Gov. Mitch Daniels burned the mortgages at a ceremony Wednesday, announcing several government facilities have been paid off with bond reduction payments totaling $147 million.
At Hofstra University in Hempstead, N.Y., the second presidential debate took the form of a town hall meeting.
Not everyone is torn or committed to one of the sides. Some have skipped the pair altogether.
The state will implement new measures to decrease voter fraud on Election Day, Joseph Hogsett, U.S. attorney for the southern district of Indiana, announced in Bloomington Tuesday.
Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor Vi Simpson, D-Ellettsville, spoke candidly of her passion for women’s rights and the dangers of electing her Republican opponent before a small crowd of 15 IU College Democrats Tuesday.
The portrait, which was revealed by first lady Cheri Daniels and Lt. Gov. Becky Skillman, will become part of the governor’s portrait collection maintained by the Indiana State Museum, also in Indianapolis, according to a press release.
Third quarter campaign finance reports were due at noon Monday, and Republican gubernatorial candidate Rep. Mike Pence, R-6th District, lead the pack with more than $2.9 million raised.
The meeting served as the final class of a nine-week program called the Citizens’ Academy, an interactive program allowing Bloomington residents an opportunity to learn about the services, responsibilities and challenges of local government, program manager Vickie Provine said.
The City of Bloomington invited community members to participate in planning workshops Tuesday to gain feedback on redevelopment plans for recently acquired downtown property.
More than 400 people voted at the Curry building in downtown Bloomington Wednesday, but that number is nearly 350 shy of 2008's voter turnout on the second day of early voting.
Following a presidential debate where the main takeaway was the future of Big Bird, the vice presidential candidates have a lot of potential ground to cover.
A variety of Monroe County community leaders ranging from school administrators to prosecutors gathered Wednesday at 400 W. Seventh St. to discuss prescription drug abuse in the county.
The Monroe County Commissioners were awarded $287,305.40 in late September by the U.S. Department of Energy through the Indiana Office of Energy Development.
Once a month, one can find the group at Village Deli on Kirkwood Avenue. During breakfast, they discuss those issues and vote on whether to endorse and fund candidates. On Friday, Shelli Yoder, democratic candidate for the 9th congressional district, joined the group.
Student volunteers with the Indiana Public Interest Research Group stood in front of the Herman B Wells Library for four hours Thursday afternoon registering voters for this year’s election.
The Hoosier Lottery announced Wednesday it will outsource management of its services to GTECH Corporation to boost revenue by a projected $2.1 billion during the next 15 years.
Local bars turned into political meeting places Wednesday for the first presidential debate.
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Donnelly leads Mourdock 40 percent to 38 percent among likely voters, though the survey’s 3.5 percent margin of error suggests a virtual tie, according to new September statistics from the Howey-DePauw general election survey.
