Election 2012 was not kind to state Democratic candidates. Republicans now form a supermajority in the Indiana General Assembly. Democrats maintained their hold in the Senate and lost nine seats in the House.
Citizens in 22 states, including Indiana, have filed petitions on the White House website to secede from the United States following the Nov. 6 election in which President Barack Obama was re-elected.
A Monroe County Travel Board team consisting of a Republican and Democratic representative assisted 30 Garden Villa senior citizens in the voting process Oct. 25.
The Indiana Department of Education released new A-F accountability grades Wednesday. Compared to last year, more Indiana schools received the state’s lowest rating.
Still deciding how to vote today? Throughout the election season, U.S. Senate and gubernational candidates in Indiana have been endorsed by the following organizations and individuals across the Hoosier state.
There’s a leader emerging in the U.S. Senate race between Republican
candidate and State Treasurer Richard Mourdock and Democratic Rep. Joe
Donnelly, D-2nd District.
Donnelly leads Mourdock 47 percent to 36 percent, according to the third Howey/DePauw Indiana Battleground Poll.
Monroe County was the second stop Saturday for Pence and his Big Red Truck Tour. By Monday, the tour will have covered the entire state of Indiana, said Christy Denault, Mike Pence for Indiana communications director.
Media interest in the gender gap, the difference between percentages of males and females that vote for a particular candidate, is nothing new, but could just be relevant as ever.
In the week leading up to the elections, Monroe County Council president and Democratic candidate Geoff McKim and Republican candidate Skip Daley have sent out press releases detailing their plans for the coming term.
On Oct. 24, AAA Hoosier Motor Club reported Indiana gas prices dropped nearly 20 cents from Oct. 17-24.
The City of Bloomington has released a newly drafted vision statement and is seeking public input through ImagineBloomington workshops, the first of which was Monday night at the Monroe County Library.
Election polls aren’t everything, but if new numbers in the Senate and presidential races hold true, Election night could be a nail biter.
Monday was the first day of early voting at Assembly Hall and continues today in the south lobby from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Social media, as the name suggests, has the power to increase interaction between political candidates and the public.
WHTR Indianapolis Channel 13 Eyewitness News anchors and reporters made their 10th stop of 11 since August in “Decision 2012 On the Road,” a program in which they traveled across central Indiana to talk to voters about issues that are important to them. For the most part, people are concerned about the economy and jobs, Eyewitness News anchor Andrea Morehead said.
Applicants competed for top spots in Bloomington’s semi-annual Arts Commission Arts Project Grant Program, funded by the city’s economic development office. Applicants’ projects were evaluated for artistic quality, community impact and organizational capacity.
The three Indiana gubernatorial candidates debated for the third and last time Thursday evening in Fort Wayne. DePauw University Executive Director of Media Relations Ken Owen served as moderator of the hour-long debate between Democratic candidate John Gregg, U.S. Rep. Mike Pence, R-6th District and Libertarian candidate Rupert Boneham.
Closer to home, the campaigns of 9th-District Congressional candidates Democrat Shelli Yoder and Rep. Todd Young, R-Ind., aren’t spending anywhere near that amount. But there is a contrast in just how much each candidate brings in spending.
Democratic candidate Glenda Ritz and Republican incumbent State Superindenent of Public Instruction Tony Bennett participated in a public forum Wednesday night at Wabash College in Crawfordsville, Ind.
Indiana Senate candidate and State Treasurer Richard Mourdock started a political firestorm Tuesday when he defended his stance on abortion.
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