New GOP-led House will focus on private-sector job creation
With new control of the Indiana House, Republican lawmakers plan to pursue an agenda focused on encouraging the private sector to create jobs and passing a budget without tax increases.
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After 2008 change, Indiana returns to GOP roots
Republicans picked up the U.S. Senate seat vacated by Democrat Evan Bayh and two southern Indiana congressional seats that had been held by Democrats. They also appeared poised to claim a two-thirds majority in the Indiana Senate and take control of the state House of Representatives.
GOP retains control of Indiana statewide offices
Republican Charlie White overcame allegations of voter fraud to become Indiana’s next chief election officer, and Republican incumbents held onto their jobs as auditor and treasurer.
Indiana voters OK property tax cap amendment
Indiana voters have overwhelmingly approved a constitutional amendment that will make property tax limits more permanent.
GOP off to fast start in midterm election
Republicans gained a Senate seat in Indiana and powered to leads in 10 House districts currently held by Democrats in midterm elections Tuesday night, early fruits of a drive to break the Democrats’ grip on power in Congress.
Rokita wins in 4th District
Indiana Secretary of State Todd Rokita has kept the state’s 4th Congressional District in the Republican column by winning the election to replace retiring Rep. Steve Buyer.
Tax-cap amendment means change for local government
Cuts in services, higher fees and consolidation of government units are possibilities, but advocates for the constitutional amendment say long-term certainty about property tax rates could benefit the economy.
Fraud allegations focus of secretary of state race
Charges of voter fraud have already marred Tuesday's election for Indiana's next chief election official, with the Republican candidate accused of using a false address to cast a ballot in May's primary.
In rough economy, state candidates tout biz skills
Candidates might brag about their business credentials in any campaign year, but in the lead-up to Tuesday’s election, some say it’s been particularly intense.
Voters expected to OK property-tax cap amendment
A recent poll found that more than 60 percent of likely voters support the proposed constitutional amendment, and some of the measure’s biggest opponents have given up the fight.
Critics say state ethics panel too lenient
The Indiana State Ethics Commission, which has been under fire for allowing a state regulator to take a job with a utility, has a long history of lenient decisions.
Secretary of state files complaint against teachers’ fund broker
David Karandos, a broker who advised the Indiana State Teachers Association Insurance Trust before it collapsed in 2009, is facing an administrative complaint from the Indiana Securities Division, which alleges 13 violations for unethical, dishonest and deceptive practices.
GOP could gain quorum in state Senate election
Indiana Senate Democrats, long considered the last bastion of liberal thought in state government, are in danger of becoming politically irrelevant after the Nov. 2 election—something they say would disenfranchise nearly 2 million Hoosiers who live in their districts.
Watchdog groups ask U.S. attorney to probe utility case
Two private watchdog groups have asked the new U.S. attorney in Indianapolis to investigate an ethics flap that has embroiled the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission and Duke Energy.
Indiana agency paying law firm $5.25M to sue IBM
Barnes & Thornburg of Indianapolis was hired despite several conflicts of interest arising from the fact that it also represents former IBM partners involved in the welfare deal.
State getting $25M to clean up old GM sites
Indiana will benefit from a $25.2 million environmental trust established to clean up and redevelop eight former General Motors plants throughout the state, officials said Wednesday.
Federal documents clear way for land exchange
The Indiana Department of Natural Resources said in a release Friday that 1,250 acres of the Atterbury Fish and Wildlife Area will be used by the Indiana National Guard. The guard plans a $105 million expansion of Camp Atterbury in Johnson County.
Indiana loans for jobless to hit businesses Jan. 1
The state will begin paying millions of dollars in penalties and interest to the federal government next year because it has borrowed nearly $2 billion to pay for jobless benefits.
FSSA secretary gets green light to take new job
Family and Social Services Administration Secretary Anne Murphy can take a private-sector job helping a hospital network cope with the federal health care overhaul she opposed as a public official, the state ethics commission said Thursday.
Ruling cuts $42M award for state workers seeking back pay
An appeals court said union workers were eligible for just a couple of months of back pay, rather than for 20 years of back pay.