The Indiana Citizen is a nonpartisan, non-profit platform dedicated to increasing the number of informed, engaged Hoosier citizens. Your voice matters. Read the latest at indianacitizen.org No paywall!https://bsky.app/profile/indianacitizen.orghttps://bsky.app/profile/indianacitizen.org/post/3mlbujkbqpp2pShirley 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... https://indianacitizen.org/voters-concerns-array-of-issues-drive-hoosiers-to-the-ballot-box/ #hoosiersky #primary2026 #election2026 #voters07 May 2026 18:40 +0000at://did:plc:rldmd3gaddnhr2qgnhfcv4o5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlbujkbqpp2phttps://bsky.app/profile/indianacitizen.org/post/3ml73jhbe2p2hSome 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.” https://indianacitizen.org/krull-commentary-when-only-one-person-is-thinking/ #politicaldiscussion #civility06 May 2026 16:08 +0000at://did:plc:rldmd3gaddnhr2qgnhfcv4o5/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml73jhbe2p2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/indianacitizen.org/post/3ml6pdnp6sk2nRead through our recap of Indiana’s primary 2026 with results from key races along with stories of voters and poll workers. https://indianacitizen.org/live-blog-hoosiers-go-to-the-polls-today-in-much-anticipated-primary-election/ #hoosiersky #primary2026 #election202606 May 2026 12:30 +0000at://did:plc:rldmd3gaddnhr2qgnhfcv4o5/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml6pdnp6sk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/indianacitizen.org/post/3ml6msepgfz24During 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. https://indianacitizen.org/senate-races-confirm-trumps-continued-influence-on-indiana-gop/ #hoosiersky #primary2026 #electionresults #donaldtrump06 May 2026 11:44 +0000at://did:plc:rldmd3gaddnhr2qgnhfcv4o5/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml6msepgfz24https://bsky.app/profile/indianacitizen.org/post/3ml45e2clag2bStill 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... https://indianacitizen.org/voters-were-silenced-first-friends-receives-few-answers-from-prosecutor-about-no-indictment-after-polling-site-scare/ #hoosiersky #primary202605 May 2026 12:02 +0000at://did:plc:rldmd3gaddnhr2qgnhfcv4o5/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml45e2clag2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/indianacitizen.org/post/3ml3wm5vhez2wIndiana State Police said they arrested a 24-year-old Dubois County man on Thursday for allegedly making threats against Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith. https://indianacitizen.org/dubois-county-man-arrested-over-alleged-threats-against-lt-gov-beckwith/ #hoosiersky #micahbeckwith #civility #duboiscounty05 May 2026 10:02 +0000at://did:plc:rldmd3gaddnhr2qgnhfcv4o5/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml3wm5vhez2whttps://bsky.app/profile/indianacitizen.org/post/3ml24hq23tc2aI 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... https://indianacitizen.org/beier-commentary-micah-beckwiths-spiritual-abuse-2/ #hoosiersky #christiannationalism #micahbeckwith04 May 2026 16:41 +0000at://did:plc:rldmd3gaddnhr2qgnhfcv4o5/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml24hq23tc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/indianacitizen.org/post/3ml24f2wetz2dI 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... https://indianacitizen.org/beier-commentary-micah-beckwiths-spiritual-abuse-2/ #hoosiersky #christiannationalism #micahbeckwith04 May 2026 16:40 +0000at://did:plc:rldmd3gaddnhr2qgnhfcv4o5/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml24f2wetz2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/indianacitizen.org/post/3mkzn5mrprd2rWith 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 https://indianacitizen.org/voting-rights-act-upended-u-s-supreme-court-ruling-could-revive-midcycle-redistricting/ #hoosiersky #votingrightsact #gerrymandering04 May 2026 12:07 +0000at://did:plc:rldmd3gaddnhr2qgnhfcv4o5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkzn5mrprd2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/indianacitizen.org/post/3mkzn3clrii2nThe 