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The Indiana Citizen @indianacitizen.org · Feb 18
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.

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One Heartbeat Away - THE INDIANA CITIZEN
Do Christian nationalists Have an Agenda for Indiana? Featured Piece A Note from the Publisher of the Indiana Citizen Hoosier Christian nationalists have a champion in the Statehouse who is literally ...
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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...

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Krull Commentary: A Trump by any other name - THE INDIANA CITIZEN
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…
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December 24, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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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 element of this jobs report.

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Hicks Commentary: A Pretty Bad Way to End the Year - THE INDIANA CITIZEN
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…
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December 23, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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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.

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DIRECT APPEAL: Interfaith coalition meets with governor’s staff to discuss death penalty - THE INDIANA CITIZEN
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…
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December 23, 2025 at 1:32 PM
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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.

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HELP FOR HOOSIER FAMILIES: Democrat, Republican leaders seek ways to curb rising costs - THE INDIANA CITIZEN
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…
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December 22, 2025 at 11:02 AM
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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...

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December 21, 2025 at 11:02 AM
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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 have increasingly embraced since the 1980s.

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Kennedy Commentary: It’s Not Your Fault… - THE INDIANA CITIZEN
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…
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December 20, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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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.

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‘GIVES US HOPE’: Faith groups see opening as they deliver appeal to Gov. Braun to end executions - THE INDIANA CITIZEN
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…
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December 20, 2025 at 11:02 AM
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“It is just taking away the grassroots power.” Lt. Governor Micah Beckwith pushes back against a bill that would end party convention selection for lieutenant governor nominees. More details @indianacitizen.org
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NOMINATING CHANGE: Beckwith says lieutenant governor selection bill would undercut parties’ grassroots power - THE INDIANA CITIZEN
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 par...
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December 19, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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Is someone lying? 🤔 Gov. Braun and Lt. Gov. Beckwith are at odds over whether federal funding was threatened over redistricting — and Hoosiers are left with conflicting accounts. Read more @indianacitizen.org
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‘IS SOMEONE LYING?’: Gov. Braun calls Lt. Gov. Beckwith’s claims about redistricting fallout for federal funding ‘fake news’ - THE INDIANA CITIZEN
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 app...
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December 19, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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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.

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#nationalpolitics #hoosiersky
Krull Commentary: The big thing the Trump crowd doesn’t get - THE INDIANA CITIZEN
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…
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December 19, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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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...

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NOMINATING CHANGE: Beckwith says lieutenant governor selection bill would undercut parties’ grassroots power - THE INDIANA CITIZEN
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…
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December 19, 2025 at 11:03 AM
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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...

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‘IS SOMEONE LYING?’: Gov. Braun calls Lt. Gov. Beckwith’s claims about redistricting fallout for federal funding ‘fake news’ - THE INDIANA CITIZEN
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…
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December 18, 2025 at 12:03 PM
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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.”

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December 18, 2025 at 10:52 AM
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December 12, 2025 at 3:50 AM
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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.

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Hicks Commentary: Art Laffer and Karl Marx remembered for being wrong - THE INDIANA CITIZEN
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…
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December 15, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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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.

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Krull Commentary: Redistricting dies, the republic lives - THE INDIANA CITIZEN
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…
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December 14, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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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...

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FRUSTRATION SHOWS: Lt. Gov. Beckwith tangles with protesters, live posts amid failed redistricting bid - THE INDIANA CITIZEN
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…
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December 14, 2025 at 1:08 PM
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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 quest for political hegemony. I identify the latter group by placing quotation marks around...

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Kennedy Commentary: Onward ‘Christian’ Soldiers - THE INDIANA CITIZEN
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…
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December 12, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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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.

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REDISTRICTING DEFEATED: Indiana Senate votes against redrawing congressional map - THE INDIANA CITIZEN
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…
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December 11, 2025 at 11:16 PM
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Power grabs are always exercises in absurdity—gross attempts to justify the unjustifiable in defense of a nakedly self-serving goal.

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#hoosiersky #redistricting
Krull Commentary: Indiana’s Trump-directed flights from reality - THE INDIANA CITIZEN
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…
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December 11, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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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.

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REDISTRICTING SHOWDOWN: Senate disposes of amendments, prepares for fight on Thursday - THE INDIANA CITIZEN
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…
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December 11, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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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.

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PRO-REDISTRICTING STANCE: Voices for redrawing map grow louder as Senate vote nears - THE INDIANA CITIZEN
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…
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December 11, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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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.

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PAYMENT PLAN: Senators Say ‘Sweet Spot’ Still Elusive on Bill to Curb Medical Debt Garnishments - THE INDIANA CITIZEN
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…
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December 11, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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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?

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Krull Commentary: Micah Beckwith’s fertile, fertile imagination - THE INDIANA CITIZEN
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.…
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December 10, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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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...

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‘BILL SHOCK’: Lawmakers discuss ways to counter rising utility costs - THE INDIANA CITIZEN
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…
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December 10, 2025 at 11:50 AM