/candidate_statement/andrew-horning/) - "Indiana's former Bloody 8th congressional district is, on the whole, losing people and opportunities relative to both the rest of the state, and much of the country. That's why it just grew in size with the last census. Worse, the inherently divisive, corrupt and unconstitutional Two Party System our founders warned us against is tearing us apart. Our citizens are divided against and contemptuous of each other! We all know that the two private organizations called the Democratic and Republican Parties have SOLD US OUT! So I'm running as the only constitutionalist, to offer the opportunity of using Election Day as intended - for peaceful revolution. You can read what I'd do here: https://horning4congress.com/, or for the more concise yet relatively complete answer, go here: https://wedeclare.wordpress.com/2017/12/15/eight-steps-to-success/ But it all has to start with voters making new choices, and firing the old ones who've been in power for far too long unchallenged."
- [Ryan Mears](https://indianacitizen.org/candidate_statement/can_id5594/) - As the current Marion County Prosecutor, I bring vast experience to the office and a balanced approach to criminal justice. I have championed reform, innovation and set new expectations for the criminal justice system in Marion County, Indiana. After completing law school, I began my public service career at the Marion County Prosecutor’s Office. During my 15 years as a prosecutor, I have tried over 100 jury and bench trials and prosecuted various crimes such as domestic violence and murder. I have drawn together support from many community partners across Indianapolis with the vision of changing behavior, not criminalizing it. In 2019, I announced that I was working to decriminalize marijuana by stopping the prosecution of low-level marijuana possession charges. By reducing resources to these prosecutions, more resources have been poured into my number one priority–addressing violent crime. I believe in second chances and run a robust driver’s license reinstatement and expungement program to help people find better employment and housing. I also created a partnership with the Boys & Girls Club of Indiana to provide second chances to juveniles after their first, low level offense. I am striving to create a criminal justice system worthy of the community’s trust. Source: The Ryan Mears Campaign
- [Dennis Quackenbush](https://indianacitizen.org/candidate_statement/dennis-quackenbush/) - "As your sheriff, I recognize the Constitution as the chief law of the land and I understand the need for a safe and worry-free environment where crime is not tolerated and our constitutional freedoms are upheld. Join me and together, we will keep Hamilton County safe."

## Rokita watch

- [‘FURTHER INVESTIGATION’: Indiana Disciplinary Commission taking deeper look into allegations of AG Rokita misconduct](https://indianacitizen.org/rokita-watch/further-investigation-indiana-disciplinary-commission-taking-deeper-look-into-allegations-of-ag-rokita-misconduct/) - By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen March 18, 2024 The Indiana Supreme Court Disciplinary Commission is extending its investigation into Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita related to allegations he may have perjured himself when he signed the affidavit to settle a previous disciplinary complaint in November 2023. According to two letters sent
- [John Krull commentary: Todd Rokita keeps digging holes for him to fall into](https://indianacitizen.org/rokita-watch/john-krull-commentary-todd-rokita-keeps-digging-holes-for-him-to-fall-into/) - With all the time, energy and money Todd Rokita devotes to dealing with the petty feuds he’s started, the crises he’s created for himself and the self-manufactured scandals in which he’s engulfed, does he have any left to spend doing the people’s business as Indiana’s attorney general? Marilyn Odendahl of The Indiana Citizen just reported
- [Attorney General Rokita seeks to depose Indy Star reporter in Bernard licensing case](https://indianacitizen.org/rokita-watch/attorney-general-rokita-seeks-to-depose-indy-star-reporter-in-bernard-licensing-case/) - By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen May 11, 2023 The request Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita’s office made in late April to delay the case against Caitlin Bernard pending before the Indiana Medical Licensing Board came after an apparent change in the state’s lead counsel and accompanied a push to reopen some of the previous
- [Attorney General’s office authored amendment that seeks to end lawsuit against Rokita](https://indianacitizen.org/rokita-watch/attorney-generals-office-authored-amendment-that-seeks-to-end-lawsuit-against-rokita/) - By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen May 5, 2023 A 56-word provision authored by the Indiana Attorney General’s office and dropped late into the biennial budget bill appears to be an attempt to short circuit a lawsuit aimed at forcing Attorney General Todd Rokita to turn over a report about his former employment with Apex
- [Rokita adds GOP powerhouse Bopp as outside counsel in battle over Inspector General report — but thanks to lawmakers, he might have won already.](https://indianacitizen.org/rokita-watch/rokita-adds-gop-powerhouse-bopp-as-outside-counsel-in-battle-over-inspector-general-report-but-thanks-to-lawmakers-he-might-have-won-already/) - By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen April 28, 2023 Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita has hired James Bopp, a nationally recognized attorney championing Republican causes, to represent him in the fight to keep confidential an Indiana Inspector General’s report about his previous employment with Apex Benefits. Bopp along with attorneys Courtney Turner Milbank and Melena
- [County court battle between Rokita and physicians ends with judge’s order](https://indianacitizen.org/rokita-watch/county-court-battle-between-rokita-and-physicians-ends-with-judges-order/) - The Marion County Circuit Court has granted Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita’s request to end his effort to change another judge’s finding that as the state’s top lawyer, he violated confidentiality by making repeated public statements about his office’s investigation into Caitlin Bernard, M.D. Marion County Circuit Judge Amber Collin-Gebrehiwet filed her order April 26 which granted
- [Rokita ends court fight against finding that he violated confidentiality](https://indianacitizen.org/rokita-watch/rokita-ends-court-fight-against-finding-that-he-violated-confidentiality/) - April 21, 2023 After hiring outside counsel and presenting oral arguments to the judge, Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita is withdrawing his motion to remove a trial court’s finding that he violated state confidentiality laws when he publicized his office’s investigation into OB/BYN Caitlin Bernard. The state’s top lawyer filed a notice of withdrawal with the
- [Rokita's court fight against finding that he violated confidentiality takes another twist in Marion County hearing](https://indianacitizen.org/rokita-watch/rokitas-court-fight-against-finding-that-he-violated-confidentiality-takes-another-twist-in-marion-county-hearing/) - For the first time since the Marion County Superior Court issued an order in December 2022 which found, in part, that Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita violated a state confidentiality law, attorneys representing the state’s top lawyer and Indianapolis OB/GYN Caitlin Bernard were back before a judge Tuesday morning arguing over whether the trial court
