Super PACs start battle in Senate race
The attack ads are guaranteed to saturate Indiana airwaves as Dick Lugar and Richard Mourdock battle ahead of the May 8 Republican primary.
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Daniels says he has no interest in vice presidential nomination
Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels, who declined to seek the U.S. presidency this year, said he isn’t interested in being selected as the Republican vice presidential nominee.
Elections board: Lugar must register elsewhere in county
An elections board ruled Thursday that U.S. Sen. Richard Lugar can't vote at the Indianapolis home he sold in 1977 but can register elsewhere in the county, a partial victory for tea party activists who allege the Republican incumbent has committed voter fraud for decades
Pence starts Indiana tour, has promised policy ideas
U.S. Rep. Mike Pence was set to begin a statewide "listening" tour as Hoosiers wait to hear more specific ideas from the Republican gubernatorial hopeful.
Retirement wave will give Indiana House new look
The loss of hundreds of years of experience in the House, including the top Republican and Democratic budget writers, has some worried that paid lobbyists could gain an even heftier role within the General Assembly.
Wallace ends Indiana governor bid after ballot denial
Indianapolis businessman Jim Wallace has ended his longshot bid for the Republican nomination for governor after being denied a spot on the ballot.
State Supreme Court hears arguments in White case
Indiana Supreme Court justices peppered attorneys with questions Wednesday during arguments to determine whether ousted Secretary of State Charlie White was ever a legal candidate for the office, and who gets to appoint his successor.
Supreme Court to consider who should replace Charlie White
Vop Osili, a Democrat who lost the 2010 secretary of state's race by 300,000 votes, says he still wants the job.
Old Lugar issue finds new legs in critical race
U.S. Sen. Richard Lugar has breezed through every re-election since he first won federal office in 1976. And even though he has consistently voted from a house he hasn't owned since he left for Washington in 1977, questions about his residency lay dormant until just a few weeks ago.
Charlie White faces sentencing after 6 felony convictions
Each of the charges White, Indiana's secretary of state, was convicted of is a class D felony carrying a penalty of six months to three years in prison.
Lugar and GOP primary foe Mourdock set April debate
State treasurer and tea party favorite Richard Mourdock with square off against U.S. Sen. Richard Lugar on April 11 in their only debate to be hosted by the Indiana Debate Commission before the May 8 primary.
UPDATE: Obama proposes cutting corporate tax rate
President Barack Obama’s plan would trim the corporate tax rate from 35 percent to 28 percent. In turn, corporations would have to give up dozens of loopholes and subsidies that they now enjoy.
Charlie White cries foul on residency, cites other cases
The ousted secretary of state claims Sen. Richard Lugar and former Sen. Evan Bayh vote from Indiana despite living near Washington, D.C. Lugar doesn't own a home in Indiana, and tea party activists want his candidacy disqualified as a result.
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.
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.
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.
Gubernatorial candidates turn in signatures
Democrat John Gregg and Republican Mike Pence submitted plenty of signatures to get their names on Indiana’s ballot for governor. Fishers businessman Jim Wallace, however, said he came up 111 signatures shy of the number needed to make the ballot.
Indiana high court takes over secretary of state dispute
The Indiana Supreme Court on Tuesday decided to take over the legal battle in which Democrats are trying to have convicted Republican Secretary of State Charlie White replaced by their 2010 candidate for that office.
Democrats want their candidate as Indiana elections chief
Party Chairman Dan Parker said the party will seek to have its 2010 candidate Vop Osili, who lost to Charlie White by about 300,000 votes, certified as secretary of state during the coming week.
Longtime U.S. Rep. Dan Burton won’t seek re-election
The 73-year-old, who has represented the 5th District since 1982, had narrowly survived tough Republican primary battles in his past two campaigns.