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The Indiana Citizen

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Indiana legislators are considering a bill to eliminate college degrees that don’t exist.

Senate Bill 199 would force public colleges to cut any major where graduates earn less than high school grads — except there are no such majors...

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Hicks Commentary: Indiana General Assembly using Copy-and-Paste Legislation from Out of State - 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 February 8, 2026 Indiana legislators are…

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February 10, 2026 at 5:07 PM

Indy Pedestrian Safety Crisis

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Summary for Monday, February 9, 2026

There were 2 incidents reported involving pedestrians.

#SafeStreetsIndy #Indianapolis #HoosierSky

February 10, 2026 at 2:00 PM

Indy Vision Zero Tracker

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PEDESTRIAN FATALITY
02/10/2026 07:59 AM
S BRIDGEPORT RD & ROCKVILLE RD

District 17:
Jared Evans, Councilor
Joe Hogsett, Mayor

Details: https://indyvisionzero.info/NLHvP4iakCdsntrkVyDe

#SafeStreetsIndy #Indianapolis #HoosierSky

February 10, 2026 at 1:47 PM

Indy Pedestrian Safety Crisis

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This incident has resulted in a fatality.

District 17:
Jared Evans, Councilor
Joe Hogsett, Mayor

#SafeStreetsIndy #Indianapolis #HoosierSky

February 10, 2026 at 1:40 PM

Indy Pedestrian Safety Crisis

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UPDATE: Victim in this incident is an approximately 50-year-old male struck in an apparent hit-and-run. He is seriously injured with head and face trauma and is being rushed to Eskenazi by medics.

District 17:
Jared Evans, Councilor
Joe Hogsett, Mayor

#SafeStreetsIndy #Indianapolis #HoosierSky

February 10, 2026 at 1:23 PM

Indy Pedestrian Safety Crisis

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This incident has resulted in serious bodily injury.

District 17:
Jared Evans, Councilor
Joe Hogsett, Mayor

#SafeStreetsIndy #Indianapolis #HoosierSky

February 10, 2026 at 1:19 PM

Indy Pedestrian Safety Crisis

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PEDESTRIAN INCIDENT
02/10/2026 07:59 AM
S BRIDGEPORT RD & ROCKVILLE RD

District 17:
Jared Evans, Councilor
Joe Hogsett, Mayor

Details: https://indypedcrisis.info/NLHvP4iakCdsntrkVyDe

#SafeStreetsIndy #Indianapolis #HoosierSky

February 10, 2026 at 1:16 PM

thepinkmonkey.bsky.social

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The Cult is unbelievably brainwashed.
Just walked in for a work meeting.
Guy next to me has a picture of Pedo Donnie as the wallpaper on his phone...
#hoosiersky

February 10, 2026 at 12:56 PM

🖤💋SammieSam💋🖤

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Are you a multi million dollar Hoosier, whose made a majority of your millions because of Hoosier tax dollars, and American tax dollars on a whole?

Well Jim Banks "wins" are great for you.

Not so much for the rest of us.

#SheShed #HoosierSky

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Banks delivers key Indiana wins in the Fiscal Year 2026 Appropriations Bill - WBIW

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today,Senator Jim Banks (R-Ind.), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, released the following statement after helping secure key legislative priorities in the 2026 Conso...

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February 10, 2026 at 12:06 PM

The Indiana Citizen

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During the Indiana Senate’s session on Monday, the newest member of the legislative chamber took the oath of office.

Nick McKinley, R-Marion, was sworn in by Indiana Chief Justice Loretta Rush and will serve the remainder of Sen. Andy Zay’s term...

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NEW STATE SENATOR: GOP’s McKinley sworn in for District 17 seat, replacing Zay - THE INDIANA CITIZEN

By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen February 10, 2026 During the Indiana Senate’s session on Monday, the newest member of the legislative chamber took the oath of office. Nick McKinley, R-Marion,…

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February 10, 2026 at 11:40 AM

Trisha Clark

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Temperatures today will climb to mid-40s northeast to upper 50s far southwest…then back to seasonably chilly through Thursday…but milder late this week into next week. Patchy fog today, rain showers return late Saturday. #INwx #Hoosiersky

February 10, 2026 at 10:08 AM

Greater Lafayette Indivisible ❌ 👑

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#Hoosiersky -- If you are able to be in #Indy tomorrow (Tuesday) to protest the proposed "schools must cooperate with ICE bill" (SB 76), #Indiana's children still need you to show up & make your feelings known. If you can't show up, pls call. Yes, AGAIN! 🙏 @hoosleft.us @woodenstares.bsky.social

February 10, 2026 at 2:21 AM

Jamie Levine Daniel

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#Hoosiersky

Julie DiCaro @juliedicaro.bsky.social · 1d

Fellow #IU Alums,

Please check out this letter (to you!) and join us in pledging to withhold donations from the school until our alma mater takes steps to restore the values it once held so dear.

