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With unemployment rising and tax revenues falling, officials have begun looking in unusual places for answers to the economic crisis, one such place is Marion, Ind.
Indiana also impacted by Ohio Issue Three
At a brief Switz City Council meeting Monday evening, clerk- treasurer Carla Porter reported that Southern Indiana Development Commission (SIDC) had contacted her regarding the Rehabilitation Housing Project and said that there would only be funding for half of the amount that was originally requested.
There are several contested races on the municipal level throughout Indiana County. Here's a look at who's on the ballot. In Banks Township, two men looking to hold their first elected offices are running for supervisor.
Rokita says the Indiana Court of Appeals' recent ruling overturning the Voter ID law is not final and will have no impact on the law's enforcement.
INDIANAPOLIS — Secretary of State Todd Rokita says Indiana residents voting in upcoming special elections will still be subject to the state's Voter ID law despite a recent court ruling. Rokita says the Indiana Court of Appeals' recent ruling overturning the Voter ID law is not final and will have no impact on the law's enforcement.
As voters in Porter and St. Joseph counties prepare to vote Tuesday on whether to create a Regional Transportation District, some public officials suggested the new district -- if approved -- would replace the existing Northwest Indiana Regional Development Authority.
Even after your city or town has cut and cut and cut the budget again, what if elected officials still see a need for more money -- and there's nothing more to cut? The Indiana Association of Cities and Towns has an idea. How about giving cities and towns greater authority to tax? How about giving cities and towns -- not just counties -- the ability to impose an income tax, an innkeepers tax, or ...
Of the seven original candidates who ran for seats on the Indiana Area School Board this year, five have survived to be listed on the general election ballot Tuesday, along with four incumbents and three challengers.
Republican incumbent George Dull, who represents District 5, opposes Democrat Lloyd Gibson for a supervisor's seat in the only contested municipal race in Indiana Township in the Nov. 3 general election.
St. Joseph County voters will head to the polls Tuesday for a special election. They will vote on a referendum that would create a Regional Transportation Authority for northern Indiana and possibly raise
A New Poll Shows Sen. Evan Bayh's Constituents Do Not Want Him to Block the Health Care Bill
PORTER COUNTY Voelz in Porter recorder race Jon Voelz, a licensed real estate agent, has filed a campaign committee to run as a Democratic candidate for Porter County Recorder. Voelz, who worked as a Realtor in Chicago before moving to the county, has also worked for the Indiana House of Representatives and statewide political campaigns, he said. Voelz, 42, lives in Beverly Shores ...
A new political action committee supporting a regional transportation district has emerged, squaring off with an organization that has been campaigning against it since late September. With less than a week before the Nov 3 referendum, Citizens for Northwest Indiana wants to let the people know there's another voice out there, said Robert Ordway, PAC chairman, who filed statement papers with ...
INDIANAPOLIS #8212; A legislative study committee declined Monday to endorse the idea of a uniform, later start date for Indiana schools, voting instead to send the issue back to fellow lawmakers for more debate and study.
Voters in several southern Indiana County communities will have a choice of nominees for their future municipal leaders when they report to Election Day polls on Tuesday.