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. https://indianacitizen.org/race-for-senate-district-23-candidates-launch-attack-ads-in-final-stretch-of-gop-battle/ #hoosiersky #primary2026 #election202604 May 2026 12:06 +0000at://did:plc:rldmd3gaddnhr2qgnhfcv4o5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkzn3clrii2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/indianacitizen.org/post/3mkuf5uxrxt22Both supporters and critics say Indiana’s 2024 “intellectual diversity” law is having its intended effect on college instruction. That’s where the agreement ends. https://indianacitizen.org/free-inquiry-or-censorship-indianas-intellectual-diversity-mandate-impacting-higher-ed-instruction/ #hoosiersky #spencerdeery #edchat #education #intellectualdiversity02 May 2026 10:01 +0000at://did:plc:rldmd3gaddnhr2qgnhfcv4o5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkuf5uxrxt22https://bsky.app/profile/indianacitizen.org/post/3mksj6dx5lg2jLong ago, when he was Indiana’s governor, Evan Bayh disagreed with one of my columns. It wasn’t a surprise. https://indianacitizen.org/krull-commentary-the-way-the-grown-ups-do-things/ #hoosiersky #evanbayh #mitchdaniels #civility01 May 2026 16:07 +0000at://did:plc:rldmd3gaddnhr2qgnhfcv4o5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mksj6dx5lg2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/indianacitizen.org/post/3mkpywsavne2uThe 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... https://indianacitizen.org/krull-commentary-the-shooting-the-fear-and-where-we-are/ #nationalpolitics #politicalviolence30 Apr 2026 16:12 +0000at://did:plc:rldmd3gaddnhr2qgnhfcv4o5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkpywsavne2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/indianacitizen.org/post/3mkni7vkfgk2aJust to make the case plainly: If you are a family who moves to Indiana and buys a home for $225,000, you’ll pay taxes on that investment until you die. If you invest $2 billion in a data center or wind turbines or a logistics... https://indianacitizen.org/hicks-commentary-indianas-real-tax-problem/ #hoosiersky #taxes #econchat29 Apr 2026 16:07 +0000at://did:plc:rldmd3gaddnhr2qgnhfcv4o5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkni7vkfgk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/indianacitizen.org/post/3mkkxmd6gya2aDuring 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. https://indianacitizen.org/krull-commentary-inflicting-politics-on-others/ #hoosiersky #civility #civildiscourse28 Apr 2026 16:04 +0000at://did:plc:rldmd3gaddnhr2qgnhfcv4o5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkkxmd6gya2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/indianacitizen.org/post/3mkkdf5me7s2eEarly voting is outpacing recent election cycles in Hamilton County, offering an early signal of heightened voter engagement in this year’s Indiana primary. https://indianacitizen.org/competitive-contests-early-voting-surges-in-hamilton-county-as-crowded-primaries-fuel-voter-interest/ #hoosiersky #primary2026 #election2026 #earlyvoting28 Apr 2026 10:03 +0000at://did:plc:rldmd3gaddnhr2qgnhfcv4o5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkkdf5me7s2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/indianacitizen.org/post/3mkfioo4q4d2aPresident 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. https://indianacitizen.org/krull-commentary-trumps-fights-for-nothing/ #hoosiersky #donaldtrump #primary2026 #election202626 Apr 2026 11:54 +0000at://did:plc:rldmd3gaddnhr2qgnhfcv4o5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkfioo4q4d2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/indianacitizen.org/post/3mkfilmtpvb24The 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... https://indianacitizen.org/really-difficult-indiana-legal-services-helps-poor-navigate-courts-amid-federal-funding-worries/ #hoosiersky #funding26 Apr 2026 11:52 +0000at://did:plc:rldmd3gaddnhr2qgnhfcv4o5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkfilmtpvb24https://bsky.app/profile/indianacitizen.org/post/3mkdg7bsfru2aApril 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. https://indianacitizen.org/silverman-commentary-every-month-must-be-child-abuse-prevention-month/ #hoosiersky #childabuse #childabuseawareness25 Apr 2026 16:04 +0000at://did:plc:rldmd3gaddnhr2qgnhfcv4o5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkdg7bsfru2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/indianacitizen.org/post/3mkai5unhu52aDuring 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... https://indianacitizen.org/a-new-approach-gov-braun-says-law-will-address-homelessness-critics-say-it-will-make-the-problem-worse/ #hoosiersky #homelessness24 Apr 2026 12:01 +0000at://did:plc:rldmd3gaddnhr2qgnhfcv4o5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkai5unhu52ahttps://bsky.app/profile/indianacitizen.org/post/3mk6fbzeryt2aSomeone 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 private... https://indianacitizen.org/shabazz-commentary-thank-the-progressives-for-your-primary/ #hoosiersky #primary202623 Apr 2026 16:05 +0000at://did:plc:rldmd3gaddnhr2qgnhfcv4o5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk6fbzeryt2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/indianacitizen.org/post/3mk5qyrnu3s24Saying 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... https://indianacitizen.org/college-id-ban-returns-7th-circuit-lets-indiana-prohibit-use-of-student-identification-at-polls/ #hoosiersky #primary2026 #edchat23 Apr 2026 10:02 +0000at://did:plc:rldmd3gaddnhr2qgnhfcv4o5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk5qyrnu3s24https://bsky.app/profile/indianacitizen.org/post/3mk3wlz2cqj2jIt 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... https://indianacitizen.org/krull-commentary-another-micah-beckwith-meltdown/ #hoosiersky #micahbeckwith #edchat22 Apr 2026 16:36 +0000at://did:plc:rldmd3gaddnhr2qgnhfcv4o5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk3wlz2cqj2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/indianacitizen.org/post/3mk3ajy6bal2dIndiana 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... https://indianacitizen.org/lt-gov-beckwith-targets-valparaiso-superintendent-in-latest-woke-schools-clash/ #hoosiersky #turningpointusa22 Apr 2026 10:02 +0000at://did:plc:rldmd3gaddnhr2qgnhfcv4o5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk3ajy6bal2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/indianacitizen.org/post/3mjzehtb7zw2hIt’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 by his policies. The incessant TACOing is the trademark of... https://indianacitizen.org/hicks-commentary-the-remainder-of-trumps-term-will-be-about-remedying-mistakes/ #nationalpolitics #tariffs #econchat21 Apr 2026 16:07 +0000at://did:plc:rldmd3gaddnhr2qgnhfcv4o5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjzehtb7zw2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/indianacitizen.org/post/3mjyq3io7zg2dGreg 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... https://indianacitizen.org/finance-report-feud-morales-office-denies-ballard-campaigns-accusation-of-being-blocked-from-filing/ #hoosiersky #election202621 Apr 2026 10:02 +0000at://did:plc:rldmd3gaddnhr2qgnhfcv4o5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjyq3io7zg2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/indianacitizen.org/post/3mjwtwf35sb2rIndiana Attorney General Todd Rokita possesses a truly remarkable gift. He’s one of the best at wasting money. https://indianacitizen.org/krull-commentary-todd-rokita-doing-what-he-does-best/ #hoosiersky #toddrokita #taxes #freespeech #charliekirk20 Apr 2026 16:05 +0000at://did:plc:rldmd3gaddnhr2qgnhfcv4o5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjwtwf35sb2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/indianacitizen.org/post/3mjw6uoxznb2wThe 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... https://indianacitizen.org/spj-award-the-indiana-citizen-earns-statewide-journalism-honor/ #hoosiersky #christiannationalism20 Apr 2026 09:48 +0000at://did:plc:rldmd3gaddnhr2qgnhfcv4o5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjw6uoxznb2whttps://bsky.app/profile/indianacitizen.org/post/3mjrswmw4qv2zEarly 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. https://indianacitizen.org/krull-commentary-the-miseducation-of-donald-trump/ #hoosiersky #nationalpolitics #donaldtrump #richardlugar18 Apr 2026 16:04 +0000at://did:plc:rldmd3gaddnhr2qgnhfcv4o5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjrswmw4qv2z