Indiana Gov. Mike Pence is the Trump campaign’s happy warrior, delighting in telling cheering audiences that Donald Trump won’t “tiptoe around” the rules of political correctness.
The early days of the general election campaign have been a contortionist act for Mike Pence, who has remained loyal to running mate Donald Trump while trying to maintain his reputation as a principled, down-to-earth Midwesterner.
A spokesman for Gov. Mike Pence’s re-election campaign said Friday that Pence would “spend a little time” with Trump this weekend. While discussing potential vice president picks on Thursday, Trump called Pence “somebody we respect a lot.”
In their efforts to prevent discrimination against gays and lesbians, state and local governments are violating a host of constitutional rights of religious citizens and organizations, according to a lawsuit filed Thursday by two Christian organizations.
Bill Oesterle wasn’t the first business leader to denounce the measure, which sparked a national firestorm and was widely seen as anti-gay. But he was among the first Indiana Republicans to vocally support gay rights.
A former state Republican Party chairman’s pledge to provide campaign cash to protect House members who were considering voting against a constitutional gay marriage ban offers a rare look at the private power game that plays out at the Statehouse.
The Senate Rules Committee voted 8-4 Monday afternoon along party lines to advance the measure following three hours of emotional testimony from supporters and opponents.
The proposed amendment to ban same-sex marriage in Indiana easily passed a House committee Wednesday, setting up the floor debate that Speaker Brian Bosma had promised.
The bill, backed by Gov. Mike Pence and authored by Chairman Tim Brown, R-Crawfordsville, would tie individual and family tax deductions to increases in inflation.
As pressure mounts from states pushing back on federal decisions and mandates, representation by their congressional delegations becomes increasingly important.
In just 737 days, he turned what had been the Football Bowl Subdivision’s losingest program into the nation’s No. 1 seed heading into the playoffs, a legitimate championship contender and a Big Ten champion for the first time since 1967.
