Indiana Democrats hope Beau Bayh leads them from political wilderness
Bayh says he’s unconcerned about any weight upon him for lifting Indiana Democrats from the political woes they’ve suffered for more than a decade.
Read MoreBayh says he’s unconcerned about any weight upon him for lifting Indiana Democrats from the political woes they’ve suffered for more than a decade.
Read MoreSecretary of state candidates Libertarian Lauri Shillings, Republican Max Engling, Lincoln Party candidate Greg Ballard and Democrat Beau Bayh took the stage for a debate Wednesday.
Read MoreDemocrat Beau Bayh and Republican Max Engling each face controversies over campaign fundraising
Former Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard said Wednesday that the Legislature should enact a law prohibiting the secretary of state from endorsing, fundraising for or donating to candidates.
Top legislators cheered the pension fund announcement as giving the state “financial freedom and fiscal flexibility.”
Max Engling and Beau Bayh face attacks over their Washington, D.C., years, while Greg Ballard has been knocked over Myrtle Beach move.
Indiana officials don’t expect many more counties will be added to the 21 already approved for federal disaster aid from last month’s severe storms and flooding.
The Lincoln image appears alongside the Republican eagle and the Democratic rooster. Libertarians are represented by a Statue of Liberty emblem.
The first television ad from Republicans in this year’s Indiana secretary of state race is an all-out attack on Greg Ballard’s time as the Republican mayor of Indianapolis.
The justices questioned the reasons used by the Recount Commission to disallow ballots cast for Deery that had flipped the lead to challenger Paula Copenhaver.
Greg Ballard, who won Indianapolis mayoral races in 2007 and 2011 as a Republican, adopted the Lincoln Party identity, saying it was needed to “unlock ballot access” for other independents.
A plan teased by some top Indiana legislators for eliminating homeowner property taxes is shrouded in silence, and key Statehouse interest groups that closely follow property tax issues are anxiously waiting for details.
The Indiana Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments in the case on Sept. 10 — a little more than a week before the deadline in state law for county election offices to have started mailing out absentee ballots.
A legal brief filed Monday with the Indiana Supreme Court by prominent conservative attorney Jim Bopp seeks permission for the Club for Growth to weigh in on the dispute.
The Indiana Department of Homeland Security is expected to start distributing emergency aid grants this week to residents with losses from the storms.
FEMA reports that more than 13,000 assistance applications have been submitted since a disaster declaration was granted this week for 21 counties.
Republicans attack ex-GOP Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard for supporting then-Gov. Holcomb’s veto of 2022 bill.
Gov. Mike Braun said Indiana’s disaster fund has been boosted by money from the state government’s surplus.
The president said the pick of Sen. Chris Garten as Indiana’s president pro tem “finishes” his political retribution over redistricting failure.
Garten was the only senator to publicly announce a bid for the top Senate position after Rodric Bray said July 31 he would give up the job he’s held for eight years.
The commission’s decisions on challenged ballots turned what had been a three-vote lead for Sen. Spencer Deery of West Lafayette into a three-vote margin for challenger Paula Copenhaver.
A Young-supporting political group has been promoting his stance through broadcast and online advertising as he prepares for a possible Republican primary challenge in 2028.