- [Four attorneys assigned to abortion-related litigation resign from Indiana AG’s office](https://indianacitizen.org/rokita-watch/four-attorneys-assigned-to-abortion-related-litigation-resign-from-indiana-ags-office/) - By Casey Smith Indiana Capital Chronicle April 4, 2023 With key hearings scheduled in licensing and civil litigation against Indianapolis OB-GYN Dr. Caitlin Bernard this month, the Indiana Attorney General’s Office will be down four attorneys who worked on the case but have now resigned. Three of the four were section chiefs for Attorney General
- [Rokita’s fight to overturn judge’s finding moves to yet another court, is set for hearing April 11](https://indianacitizen.org/rokita-watch/rokitas-fight-to-overturn-judges-finding-moves-to-yet-another-court-is-set-for-hearing-april-11/) - Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita’s fight to overturn a trial court’s finding that he violated a state confidentiality law has been moved to another court – its third since the original complaint was filed in November 2022 – and set for a hearing April 11. Marion County Circuit Court Judge Amber Collins-Gebrehiwet is now presiding
- [UPDATE: ROKITA’S TIES TO PRIVATE SECTOR EXCEED THOSE OF OTHER STATEWIDE ELECTED OFFICIALS, REPORTS SHOW](https://indianacitizen.org/rokita-watch/update-rokitas-ties-to-private-sector-exceed-those-of-other-statewide-elected-officials-reports-show/) - March 16, 2022 The following report was written for The Indiana Citizen by veteran Indiana legal journalist Marilyn Odendahl. Despite the public fallout from his decision to hold onto his job with Apex Benefits after taking office, Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita continues to maintain strong ties in the private sector. Rokita’s 2022 financial disclosure statement,
- [John Krull commentary: Todd Rokita, and the hole that goes all the way to China](https://indianacitizen.org/rokita-watch/john-krull-commentary-todd-rokita-and-the-hole-that-goes-all-the-way-to-china/) - Shovel salespeople must love Todd Rokita. Whenever Indiana’s attorney general digs himself into a hole, his response is to just keep scooping. It’s hard to know whether short-sightedness or some compulsion toward self-destructiveness drives this tendency of Rokita’s, but it does seem to be a pattern—one he cannot seem to control. If there is a
- [MOONLIGHTING: ROKITA FIGHTS COURT ORDER TO RELEASE REPORT ON HIS PRIVATE EMPLOYMENT -- EVEN THOUGH IT ALLOWS HIM TO REDACT AS MUCH AS HE WANTS.](https://indianacitizen.org/rokita-watch/moonlighting-rokita-fights-court-order-to-release-report-on-his-private-employment-even-though-it-allows-him-to-redact-as-much-as-he-wants/) - The following report was written for The Indiana Citizen by veteran Indiana legal journalist Marilyn Odendahl. March 9, 2023 One day after being sworn in as Attorney General in January 2021, Todd Rokita asked a state watchdog agency, the Office of the Inspector General, for an opinion on his continued employment by his latest employer, Apex
- [Rokita questions ‘sterilizations’ at gender-affirming clinics](https://indianacitizen.org/rokita-watch/rokita-questions-sterilizations-at-gender-affirming-clinics/) - Above: Screenshot of Rokita video By Whitney Downard Indiana Capital Chronicle March 8, 2023 Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita on Tuesday inserted himself into the debate over gender-affirming care for minors – though recent testimony documented that surgeries on children don’t occur in Indiana. He said there have been “a series of disturbing reports” nationally alleging
- [WHO'S PAYING FOR ROKITA'S DEFENSE?  PROBABLY THE TAXPAYERS, BUT A.G. WON'T ADMIT IT.](https://indianacitizen.org/rokita-watch/whos-paying-for-rokitas-defense-probably-the-taxpayers-but-a-g-wont-admit-it/) - The following report was written for The Indiana Citizen by veteran Indiana legal journalist Marilyn Odendahl. March 2, 2023 Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita acknowledges he is being investigated by the Indiana Supreme Court Disciplinary Commission and maintains he has done nothing wrong, but won’t say why he needs a Washington, DC law firm to defend
- [UPDATE: ROKITA’S LATEST PROCEDURAL MOVE AGAINST DR. BERNARD IS “IMPROPER” AND A “GUISE,” SAY HER LAWYERS](https://indianacitizen.org/rokita-watch/update-rokitas-latest-procedural-move-against-dr-bernard-is-improper-and-a-guise-say-her-lawyers/) - The following report was written for The Indiana Citizen by veteran Indiana legal journalist Marilyn Odendahl. Feb. 27, 2023 Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita’s effort to “relitigate a single issue” in a court ruling he declared a “win” is being characterized as “improper” and a “guise,” in a filing Thursday by lawyers for Drs. Caitlin Barnard
- [Rokita announces he will seek reelection as attorney general](https://indianacitizen.org/rokita-watch/rokita-announces-he-will-seek-reeelection-as-attorney-general/) - Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita (above) announced through social media Wednesday that he will seek a second term as attorney general, forgoing runs that had been rumored for governor or the U.S. Senate. "Confirming I am seeking reelection in '24,'' Rokita posted to his Twitter account. "I am proud of my work bringing back nearly
- [Medical Licensing Board hearing on Rokita complaint against Bernard postponed to May 25](https://indianacitizen.org/rokita-watch/medical-licensing-board-hearing-on-rokita-complaint-against-bernard-postponed-to-may-25/) - The Indiana Medical Licensing Board has granted a request to postpone until May 25 the hearing on the administrative complaint filed against Caitlin Bernard, the OB/GYN who has been accused by the Indiana attorney general of violating state and federal laws after she performed an abortion on a 10-year-old rape victim. In an order issued
- [John Krull commentary: Todd Rokita and a second chance to make things right](https://indianacitizen.org/rokita-watch/john-krull-commentary-todd-rokita-and-a-second-chance-to-make-things-right/) - People don’t always have a second chance to do the right thing. Neither do professions nor public institutions. Such a second opportunity, though, may present itself with the ongoing trainwreck that is the office of the Indiana attorney general. Marilyn Odendahl of The Indiana Citizen reported that the Indiana Supreme Court Disciplinary Commission is investigating
- [Rokita joins multi-state ATF lawsuit](https://indianacitizen.org/rokita-watch/rokita-joins-multi-state-atf-lawsuit/) - By Whitney Downard Indiana Capital Chronicle Feb. 10, 2023 Attorney General Todd Rokita joined a multi-state lawsuit against the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), claiming a recent rule change infringes on Hoosiers’ gun rights. The federal agency amended rules in January for stabilizing braces and how their use meshes with the classification of a
- [John Krull commentary:  Todd Rokita, tomcats and marriage licenses](https://indianacitizen.org/rokita-watch/john-krull-commentary-todd-rokita-tomcats-and-marriage-licenses/) - Todd Rokita has neither sense nor shame. There seems not to be a stupid fight Indiana’s attorney general won’t pick or taxpayer money he won’t waste to fuel the endlessly running engine that is his ambition to gain higher office. The latest evidence that Rokita isn’t to be trusted either with a checkbook or to
- [NEW FROM THE INDIANA CITIZEN: ROKITA UNDER INVESTIGATION BY DISCIPLINARY COMMISSION, OUTSIDE COUNSEL’S PETITION CONFIRMS](https://indianacitizen.org/rokita-watch/new-from-the-indiana-citizen-rokita-under-investigation-by-disciplinary-commission-outside-counsels-petition-confirms/) - The following report was written for The Indiana Citizen by veteran Indiana legal journalist Marilyn Odendahl. February 8, 2023 Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita (above) is being investigated by the Indiana Supreme Court Disciplinary Commission and is paying a Washington, D.C., law firm to defend him, according to a petition filed Feb. 2 by his
