By ASSOCIATED PRESS | Politico
INDIANAPOLIS – Indiana’s top elections official could lose his job and his freedom after jurors convicted him of multiple voter fraud-related charges on Saturday, leaving in flux the fate of one of the state’s most …
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Indiana Democrats Choose Rival for Larry Bucshon
By Shira Toeplitz, Roll Call Staff
Democratic officials picked former state Rep. Dave Crooks (D-Ind.) to face freshman Rep. Larry Bucshon (R) next year, according to local reports.
Democrats backed Crooks over Patrick Scates, a former staffer for ex-Rep. Brad Ellsworth (D), in a rare …
Indiana College Bans National Anthem At Sporting Events
By Noel Sheppard, NewsBusters.org
The Star-Spangled Banner may yet wave over Goshen College in Indiana, but no one’s going to be singing about it.
The Mennonite campus is dropping the national anthem in favor of “America the Beautiful” before …
Many states celebrate surpluses as Congress struggles with debt
By Ben Wolfgang-The Washington Times
As Washington stares at rising national debt and projected deficits for years to come, many states are faced with the opposite problem: whether to spend their budget surpluses and, if so, on what.
At least a dozen …
The Primary Education of Indiana’s Dick Lugar
By Shira Toeplitz, Roll Call
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. — A handful of horses occupied the barn that was the setting Friday evening for Sen.Dick Lugar’s fundraiser here, but there might as well have been an elephant in the room.
After the …
Lugar to Post $900,000 for 2nd Quarter
By Joshua Miller, Roll Call
Sen. Dick Lugar raised $900,000 in the second quarter and finished June with $3.5 million in cash on hand, according to an email campaign manager Emily Krueger sent to supporters Tuesday.
The six-term Indiana Republican faces state …
Redistricting Journal: New Indiana map bolsters Republican prospects
Posted by Mark Gersh, CBS News
Six states have finished congressional redistricting to date, and it’s becoming clear that redistricting, as expected, is going to have an impact on House competitiveness next year and have set up a few interesting battlegrounds, …
Daniels to sign bill defunding Planned Parenthood
By DEANNA MARTIN
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) – Republican Gov. Mitch Daniels said Friday he will sign restrictive abortion legislation, making Indiana the first state to cut off all government funding for Planned Parenthood and boosting Daniels’ credentials among social conservatives as …
Indiana poised to cut Planned Parenthood funding
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) – Indiana is poised to become the first state to cut all government funding for Planned Parenthood.
The move would be a significant victory for anti-abortion activists but could pose a political predicament for Republican Gov. Mitch Daniels …
Indiana elections chief appeals court ruling
Indiana Business Journal
Embattled Indiana Secretary of State Charlie White appealed a court ruling Thursday that sent a dispute about whether he committed voter fraud back to a state commission, with his attorney arguing that the board doesn’t have the power …
