Nine Days: This Is the Story of a Secretary of State
(Apologies to the 90s band Nine Days, and to everyone who will now have that song stuck in their head until June 20. You’re welcome.) …
Indiana Officials Tout Data Centers as Key to Keeping Power Rates in Check
Indiana energy officials are betting that a wave of new data centers, including power-hungry AI facilities, will help pay for the state’s rapidly expanding electricity …
Democratic nominee withdraws from Senate District 39 race, urges write-in votes
The Democratic nominee for Indiana Senate District 39 has withdrawn from the November race, citing a shortage of campaign money and a conflict between holding …
Decision on hold about questioning voters in recount of Indiana Senate GOP primary
by Tom Davies, Indiana Capital Chronicle June 9, 2026 It will be at least another month before the Indiana Recount Commission weighs in on what …
If You Can’t Beat ‘Em, Buy ‘Em
by Abdul-Hakim Shabazz, Esq. Politics makes strange bedfellows, but this pairing belongs in a museum. Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders — a Republican president and …
As If the GOP Needed One More Headache Before Fort Wayne
by Abdul-Hakim Shabazz, Esq. As if the Indiana GOP didn’t have enough problems heading into their convention in 12 days. While Diego Morales fights to …
Taxpayer Group: Data Centers Can Help, Not Hurt, Indiana Ratepayers
The National Taxpayers Union (NTU) says Hoosier taxpayers and utility customers can be “victors, not victims” in the AI and data center boom—if state and …
Hamilton County GOP chair says attacks on Morales tied to his race, accent
The chairman of the Hamilton County Republican Party says some of the criticism aimed at Indiana Secretary of State Diego Morales would not have surfaced …
Good Bayh, Indy. Hello Ft. Wayne
by Abdul-Hakim Shabazz, Esq. I spent Saturday at two conventions in one building. Indiana Comic Con and the Indiana Democratic State Convention — same roof, …
Bayh Wins Democratic SOS Nod, Pledges Day-One Audit and Swings at “Same Broken System”
Beau Bayh captured the Indiana Democratic nomination for Secretary of State Saturday, defeating Blythe Potter 1,383 to 885 — a 61–39 split on 2,269 ballots …