GOP limps toward U.S. House control with Senate still in play
It could take days to know the balance of power as officials count mail-in ballots in dozens of close races. And some may be subject to recounts and court challenges.
It could take days to know the balance of power as officials count mail-in ballots in dozens of close races. And some may be subject to recounts and court challenges.
The newly drawn House District 32 includes Hamilton County’s Clay and Delaware townships and extends south into Marion County.
The Republican supermajority hold over Indiana’s House Chamber might grow following election results Tuesday night after two apparent upsets with margins of less than 1%.
State Rep. Robin Shackleford said she would make an “important announcement about her political future.” Should she run for mayor, it would set up a potential Democratic primary contest against Mayor Joe Hogsett, who has yet to say whether he will seek a third term.
The latest erratic move on the minds of major advertisers—that the company depends on for revenue—was Musk’s decision to abolish a new “official” label on high-profile Twitter accounts just hours after introducing it.
Helping drive the inflation slowdown from September to October were used car prices, which dropped for a fourth straight month. Also down were the prices of clothing and medical care.
Politicos on both sides of the aisle continue to watch a series of narrow wins across the state, which could grow or diminish the Republican supermajority.
The decision could pit her against incumbent Mayor Joe Hogsett in the Democratic primary next year. Hogsett expects to announce whether he’ll seek a third term in the coming weeks.
A U.S. judge on Thursday blocked President Joe Biden’s plan to provide millions of borrowers with up to $20,000 apiece in federal student-loan forgiveness.
The intensifying Republican dominance of statewide politics and heightened Democrat popularity in Indianapolis raise questions about how or when the opposing party can ever win a statewide or citywide seat.
A bipartisan group of lawmakers and justice system leaders that assembled on Thursday to consider how best to address county prosecutors with “blanket” non-prosecution policies agreed that handing authority to Indiana’s Attorney General isn’t the best solution.
Indianapolis-based Republic Airways is launching a combination of recruitment, training and retention efforts, including a career fair for middle school, high school and college students.
A Pew Research Center report released earlier this year shows there has been little progress in increasing the share of Black graduates from a college-level STEM program over the past decade.
Control of the House was still up in the air on Sunday, as vote counting continued days after an election in which Democrats overperformed expectations in many contested areas across the country.
Early, who served in the Indiana House of Representatives in the 1960s, was Republican state chairman from 1991 to 1993 and became well-known around the state for his years as a regular on political TV show “Indiana Week in Review.”
With the addition of Maryland and Missouri, 21 states have legalized recreational marijuana for adults over the past decade—even though it remains illegal under federal law.
The future of President Biden’s student loan forgiveness program remains in doubt after a federal appeals court issued an injunction preventing the government from discharging any debt while it considers a lawsuit to end the policy.
The move sets up a primary battle with Carmel City Council President Kevin “Woody” Rider, who said in September that he would run to lead Indiana’s fifth-largest city.
The book comes as former Vice President Mike Pence appears increasingly likely to run for president in 2024. That would put him in direct conflict with former President Donald Trump, who’s expected to formally launch his reelection campaign Tuesday.
The percentage of women in the Indiana General Assembly, 26.7%, is comparable to the nationwide rate in Congress, which hit its own record last year.