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Members of the Indiana Area School District board of directors have re-elected their top officers to serve for 2010. President Diana Paccapaniccia and Vice President Joseph Girardi were re-elected on votes of 5 to 4.
Another public brawl has erupted between allies and critics of Republican National Committee Chairman Michael S. Steele, threatening party unity 11 months before the GOP's hoped-for comeback in the crucial 2010 midterm elections, Republicans on all sides say. California RNC member Shawn Steel, an ally of the RNC chairman, on Tuesday accused Indiana RNC member Jim Bopp Jr. of pursuing a ...
Thomas McKenna launches his campaign for Indiana Secretary of State.
GARY -- A reluctant City Council agreed to send Gary to an Indiana tax appeals board for the second year in a row to avoid a revenue cut in 2010 that could eliminate 50 percent of its budget. All but one City Council member voted in favor Gary's petition to the Indiana Distressed Unit Appeals Board, which granted $22.8 million in budget relief to the city this year. Ragen Hatcher, D-at large ...
A retired business leader and former aide to Indiana Gov. Joe Kernan announced Tuesday that he's running for the Democratic nomination for Secretary of State next year.
Thomas F. McKenna, former executive director of the Indiana Department of Commerce, launched his campaign for the 2010 Democratic nomination for Indiana secretary of state today.McKenna, 63, stopped at Vanderburgh County Democratic Party headquarters as part of an 11-city, three-day announcement tour. He ended his day in Vigo County.The secretary of state is Indiana’s chief elections officer ...
WASHINGTON, D.C. | Indiana Secretary of State Todd Rokitatestified Tuesday on Capitol Hill, describing for Republicancongressmen allegations of ACORN's involvement in "large scale"voter registration fraud in Lake County during the 2008 generalelection.
Mitch Daniels might be the best-kept secret in the country as well as in his own Republican Party. Except among the conservative movement's cognoscenti, Mr. Daniels is not on the list of usual suspects in barroom and living-room speculation about likely 2012 Republican presidential candidates. The second-term governor of Indiana hasn't traveled much outside his state since he left his post as ...
Three days on the road through 11 Hoosier cities, voter access is Tom McKenna’s “driving issue.”“What’s distressing me is they’re limiting access to the vote,” the recently-announced Democratic candidate for Indiana secretary of state said Tuesday evening of voter identification laws.
Democrat Tom McKenna announced his candidacy for Indiana Secretary of State on Tuesday, saying the current officeholder attempts to stifle democracy.
LANSING | Rosalee Lester, of Lansing, votes Monday for herfavorite wreath at the Lansing Public Library, 2750 Indiana Ave.Library staff decorated 10 wreaths and patrons can vote for theirfavorite by donating money to the corresponding jar. Voting endsDec. 18. All proceeds will be donated to Pennies for Peace, thelibrary's charity for it's "One Book, Two Libraries, Three Cups ofTea" reading ...
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (Indiana's NewsCenter) - The Fort Wayne City Council passed a 1.5% pay increase for the Fraternal Order of Police Tuesday night.
Indiana Secretary of State Todd Rokita will testify on Capitol Hill Tuesday afternoon about how he handled the controversial 2008 general election in Lake County.
INDIANAPOLIS — As the 2010 session of the Indiana General Assembly approaches, state lawmakers are feeling pressure to practice a brand of politics that respects the country's economic woes. Feeling the weight of the economic downturn, Hoosiers have grown more frugal. It's why Indiana's sales tax revenue is sagging: Excess is out and pinching pennies is in. A similar story exists in politics ...
By Jeff Kenney Staff Writer CULVER — The charm of Culver’s downtown has long been among its many draws for both visitors and locals, and members of Culver’s Town Council as well as Town Manager Michael Doss are excited at the revitalizing improvements the area is about to undergo thanks to a nearly half-million dollar grant announced recently by the Indiana Department of Transportation.
INDIANAPOLIS | Lake County election fraud allegations will be onthe agenda today when Indiana Secretary of State Todd Rokita speaksin Washington, D.C., to the Republican members of two U.S. House ofRepresentatives committees.