Seymour’s Whitcomb announces bid for Lucas’ Indiana House seat
Whitcomb is the daughter of Edgar D. Whitcomb, who served as Indiana’s governor from 1969 to 1973. Her father was a Republican, but she will run as a Democrat for the House seat.
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Former Secretary of Commerce Brad Chambers enters race for governor
Chambers has been considered a possible candidate for the office since mid-July, when he announced he would be stepping down as head of the Indiana Economic Development Corp. effective Aug. 6.
In Indiana, Mike Pence rebukes Trump, announces plan to ‘restore’ federalism
Speaking in downtown Indianapolis at the National Conference of State Legislatures’ Legislative Summit, the country’s largest annual gathering of state lawmakers, the former Indiana governor outlined a five-point plan.
S&P decision to ax ESG scores from bond ratings splits market
S&P recently updated its approach to incorporating environmental, social and governance considerations into credit ratings, ditching an alphanumerical scale it introduced in 2021 and instead going back to relying only on text descriptions.
Holcomb taps David Rosenberg to lead state’s economic development agency
David Rosenberg, chief operating officer of the Indiana Economic Development Corp., replaces Brad Chambers as Indiana secretary of commerce.
Trump charged in Georgia 2020 election probe, his fourth indictment
Former President Donald Trump was charged with 13 counts, including violating the state’s racketeering act, soliciting a public officer to violate their oath, conspiring to impersonate a public officer, conspiring to commit forgery in the first degree and conspiring to file false documents.
Gubernatorial candidate Eric Doden wants you to get to know him
The well-funded gubernatorial candidate’s biggest challenge is name recognition, especially in the southern two-thirds of the state.
Nation’s largest gathering of state lawmakers set to arrive in Indy
The National Conference of State Legislatures’ Legislative Summit is expected to generate an estimated $4.8 million in economic activity in Indianapolis, including 11,000 hotel room nights.
Indiana GOP endorses Jim Banks’ U.S. Senate run
The endorsement allows the Republican National Committee to send money and resources to support Banks’ run for U.S. Senate in 2024.
GOP leaders say changes in lieutenant governor selection unlikely
Conservative pastor Micah Beckwith’s bid for Indiana’s second-highest office has rankled some Republican politicos—but don’t expect changes to the lieutenant governor selection process, according to party leaders.
Pence says he’s met polling, donor qualifications for the first Republican debate
According to his campaign, former Vice President Pence has amassed 40,000 unique donors, checking off the final debate requirement set by the Republican National Committee.
ACLU lawsuit contends new Indiana law prevents police from being held accountable
A lawsuit filed in federal court by the American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana on Tuesday challenges a new state law that prohibits citizens from being within 25 feet of law enforcement officers.
Pence seizes on Trump’s latest indictment as he looks to break through in crowded GOP field
Mike Pence’s campaign has unveiled new T-shirts and baseball caps featuring the phrase “Too Honest” in big red letters—a reference to an episode in the indictment.
Fact-checking claims made in Indy mayoral campaign ads
Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett and Republican challenger Jefferson Shreve are engaged in a costly campaign advertising fight, which culminated this week with the Shreve campaign demanding that local TV stations pull Hogsett’s latest ad. IBJ has seized the moment to fact-check several ads.
Trump pleads not guilty to charges that he plotted to overturn election
Former President Donald Trump entered his plea in the federal courthouse that sits just blocks away from where his angry supporters stormed the Capitol in an effort to keep him in power.
Tony Dungy not-for-profit All Pro Dad gets state dollars, but little scrutiny
Legislators in 2021 decided to allocate $250,000 each budget year to All Pro Dad. The General Assembly upped the amount to $350,000 earlier this year.
Pence criticizes Trump and ‘crackpot lawyers’ at Indiana State Fair campaign stop
The former Indiana governor doubled down on “the impact inflation has had on American families,” and highlighted his four-step plan to reduce government spending and reform the Federal Reserve.
Pence fought order to testify, but now is central figure in former boss’s indictment
The 45-page indictment of former President Donald Trump is informed, in part, by contemporaneous notes that former Vice President Mike Pence kept of their conversations in the days leading up to the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
Trump charged in probe of Jan. 6, efforts to overturn 2020 election
The four-count, 45-page indictment accuses former president Donald Trump of three distinct criminal schemes, charging that he conspired to defraud the U.S., conspired to obstruct an official proceeding and conspired against people’s rights.
Shreve demands local TV stations quit showing Hogsett ad
Indianapolis mayoral candidate Jefferson Shreve had a lawyer send cease-and-desist letters to local television stations on Monday over Mayor Joe Hogsett’s newest campaign advertisement, alleging it is “false, misleading and defamatory.”