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Q&A: RJL Solutions founder Rachel Leslie talks about building success

May 8, 2026
Taylor Wooten

The lobbying firm founded less than a decade ago is now one of the most well-represented lobbying firms at the Indiana Statehouse. From the initial Terre Haute office space, RJL has grown to include offices in Indianapolis, Evansville and Washington, D.C.

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Congress considers $2.1B to replace nearly 75-year-old Roudebush, add med center in Fishers

May 8, 2026
Mickey ShueyMickey Shuey

The plan to develop the new facilities has become a priority for state leaders and Indiana’s congressional contingent.

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Former White House staffers, journalists opine on state of media

May 8, 2026 | Taylor Wooten

The Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site event was titled, “Off the Record: The Press and the Presidency.”

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Redistricting return, leadership questions loom after Indiana Senate primary shakeup

May 7, 2026 | Tom Davies, Indiana Capital Chronicle

Gov. Mike Braun said Wednesday that it was too late for action on redistricting this year.

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Senate District 31 candidates say voters want ‘common-sense,’ ‘middle-of-the-road’ approach

May 1, 2026 | Taylor Wooten

When District 31 Sen. Kyle Walker said he wouldn’t seek another term, he created a competitive open seat that quickly attracted eight contenders.

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Republican redistricting opponent faces Trump-backed challenger in Senate primary

May 1, 2026 | Joey Harris

Walker was one of 21 state Republican senators who joined Democrats in killing a mid-decade redistricting bill backed by President Donald Trump in late 2025.

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USDA to move SNAP administrative office and staff to Indianapolis

April 30, 2026 | Lesley WeidenbenerLesley Weidenbener

The move is part of a larger effort to shift Department of Agriculture services out of Washington, D.C. and spread them across the country.

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Accused gunman at D.C. dinner was likely targeting Trump, top official says

April 26, 2026 | Associated Press

The acting attorney general said suspect apparently traveled by train from California and checked into the hotel where the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner was held.

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Trump uninjured after suspect with multiple weapons tackled at correspondents’ dinner

April 25, 2026 | Associated Press

Trump said that a “shooter has been apprehended” in a post to Truth Social about 30 minutes following a security incident at the White House correspondents’ dinner.

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Clerk contest illustrates ongoing divide in local Democratic party

April 24, 2026 | Taylor Wooten

Incumbent Kate Sweeney Bell has outraised Karla López Owens, who has spent more on the race.

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Sen. Andrea Hunley to launch campaign for Indy mayor

April 20, 2026 | Taylor Wooten

She is the second Democrat to publicly declare a bid for mayor. Vop Osili, the longtime leader of the Indianapolis City-Council, hosted a campaign kickoff on April 7.

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CenterPoint Indiana asked feds to not reissue order requiring coal unit stay open

April 17, 2026 | Joey Harris

In a Feb. 17 letter to Energy Secretary Chris Wright, CenterPoint Indiana Region President Michael Roeder said that the continued operation of the six-decade-old F.B. Culley Unit 2 past March could cost up to $18 million.

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IEDC commits $15M to VC fund with goal of bringing Israeli startups to Indiana

April 13, 2026 | Joey Harris

Israel-based Iron Nation aims to raise at least $60 million for the fund and invest in about 20 high-tech startups.

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Trump dives deeper into Indiana’s Republican primary fights

April 9, 2026 | Tom Davies, Indiana Capital Chronicle

The new endorsements come as Trump-supportive campaign groups ramp up spending in an attempt to carry out the political revenge vowed by the president and Gov. Mike Braun.

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Challengers to U.S. Rep. André Carson push for data center moratorium

April 3, 2026 | Taylor Wooten

Candidates for a more imminent election, the Democratic primary to represent Indianapolis in Congress, have made data centers a flash point of the election.

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Federal legislation that Braun calls ‘crazy’ is aimed at Bears and Indiana

March 26, 2026 | Lesley WeidenbenerLesley Weidenbener

U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Rep. Greg Casar, D-Texas, say the bill would protect taxpayers from being extorted by team owners for huge subsidies. The legislation would likely face an uphill climb in the Republican-controlled Congress.

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That 1% incentive to encourage data center approvals? Final deal watered it down

March 26, 2026 | Tom Davies, Indiana Capital Chronicle

Private meetings between legislators and lobbyists for data center companies resulted in rewritten incentive provisions that were not reviewed in public and were inserted in the final bill.

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Utilities warn of soaring costs related to federal order to keep coal units burning

March 26, 2026 | Casey Smith, Indiana Capital Chronicle

Environment groups have filed a lawsuit to shut the coal units down.

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Natural Resources Commission chair upset with rules process that keeps members ‘in the dark’

March 25, 2026 | Leslie Bonilla Muñiz, Indiana Capital Chronicle

Bryan Poynter said the oversight group has been “neutered” by a new system used by the Indiana Department of Natural Resources to bypass the commission’s input.

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ICE agents to begin work Monday at some airports to try to help alleviate delays, lines

March 22, 2026 | Associated Press

Federal immigration agents newly ordered to U.S. airports by President Donald Trump to may guard exit lanes or check passenger IDs.

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Trump threatens to deploy ICE to airports as TSA shortages drive delays

March 21, 2026 | The Washington Post

Trump called on congressional Democrats to agree to a funding deal that would include pay for TSA agents, but Democrats want the GOP to agree to new restrictions on immigration enforcement.

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Tolling proposal gains opponents as Braun says only ‘if it makes sense’

March 20, 2026 | Leslie Bonilla Muñiz, Indiana Capital Chronicle

The state released its bid to toll Interstate 70 this month after a public records request by the Capital Chronicle. The east-west route would be widened to six lanes, border to border.

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