Commentary: Record-breaking gain at Statehouse marks tiny change
It took Indiana more than two decades just to add two additional women to its 150 members. Hardly a reason to pop the champagne.
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Legislative Council recommends adoption of sexual harassment policy
The Legislative Council unanimously approved guidelines proposed by its personnel subcommittee to combat sexual harassment at the Indiana Statehouse, but the policy still faces further votes in the House and Senate.
Indiana lawmakers draft hate-crime legislation for 2019 session
The draft covers bias-motivated crimes based on race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, disability, national origin, ancestry and sexual orientation.
36-year-old political ‘veteran’—now Pence’s press secretary—eyed for Trump chief of staff
Trump is said to have warmed to Nick Ayers in part by watching the effectiveness of Pence’s largely independent political operation.
After downing Delph, Ford brings new message to Statehouse
This month, in his second try, J.D. Ford toppled state Sen. Mike Delph, the controversial, conservative Republican who had represented the 29th District since 2005.
IBJ Podcast: What do the 2018 election results mean for 2019 and 2020?
Host Mason King talks with IBJ reporters Lindsey Erdody and Hayleigh Colombo as well as Andy Downs, director of the Mike Downs Center for Politics in Fort Wayne, about what the 2018 elections mean for the mayoral races in 2019 and governor’s race in 2020.
House Democrats pick new leader as GOP supermajority remains uncertain
Republicans won 66 of the chamber’s 100 seats on Tuesday, one short of the two-thirds majority that has rendered Democrats totally without power. But the results of one race remain unknown.
Voters head to the polls to decide Senate, congressional races
Dozens of state and local races are on the ballot as are proposals to amend the Indiana Constitution to restrict state spending and to let IPS spend more. But thousands of voters have already cast ballots.
IBJ election roundup: Study up on top races before you head to the polls
From Indiana’s intense U.S. Senate race to the surge in female candidates to school referendums, the state has been propelled by major political currents this election season.
Early voting nears 2016 levels throughout Indiana
Across the state, a total of 518,891 ballots have been cast, as of the end of Wednesday. That’s more than double the number seen at this point in the last midterm election in 2014.
Outside groups have spent nearly $28M on Indiana Senate race this month
It’s a big jump from the end of August, when only 13 outside super PACs had spent money in Indiana to try to influence the nationally watched race.
President Trump to speak at FFA convention in Indianapolis
President Donald Trump plans to speak at Bankers Life Fieldhouse at this week’s annual FFA event, which is expected to attract about 70,000 blue-jacket-wearing attendees from across the country to downtown Indianapolis.
Democratic state lawmaker calls for ethics investigation into Bosma allegations
Rep. Linda Lawson, D-Hammond, sent a letter to House Ethics Chairman Greg Steuerwald on Monday that requested the committee investigate whether Speaker Brian Bosma violated House ethics rules “and whether his re-election campaign acted in the ‘best interest of the citizens of the state.’”
IBJ Podcast: Breaking down Indiana’s Senate race
Host Mason King talks to IBJ political reporter Lindsey Erdody about the race, her experience on the campaign trail with the candidates, and what we know about early voting.
City revives state tool in effort to boost three struggling corridors
The city is in the process of setting up “redevelopment areas” surrounding North Post Road between 38th and 42nd Streets, the West 38th Street area known as International Marketplace, and a corridor of Brookville Road that contains the former Navistar and Ford Visteon plants.
Kite to build 2 hotels at Pan Am Plaza; city to spend $120M on attached meeting space
The Capital Improvement Board has selected a Kite Realty Group plan from among three proposals in its effort to expand the city’s convention capacity. The CIB is expected to vote Friday to move the project forward.
Voter registration, early ballot numbers are up
In Marion County, a total of 1,309 voters cast a ballot during the first three days of early voting last week. That’s nearly triple the amount of early voting during the same time period in 2014 for the last midterm election.
Donald Trump Jr. coming to Indiana to campaign for Braun
Trump Jr., who took over the Trump Organization with his brother Eric after Trump won the 2016 election, has been campaigning for Republican candidates in close races across the country.
Biden, Pence rally Indiana voters in fierce Senate race
Former Vice President Joe Biden headlined an event for Sen. Joe Donnelly in Hammond on Friday night, while current Vice President Mike Pence supported Republican challenger Mike Braun in Indianapolis.
Debating usually won’t help incumbents, experts say
Debate season kicked off this week for the U.S. Senate candidates, but candidates for other federal offices this year are shying away from publicly sparring with their opponents.