2021 Congressional Map Author Now On Board For Mid-Cycle Redistricting
State Sen. Eric Koch, R-Bedford, on Monday, Nov. 10 announced his support for redrawing Indiana’s congressional boundaries in a one-line statement.
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Poll: Hoosier Anti-Redistricting Sentiment Twice As Strong As Support
Hoosiers who oppose early redistricting are more vehement in their convictions than proponents, a new poll says.
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Indiana Senate GOP Says Redistricting Votes ‘Aren’t There’
Republican leaders in the Indiana Senate say they don’t currently have the votes needed to pursue a mid-decade redraw of the state’s congressional map – a setback for Gov. Mike Braun and national Republicans who have been pushing for new lines ahead of the 2026 midterm election cycle.
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Indiana Communities To Receive Over $1.3M In Federal Funding
The Office of Lt. Governor Micah Beckwith and the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs today announced five Indiana communities will receive $1,310,000 in Owner Occupied Rehabilitation Grants and Planning Grants through the Community Development Block Grant program.
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Morales Tops Statewide Official Travel Spending
An Oldenburg nunnery tour.
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Taiwan Pledges To Buy $6B Of US Soybeans, Corn
Indiana farm leaders are looking to Taiwan as a new source of stability amid ongoing U.S.-China trade tensions.
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Whitley County Commissioner Chad Banks Passes Away
Whitley County Commissioner Chad Banks has died.
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Syracuse, Silver Lake Part Of Over $10.8M Improvement Grants
The Office of Lieutenant Governor Micah Beckwith and the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs today announced 15 rural communities will receive more than $10.8 million in federal grant funding to expand community facilities, improve water infrastructure and eliminate blight — including the local communities of Syracuse and Silver Lake.
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Kosciusko, Other Area Families Earn Hoosier Homestead Awards
Ninety-five families from across the state — including families from Kosciusko, Marshall, Whitley and Wabash counties — were honored Aug. 13 with Hoosier Homestead Awards.
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Braun Noncommittal On Early Redistricting
Gov. Mike Braun hasn’t yet decided if he’ll call a special session to redraw Indiana’s congressional map early — but said he and GOP legislative leaders are “considering it seriously” as they wait to see redistricting results out of Texas.
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Indiana Agriculture Photo Contest Winners Announced
Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith and the Indiana State Department of Agriculture announced the winners of the 2025 Indiana Agriculture Photo Contest.
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Keith Lambright Honored With Two Prestigious Indiana Agricultural Awards
Keith Lambright, owner of Shipshewana Auction, Inc., was recently recognized with two of Indiana’s highest honors in agriculture at the start of the Indiana State Fair, commemorating decades of leadership, innovation, and service to the livestock industry and his community.
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Indiana’s Lt. Governor Backs Push To Redraw House Maps
Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith said he supports efforts to redistrict Indiana’s U.S. House seats, and he’s seen what could be redrawn maps floating around, but has not seen any official maps.
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Farm Bureau COO, Shipshewana Auction Owner Win AgriVision Award
At the Indiana State Fair, Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith presented Keith Lambright, owner of Shipshewana Auction and Cedar Creek Meats, and Mark Sigler, chief operating officer, secretary and treasurer at Indiana Farm Bureau, with the Agrivision Award.
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Braun, Beckwith Offices Agree Certain Executive Orders Are Optional
Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith, who is is six months into a convention-arranged political marriage with Indiana Gov. Mike Braun, is complying with certain executive orders because he wants to — not because he has to.
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Challenge Coins: What Are They And Who Has Them?
In just a few weeks, one Hoosier member of law enforcement will get a rare recognition: one of the Department of Child Services’ challenge coins honoring “a heroic act that protected a Hoosier child.”
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