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INDIANAPOLIS — A legislative committee overwhelmingly voted Monday in favor of a constitutional amendment capping property taxes, a move that sets up a significant debate before the Indiana House.
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.
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.
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.
Merrillville is shutting off street lights and forcing employees to take furlough days so the town of 33,000 people can save money. Gary, its neighbor to the north, has been forced into similar cost-cutting measures in the last 18 months, but a state tax appeals board granted Gary $22.8 million in budget relief for 2009. The deadline for cities and towns to petition the Indiana Distressed Unit ...
Gov. Mitch Daniels will travel to Chicago on Friday for a fundraiser to benefit his Aiming Higher political action committee. The event, at the Mayer Brown law office, will include former Republican Illinois Gov. Jim Thompson and well-known GOP names such as the party's Indiana chairman, Murray Clark.Individual tickets cost $200, although donors can "sponsor" the event — and receive eight ...
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 ...
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 ...
INDIANAPOLIS | Gov. Mitch Daniels is returning to the campaign trail. The term-limited governor who won re-election last year isn't running for national office. He wants more Republicans in the Indiana House of Representatives.
PORTER | Indiana state Sen. Karen Tallian, D-Ogden Dunes,presented the Town Council with a check for $15,000 on Tuesdaynight, giving the green light to lakeshore projects.
Leaders of the Public Safety Academy of Northeast Indiana intend to take a business plan to Fort Wayne City Council tonight. They want more financial support from the city, but they'll explain their plan for becoming nearly or fully self-supporting in the next three to five years.
On or about March 19, 2010, the Town of Mont-gomery intends to apply to the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs for a grant from the Community Focus Fund of the State Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program.
House Republican Leader Brian Bosma will be the speaker at the Jackson County Republican Party Fall Dinner on Monday. Bosma will deliver a message about the GOP taking back control of the Indiana House of Representatives in the 2010 elections....
By Chris Meyers Staff writer For the past few decades, Dale Moser has had several titles — pastor, chaplain, co-convener of the Local Coordinating Council and co-convener of Whitley County’s chapter for Drug-Free Indiana are just a few.
ANDERSON — When it comes to hiring relatives, the City of Anderson has no limitations. The City Council has not passed an ordinance dealing with the practice, and a state government ethics policy that discourages nepotism does not extend to local governments. Few localities in Indiana have passed such ordinances.