- [Rokita on Holcomb's State of the State: 'A better way to improve reading & education is not pushing more money at the problem'](https://indianacitizen.org/rokita-watch/6711/) - https://twitter.com/AGToddRokita/status/1612996487255916544
- [ROKITA WATCH: AG WILL PAY D.C. OUTSIDE COUNSEL TO HELP WITH BERNARD CASES](https://indianacitizen.org/rokita-watch/rokita-watch-ag-will-pay-d-c-outside-counsel-to-help-with-bernard-cases/) - The following report was written for The Indiana Citizen by veteran Indiana legal journalist Marilyn Odendahl. February 3, 2023 Attorney General Todd Rokita has amended a contract with a Washington, D.C., law firm to pay up to an additional $100,000 to pursue his fight involving an Indianapolis physician who performs abortions. Rokita has asked a
- [Rokita files to correct court 'error' finding he violated Indiana law](https://indianacitizen.org/rokita-watch/rokita-files-to-correct-court-error-finding-he-violated-indiana-law/) - By Whitney Downard Indiana Capital Chronicle Jan. 19, 2023 The legal saga between Attorney General Todd Rokita and a doctor who provided abortion healthcare to a 10-year-old Ohio rape victim continues after Rokita filed a motion to block the dismissal in order to correct an “error.” A court ruling from that case said that Rokita violated
- [Judge orders Rokita to publicly release inspector general’s report about former job](https://indianacitizen.org/rokita-watch/judge-orders-rokita-to-publicly-release-inspector-generals-report-about-former-job/) - By Casey Smith Indiana Capital Chronicle Jan. 5, 2023 An informal advisory opinion issued to Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita (above) about the private-sector job he also held while beginning his term in state office must be made available to the public, a Marion County judge ruled this week. The decision comes nearly two years
- [Indiana Medical Licensing Board schedules Bernard hearing in ongoing abortion case](https://indianacitizen.org/rokita-watch/indiana-medical-licensing-board-schedules-bernard-hearing-in-ongoing-abortion-case/) - By Casey Smith Indiana Capital Chronicle Jan. 3, 2023 The Indiana Medical Licensing Board will take up a complaint next month against an Indianapolis doctor who is at the center of a controversial abortion case. The hearing, which is set for Feb. 23, moves the board one step closer toward a decision about the doctor’s medical license
- [Indianapolis doctor drops lawsuit against Rokita, citing judge’s ruling that AG broke the law](https://indianacitizen.org/rokita-watch/indianapolis-doctor-drops-lawsuit-against-rokita-citing-judges-ruling-that-ag-broke-the-law/) - By Casey Smith Indiana Capital Chronicle Dec. 8, 2022 Lawyers for an Indianapolis doctor on Thursday said they would voluntarily withdraw a lawsuit against Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita because the case has now shifted to an administrative licensing action. Marion County Superior Court Judge Heather Welch ruled last week that he caused “irreparable harm” to the
- [Judge denies injunction blocking investigation into OB-GYN but finds Rokita violated confidentially laws](https://indianacitizen.org/rokita-watch/judge-denies-injunction-blocking-investigation-into-ob-gyn-but-finds-rokita-violated-confidentially-laws/) - By Casey Smith Indiana Capital Chronicle Dec. 2, 2022 A Marion County judge on Friday chose not to block an investigation into two Indianapolis-based doctors who say they are being targeted by Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita. But while Marion County Superior Court Judge Heather Welch denied an injunction she did find that Rokita violated
- [John Krull commentary: Indiana's attorney general and other natural disasters](https://indianacitizen.org/rokita-watch/john-krull-commentary-indianas-attorney-general-and-other-natural-disasters/) - It’s time to take Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita seriously. I don’t mean that in a good way. I often have made fun of Rokita’s constant grasping for power and political advancement, his increasingly pathetic attempts to win the favor of the rabid alt-right base that he thinks will propel him up the next rung
- [Rokita advances complaint against Bernard to Indiana Medical Licensing Board](https://indianacitizen.org/rokita-watch/rokita-advances-complaint-against-bernard-to-indiana-medical-licensing-board/) - By Casey Smith Indiana Capital Chronicle Nov. 30, 2022 Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita (above) on Wednesday sent a complaint against an Indianapolis-based doctor who is at the center of a controversial abortion case to the Indiana Medical Licensing Board. The Republican attorney general said in a statement that Dr. Caitlin Bernard, an OB-GYN, “failed
- [Doctor who provided minor abortion care sues AG Rokita for 'baseless investigation'](https://indianacitizen.org/rokita-watch/doctor-who-provided-minor-abortion-care-sues-ag-rokita-for-baseless-investigation/) - By Whitney Downard Indiana Capital Chronicle Nov. 3, 2022 Two Indianapolis doctors — including one at the center of a controversial abortion case over the summer — filed suit Thursday against Attorney General Todd Rokita (above) to block his office from continuing a “baseless investigation into physicians who provide abortion care.” The suit claims Rokita
- [John Krull commentary: Hopalong Rokita has his usual dinner](https://indianacitizen.org/rokita-watch/john-krull-commentary-hopalong-rokita-has-his-usual-dinner/) - Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita must find it hard to walk. The state’s lawyer doesn’t just put his foot in his mouth. He shoves it all the way down his throat and into his digestive track, which leaves him hopping clumsily around and falling frequently. Rokita’s latest instance of foot-in-intestines disease came when, for reasons
- [Rokita draws backlash for tweets about Kayne West, Christopher Columbus](https://indianacitizen.org/rokita-watch/rokita-draws-backlash-for-tweets-about-kayne-west-christopher-columbus/) - By Casey Smith Indiana Capital Chronicle Oct. 11, 2022 Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita (above) drew waves of backlash on social media after he tweet-praised Kanye West’s “independent thinking,” over the weekend and on Monday commended Christopher Columbus for “discovering America.” Rokita’s tweets — on his official state account — came just days after the rapper,
- [Former Supreme Court staff attorney questions Rokita's adherence to ethical standards in op-ed](https://indianacitizen.org/rokita-watch/former-supreme-court-staff-attorney-questions-rokitas-adherence-to-ethical-standards-in-op-ed/) - A former staff attorney for the Indiana Supreme Court said in an Indiana Lawyer op-ed published Wednesday that Attorney General Todd Rokita may have violated three Indiana Rules of Professional Conduct in his public comments about a doctor who provided abortion services to a 10-year-old rape victim earlier this year. Paula Cordoza-Jones, who retired in
- [John Krull commentary: Fun and games on someone else's dime](https://indianacitizen.org/rokita-watch/john-krull-commentary-fun-and-games-on-someone-elses-dime/) - Being attorney general in a lot of states—including, apparently, Indiana—must not be that demanding a job. Because these folks seem to have a lot of time on their hands. All too often, they use that time to drag their states into fights that are none of their business. In doing so, they spend their taxpayers’
- [The AG: Rokita assumes an oft-misunderstood office](https://indianacitizen.org/rokita-watch/the-ag-rokita-assumes-an-oft-misunderstood-office/) - As Indiana’s statewide offices go, attorney general sounds pretty glamorous — the kind of job that might inspire a fast-paced, drama-filled television series. Alas, while it might get higher ratings than a series devoted to, say, Indiana’s auditor or treasurer, the show probably wouldn’t get renewed for a second season. Simply put, the Indiana attorney
