Messer wins GOP bid for Indiana seat Pence giving up
Former state Rep. Luke Messer has won the Republican nomination for eastern Indiana's 6th District seat that GOP Rep. Mike Pence is giving up to run for governor.
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Romney easily wins Indiana presidential primary
Romney had no serious challenge in the state and easily outpolled Rick Santorum, Newt Gingrich and Ron Paul. Santorum and Gingrich remained on the ballot despite having ended their campaigns.
Lugar loses Indiana GOP primary to tea party rival
U.S. Sen. Richard Lugar was ousted Tuesday by tea party-backed challenger Richard Mourdock in Indiana's Republican primary, abruptly ending the nearly four-decade career of a popular politician who built a reputation as a diplomat but whose critics argued had ceded too much ideological ground to represent a conservative state.
GOP looking to pad majority in Indiana House
Republicans are hoping new election districts they drew last year and a wave of Democratic retirements help them strengthen their control of the Indiana Legislature. Voters in Tuesday's primary are selecting Republican and Democratic nominees for all 100 Indiana House seats and half of the 50 state Senate seats.
Mourdock says he expects to win GOP Senate bid
State treasurer Richard Mourdock said Tuesday morning that he's "reasonably optimistic" he'll defeat six-term incumbent Sen. Richard Lugar in Indiana's Republican primary.
Local election sites seeing light turnout
Marion County Clerk Beth White said she expects voter turnout for the Tuesday primary to be about 20 percent, much lower than the 37-percent participation in the 2008 primary. Without a presidential primary this time around, Democrats don’t feel as much urgency to vote, White said.
Indiana early voting down despite Lugar-Mourdock race
Early voting has wrapped up ahead of Indiana's primary, with the Republican Senate race between Richard Lugar and Richard Mourdock not grabbing voter interest like the Democratic presidential primary did four years ago.
Lugar makes final push to avoid primary defeat
U.S. Sen. Richard Lugar is keeping a smile on his face as he fights against the growing possibility his Senate career could be nearing its end.
Mourdock: Reports of Tea Party’s death exaggerated
Tea party activists rallied behind Senate candidate Richard Mourdock on Saturday as he drew closer to a possible upset over six-term incumbent Dick Lugar in the GOP primary.
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.
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.