Smoking ban among key issues pending in Legislature
The Senate is set to consider a statewide smoking ban as well as legislation that would aside another $5 million for victims of the Indiana State Fair stage collapse.
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Former Daniels aide challenges Wallace GOP bid
A former longtime aide to Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels is challenging GOP businessman Jim Wallace's qualifications to run for governor.
RUSTHOVEN: A judicial giant hangs up his robe
The Shepard court has respected the authority of the political branches of government, while ensuring protection of individual rights.
Lawmakers eye early finish after contentious start
Republican House Speaker Brian Bosma told House members Thursday that he and Senate President Pro Tem David Long were planning to wrap things up by March 9. The 2012 session is formally scheduled to end by March 14.
For-profit colleges lose incentive to target vets under bills
For-profit college operators such as Carmel-based ITT Educational Services Inc.would lose a financial incentive to enroll soldiers and veterans under U.S. Senate and House bills aimed at curbing what sponsors call aggressive marketing of subpar programs.
Bill seeks school superintendent contract disclosure
A bill that would require Indiana's school boards to disclose all financial details of proposed superintendent contracts before voting on them drew only positive comments during a public hearing before a legislative panel.
Ameriplex development OK’d after ‘soap opera’ meeting
Over objections from Mayor Greg Ballard, the Indianapolis Airport Authority and Indy Park Ride & Fly, the city’s Metropolitan Development Commission gave the green light to a 31-acre, 3,700-spot parking lot in the Ameriplex development on the city’s west side.
MCQUILLEN: Plan would trim bureaucracy for the benefit of students
As we work to rebuild our broken district, we must aim not for perfection, but for progress.
DOWD: The transformational wife behind Newt
The 45-year-old Callista has created an entirely new model for a spouse.
SOWELL: Progressives leave legacies of destruction
The problems they created so discredited Progressives that they started calling themselves “liberals.”
KRUGMAN: How the GOP became severely constricted
Something has clearly gone very wrong with modern U.S. conservatism.
VANE: Carrying the mantle of reform onward
Some of the people who played a pivotal role in shaping this debate are also running for public office.
KRULL: Rubbing the abrasive edges off lawmakers
If lunch together is good, living together would be even better.
FERGUSON: Big issues playing out right here in Indiana
Maybe leaders of the Republican National Committee see Indiana as a model.
Indiana tea partiers challenge Lugar residency
Richard Lugar's tea party challenger stood Wednesday morning outside the Indianapolis home the Republican U.S. senator sold decades ago to make the case his opponent no longer has much to do with the state he represents.
Plan to drug-test Indiana welfare recipients stalls
A bill to require drug-testing for some Indiana welfare recipients has failed in a legislative committee after concerns were raised about the possible $1 million cost to start the program.
Indiana bill to teach creationism being shelved
Republican House Speaker Brian Bosma is using a procedural move to kill the proposal for this legislative session.
Club for Growth backs Mourdock in Senate race
The prominent national conservative group on Tuesday endorsed Indiana Treasurer Richard Mourdock, giving him a timely boost in his bid to unseat longtime GOP Sen. Richard Lugar.
College credit transfer legislation advances
The Indiana House Education Committee voted unanimously Monday to approve a measure that would make it easier for students to carry credits earned from one state university to another.
Romney’s state co-chair could decide Santorum’s fate
Dan Dumezich is guiding Mitt Romney’s effort to win the Indiana GOP primary and also runs the state elections panel that weighs challenges to candidates’ ballot access. Opponent Rick Santorum is eight signatures shy of the 500 needed from Indiana’s 7th District.