“Do no harm” was the quiet strategy at a OneZone Chamber of Commerce forum in Fishers, where the four candidates for Indiana Secretary of State largely stayed on script and used their life stories — professional and personal — to argue they’re best suited to run the office.

Libertarian Party candidate Lauri Shillings joins the show to talk about her campaign for Indiana Secretary of State, one of this year’s marquee statewide races. Shillings lays out her case as a working‑class alternative to the two major parties, saying Hoosiers want someone outside the “regular system” running elections and overseeing business services. She defends Indiana’s voter ID law but calls for practical fixes for college students, pushes for more transparency in post‑election audits, and wants a modern, user‑friendly state portal so voters can easily see who’s on the ballot, who’s funding them, and how money moves in Indiana politics.

Gov. Braun and Indiana Department of Homeland Security Executive Director Jonathan Whitham said Saturday the state is fully mobilized to respond to what they described as one of the most widespread and severe weather events Indiana has experienced in years, combining hurricane-force winds in the northwest with historic flooding across multiple regions.

Between storms, shifting tax policy, and fights over economic development, Indiana’s cities and towns are standing at a major crossroads. That’s the assessment of Matt Greller, head of Accelerate Indiana Municipalities (AIM), who says local governments are being asked to do more while the ground under their main revenue sources keeps moving.

In a recent conversation with Indy Politics, Greller said the severe weather that’s pounded the state this summer – from hurricane‑force winds in northwest Indiana to historic flooding in east central Indiana – has been a blunt reminder of what local government actually does.

U.S. Sen. Jim Banks used a mix of personal anecdotes, self-deprecating humor, and sharp political critiques in remarks to the Broad Ripple GOP Republican Club, touching on everything from national defense and Iran to housing, immigration, and the global race with China over artificial intelligence.

Indiana’s “orange cone season” isn’t just about traffic headaches this year – it’s about money, and whether the state can keep paying for the roads Hoosiers expect. The Build Indiana Council – the coalition that represents Indiana’s road and bridge builders, quarries, and material suppliers – is warning that the dollars simply aren’t adding up.

Wheel taxes, data centers, and a $192 million infrastructure plan collide at the council. Maggie Lewis and Andy Nielsen say it’s about fixing crumbling roads; Minority Leader Brian Mowery calls it the “easiest possible route” to raise taxes.

The Libertarian Party of Indiana – Marion County has a new chairman, and his name is not Stephen Whitmer. Meeting at Switchboard, a co-working space on South Shelby Street, county Libertarians voted Saturday afternoon to remove Whitmer as chairman, ending a six-week fight that began when the man running a political party said out loud that he hoped his own political party would lose.

We dig into the turmoil at Life Church in Noblesville, where Lt. Governor Micah Beckwith serves as campus pastor. Journalist Tom LoBianco of 24Sight News walks us through how the church went from three Sunday services down to one after a child sex abuse scandal involving lead pastor Nathan Peternell’s son, Jonathan, who is now serving time in New Castle. We talk about the Assemblies of God’s suspension of Nathan’s license, reports of explicit and disturbing sexual content in sermons and counseling, and why many former members say they feel betrayed and silenced.

In this episode, Indy Politics sits down with Republican Marion County Prosecutor candidate Phil Foust to talk crime, courts, and politics in Indianapolis. Foust lays out why he thinks the current administration is too soft on repeat and juvenile offenders, why he believes the relationship between the prosecutor’s office and IMPD is “at an all‑time low,” and how he’d use tougher sentencing tools and more transparency in the juvenile system. We also dig into domestic violence, public corruption allegations, and how he plans to win over moderates and Democrats in a heavily blue county.