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City officials celebrate 60 years of the Voting Rights Act, honor Hoosier poll workers

CHLOE McGOWAN - August 12, 2025

The Voting Rights Act of 1965, which prohibited racial discrimination in voting in America, was passed 60 years ago this year. Marion County Clerk Kate...

Politics

Victoria Spartz wins U.S. House seat for Indiana

NORAL PARHAM - November 6, 2024

Republican incumbent Victoria Spartz retained another term in Indiana’s 5th Congressional District in the House of Representatives race. With 98% of Indiana polls reporting at...

Politics

Bullets on the ballot: Gun control amidst the 2024 elections

NORAL PARHAM - October 31, 2024

With the presidential elections around the corner, gun control remains a pressing issue for Indiana voters. Indiana, like much of the U.S., grapples with rising...

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Indiana Secretary of State Morales advocated for election integrity at RNC

HANNA RAUWORTH - July 25, 2024

Indiana Secretary of State Diego Morales participated in a delegation of lawmakers attending the Republican National Convention July 15-18 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to advocate...

Unearthing the bigger problem: The cause of low young voter turnout

NORAL PARHAM - November 3, 2023

Recent local elections saw low levels of voter turnout. The Indiana Secretary of State's office found that only 24% of eligible voters in Indianapolis...

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Municipal election cliff notes

NORAL PARHAM - October 12, 2023

Municipal Elections are around the corner. The Indianapolis Recorder has composed a cheat sheet for the elections this fall. Important dates: Mayoral and City-County Council elections:...

March 4, 2024, trial date set for Trump in US case charging him with plotting to overturn election

ASSOCIATED PRESS - August 29, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — A judge on Monday set a March 4, 2024, trial date for Donald Trump in the federal case in Washington charging...

Trump indicted for efforts to overturn 2020 election and block transfer of power

ASSOCIATED PRESS - August 2, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump was indicted on felony charges Tuesday for working to overturn the results of the 2020 election in the run-up...

Opinion

Why nobody cares about voting in Indianapolis

NORAL PARHAM - May 4, 2023

In recent years, the voter turnout in local elections was disappointingly low. According to the Indiana Secretary of State's office, approximately 20% of eligible...

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Indiana Young Democrat makes move for vice chair

BREANNA COOPER - January 28, 2021

For several years James Wells has supported Democratic Party causes as vice president of Indiana Young Democrats. Now, the 26-year-old is setting his sights on a higher office: vice chair of the Indiana Democratic...

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