- [Rokita files court motion to throw out Holcomb lawsuit against General Assembly](https://indianacitizen.org/rokita-watch/rokita-files-court-motion-to-throw-out-holcomb-lawsuit-against-general-assembly/) - UPDATE: Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita has filed a motion for the Marion County Superior Court to strike down Gov. Eric Holcomb’s lawsuit against the Indiana General Assembly over HEA 1123. Rokita, a Republican, issued a statement April 27 saying the governor could not go to the courts because only the Office of the Indiana Attorney General can handle disputes
- [John Krull commentary: Todd Rokita continues Indiana's attorney general tradition](https://indianacitizen.org/rokita-watch/john-krull-commentary-todd-rokita-continues-indianas-attorney-general-tradition/) - There must be something about the office of Indiana attorney general that attracts people who are, as my late grandfather used to say, “half a bubble off of plumb.” Back in the 1970s, the office was occupied by a martinet named Ted Sendak, who famously demanded that everyone call him “General.” He searched for communists
- [Another volley of court filings in Holcomb-Rokita dispute over lawsuit](https://indianacitizen.org/rokita-watch/another-volley-of-court-filings-in-holcomb-rokita-dispute-over-lawsuit/) - Gov. Eric Holcomb and Attorney General Todd Rokita (above) continued this week to release conflicting press statements and file court documents in their dispute over the constitutionality of the House Enrolled Act 1123 lawsuit. In April, Holcomb vetoed the bill that would limit his powers during a state of emergency like the COVID-19 pandemic. Shortly after
- [John Krull commentary: Todd Rokita's odd compulsion](https://indianacitizen.org/rokita-watch/john-krull-commentary-todd-rokitas-odd-compulsion/) - When he was a small boy, Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita must have been the kind of kid who had to touch a hot stove multiple times before he figured out it burned. Time and age haven’t taught him much. The Indiana Supreme Court just rejected—for the second time—Rokita’s attempt to keep a lawsuit filed
- [Rokita press conference dispute raises questions about journalist access](https://indianacitizen.org/rokita-watch/rokita-press-conference-dispute-raises-questions-about-journalist-access/) - Political commentator Abdul-Hakim Shabazz (above) says he was turned away from a press conference held by Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita on Thursday. Shabazz, editor and publisher of Indy Politics and an attorney, received an invitation to the press conference on robocalls and sent back his RSVP in time, according to his column yesterday, which
- [Shabazz awaits response from AG Rokita, SPJ demands an apology](https://indianacitizen.org/rokita-watch/shabazz-awaits-response-from-ag-rokita-spj-demands-an-apology/) - The Indiana Pro Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists is demanding an apology from Attorney General Todd Rokita (above) to journalist Abdul-Hakim Shabazz after excluding him from a news conference. Shabazz was denied access to Rokita’s press conference on robocalls on Thursday after receiving an invitation to the event and sending his RSVP. Shabazz
- [ACLU joins journalist Abdul-Hakim Shabazz in First Amendment lawsuit against AG Rokita](https://indianacitizen.org/rokita-watch/aclu-joins-journalist-abdul-hakim-shabazz-in-first-amendment-lawsuit-against-ag-rokita/) - Last year, Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita denied journalist Abdul-Hakim Shabazz (above) entry to a press conference through a spokesperson, who said he was not “credentialed media.” Now Shabazz has filed a suit against the AG. Shabazz has been covering politics in Indiana for nearly two decades. Despite presenting state-issued media credentials, Shabazz was not
- [John Krull commentary: Two big Todd Rokita bad habits](https://indianacitizen.org/rokita-watch/john-krull-commentary-two-big-todd-rokita-bad-habits/) - Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita has at least two annoying habits. One is picking senseless fights. The other is wasting taxpayer money. Our money. Both these character flaws are on display in Rokita’s dispute with conservative commentator, radio talk show host and gadfly Abdul-Hakim Shabazz. Their quarrel now has grown into a lawsuit. Let’s be
- [Shabazz v. Rokita lawsuit could hold long-term implications for journalists](https://indianacitizen.org/rokita-watch/shabazz-v-rokita-lawsuit-could-hold-long-term-implications-for-journalists/) - The maneuvering continues in the federal lawsuit between Attorney General Todd Rokita and journalist Abdul-Hakim Shabazz (above) that a First Amendment expert says could hold significant implications for how the press covers public officials. The lawsuit—Shabazz v. Rokita—stems from an October incident in which staff in Rokita’s office barred Shabazz, an attorney and publisher of IndyPolitics.Org, from attending
- [Rokita, Shabazz reach settlement on press-access lawsuit](https://indianacitizen.org/rokita-watch/rokita-shabazz-reach-settlement-on-press-access-lawsuit/) - Journalist Abdul-Hakim Shabazz has had his admission to press conferences with Attorney General Todd Rokita (above) restored—though he says he doubts he'll be called on for questions any time soon. The two reached an agreement before Shabazz v. Rokita could land in court. It stemmed from an October 2021 incident in which Rokita's staff barred Shabazz, an attorney and publisher
- [John Krull commentary: Todd Rokita's chestnut horse](https://indianacitizen.org/rokita-watch/john-krull-commentary-todd-rokitas-chestnut-horse/) - The explanation Indiana Attorney Todd Rokita offered for settling his silly, silly lawsuit with conservative commentator and radio talk show host Abdul-Hakim Shabazz reveals what Rokita thinks about his voters. He believes they are gullible. Really. Really. Really. Gullible. To paraphrase Abraham Lincoln, the attorney general is betting that his backers can’t tell the difference
- [AG Rokita receives ‘cease and desist’ from doctor in 10-year-old’s abortion](https://indianacitizen.org/rokita-watch/ag-rokita-receives-cease-and-desist-from-doctor-in-10-year-olds-abortion/) - By Whitney Downard and Casey Smith Indiana Capital Chronicle July 15, 2022 An attorney representing an Indianapolis doctor has sent a cease-and-desist letter to Attorney General Todd Rokita (above, right) advising him to stop making false and misleading statements about the doctor who oversaw a medication abortion for a 10-year-old rape victim from Ohio. Rokita publicly
- [Former IU law school dean calls for Rokita disciplinary investigation](https://indianacitizen.org/rokita-watch/former-iu-law-school-dean-calls-for-rokita-disciplinary-investigation/) - By Casey Smith Indiana Capital Chronicle July 19, 2022 Indiana’s attorney general maintains he did nothing wrong after a former Indiana University provost and law school dean called for a disciplinary investigation into his televised statements about the doctor who oversaw a medication abortion for a 10-year-old rape victim from Ohio. Former IU Maurer School of Law
- [Rokita’s TikTok legal battle part of array of contingency fee contracts](https://indianacitizen.org/rokita-watch/rokitas-tiktok-legal-battle-part-of-array-of-contingency-fee-contracts/) - By: Leslie Bonilla Muniz Indiana Capital Chronicle August 1, 2022 When Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita’s office jumped onto a multi-state, bipartisan investigation of social media giant TikTok, it wasn’t initially clear his office would outsource the work to a Washington, D.C.-based boutique legal firm for free — almost. “We’re going to find out whether