And share with any alums in your network.

Letter to alums

Dear Fellow Alumni, Now that the celebrations of our first-ever football national championship are dying down (Will we ever stop celebrating? Time will tell!), it’s time to get back to the serious m...

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February 10, 2026 at 1:28 AM

Indy Pedestrian Safety Crisis

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PEDESTRIAN INCIDENT
02/09/2026 04:25 PM
E WASHINGTON ST & N PENNSYLVANIA ST

District 18:
Kristin Jones, Councilor

Details: https://indypedcrisis.info/zgDDb0hLEC1S8hIFi9Wq

#SafeStreetsIndy #Indianapolis #HoosierSky

February 9, 2026 at 9:35 PM

Indy Pedestrian Safety Crisis

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PEDESTRIAN INCIDENT
02/09/2026 03:00 PM
5550 N KEYSTONE AVE

District 7:
John Barth, Councilor (@jmb53.bsky.social)

Details: https://indypedcrisis.info/ZcZ2TScyEyKZu1yZ5ek3

#SafeStreetsIndy #Indianapolis #HoosierSky

February 9, 2026 at 8:06 PM

Greater Lafayette Indivisible ❌ 👑

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🤬 Read the whole thread. Get mad. #RiseUp #Hoosiersky

Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 23h

ICE has now spent over half a BILLION dollars just on purchasing warehouses around the country to convert into detention camps.

If these mega-camps are utilized to the full capacity ICE intends, they'll be the largest prisons in the country, with little real oversight. www.ajc.com/politics/202...

ICE to begin detaining immigrants inside Social Circle warehouse in April

Homeland Security plans to build warehouse detention facilities in other cities being met with opposition.

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February 9, 2026 at 7:38 PM

The Indiana Citizen

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Former U.S. Rep. Lee Hamilton, D-Indiana, once told me a story.

It happened when I was working on a documentary about the now deceased former U.S. Sen. Richard Lugar, R-Indiana. I had asked Hamilton about his...

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#hoosiersky #indianahistory #leehamilton

Krull Commentary: Lee Hamilton’s lesson for us - THE INDIANA CITIZEN

This story was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com February 6, 2026 Former U.S. Rep. Lee Hamilton, D-Indiana, once told me a story. It happened when I…

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February 9, 2026 at 5:06 PM

Greater Lafayette Indivisible ❌ 👑

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#Hoosiersky -- Imagine if we all did one tiny thing this morning to help save 🗽... 🌊🌊🌊 (Tell us when you've done it)

optimisticsoap.bsky.social @optimisticsoap.bsky.social · 7d

I really believe the tide is turning — but momentum matters.

The next No Kings rally is March 28.

I’m not asking you to commit — just save the date.
Put it on your calendar. Set reminders. That’s it.

Tell me when you’ve done it.

February 9, 2026 at 4:05 PM

Indy Vision Zero Tracker

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Summary for February 2-8, 2026

There were 5 incidents reported:
* 2 involved vulnerable road users
* 3 involved non-vulnerable road users

ONE INCIDENT RESULTED IN SERIOUS INJURY.

FOUR INCIDENTS RESULTED IN DEATH.

#SafeStreetsIndy #Indianapolis #HoosierSky

February 9, 2026 at 2:02 PM

Indy Pedestrian Safety Crisis

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Summary for February 2-8, 2026

There were 9 incidents reported involving pedestrians.

TWO INCIDENTS RESULTED IN DEATH.

#SafeStreetsIndy #Indianapolis #HoosierSky

February 9, 2026 at 2:02 PM

Indy Pedestrian Safety Crisis

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Summary for Sunday, February 8, 2026

There was 1 incident reported involving a pedestrian.

#SafeStreetsIndy #Indianapolis #HoosierSky

February 9, 2026 at 2:00 PM

The Indiana Citizen

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A provision in Senate Bill 291, preventing the disclosure of personal information about state judges and justices, drew a second look from some legislators during a House committee hearing on Wednesday and is causing one First...

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#hoosiersky #transparency #sb291

PRIVATE OR PUBLIC? Court security bill scrutinized over banned info, including campaign aid reports - THE INDIANA CITIZEN

By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen February 6, 2026 A provision in Senate Bill 291, preventing the disclosure of personal information about state judges and justices, drew a second look from…

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February 9, 2026 at 11:13 AM

Trisha Clark

@tcinindy.bsky.social

Expect dry conditions through midweek before low rain/snow chances return to the forecast. Look for milder temperatures this week, especially Tuesday when highs should reach the 40s and 50s. River ice thawing may lead to an increased threat for ice jams and localized flooding. #INwx #Hoosiersky