The Indiana Citizen

Hoosier Christian nationalists have a champion in the Statehouse who is literally one heartbeat away from becoming governor of Indiana. But what are they planning to do with their newfound influence? That’s the question The Indiana Citizen hopes to answer. indianacitizen.org/christian-na...

I’ve noticed that every couple of years, ironically around this time, somebody, somewhere, discovers the other party exists. (Oh, lord, Yankees, in Georgia!!) POLITICO wrote about it in Washington this week... indianacitizen.org/shabazz-comm... #hoosiersky #indianapolitics #election2026 #polling

📰 Morning news roundup from around Indiana. This one is from FPI News: A partisan school board race has transformed one Indiana community indianacitizen.org/fpi-news-a-p... #hoosiersky #indianapolitics #election2026 #schoolboardelection #schoolboards

Marion County Superior Court blocked secretary of state candidate Greg Ballard in his bid to force the Indiana Election Commission to meet before the election on Nov 3, finding the interests... indianacitizen.org/risk-of-conf... #hoosiersky #indianapolitics #election2026 #gregballard #indianacourts

At this point in a hotly contested political campaign, some candidates lose whatever vestiges of common sense they possess. And some demonstrate that they have no moral core at all. indianacitizen.org/krull-commen... #hoosiersky #indianapolitics #election2026 #secretaryofstate

Describing the cycle of evictions in Marion County’s small claims courts, Rabbi Aaron Spiegel compared the process to doing laundry: wash, rinse, repeat. indianacitizen.org/public-forum... #hoosiersky #indianapolitics #election2026 #indianacourts #evictions

During my 21 years on the Indiana University faculty, my consistent research focus was on civic education–or, more accurately, its woeful lack. After a few years of confronting students... indianacitizen.org/kennedy-comm... #hoosiersky #indianapolitics #civics #education #ai

Lincoln Party candidate Greg Ballard was in Marion County Superior Court on Friday for a hearing on his lawsuit against the Indiana Election Commission. indianacitizen.org/pressing-cas... #hoosiersky #indianapolitics #election2026 #gregballard #campaignfinance #courts

On November 3, Indiana voters will decide whether to amend our state Constitution to give judges broader authority to jail people without bail while they await trial. I’m voting NO on Public Question 1 — and here’s why. indianacitizen.org/riddick-comm... #hoosiersky #indianapolitics #election2026

📰 Morning news roundup from around Indiana. This one is from Indiana Capital Chronicle: Engling, Bayh duel over key differences in secretary of state race indianacitizen.org/indiana-capi... #hoosiersky #indianapolitics #election2026 #secretaryofstate #maxengling #beaubayh

📰 Morning news roundup from around Indiana. This one is from The Statehouse File: ACLU of Indiana pauses new director’s start date, launches external review indianacitizen.org/aclu-of-indi... #hoosiersky #indianapolitics #aclu #iclu #nonprofit

In the wake of George Floyd’s murder in 2020, some local newsrooms across the country started to make changes in how they cover people of color. Many promised to use fewer mugshots in their reporting. indianacitizen.org/compton-comm... #hoosiersky #indianapolitics #mediachat #mugshots

📰 Morning news roundup from around Indiana. This one is from WFYI Public Media: IPS board candidates meet for public discussion ahead of election indianacitizen.org/wfyi-public-... #hoosiersky #indianapolitics #election2026 #ips #schoolboard

When you decided Indiana’s nonpartisan school board elections had allowed “wolves in sheep’s clothing” to win seats on these important governing bodies, you argued that Hoosiers need to know the political affiliations... indianacitizen.org/from-the-pub... #hoosiersky #indianapolitics #election2026

In announcing that a Vigo County immigrant who holds DACA status has been charged with five counts of voter fraud, Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita linked the arrest to the list of nearly 600,000... indianacitizen.org/illegal-voti... #hoosiersky #indianapolitics #election2026 #voterfraud

📰 Morning news roundup from around Indiana. This one is from Capital B Gary: Months after August storm, blackouts still plague Gary residents indianacitizen.org/capital-b-ga... #hoosiersky #indianapolitics #garyindiana #blackouts #nipsco

Not long before he died, former four-term Indianapolis Mayor Bill Hudnut talked with me about the Republican Party to which he had devoted most of his career. indianacitizen.org/krull-commen... #hoosiersky #indianapolitics #election2026 #republicanparty #gop #billhudnut

Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith is urging Hoosiers to “think biblically about the issues and individuals who shape our government” when voting in November. indianacitizen.org/beckwith-urg... #hoosiersky #indianapolitics #election2026 #micahbeckwith

📰 Morning news roundup from around Indiana. This one is from Votebeat: Experts say the midterms could face challenges, but are less concerned than in the spring -- indianacitizen.org/votebeat-exp... #hoosiersky #indianapolitics #election2026

If Max Engling loses the Secretary of State’s race, that will be the straw that breaks the Bactrian camel’s back. And yes, I picked the two-humped camel on purpose. indianacitizen.org/shabazz-comm... #hoosiersky #indianapolitics #election2026 #secretaryofstate #maxengling

📰 Morning news roundup from around Indiana. This one is from Free Press Indiana: Polling results illuminate Hoosier voters’ discontent indianacitizen.org/free-press-i... #hoosiersky #indianapolitics #election2026 #polling

📰 Morning news roundup from around Indiana. This one is from Indiana Capital Chronicle: Democrat keeps fundraising advantage in secretary of state’s race indianacitizen.org/indiana-capi... #hoosiersky #indianapolitics #election2026 #secretaryofstate

Donald Trump is a special kind of shameless. A friend of mine gave me copies of a letter and a $500 check President Trump sent to him. indianacitizen.org/krull-commen... #hoosiersky #indianapolitics #nationalpolitics #donaldtrump

Lincoln Party candidate Greg Ballard has filed a lawsuit asking the Marion County Superior Court to require the Indiana Election Commission and its four members to convene a meeting this month to review... indianacitizen.org/do-its-job-b... #hoosiersky #indianapolitics #election2026 #gregballard

Amid reports of “suspicious letters” being sent to election officials around the country, Indiana Secretary of State Diego Morales’ office said it has not received any such mailings. indianacitizen.org/sos-morales-... #hoosiersky #indianapolitics #election2026 #diegomorales

I went to two candidate forums this week, and I have a confession. They were boring. Not boring in the stare-at-your-phone, scroll social media, count-the-ceiling-tiles sense. indianacitizen.org/shabazz-comm... #hoosiersky #indianapolitics #election2026 #candidateforum #candidatedebate

Love it or hate it, digital news outlet Black Indy LIVE has more social media followers than the city’s 131-year-old Black press. The outlet, which focuses on Indianapolis’ Black community, is hard to... indianacitizen.org/compton-comm... #hoosiersky #indianapolitics #indianamedia #blackindylive

📰 Morning news roundup from around Indiana. This one is from Capital B Gary: Voting message changed to reach Hip-Hop Generation indianacitizen.org/capital-b-ga... #hoosiersky #indianapolitics #voting #civics #election2026 #hiphop #hiphopculture

Hendricks County election officials are notifying about 150 individuals that their ballots contained an error and those votes must be recast in order to count in the 2026 general election. indianacitizen.org/redo-require... #hoosiersky #indianapolitics #election2026 #hendrickscounty #electionissues

📰 Morning news roundup from around Indiana. This one is from The Indiana Capital Chronicle: Beckwith’s office initiates ex parte communication with judge -- indianacitizen.org/capital-chro... #hoosiersky #indianapolitics #micahbeckwith

Indiana’s brand-new Lincoln Party is focused on trying to elect former Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard as Indiana secretary of state. That’s a tall order. Democrats and Republicans have dominated statewide elections... indianacitizen.org/looking-ahea... #hoosiersky #indianapolitics #election2026

I have wasted far too many pixels over the years on Todd Rokita, Indiana’s pathetic Attorney General. (I really should put quotation marks around “Attorney General,” because Rokita has shown scant... indianacitizen.org/kennedy-comm... #hoosiersky #indianapolitics #toddrokita #attorneygeneral

📰 Morning news roundup from around Indiana. This one is from Votebeat: What to expect at the polling place amid uncertainty over federal agents indianacitizen.org/votebeat-wha... #hoosiersky #nationalpolitics #indianapolitics #election2026 #pollinglocations

The four candidates to be Indiana’s next secretary of state came to their biggest debate with varied challenges to meet and different roles to play. indianacitizen.org/krull-commen... #hoosiersky #indianapolitics #election2026 #secretaryofstate #debate

