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Ryan Martin

@ryanmartin

@indystar executive editor

 Indianapolis, IN
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Joined March 2009
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I’m so excited to return to @indystar. I have such love for this newsroom and our city. indystar.com/story/news/loca…
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Democrats have real leverage at the Statehouse for the first time in 14 years. My column on how they should use it: indystar.com/story/opinion/c…
Indiana Democrats won real power. Here's how to use it | Opinion

Indiana Democrats won real power. Here's how to use it | Opinion

Democrats should demand fair House committees and be ready to deny a quorum on Org Day if Republicans refuse.

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Executions in Indiana are among the most secretive in America. This week's lethal injection of Jeffrey Weisheit highlights just how little information the state shares when it kills people under the death penalty. indystar.com/story/news/crim… via @catecharron
Indiana's death penalty process is among the most secretive in America

Indiana's death penalty process is among the most secretive in America

The execution of Jeffrey Weisheit highlights how little information Indiana shares when it kills people under the death penalty.

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"Democrats have something they haven't had since 2009, something a generation of current members have never experienced: true leverage." @kayla_dwyer17 and @hayleighcolombo on what just happened to the Statehouse and what it means: indystar.com/story/news/poli…
Decades of experience gone. Leaders ousted. A nearly even party split. Inside the new Statehouse

Decades of experience gone. Leaders ousted. A nearly even party split. Inside the new Statehouse

A longtime Republican supermajority in the Indiana House. Decades of experience in policymaking. A powerful House speaker and committee chairmen. All gone overnight.

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Read beyond the slogans: Hunley's mayoral agenda includes free pre-K, 30,000 new homes, doubling arts money indystar.com/story/news/poli…
Hunley's mayoral agenda includes free pre-K, 30,000 new homes, doubling arts money

Hunley's mayoral agenda includes free pre-K, 30,000 new homes, doubling arts money

Mayoral candidate Andrea Hunley released the most comprehensive agenda yet in the race, with bold stances that a top city councilor supports.

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Some yard signs boiling down part of mayoral candidate Andrea Hunley’s policy platform, set to be unveiled at an event tonight.
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Some yard signs boiling down part of mayoral candidate Andrea Hunley’s policy platform, set to be unveiled at an event tonight.
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Indiana is one of only two states that don't allow the media to witness executions. The other is Wyoming, which has not carried out an execution in three decades. Indiana has now carried out four in the last two years.
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One regret this last legislative session was not getting our death penalty transparency language passed. If we firmly believe in the death penalty as a means of carrying out justice for the worst offenders - which, in case I haven’t been clear, I do - then we should have zero problem letting reporters observe and ensure it’s done lawfully. Media outlets shouldn’t have to sue our state to do this, it’s common sense and already the law in nearly every other state that has the death penalty
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Indiana’s new House Speaker: Rep. Ben Smaltz, R-Auburn. That and many more updates in today’s live blog: indystar.com/story/news/poli…
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How many energy drinks is a new father and newspaper editor allowed to drink within a 24-hour period
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Phew still so much election news. You can get the latest here: indystar.com/story/news/poli…
Live updates: Indiana Democrats pick up second statewide race win

Live updates: Indiana Democrats pick up second statewide race win

Enough Democrats have won in Indiana to break the statewide supermajority if election results hold and Democrats continue to make gains.

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The blue wave extended even to township trustee races in two Republican strongholds in Marion County, where Democrats ousted incumbents in Decatur Township and Franklin Township. Link: indy.gov/workflow/election-r…
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As Indiana prepares to execute man on Thursday, concerns plague run-up indystar.com/story/news/crim…
As Indiana prepares to execute man on Thursday, concerns plague run-up

As Indiana prepares to execute man on Thursday, concerns plague run-up

Early on the morning of Nov. 5, the state of Indiana is scheduled to execute an Evansville man for the murders of two children.

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The first state on the board for Trump is done with him, @jstewartIndy writes: indystar.com/story/opinion/c…
Indiana isn't Trump country anymore | Opinion

Indiana isn't Trump country anymore | Opinion

Trump took Hoosier voters for granted and became the swamp he promised to drain.

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Democrats are gathered in Indianapolis. More photos/video to come at IndyStar.com indystar.com/picture-gallery…
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We're live @indystar! Come watch our colleagues @kaitlin_lange @jstewartIndy @JamesEBriggs and guest panelists @FreemanForIndy and @HaleIndy. Me and my colleagues @kayla_dwyer17 @marissa_meador and @jordantsmith09 will be joining around 6:30!
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Watch: IndyStar Election Night Live for news and analysis about Indiana's biggest races indystar.com/story/news/poli…
Watch: IndyStar Election Night Live for news and analysis about Indiana's biggest races

Watch: IndyStar Election Night Live for news and analysis about Indiana's biggest races

Join us here starting at 6 p.m. on Election Day for an IndyStar live show featuring reporters, editors and political commentators.

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Happening now!
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Watch: IndyStar Election Night Live for news and analysis about Indiana's biggest races indystar.com/story/news/poli…
Watch: IndyStar Election Night Live for news and analysis about Indiana's biggest races

Watch: IndyStar Election Night Live for news and analysis about Indiana's biggest races

Join us here starting at 6 p.m. on Election Day for an IndyStar live show featuring reporters, editors and political commentators.

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I have officially delivered pizza to the newsroom on election night, thus fulfilling my sacred oath as editor
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They’re out of “I voted” stickers at my voting center and now what am I supposed to place on my baby
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Kayla Dwyer@kayla_dwyer17Nov 3
How bout a group sunrise workout before voting?? That and more in our live Election Day blog ->>> indystar.com/story/news/poli…
Election Day 2026: Live results and updates from the polls

Election Day 2026: Live results and updates from the polls

IndyStar is reporting live updates all throughout Election Day, from the early-morning polls to the late-night results.

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My final Election Day thoughts as I sit around waiting: indystar.com/story/opinion/c…
Are Indiana Democrats back ... or still in the wilderness? | Opinion

Are Indiana Democrats back ... or still in the wilderness? | Opinion

Not to overstate things, but the secretary of state race will reframe our entire understanding of Indiana politics, James Briggs writes.

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Indiana uses a secret execution drug supplier that it accuses of shoddy practices, according to records and attorneys for a man scheduled for execution this week indystar.com/story/news/crim… via @catecharron
Indiana uses secret execution drug supplier it accuses of shoddy practices, lawyers say

Indiana uses secret execution drug supplier it accuses of shoddy practices, lawyers say

Indiana purchased its lethal injection drugs for an upcoming execution from a pharmacy at risk of having its license revoked.

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