By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen October 6, 2026 CLARKSVILLE, Ind. — Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith urged both churches and voters Monday night to pay closer attention to Indiana’s school board races,…

By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen October 8, 2026 In their second debate for Indiana secretary of state, the four candidates stayed mostly on message, outlining their priorities if elected, but…

By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen October 6, 2026 CLARKSVILLE, Ind. — Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith urged both churches and voters Monday night to pay closer attention to Indiana’s school board races, ar...

Staff Report The Indiana Citizen September 22, 2026 ReCenter Indiana is launching a six-week video ad campaign aimed at encouraging young adults to go to the polls and exercise their right to vote…

By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen September 28, 2026 Indiana will again be able to use the federal SAVE system to check Hoosier voters’ citizenship status, following Friday’s ruling by the U.S.…

By Olivia O'Neal TheStatehouseFile.com September 25, 2026 In March 2026, as Layna Ziegler was about to begin her second semester at Western Boone Junior-Senior High School in Thorntown, her parents,…

This article was originally published by Votebeat, a nonprofit news organization covering local election administration and voting access. By Carter Walker Votebeat September 24, 2026 Votebeat is a…

By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen September 21, 2026 As Indiana prepares for its first school board elections in which candidates can identify their political party affiliation on the ballot, conse...

By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen July 30, 2026 MARION, Ind. — Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith said Wednesday that Indiana should amend its constitution to require candidates for public office to p...

By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen July 23, 2026 For years, relationships connecting many of Indiana’s faith traditions have existed quietly: clergy members meeting over coffee, nonprofit leaders co...

By Steve Hinnefeld The Indiana Citizen July 15, 2026 Micah Beckwith has a talent for making headlines, engaging in fights on social media and stirring up outrage. When it comes to changing policy? Not...

By Steve Hinnefeld The Indiana Citizen July 15, 2026 Micah Beckwith has a talent for making headlines, engaging in fights on social media and stirring up outrage. When it comes to changing policy? Not...

By Sydney Byerly and Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen July 13, 2026 Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith and former U.S. Border Patrol Commander-at-Large Greg Bovino are slated to be featured at an…

By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen July 14, 2026 With just three votes separating the incumbent, state Sen. Spencer Deery, R-Lafayette, and his challenger, Paula Copenhaver, the fight for the…

By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen July 15, 2026 A coalition of progressive central Indiana advocacy groups are organizing a “Hoosier Hospitality March” in Fishers in response to an Aug. 1 “Mass…

By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen July 10, 2026 Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith, in his latest remarks condemning Islam, claimed that the religion is “actually worse” than Nazism, called for the st...

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,…

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…

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…

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 communitie...

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, t...

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 ...

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 hat...

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…

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…

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…

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 ag...

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 cal...

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…

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…

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 appe...

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 ...

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…

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…

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…

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…