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From an office lovingly called "the Shack" in the Press Corps of the Indiana Statehouse, the journalism majors of Franklin College's Pulliam School of Journalism work alongside the best reporters in the state, digging into the behind-the-scenes stories of Indiana politics. We're a full-time student newsroom, but our work doesn't sit on a professor's desk. We create daily content for this website a

Beckwith doubles down, feuds with fellow Republicans over Islam remarks 06/04/2026

Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith feuded on social media Wednesday with fellow Indiana Republicans who criticized his attacks on Islam and calls to give Americans “permission to hate again.”

Beckwith doubles down, feuds with fellow Republicans over Islam remarks

06/03/2026

It's this girl's first day at her internship at WFYI! AND we just published the nationwide story she headed up with students from the University of Missouri and the University of Kansas, examining the way doulas are stepping into the gap between obstetric care and affordability. Chloe White—you are absolutely killing it. 🤩

https://www.thestatehousefile.com/politics/more-women-are-seeking-out-doulas-as-the-gap-between-care-and-affordability-widens/article_1c115b44-c358-4aea-a092-3806f64da067.html

GOP recount disputes: Senate candidates seek rulings before retallying of ballots 06/02/2026

Parties in the recount proceedings for Senate District 15 and Senate District 23 have filed motions asking the Indiana Recount Commission to rule on various disputes before the actual recounting of ballots begins.

GOP recount disputes: Senate candidates seek rulings before retallying of ballots Parties in the recount proceedings for Senate District 15 and Senate District 23 have filed motions asking the Indiana Recount Commission to rule on various disputes before the actual recounting

More than a name: Covering the Indy 500 meant a new way to embrace family history 06/02/2026

More than a name: Covering the Indy 500 meant a new way to embrace family history

More than a name: Covering the Indy 500 meant a new way to embrace family history What's a family without its traditions? Even when those traditions fizz out as the family gets older and busier, they still live on in memories—especially mine.

Lt. Gov. Beckwith lambasts Jewish leaders for rejecting his call to hate Muslims 06/01/2026

Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith on Saturday criticized Indianapolis Jewish community leaders who had joined an interfaith statement condemning his calls to “hate” Islam, calling their expression of solidarity with Indiana Muslims “deeply misguided.”

Lt. Gov. Beckwith lambasts Jewish leaders for rejecting his call to hate Muslims Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith on Saturday criticized Indianapolis Jewish community leaders who had joined an interfaith statement condemning his calls to “hate” Islam, calling their expression of solidarity with

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