- [Anti-Common Core activist failed to register as lobbyist for Rokita’s office](https://indianacitizen.org/rokita-watch/anti-common-core-activist-failed-to-register-as-lobbyist-for-rokitas-office/) - By Leslie Bonilla Muniz Indiana Capital Chronicle August 9, 2022 A Hoosiers Against Common Core co-founder turned policy consultant and state contractor mistakenly registered as a lobbyist for the city of Indianapolis rather than the state of Indiana, Attorney General Todd Rokita’s office has confirmed. Erin Tuttle formed Tuttle Consulting, LLC, on August 16, 2021,
- [Brooks, Tinder slam Attorney General Rokita for baseless claims](https://indianacitizen.org/rokita-watch/brooks-tinder-slam-attorney-general-rokita-for-baseless-claims/) - By Leslie Bonilla Muniz Indiana Capital Chronicle August 12, 2022 Former U.S. Congresswoman Susan Brooks and former federal judge John Tinder, in a Wall Street Journal column Wednesday, excoriated Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita for his investigation of the physician who oversaw an abortion on a 10-year-old rape survivor from Ohio. Rokita first announced his office was investigating
- [Rokita: No “woke” ESG criteria allowed in pension investments](https://indianacitizen.org/rokita-watch/rokita-no-woke-esg-criteria-allowed-in-pension-investments/) - By Leslie Bonilla Muniz Indiana Capital Chronicle Sept. 2, 2022 Indiana and its investment managers can’t make government employee pension system investments based on environmental, social or governance criteria, Attorney General Todd Rokita (above) wrote in an advisory opinion released Thursday. Under state law, Rokita said, those decisions can only take Indiana employees and retirees’ financial

## ELECTION 2022

- [Morales taps transition team](https://indianacitizen.org/election-2022/6481/) - Indiana Capital Chronicle Nov. 21, 2022 Secretary of State-elect Diego Morales (above) on Monday announced a 13-person transition team — co-chaired by a former state office holder — following his easy election night victory. A news release said the team will offer organizational and logistical support and includes individuals with decades of experience in both
- [John Krull commentary: Diego Morales' message to Democrats](https://indianacitizen.org/election-2022/john-krull-commentary-diego-morales-message-to-democrats/) - Republican Diego Morales delivered a loud wake-up call for Hoosier Democrats in the 2022 election. Morales, the GOP candidate for Indiana secretary of state, trounced his Democratic opponent, Destiny Wells, by a double-digit margin. Morales did this even though he is perhaps the single most flawed major-party candidate for statewide office in Indiana history. There
- ['MONEY FOLLOWS POWER:' The totals rolling into Indiana’s race for secretary of state are nearly twice those of recent elections.](https://indianacitizen.org/election-2022/money-follows-power-the-totals-rolling-into-indianas-race-for-secretary-of-state-are-nearly-twice-those-of-recent-elections/) - The following report was written by Indiana journalists Barb Berggoetz and Steve Hinnefeld for The Indiana Citizen. November 3, 2022 Indiana’s hotly contested and closely watched campaign for secretary of state has drawn more than $2 million in contributions – far more than recent contests for the sometimes overlooked state office. Republican Diego Morales has
- [A CHANCE TO MAKE HISTORY: He’s in it to win it – but with just 10% of the vote, Jeffrey Maurer could give Libertarians something they’ve never had in Indiana.](https://indianacitizen.org/election-2022/a-chance-to-make-history-hes-in-it-to-win-it-but-with-just-10-of-the-vote-jeffrey-maurer-could-give-libertarians-something-theyve-never-had-in-indiana/) - The following profile, the last of three of the candidates for Indiana secretary of state, was written by Indiana journalists Steve Hinnefeld and Barb Berggoetz for The Indiana Citizen. October 20, 2022 Jeffrey Maurer (above) sees a chance to make his mark in his first run for elected office. As a Libertarian running for secretary
- ['We'll speak for him:' Secretary of State candidates Wells, Maurer skewer Republican Morales as he skips another debate](https://indianacitizen.org/election-2022/well-speak-for-him-secretary-of-state-candidates-wells-maurer-skewer-republican-morales-as-he-skips-another-debate/) - In what has become a familiar sight, two of the candidates for Indiana secretary of state debated Tuesday before an Indianapolis audience -- this time, the Rotary Club of Indianapolis -- with the sharpest dialogue focused on a third candidate who did not attend. Democrat Destiny Scott Wells (above, left) and Libertarian Jeff Maurer (above,
- [FROM THE INDIANA CITIZEN: 11 QUESTIONS FOR THE NEXT SECRETARY OF STATE -- AND HOW THE CANDIDATES ANSWERED](https://indianacitizen.org/election-2022/new-from-the-indiana-citizen-11-questions-for-the-next-secretary-of-state-and-how-the-candidates-answered/) - More than in most midterm election years, you’ve probably been hearing about the candidates for secretary of state in Indiana. You’re probably hearing more than a few questions – directed primarily at the Republican nominee, Diego Morales, over his portrayal of his military service, allegations of inappropriate conduct toward women in his past and his
- [HE’S CLEAR ON THIS MUCH:  Though beset by questions and prone to changing his mind, Diego Morales remains firm in resisting changes aimed at increasing voter turnout.](https://indianacitizen.org/election-2022/hes-clear-on-this-much-though-beset-by-questions-and-prone-to-changing-his-mind-diego-morales-remains-firm-in-resisting-changes-aimed-at-increasing-voter-turnout/) - The following profile, the second of three of the candidates for Indiana secretary of state, was written by Indiana journalists Steve Hinnefeld and Barb Berggoetz for The Indiana Citizen. October 17, 2022 Diego Morales (above) calls himself a living example of the American dream, a conservative Christian guided by his faith and a proud, successful
- [‘A BIT OF A LINE TO WALK:’ A Democrat with a rare shot at breaking the GOP win streak, Destiny Wells sounds a note of caution on pushing too aggressively for reform.](https://indianacitizen.org/election-2022/a-bit-of-a-line-to-walk-a-democrat-with-a-rare-shot-at-breaking-the-gop-win-streak-destiny-wells-sounds-a-note-of-caution-on-pushing-too-aggressively-for-reform/) - The following profile, the first of three of the candidates for Indiana secretary of state, was written by Indiana journalists Steve Hinnefeld and Barb Berggoetz for The Indiana Citizen. October 14, 2022 Destiny Scott Wells (above) might have the ideal resume for someone running for statewide office in Indiana. At 38, she’s a veteran of
- [Abdul-Hakim Shabazz commentary: Leggo their Diego](https://indianacitizen.org/election-2022/abdul-hakim-shabazz-commentary-leggo-their-diego/) - Okay, I will freely admit to stealing that headline from an anti-Diego Morales mailer when he ran for Congress in the 4th District in 2018. However, I find the title fitting because it's the best way I can describe Morales' supporters, especially in light of recent news surrounding the candidate. Where do we start? Getting
- [With Morales again absent, Secretary of State candidate debate pits election security fears vs. confidence](https://indianacitizen.org/election-2022/with-morales-again-absent-secretary-of-state-candidate-debate-pits-election-security-fears-vs-confidence/) - By Leslie Bonilla Muniz Indiana Capital Chronicle Oct. 11, 2022 The two candidates who participated in an Indiana Secretary of State debate Monday night — Democrat Destiny Wells (above, right) and Libertarian Jeff Maurer (above, center) — differed sharply on election security, with divergent viewpoints that led to disparate signature policy stances. Maurer repeatedly highlighted
- [Could Morales allegations tilt Secretary of State’s race?](https://indianacitizen.org/election-2022/could-morales-allegations-tilt-secretary-of-states-race/) - By Leslie Bonilla Muniz Indiana Capital Chronicle Oct. 4, 2022 Republican Secretary of State candidate Diego Morales (above) has fielded controversy since his first unsuccessful bid for public office in 2018, but could a pair of sexual misconduct allegations less than a month before Election Day endanger his latest campaign? Two longtime former Republicans divulged
