Indiana General Assembly to take up redistricting in December
Indiana lawmakers will take up redistricting discussions next month, Statehouse leaders announced Monday.
Indiana lawmakers will take up redistricting discussions next month, Statehouse leaders announced Monday.
The goal for President Donald Trump and his allies is for Republican supermajorities in Indiana to redraw the state’s maps to buoy Republicans’ chances of keeping control of the U.S. House of Representatives in the 2026 midterm elections.
A report from the Marion County Grand Jury states the body met twice—on Aug. 18 and Sept. 30—to review evidence involving Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith’s office.
Green, a Republican, was appointed the state’s public safety secretary by Gov. Mike Braun in January but abruptly resigned in early September amid an ethics complaint from the Office of Inspector General.
That evaluation from Senate President Pro Tem Rodric Bray’s office comes as the White House has stepped up its pressure campaign on Indiana lawmakers, particularly Republican senators, in the last few weeks.
Although most essential government services are set to continue through the end of October, state leaders will soon be tasked with finding funds for essential food programs.
Airports in New York, Atlanta, Chicago, Las Vegas, Charlotte, Phoenix and Seattle have also said they will not play the video message from Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.
Still, Trump administration officials have been pushing Indiana Republicans to call a special session focused on redistricting. Most notably, Vice President J.D. Vance traveled to Indianapolis to speak with Braun.
Boston Consulting Group was hired in April to prepare a report that seeks to answer “whether data centers provide sufficient return on investment for Indiana.”