Here’s who could replace Pence on Indiana ballot in governor’s race
Now that Trump has claimed Pence on the national ticket, who will replace him here in Indiana?
Mitch Daniels
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Daniels says presidential candidates should get real about national debt
President George W. Bush’s former budget director is calling out Donald Trump on the billionaire’s recent claim that if he were elected president, he could slash $19 trillion in national debt in eight years.
Former Gov. Daniels still backs earlier primary for Indiana
Daniels eight years ago first proposed moving the presidential primary up, but his ideas never gained much traction in the Indiana General Assembly because a February or March primary would fall smack dab in the middle of the legislative session.
Mitch Daniels will take part in Super Tuesday watch party
The former governor who considered running for president will be part of a Q&A and panel discussion at Purdue University, where he is now president.
IEDC official: Full-court press averted disaster, yielded ‘home run’
Indiana Economic Development Corp. President Jim Schellinger said state officials realized early on that the Dow-DuPont merger could have wiped out some of the best jobs in Indianapolis.
Oesterle starts PAC to counter social conservatives
Free Enterprise Indiana is Bill Oesterle’s new political action committee. It will support economy-focused Republican candidates through election cycles.
Purdue signs firm to examine student income-share deals
Purdue University is taking the next step toward a controversial program in which students could get financial help for school from so-called investors in exchange for some of their future earnings.
Pacers exec Morris to receive Daniels leadership prize
James Morris, vice chairman of Pacers Sports & Entertainment, has been chosen for the biennial prize. As part of the honor, he will recommend a recipient for a $100,000 grant.
Oesterle could follow Angie’s List exit with gubernatorial run
Angie’s List CEO Bill Oesterle, a Mitch Daniels confidant who strongly opposed the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, is well-positioned for a run at Gov. Mike Pence’s seat, observers said Wednesday.
Daniels: Outcry over new law hurting years of effort
Purdue University President Mitch Daniels, who called for a truce on social issues while Indiana's governor, said people are "heartsick" over the controversy that has erupted over the Religious Freedom Restoration Act.
UPDATE: Presidential debate interest renewed at Purdue
The appointment of Purdue University President Mitch Daniels to the Commission on Presidential Debates raises the question of whether the university would bid to host one of the debates for the 2016 race.
Groups hope to revive Indiana Commerce Connector
A group of central Indiana manufacturers and warehousing companies hopes to revive a proposal for a highway that would connect the region's major interstates and communities.
NEWSMAKERS: Mitch Daniels
Mitch Daniels moved out of the Statehouse in early January after eight years as governor. But he never left the headlines.
Zinn events keep spotlight on Daniels controversy
The controversy about former Gov. Mitch Daniels’ emails criticizing the late historian Howard Zinn will continue this month as professors, students and staff members gather at universities around the nation to read Zinn’s writings.
GOP powerbrokers crafted Indiana education policy, emails show
The Indiana education overhaul associated with Tony Bennett and then-Gov. Mitch Daniels actually was crafted in private by a handful of state GOP bigwigs, including Al Hubbard, Mark Miles and Mark Lubbers, according to emails obtained by the Associated Press. Elected officials weren’t included for months.
Emails show Daniels favored Bill Bennett over Zinn
When the governor discovered the board of education had changed the state's textbook rules to allow Bill Bennett's book, he quickly asked how soon his advisers could get copies of "The Last Best Hope" in classrooms.
Daniels’ attack on text part of conservative push
Former Gov. Mitch Daniels’ directive was part of a broader conservative push to move all of the training of school teachers out of the nation’s teaching colleges.
Daniels denies trying to censor Indiana universities
Purdue University President Mitch Daniels said Wednesday he never tried to quash academic freedom while serving as Indiana’s governor and criticized an Associated Press report citing emails in which he opposed use of a book by anti-war activist Howard Zinn.
As governor, Daniels targeted liberal ‘propaganda,’ emails show
Emails obtained by The Associated Press through a Freedom of Information Act request show Daniels requested that historian and anti-war activist Howard Zinn's writings be banned from classrooms and asked for a "cleanup" of college courses.
Politicians looking to pump image find plenty of stats
Want a top ranking in economic development? There's a study for that. Need a report showing Indiana's jobs situation is stellar and Illinois' is one step away from being declared an international disaster zone? There's a business publication for that.