Ballot switchers an unlikely factor in Lugar race
Voters most likely to help Lugar could be Democrats, and party leaders say many won’t want to enter the GOP fray.
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GOP rival hopes to end Lugar’s career
Mourdock has spent months arguing that Lugar is not conservative enough for the right-leaning state.
Lugar asks for non-GOP support ahead of primary
Republican Sen. Richard Lugar lobbied Democrats and independents Friday to cross party lines and save him next week in the political fight of his life.
Poll shows Lugar trailing Mourdock by double digits
Results released Friday morning by Howey Politics Indiana and DePauw University have incumbent Richard Lugar trailing Indiana Treasurer Richard Mourdock by 48 percent to 38 percent in the Indiana Republican Senate primary race.
Lawsuit: Anderson mayor fired 10 workers over politics
A central Indiana mayor is fighting a lawsuit filed by 10 former city employees who claim they lost their jobs because they backed the mayor's opponent in last year's election.
U.S. jobless rate slips despite dismal employment report
Employers added fewer workers than predicted in April, but the jobless rate unexpectedly fell as workers left the labor force. The participation rate, which indicates the share of working-age people in the labor force, fell to it lowest mark since 1981.
MORRIS: Let’s vote our way out of this mess
Politics only gets worse when people stop participating in the process.
FOLEY: Four freshman legislators are distinguishing themselves
One of Jud McMillin’s attributes, which bodes well for future leadership, is his ability to comprehend and communicate complex issues.
CHEATHAM: General Assembly needs more leaders who can work together
It is difficult to try to get along when the entire process—elections and legislating alike—are so fraught with the politics of personal attack.
STOSSEL: Really, now, can government do anything well?
Some acted as if Obama were a magical politician whose election would end poverty and inequality.
BLOW: Romney badly needs to win the bachelor vote
The idea that their father’s America might be lost to them is frightening.
KINGSOLVER: Students need more power over IU tuition
Students are mad, and they have good reason to be.
KANE: Is it law enforcement or a circus? Hard to tell
Poor oversight, mismanagement and shoddy leadership have placed Ballard, Hite and the entire IMPD in a compromising position.
WINSTON: Latino, Hispanic voters will matter in 2012
Thirty percent of Hispanics proclaim to be liberal. Only 21 percent of the general population self identify as liberal.
KETZENBERGER: Struggling to be positive about campaign ads
Only recently have I begun to yield to my more cynical suspicions about the motives behind the smears.
EARLY: Pondering angles on the primary elections
Lugar’s ads have run Mourdock’s name ID off the chart.
Indiana high court expected to remain business-friendly
A spate of turnover on the Indiana Supreme Court won’t bring a change in the court’s reputation for consensus-building and consistency, court watchers say.
Former council president to become city’s chief of staff
Chris Cotterill, chief of staff to Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard, plans to leave the administration and return to private business, the city announced Wednesday. City-County Councilman Ryan Vaughn has resigned from his seat to replace Cotterill.
Signs mount that even Lugar backers think he’s in trouble
Rival Richard Mourdock has cast Lugar, 80, as too moderate for the Republican-leaning state and out of touch after 36 years in Washington.