- [Latest poll: Democratic candidate holds lead in secretary of state race](https://indianacitizen.org/election-2022/latest-poll-democratic-candidate-holds-lead-in-secretary-of-state-race/) - A new poll indicates tight races for Indiana secretary of state and U.S. Senate, with the Republican candidates losing by four percentage points and winning by just two, respectively. The 600-person poll from Sept. 25 and 26 was administered by ARW Strategies and Indy Politics. (The Statehouse File publishes opinion articles from Indy Politics’ editor and publisher, Abdul-Hakim Shabazz.) In
- [Morales responds to sexual harassment allegations](https://indianacitizen.org/election-2022/morales-responds-to-sexual-harassment-allegations/) - Abdul Hakim Shabazz, editor of IndyPolitics.org and a frequent Statehouse File columnist, has published an article in which two women accuse Republican secretary of state candidate Diego Morales (above) of sexual harassment. The article did not identify the women. “The claims being made against me are false and I unequivocally deny all of them,” Morales told IndyPolitics.org Friday. Shortly after the release of the article,
- [Secretary of state candidates Wells and Maurer debate Tuesday while Morales' chair sits empty](https://indianacitizen.org/election-2022/secretary-of-state-candidates-wells-and-maurer-debate-tuesday-while-morales-chair-sits-empty/) - The chair reserved for Republican candidate Diego Morales sat empty at an Election Law Forum featuring the candidates for Indiana secretary of state Tuesday. The Asian Pacific American Bar Association of Indiana hosted the forum, with APABA-IN president G. Michael Witte (above, left) moderating the exchange between Democratic candidate Destiny Wells (center) and Libertarian candidate
- [John Krull commentary: When night is day and down is up](https://indianacitizen.org/election-2022/john-krull-commentary-when-night-is-day-and-down-is-up/) - Anyone who wants to understand just how much Donald Trump has transformed the Republican Party should look no further than the GOP’s candidate for Indiana secretary of state, Diego Morales. Morales, it seems, is a dues-paying member of the scandal-a-day club. The most recent one to dog his campaign involves questions about his service in
- [No Libertarian has won statewide office—but Maurer hopes to close the gap](https://indianacitizen.org/election-2022/no-libertarian-has-won-statewide-office-but-maurer-hopes-to-close-the-gap/) - Libertarian Jeff Maurer hopes to make election history in Indiana, and he can do that in November, by being elected Secretary of State since his party has never won a statewide office here. But Maurer says he also aims to make voters feel more confident in the election process at a time when public trust
- [Could Wells be first Democratic secretary of state in almost 30 years?](https://indianacitizen.org/election-2022/could-wells-be-first-democratic-secretary-of-state-in-almost-30-years/) - In 2016, Destiny Wells (above) was on deployment in Afghanistan—a time that would spark her decision to run for Indiana office. When she was first deployed, she flew out with President Barack Obama as her commander in chief. At the time, due to the widespread assumption that Hillary Clinton would beat Donald Trump in the
- [Morales tries to make campaign messages heard over ongoing controversies](https://indianacitizen.org/election-2022/morales-tries-to-make-campaign-messages-heard-over-ongoing-controversies/) - Diego Morales wants to tell voters why he’s running and what he’d do if elected as Indiana secretary of state. But with a campaign beset by scrutiny and controversy, the Republican candidate is often forced on the defensive. Morales immigrated with his family from Guatemala to Sellersburg, Indiana, where he attended high school, and he
- [Morales walks back early voting limits idea](https://indianacitizen.org/election-2022/morales-walks-back-early-voting-limits-idea/) - By Leslie Bonilla Muniz Indiana Capital Chronicle Sept. 13, 2022 Diego Morales (above), the Republican candidate for Indiana Secretary of State, is walking back a proposal to cut early voting as well as softening comments on the 2020 election. The Secretary of State is Indiana’s highest election official. Morales previously said he wanted to slash
- ['We all use that word, actually:' GOP Secretary of State nominee Morales responds to criticism of using 'veteran' to describe himself](https://indianacitizen.org/election-2022/we-all-use-that-word-actually-gop-secretary-of-state-nominee-morales-responds-to-criticism-of-using-veteran-to-describe-himself/) - Diego Morales (above), Republican candidate for Indiana secretary of state, on Friday defended his claim to being a veteran after an Indianapolis newspaper columnist and Indiana Democrats questioned his military service. Morales said in an interview with The Statehouse File that he considers himself a veteran. “I tell you this: We all use that word,
- [YOUR MOST IMPORTANT CHOICE ON THE 2022 BALLOT?  AN OFFICE ‘AT THE VERY HEART OF OUR DEMOCRACY’](https://indianacitizen.org/election-2022/your-most-important-choice-on-the-2022-ballot-an-office-at-the-very-heart-of-our-democracy/) - To launch our coverage of Indiana’s election of a new secretary of state, the following report was written by Indiana journalists Barb Berggoetz and Steve Hinnefeld for The Indiana Citizen. Sept. 20, 2022 Indiana will elect a new secretary of state in November as a fresh spotlight glares on these once-obscure offices across the nation –
- [Secretary of State Sullivan ousted from GOP ticket in convention vote](https://indianacitizen.org/election-2022/secretary-of-state-sullivan-ousted-from-gop-ticket-in-convention-vote/) - June 18, 2022 Incumbent Secretary of State Holli Sullivan was defeated Saturday afternoon in a vote by Indiana State Republican Party convention delegates who gave a majority to challenger Diego Morales on the second ballot. Sullivan, a former state representative who was appointed to the office in 2021 after the resignation of Connie Lawson, received
- [Sheila Kennedy commentary: A down-ballot threat](https://indianacitizen.org/election-2022/sheila-kennedy-commentary-a-down-ballot-threat/) - August 1, 2022 A recent article from Time Magazine highlighted yet another threat to American democracy–and this particular threat is especially worrisome, because it involves political contests that voters rarely focus on. In our highly polarized era, most voters no longer split their tickets, and few even bother to look “down ballot”–beyond the more publicized races to
- [Morales seeks unity as opponents campaign off controversy](https://indianacitizen.org/election-2022/morales-seeks-unity-as-opponents-campaign-off-controversy/) - By Leslie Bonilla Muniz Indiana Capital Chronicle June 29, 2022 The race for Indiana’s next Secretary of State – typically a low-interest, down-ballot contest – has become a referendum on the future of the Indiana Republican Party with a rare statewide opportunity for hopeful Democrats. Republican insiders earlier this month voted to nominate former Mike Pence

## Abortions

- [Indiana Supreme Court hears oral arguments over abortion ban](https://indianacitizen.org/abortion/indiana-supreme-court-hears-oral-arguments-over-abortion-ban/) - After last summer’s enactment of Senate Bill 1, which outlawed abortion with few exceptions, the Indiana Supreme Court heard oral arguments Thursday from state officials defending the ban and Planned Parenthood seeking to overturn it. The discussion also addressed a preliminary injunction blocking the abortion ban, a case the Supreme Court took on, bypassing the Court of Appeals.
