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LEIGHTY: A way forward for the Republican Party

The Republican Party needs a makeover. After the devastating losses suffered Nov. 6, pundits and politicos alike are asking one question: What will become of the party? As a 21-year-old who will be voting for many years to come, I think the party must make major changes to remain relevant and attract votes of future generations.

Lawmakers propose DCS hotline changes, new panels

Indiana lawmakers reviewing the embattled Department of Child Services voted Tuesday to localize more decisions on when to investigate cases of child abuse and neglect and set up a permanent oversight committee at the Statehouse.

WESTERHAUS-RENFROW: Lessons from the War on Poverty

America has come so far, having elected a black president to a second term, mainly by women, young and non-whites. Yet, I hear all too often that Indiana companies cannot find qualified African-American workers.

BOEHM: Judicial elections need lawmaker action

Marion County’s trial judges are selected by a process used nowhere else in the state, and, as far as I know, nowhere on this planet. In the May primary elections, the two major parties each nominate only half the number of judges that will be elected in the general election.

MASSON: Marriage amendment is short-sighted

Thomas Jefferson said, “The legitimate powers of government extend to such acts only as are injurious to others. But it does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are twenty gods, or no god. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg.”

Residents fight plan to turn golf course into farm

Most of the 158 acres that made up the Yule Golf Club in Alexandria was sold in an October auction for nearly $1 million to Yorktown farmer Dale Rinker, who is seeking city permission to use it for agriculture.

Richmond Hill demolition begins

Demolition work started Tuesday morning on the first of about 30 houses ordered torn down in an Indianapolis neighborhood ravaged by an explosion that killed a young couple. Crews using a large excavator began tearing down one of the badly damaged houses in the Richmond Hill subdivision on the city's far south side. City building inspectors last week ordered the demolition of 29 houses by Dec. 20. Four other homes, including two that were leveled in the Nov. 10 explosion, are being maintained as police investigate what they believe was an intentional natural gas explosion.

Doctor sentenced in battery case

An Indianapolis doctor accused of inappropriately touching patients was sentenced Monday to four months in prison, eight months on home detention and six months of probation. Segun Rasaki was found guilty of sexual battery and battery in September. The Medical Licensing Board also stripped him of his medical license.

Prosecutors: Durham, accomplices deserve life sentences

Saying their crimes were “as serious as any financial fraud crime ever committed,” federal prosecutors re-emphasized Monday their recommendation that Ponzi schemer Tim Durham and his two accomplices deserve to spend the rest of their lives in prison.

Iron ore processor plans $350M Indiana project

A Minnesota-based mining company plans to spend as much as $350 million to build a iron ore pellet plant in Indiana, creating up to 100 jobs by 2015, the company announced Tuesday morning.

Advocates prep for Indiana gay marriage battle

Supporters and opponents of gay marriage are already squaring off in a battle over whether to amend Indiana's constitution that could stretch until voters decide the issue in November 2014.