Editor-in-chief, @freepressind. Formerly editor for @Axios Local, @IBJnews, @WFYI. @IUBloomington journalism grad. Dog mom to Dasher. 2x marathon runner.
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Heading into Indiana’s secretary of state debate tonight, Democrat Beau Bayh is leading the race, according to our statewide poll.
43% of likely voters say they’ll vote for him. bit.ly/47iRJzr
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Indiana voters are unhappy with President Donald Trump, according to a Free Press Indiana Poll conducted by Bellwether Research.
Trump’s ratings are also reflecting how Hoosiers view Gov. Mike Braun amid his attempts to lower costs for residents: bit.ly/47m0Q2g
In case you haven’t seen this today yet…
Democrat Beau Bayh holds a sizeable lead in the race for Indiana Secretary of State less than three weeks before the midterm election.
43% of surveyed voters chose Bayh while 35% chose Republican candidate Max Engling.
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The @freepressind poll is the big story in Indiana politics, showing Democrats may be able to capitalize on voter dissatisfaction across the state. @lerdody joined me to discuss the surprising results. youtu.be/ARtYC_Z2IiY?si=qhIl…
Treasurer results show the Republican up, which would be expected here.
Republican Daniel Elliott: 43%
Democrat Coumba Kebe: 38%
Don't know/unsure: 19%
The secretary of state poll results are the headliner — but — comptroller was a surprise that shouldn't be overlooked.
Democrat Jessica Bailey: 39%
Republican incumbent Elise Nieshalla: 36%
Libertarian John Schick: 4%
Don't know/unsure: 21%
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The secretary of state poll results are the headliner — but — comptroller was a surprise that shouldn't be overlooked.
Democrat Jessica Bailey: 39%
Republican incumbent Elise Nieshalla: 36%
Libertarian John Schick: 4%
Don't know/unsure: 21%
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And all stories now include the full poll results. Enjoy!
Time for what you've all been waiting for: Secretary of state poll results.
Bayh: 43%
Engling: 35%
Ballard: 5%
Shillings: 6%
Margin of error was +/- 3.4... which means Bayh is outside of that. Not a common thing for Dems in IN.
Full results here: fpinews.org/policy/2026/10/1…
Name recognition (likely from all those TV ads) seems to be helping Bayh. Only 27% said they had never heard of him, compared to 48% who said they had never heard of Engling.
Time for what you've all been waiting for: Secretary of state poll results.
Bayh: 43%
Engling: 35%
Ballard: 5%
Shillings: 6%
Margin of error was +/- 3.4... which means Bayh is outside of that. Not a common thing for Dems in IN.
Full results here: fpinews.org/policy/2026/10/1…
Time for what you've all been waiting for: Secretary of state poll results.
Bayh: 43%
Engling: 35%
Ballard: 5%
Shillings: 6%
Margin of error was +/- 3.4... which means Bayh is outside of that. Not a common thing for Dems in IN.
Full results here: fpinews.org/policy/2026/10/1…
One of the most surprising results in the poll. We regularly hear from people worried about inflation and yet government corruption was the top concern for more Hoosiers.
1 in 4 Indiana voters say that government corruption is their top concern.
Inflation and cost of living came in second. bit.ly/4Ba21iK
Will we have Secretary of State poll results? Yes. But you'll have to wait until tomorrow for that.
This morning, we released results of a new statewide poll. One takeaway: Trump and Braun approval ratings are both underwater by 10 percentage points. fpinews.org/policy/2026/10/1…
Another takeaway: Top concern for Hoosiers is government corruption. More people selected that over cost of living/inflation. fpinews.org/policy/2026/10/1…
This morning, we released results of a new statewide poll. One takeaway: Trump and Braun approval ratings are both underwater by 10 percentage points. fpinews.org/policy/2026/10/1…
This morning, we released results of a new statewide poll. One takeaway: Trump and Braun approval ratings are both underwater by 10 percentage points. fpinews.org/policy/2026/10/1…
I'm not sure why more people aren't talking about this or following it. There are so many accusations made that the report is 30 pages long.
A Grant County commissioner has been accused of dozens of allegations of intimidation, illegal surveillance, wiretapping and more. An internal investigation into Commissioner Chuck Poling was shared this week. Here’s what we know: bit.ly/4xL0qhC
Thousands of kids across the state do not have access to child care right now. Two communities are trying to come up with their own solutions to the funding gap.
More than 29,000 Indiana kids are on the childcare voucher waitlist. Allen and St. Joseph counties are using local funds to help families while the state works through the backlog. $200 million in state emergency funding covers about 14,000 children:bit.ly/3ULSVs8
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The Supreme Court voted 7-2 to block a Trump order requiring last-minute changes to mail-in ballots.
Indiana county clerks said the changes would have been impossible to carry out because they are beginning to send out mail-in ballots Sept. 19. bit.ly/4xvP2oN
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The annual count of Indiana’s unhoused population has been made public.
The state conducts the count in January. There were 5,192 unhoused people, not including those in Indianapolis.
Overall, the unhoused population increased by 7%: bit.ly/4yJhJQ2
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A Tolkien fan outside Connersville set out to build one Hobbit house. Seven years later, it is an 11-building fantasy village. The Hobbit Festival happens Sept. 26-27. Admission is $5 cash: bit.ly/4xuk28w
In just the last 30 days, officials in Fort Wayne, Chesterton and Marshall, Starke, Kosciusko and Noble counties have voted to cancel or not renew contracts with Flock Safety.
Read more below. ⬇️
Indiana ranks ninth in the nation for the most automated license plate reading cameras.
Many Hoosiers across the state are opposed to these cameras and their elected officials are responding. bit.ly/4yaEwV8