📰 Morning news roundup from around Indiana. This one is from KFF Health News: ‘Medicare for All’ Message Attracts Voters Buckling Under Medical Bills indianacitizen.org/kff-health-n... #hoosiersky #indianapolitics #election2026 #medicareforall #voters

Baseball exists to break one’s heart. I’m back in Cleveland, the city where I was born. indianacitizen.org/krull-commen... #baseball #family

📰 Morning news roundup from around Indiana. This one is from Chalkbeat: Zombies help an Indiana teacher bring civic lessons back to life indianacitizen.org/chalkbeat-zo... #hoosiersky #indianapolitics #civics #civicseducation #edchat

As Hoosier voters head to the polls this election, they will find on their ballots the Court of Appeals of Indiana judges and the Indiana Tax Court judge who are up for retention, but many of those voters may struggle... indianacitizen.org/voter-guide-... #hoosiersky #indianapolitics #election2026

Voting in Indiana is not an easy process. Doing your civic duty requires optimism and nimbleness. There’s very little state voter education, and registration deadlines fall almost a month before the November 3rd election. indianacitizen.org/compton-comm... #hoosiersky #indianapolitics #election2026

📰 Morning news roundup from around Indiana. This one is a staff report, Voter Help: Election Protection hotline, other assistance available for Hoosiers during voting process indianacitizen.org/voter-help-e... #hoosiersky #indianapolitics #election2026 #hotline #voting

In their second debate for Indiana secretary of state, the four candidates stayed mostly on message, outlining their priorities if elected, but they showed some of their sharpest divisions on... indianacitizen.org/round-two-so... #hoosiersky #indianapolitics #election2026 #secretaryofstate #debate

This week I had a flashback, from the ghost of elections past. In 2002, I was working for Illinois Attorney General Jim Ryan, who topped the Republican ticket as the nominee for governor. indianacitizen.org/shabazz-comm... #hoosiersky #indianapolitics #election2026 #endorsements #secretaryofstate

📰 Morning news roundup from around Indiana. This one is from Indiana Capital Chronicle: Former GOP Lt. Gov. endorses Ballard in secretary of state race indianacitizen.org/indiana-capi... #hoosiersky #indianapolitics #election2026 #gregballard #secretaryofstate

Early voting starts today in Indiana. Later today, my husband and I intend to cast our ballots, and I encourage every registered voter reading this in Indiana–or in any state where early voting has begun... indianacitizen.org/kennedy-comm... #hoosiersky #indianapolitics #election2026 #earlyvoting

Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith urged both churches and voters Monday night to pay closer attention to Indiana’s school board races, arguing that local boards have an outsized influence... indianacitizen.org/they-control... #hoosiersky #indianapolitics #election2026 #micahbeckwith #schoolboard #edchat

CLARKSVILLE, Ind. — Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith urged both churches and voters Monday night to pay closer attention to Indiana’s school board races, arguing that local boards have an outsized influence over public education. Read more @indianacitizen.org #HoosierSky #politics #INnews

It’s time to give credit where credit is due. Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita has genuine gifts. indianacitizen.org/krull-commen... #hoosiersky #indianapolitics #toddrokita #lawsuit

📰 Morning news roundup from around Indiana. This one is from Based in Lafayette: Anger over accusations flares at West Lafayette School Board indianacitizen.org/based-in-laf... #hoosiersky #indianapolitics #schoolboard #wlcsc #westlafayette #libraryboard #edchat

When Greg Ballard stepped before reporters for another news conference at the Statehouse last week, he announced his newest proposal for what has become a key issue in his campaign... indianacitizen.org/voting-issue... #hoosiersky #indianapolitics #election2026 #secretaryofstate #electionreform

Former Bartholomew County Circuit Court Magistrate Judge Brittney Long has been named Indiana’s public access counselor, replacing attorney Jennifer Ruby, whose 18-month tenure in that job was marked by long... indianacitizen.org/transparency... #hoosiersky #indianapolitics #apra #odl #opengov

What follows will be a rant. The other day, I made the mistake of following a social media discussion about the Indiana secretary of state’s race from start to finish. indianacitizen.org/krull-commen... #hoosiersky #indianapolitics #election2026 #secretaryofstate