June 18, 2013
Associated PressThe Indiana Supreme Court has upheld fines levied by House Republicans against Democrats for their 2011 legislative walkout
over right-to-work legislation.
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May 4, 2013
State Senator from Speedway plays outsized role in shaping policy for Indianapolis.
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April 29, 2013
Associated PressLeft to their own devices, Indiana's Republican-led General Assembly pushed the state right ever so gently, adopting such
marquee conservative priorities as tax cuts, a school voucher expansion and constrained spending in measured fashion.
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April 26, 2013
Associated PressThe Indiana General Assembly worked into the night Friday to hammer out final details on a two-year, $30 billion budget containing
new tax cuts, a modest expansion of school vouchers, new oversight of the $2.8 billion Rockport coal gasification project
and a series of other measures.
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April 24, 2013
Associated PressRepublican lawmakers bypassed House Speaker Pro Tem Eric Turner for the chairmanship of House Ways and Means committee last
year amid concerns over his potential conflicts of interest, sources say.
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April 24, 2013
Jeff NewmanA new poll of 600 voters by Howey Politics Indiana shows 39-percent approval for Gov. Mike Pence's proposed 10-percent tax
cut. But 56 percent said they favor decriminalization of marijuana.
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April 17, 2013
Associated PressWhile arguing for a 10-percent cut in the state's income tax, Pence also said he would like to see a quicker phase-out
of the state's inheritance tax.
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March 25, 2013
Associated PressRepublicans typically invoke Ronald Reagan's "11th Commandment" when they're fighting within the family,
and there's been plenty of infighting recently over Gov. Mike Pence's tax cut at the Statehouse.
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March 22, 2013
Associated PressThe Indiana Democratic Party's new chairman says his party needs to spend the coming year rebuilding and reorganizing
after mixed success in 2012.
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March 16, 2013
Associated PressThe gambling industry spent more than $19 million lobbying at the Indiana Statehouse from 2000-2012, according to reports
filed online by the Indiana Lobby Registration Commission.
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March 6, 2013
Associated PressDemocratic Party officials announced that veteran Capitol Hill staffer John Zody was the only person to meet Wednesday's
deadline to be considered for the chairmanship when the state central committee votes on its leadership Saturday.
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March 5, 2013
IBJ StaffCity-County Councilor Jose Evans, twice elected as Democrat, announced Tuesday he would become a member of the Republican
Party and caucus with Republican councilors, taking the Democratic majority from 16-13 to 15-14.
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March 4, 2013
Associated PressIndiana agencies are cutting jobless benefits, furloughing National Guard members and losing food funds for the Women Infants
and Children program because of the automatic federal budget cuts, officials said Monday.
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March 3, 2013
Associated PressThe first half of this year's General Assembly session has been much quieter, at least partly because of election victories
in November that gave Republicans a larger House majority, preventing new Democratic walkouts from stopping legislative action.
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February 28, 2013
Associated PressThe $85 billion in across-the-board federal cuts are set to kick off on Friday, but will fall into place gradually over several
months. The Obama administration has pulled back on its earlier warnings of long lines developing quickly at airports and
teacher layoffs affecting classrooms.
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February 21, 2013
Associated PressHouse Republicans blocked a vote Thursday on Gov. Mike Pence's proposed tax cut, fending off — at least for now
— an attempt by Democrats to force them into the awkward position of rejecting one of the new GOP governor's top
legislative priorities.
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February 19, 2013
Associated PressRepublicans sparked protests from teachers and union officials Tuesday by pushing legislation through a House committee that
would bar Indiana schools from automatically deducting union dues from teacher paychecks, an issue that critics thought was
off the table this year.
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February 18, 2013
Associated PressIndiana Treasurer Richard Mourdock says he hasn't ruled out another run for political office — something he considered
after his failed bid for U.S. Senate.
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January 20, 2013
Associated PressThe proposals of Indiana Gov. Mike Pence and Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley epitomize the reality of the Red State and Blue
State philosophy of just what a 'jobs budget' looks like.
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January 18, 2013
Associated PressA group of Indiana political and business leaders are joining a national effort to pressure Washington, D.C., politicians
to find a long-term debt fix.
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January 17, 2013
Associated PressU.S. District Court Judge Philip Simon in Hammond ruled that none of the union's arguments against the law could succeed
in federal court, although a challenge could still be made in state courts.
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January 16, 2013
Associated PressDemocratic lawmakers pushed Wednesday for Indiana to take steps toward implementing the federal health care overhaul that
Republicans who control state government have so far rejected.
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January 14, 2013
Associated PressMike Pence, the former six-term Republican congressman from Columbus, used his inaugural address from a Statehouse balcony
in front of a crowd of supporters and state officials to call upon all residents to help better the state.
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January 8, 2013
Associated PressA proposal to write Indiana's same-sex marriage ban into the state constitution may be on hold as Republican leaders ponder
its fate this year, but the House and Senate sponsors are charging ahead anyway.
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December 28, 2012
Kathleen McLaughlinIndianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard on Friday vetoed a City-County Council redistricting plan, likely setting the stage for a
lengthy court battle. He wants to stick with the lines drawn by Republicans in late 2011, before newly elected Democrats took
control.
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The Fringe! Plus, the simple fact that there are so many local faves in such close proximity to each other.
I remenber, watching the toll road, being built, through South Bend, when I was 10 years old. I believe, back then that it was estimated, that the toll road, would be paid for in 20 years and then it would be free. I am now 71, what happened? Since the power is in the people, by that, I mean that, we the people are in total control of everything. I, suggest that no one ever use the toll road again, let it go broke. We the people can control the price of everything, from groceries to gas, if we would just do it. If we don't pay the asking price, the sellers will lower the price and if we wait awhile, they will lower the price to what we accept as reasonable. I would like to know why a highway like interstate 94, is so well maintained, a much better highway, than the toll road, but has no tolls. I would also like to know why, a sitting governor, with a term limit, maximum of eight years, can lease, public property, for 75 years. Even though I have transponders in both of my trucks and will not be affected by the increase, I have been and will contine to avoid using the toll road. I make many trips from northern Indiana to Chicago, every year, and I prefer the better highway, I94!
Coming from her background,she should be used to those kinds of advances! Menard probably figured it was ok to tuck a buck!
I'm still waiting for the list of available, high quality apartments in the Village.
This criminal masquerading as a lawyer obviously has serious issues. He’s been proven by his own testimony to be a pathological liar and probably has a personality disorder as he seems to be constructing a reality around himself. He places no value on truth, honesty or loyalty as evidenced by what he has done to his clients and his own family. And by the demands and lies he has made in court, it is evident he feels entitled to do and say whatever suits his purpose and everyone else is expected to nod obediently and believe him because he is, after all, Bill Super Lawyer; or BS lawyer for short. This millionaire wanna-be no longer owns anything of value; he squandered it and put everything he had into foreclosure. He has no money, house, car, boat or vacation home left to show for what he earned or what he stole. He’s just another loser without morals who will be doing time. I’m certain all of his courtroom shenanigans are antagonizing his poor victims. As Lamar said, his behavior and claims in court have been outrageous. The judge needs to be more than concerned; he needs to be judicial and end this nonsense.