January 5, 2026
After redistricting, here’s what Indiana Democrats want to address in 2026
Lawmakers gathered at the Capitol on January 5th to discuss 2026 legislative priorities. Following a contentious December to address redistricting, the 2026 session is expected to be shorter.
Read MoreJanuary 1, 2026
Online lottery sales, new casino on Indiana's gambling docket
Proposals for allowing the Hoosier Lottery to sell tickets online and the opening of a Fort Wayne-area casino are in the cards for what could be Indiana’s biggest gambling expansion since sports wagering was legalized in 2019.
Read MoreDecember 26, 2025
Fishers realtor Catherine Torzewski becomes latest candidate in open Indiana Senate race
Fishers-area realtor and small business owner Catherine Torzewski is the latest candidate to enter the race for central Indiana’s Senate District 31 seat.
Read MoreDecember 26, 2025
Indiana Senate Judiciary chair ousted in wake of redistricting split
Sen. Liz Brown will no longer chair the Indiana Senate’s Judiciary Committee after she earlier quit a Republican leadership position in protest of the congressional redistricting plan’s defeat.
Read MoreDecember 26, 2025
Trump administration orders 2 Indiana power plants to keep burning coal
Federal officials ordered a temporary halt to planned shutdowns of two coal-burning Indiana power plants.
Read MoreDecember 24, 2025
A rift in MAGA has top Heritage Foundation officials leaving to join with Mike Pence
The exit of more than a dozen staffers follows turmoil at Heritage and the larger conservative movement over the role of right-wing influencers who've promoted antisemitic and other extremist ideas.
Read MoreDecember 23, 2025
Hunger advocates push Indiana to opt in to summer food benefits as deadline nears
The deadline for states to decide whether to participate in SUNBucks — a federal program that helps provide funds during the summer — is approaching, after Indiana opted out of the program last year.
Read MoreDecember 23, 2025
Will Indiana’s push to expand apprenticeships leave Black men behind?
Just 9% of apprenticeships in Marion County are held by Black men.
Read MoreDecember 23, 2025
Biden stopped the executions of 37 men. Trump's DOJ wants to punish them
Since Trump took office, officials have transferred ten of the 37 men Biden spared from execution to the "Alcatraz of the Rockies." One prisoner still awaiting transfer has attempted suicide.
Read MoreDecember 22, 2025
Natural Christmas tree sales reach 25 million annually — tariffs on artificial trees not a boon
Christmas Tree Farms have declined over previous 20 years; those remaining farms are experiencing steady sales in 2025.
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