Public Interest

What happens at the Statehouse doesn’t stay at the Statehouse. It hits our classrooms, our teachers, and our kids. SEA 1, the property tax overhaul passed in 2025, will strip millions from HSE Schools over the next several years, leaving fewer resources for teacher pay, facility upkeep, and essential programs.

Indiana House Speaker Todd Huston (R-37) authored House Bill 1008 earlier this year, which establishes the Indiana-Illinois Boundary Adjustment Commission. This commission’s purpose is to study the possibility of Indiana annexing 33 counties that voted to secede from Illinois.

The fight over Indiana’s proposed 2025 mid-decade redistricting plan is more than a technical debate about district lines. It is an encapsulation of our era's intense struggle over democracy itself.

Is it easy being a Democrat in Indiana? Actually, yes - it is. I care about truth and I don't want to cause harm. And I think if not for the lies and the noise, many current GOP voters would support what we want to do.

On August 3, 2025, former Texas Congressman Beto O’Rourke energized local voters with a resounding call to fight the "growing authoritarianism" of the Trump Administration.

Whether you’re a longtime Democrat or just beginning to get engaged in local politics, there’s a place for your energy, skills, and generosity in our movement.

By voting for the One Big Beautiful Bill Act on July 3, GOP Rep. Spartz proved who she really cares about back home. On the policy, the federal budget reconciliation bill (entitled in naked Orwellian doublespeak as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act) shows that the only thing the Republican Congress took seriously was how to make wealthy people like Spartz herself richer.

This week, members of the Hamilton County Democratic Party rolled up their sleeves and joined neighbors from across the area for SERVE Noblesville, a multi-day initiative dedicated to community improvement.

HamCo Dems are showing up and showing out in the spaces that matter. Recently, we proved our energy and welcoming spirit by participating in a number of high-profile events that align with our party values.

The Hamilton County Democratic Party is inviting community members to support local families in need by participating in a Diaper Drive on Saturday, June 28 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at EPIC Coffee, located at 7249 E 146th St, Carmel, IN.

A fun daytime companion to the popular Dems on Draft events at Primeval Brewing, this first-of-its-kind gathering provided a space for local Democratic-leaning neighbors to meet new friends and find community over Bica's marvelous menu of specialty coffees, blended libations, and terrific eats.

In the 2025 session, the Indiana Legislature passed a bill called SB1, which Governor Braun signed into law almost immediately. While the bill touts savings on property taxes, most homeowners are expected to save only around $300 per year.

Alaina Shonkwiler and Jim Banks, April 2024 (reposted from Ms. Shonkwiler's campaign Facebook page) by Tricia Owens, Chair, Noblesville...

The Secretary of Health and Human Services thinks the "answer" to neurodivergence starts with an involuntary national registry for those diagnosed with autism. Americans beat him back.

Per statute, Indiana legislators have until April 29 to pass a state budget for the next two years. Prior to President Trump's inauguration for his second term in office, Indiana was projecting a budget surplus for the 2025 fiscal year. However, the most recent revenue projections have swung drastically downward, and lawmakers are now facing an estimated shortfall of $2 billion. 

Here it is: The modern Republican Party has abandoned the basic principle of responsibility in virtually every area of policymaking. Democrats have not.

I got my Real ID when they first came out in 2010, and boy was it a pain. I had to prove that I had been married for 18 years. I got married in southern Indiana but I had just moved to Wisconsin with my then finance. I changed my last name to my husband’s while living in Wisconsin.

In Indiana, our elected Republicans don't just lie to voters, they lie to their OWN Republican voters! Every single one of the following Rep

One hundred years ago, the stately Hamilton County Courthouse in Noblesville was the scene of the earth-shattering trial of D.C. Stephenson,

Noblesville Veteran Leads Inspiring Local, State Protests. On March 15, veteran Brian Jonasen took to the streets, donning his uniform for t