- [Indiana Senate passes abortion ban by a 1-vote margin](https://indianacitizen.org/abortion/indiana-senate-passes-abortion-ban-by-a-1-vote-margin/) - Senate Bill 1, a ban on abortion with exceptions only for rape, incest and to save the life of the mother, was passed by the Indiana Senate Saturday by the narrowest margin possible – one vote. The bill, passed 26-20 and with 10 of the Senate's Republicans supermajority voting against it, would provide one of
- [After Senate concurrence Friday night, Holcomb signs abortion bill into law](https://indianacitizen.org/abortion/after-senate-concurrence-friday-night-holcomb-signs-abortion-bill-into-law/) - With a vote Friday night in the Indiana Senate, a bill banning abortion with only a few narrow exceptions cleared its final legislative hurdle. Less than an hour later, Gov. Eric Holcomb signed Senate Enrolled Act 1 into law, making Indiana the first state to change its abortion laws since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned
- [Proposed abortion ban with narrow exceptions up for a final House vote Friday](https://indianacitizen.org/abortion/proposed-abortion-ban-with-narrow-exceptions-up-for-a-final-house-vote-friday/) - The Indiana House Thursday repeatedly voted down amendments from Republicans and Democrats alike to Senate Bill 1, a total ban on abortion with exceptions for rape, incest, and life of the mother, sending the bill to a final floor vote on Friday. As in the Indiana Senate last week, among the amendments voted down was
- [Two lawsuits challenge Indiana’s abortion ban going into effect Thursday](https://indianacitizen.org/abortion/two-lawsuits-challenge-indianas-abortion-ban-going-into-effect-thursday/) - Indiana’s abortion ban is set to take effect in three days. While a majority of the Indiana General Assembly voted for Senate Enrolled Act 1, and Gov. Eric Holcomb signed it into law, it’s the subject of two lawsuits refuting its legality. The first, filed by Planned Parenthood and the American Civil Liberties Union of
- [Abortion ban remains blocked as lawsuit heads to Indiana Supreme Court](https://indianacitizen.org/abortion/abortion-ban-remains-blocked-as-lawsuit-heads-to-indiana-supreme-court/) - The Indiana Supreme Court has ruled that it — and not the Indiana Court of Appeals — will hear a lawsuit claiming the state’s abortion ban violates Indiana’s constitution . There is currently a preliminary injunction blocking the ban from taking place—meaning abortions are available up to 20 weeks and can be performed by abortion clinics.
- [Doctor who provided minor abortion care sues AG Rokita for ‘baseless investigation'](https://indianacitizen.org/abortion/doctor-who-provided-minor-abortion-care-sues-ag-rokita-for-baseless-investigation/) - By Whitney Downard Indiana Capital Chronicle Nov. 3, 2022 Two Indianapolis doctors — including one at the center of a controversial abortion case over the summer — filed suit Thursday against Attorney General Todd Rokita (above) to block his office from continuing a “baseless investigation into physicians who provide abortion care.” The suit claims Rokita overstepped his statutory
- [Indiana abortion ban hit with second preliminary injunction](https://indianacitizen.org/abortion/indiana-abortion-ban-hit-with-second-preliminary-injunction/) - For the second time this year, an Indiana judge has issued a preliminary injunction on the state’s abortion ban—Senate Enrolled Act 1—stemming from an American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana lawsuit. The first injunction came when a circuit judge in September decided there was enough merit to pause it, based on Planned Parenthood and the Indiana ACLU’s argument that
- [Rokita advances complaint against Bernard to Indiana Medical Licensing Board](https://indianacitizen.org/abortion/rokita-advances-complaint-against-bernard-to-indiana-medical-licensing-board/) - By Casey Smith Indiana Capital Chronicle Nov. 30, 2022 Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita (above) on Wednesday sent a complaint against an Indianapolis-based doctor who is at the center of a controversial abortion case to the Indiana Medical Licensing Board. The Republican attorney general said in a statement that Dr. Caitlin Bernard, an OB-GYN, “failed
- [John Krull commentary: A time and place for wisdom](https://indianacitizen.org/abortion/john-krull-commentary-a-time-and-place-for-wisdom/) - The Indiana Court of Appeals rejected Attorney General Todd Rokita’s attempt to rush the Hoosier state’s draconian new abortion ban through the judicial branch as fast it raced through the legislature. Regardless of where the state’s courts ultimately land on the question, it was the right decision. Haste may not always make waste, but it
- [House committee approves amended abortion ban](https://indianacitizen.org/abortion/house-committee-approves-amended-abortion-ban/) - An Indiana House committee approved the Senate-passed abortion ban Tuesday, sending it to the House floor with amendments including an exception to protect the health of the mother. In a 8-5 vote – along party lines except for Republican Cindy Ziemke of Oldenburg joining Democrats in opposition – the House Courts and Criminal Code Committee
- [House committee to hear testimony on abortion bill Tuesday morning](https://indianacitizen.org/abortion/house-committee-to-hear-testimony-on-abortion-bill-tuesday-morning/) - Public testimony on Senate Bill 1, which provides for a ban on abortion with exceptions only for rape, incest and to save the life of the mother, will begin at 9 a.m. Tuesday before the House Courts and Criminal Code Committee. The Indiana House of Representatives held a brief session Monday afternoon to assign the
- [Former IU law school dean calls for Rokita disciplinary investigation](https://indianacitizen.org/abortion/former-iu-law-school-dean-calls-for-rokita-disciplinary-investigation/) - By Casey Smith Indiana Capital Chronicle July 19, 2022 Indiana’s attorney general maintains he did nothing wrong after a former Indiana University provost and law school dean called for a disciplinary investigation into his televised statements about the doctor who oversaw a medication abortion for a 10-year-old rape victim from Ohio. Former IU Maurer School of Law
- [Abortion bill advances to full Senate after hours of emotional testimony and debate](https://indianacitizen.org/abortion/abortion-bill-advances-to-full-senate-after-hours-of-emotional-testimony-and-debate/) - Indiana’s Senate Bill 1, a total ban on abortion with exceptions for rape, incest and the life of the mother, narrowly made it out of committee Tuesday despite having a Republican majority. As the Indiana Senate Rules and Legislative Procedure Committee wrapped up a combined seven hours of public testimony, 61 people testified, with those opposing abortion
- [Brooks, Tinder slam Attorney General Rokita for baseless claims](https://indianacitizen.org/abortion/brooks-tinder-slam-attorney-general-rokita-for-baseless-claims/) - By Leslie Bonilla Muniz Indiana Capital Chronicle August 12, 2022 Former U.S. Congresswoman Susan Brooks and former federal judge John Tinder, in a Wall Street Journal column Wednesday, excoriated Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita (above) for his investigation of the physician who oversaw an abortion on a 10-year-old rape survivor from Ohio. Rokita first announced
- [In epic Senate abortion bill debate, rape/incest exception proves a lightning rod](https://indianacitizen.org/abortion/in-epic-senate-abortion-bill-debate-rape-incest-exception-proves-a-lightning-rod/) - “Let me tell you, this is the great debate. People will remember what we did.” That’s what Sen. Michael Young (above), R-Indianapolis, said while giving closing remarks Thursday night for his Amendment 58, which would get rid of the rape and incest exceptions included in Senate Bill 1. The amendment -- finally voted down, 18-28
- ['You care about power': Democrats decry abortion bill now headed for Senate debate](https://indianacitizen.org/abortion/you-care-about-power-democrats-decry-abortion-bill-now-headed-for-senate-debate/) - After its passage in committee Tuesday, the Indiana Senate on Wednesday officially adopted the committee report on the controversial bill to restrict abortion, setting the stage for floor debate to begin Thursday. The motion to accept the report prevailed in a 35-9 vote along party lines, with six senators not voting. Senate Minority Leader Greg
- [Special session likely to ban abortion begins with day of raucous protest](https://indianacitizen.org/abortion/special-session-likely-to-ban-abortion-begins-with-day-of-raucous-protest/) - Nobody seemed happy with Senate Bill 1 at the Indiana Statehouse on Monday. Hundreds of pro- and anti-abortion protestors argued, chanted, stomped and waved signs both inside and outside the Statehouse as lawmakers began a special session expected to ban abortion in Indiana. Hours of public testimony, protests and press conferences showed that nobody was
- [Abortion ban legislation is likely already in final form, says analyst](https://indianacitizen.org/abortion/abortion-ban-legislation-is-likely-already-in-final-form-says-analyst/) - One of the state’s leading political analysts believes Republican leadership already has enough votes to pass Senate Bill 1 in its current form but there will be attempts to amend it. On Wednesday, Senate President Pro Tem Rodric Bray, R-Martinsville, and Sen. Sue Glick, R-LaGrange, unveiled a total ban on abortion in the state of
- [Proposed abortion ban to allow exceptions, would not increase criminal penalties](https://indianacitizen.org/abortion/proposed-abortion-ban-to-allow-exceptions-would-not-increase-criminal-penalties/) - Indiana’s Senate Bill 1 proposes a total ban on abortions with exceptions for rape, incest and the life of the mother. Senate President Pro Tem Rodric Bray, R-Martinsville, and Sen. Sue Glick, R-LaGrange, held a press conference Wednesday in the Senate Chamber to release the much-anticipated legislation, to be taken up during a special session
- [Anticipating state abortion ban, protesters continue to descend on Statehouse](https://indianacitizen.org/abortion/anticipating-state-abortion-ban-protesters-continue-to-descend-on-statehouse/) - Tracey Nix found out she had cervical cancer when she was pregnant. “And it was aggressive,” she said. “It was growing very quickly. And my doctor, for whatever reason, said that they would do nothing about it during the first trimester. So that would have put me in the second trimester, which in many states
- [John Krull commentary: Sauce for the goose ...](https://indianacitizen.org/abortion/john-krull-commentary-sauce-for-the-goose/) - The social conservatives who rushed and rammed through Indiana’s draconian law banning abortion have a new fight on their hands—with an interesting and formidable opponent. Themselves. A few days ago, the American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana filed its second legal challenge to the new state law outlawing abortion in almost all circumstances. This new
- [John Krull commentary: Self-delusion, and self-inflicted wounds](https://indianacitizen.org/abortion/john-krull-commentary-self-delusion-and-self-inflicted-wounds/) - The other day, Gov. Eric Holcomb did his best to spray perfume in and around the Hoosier outhouse. It didn’t eliminate the stench created by the Indiana General Assembly’s foolish and frantic rush to be the first state in the nation to adopt a near total ban on abortion. How could it? Our lawmakers had
- [John Krull commentary: The Supreme Court launched a demolition derby -- and in Indiana, it's only beginning](https://indianacitizen.org/abortion/john-krull-commentary-the-supreme-court-launched-a-demolition-derby-and-in-indiana-its-only-beginning/) - If the conservative members of the U.S. Supreme Court intended to smash America into fragments by overturning Roe vs. Wade, their plan is working splendidly. The just-completed demolition derby in the Indiana Senate demonstrates that. During a special session Hoosier legislators rushed into because, well, they can’t see or think beyond the ends of their
- [John Krull commentary: Across the nation, 'Hoosiers are a preview of coming attractions'](https://indianacitizen.org/abortion/john-krull-commentary-across-the-nation-hoosiers-are-a-preview-of-coming-attractions/) - Sacramento, California -- Indiana followed me across the country. Most places I stopped as I meandered my way to the west coast, people along my route asked what was going on in my home state. A woman at a bookstore in Iowa City says she had been getting action alerts and updates about big doings
- [John Krull commentary: A time for adults to be adults](https://indianacitizen.org/abortion/john-krull-commentary-a-time-for-adults-to-be-adults/) - Someday—soon, I hope—the fever will break, and we will find ourselves asking the same questions about this delirious, delusional age. Why were we so crazy?, we will ask. Why did we have to be so mean? The saga of the 10-year-old girl who was raped and had to travel to Indiana from Ohio to get
- [John Krull commentary: Whose choice is it, anyway?](https://indianacitizen.org/abortion/john-krull-commentary-whose-choice-is-it-anyway/) - Some years ago, a group opposed to abortion created a series of television commercials and an ad campaign. The theme was: “Life, what a beautiful choice.” Each spot featured a story about a woman who had decided to have a child rather than an abortion. They ended with the same tag line—about life being a
- [Start of special session delayed to July 25, allowing additional time to prepare legislation in wake of Roe v. Wade overturning](https://indianacitizen.org/abortion/start-of-special-session-delayed-to-july-25-allowing-additional-time-to-prepare-legislation-in-wake-of-roe-v-wade-overturning/) - UPDATE: Adjusting their timetable in the wake of the overturning of Roe v. Wade, Indiana legislative leaders Thursday announced the special session previously set to begin July 6 will instead start on July 25. "In light of the historic Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade, legislative leaders are anticipating a multi-week special session versus
- [John Krull commentary: Just wars, self-inflicted wounds and the overturning of Roe v. Wade](https://indianacitizen.org/abortion/john-krull-commentary-just-wars-self-inflicted-wounds-and-the-overturning-of-roe-v-wade/) - Many years ago, a political operative who served the cause of social conservatives gave me an off-the-record tutorial. At the time, he and his colleagues were in the middle of what had been predicted to be a toughly contested race. It didn’t turn out that way—largely because he and his team orchestrated a negative campaign
- [With Roe v. Wade ruling expected by year's end, a special session might be on the way](https://indianacitizen.org/abortion/with-roe-v-wade-ruling-expected-by-years-end-a-special-session-might-be-on-the-way/) - Above: While pro-abortion-rights protesters gathered Oct. 2, 2021, in downtown Indianapolis in response to a new Texas abortion law, anti-abortion advocates assembled nearby for a counter-protest. Over 100 Indiana lawmakers are asking Gov. Eric Holcomb to call a special session if the U.S. Supreme Court rules that states can restrict abortion in a case expected

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