Voters in struggling Ohio back four urban casinos
Ohio voters hit hard by the economic downturn have approved casinos on the fifth try by gambling supporters in the past two
decades.
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New Wishard gets overwhelming approval in referendum
Unofficial results from Tuesday night’s special election show more than eight out of 10 Marion County voters supporting a new $754 million hospital for Wishard Health Services.
Wishard hopes to overcome taxpayer skepticism in referendum
Tuesday’s vote will determine if Marion County Health & Hospital Corp. can sell up to $703 million in taxpayer-backed bonds
to replace the county-owned hospital.
Has Bayh’s moment arrived?
Fiscal responsibility could be the mettle Sen. Evan Bayh needs to land in a higher office.
President Daniels? Never say never
Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels would make a remarkable president. Governor/ presidentâ??it’s the same game, just a different scale.
New president is a sign of hope
The election for me was like looking up for a change instead of having a spiral-down feeling, which was good.
Let’s limit campaigns to public funds
The only way more ideas, more candidates, more party platforms can gain
any traction, any consideration by the public at large, would be for all political parties to receive, and run only on public
funds.
Could Mitch Daniels run for prez in 2012?
Could Gov. Mitch Daniels run for president in 2012?
Indiana supports first Democratic president in 44 years
For the first time in more than 40 years, Indiana helped elect a Democratic president.
Change begins with everyone, not just Obama
Sen. Barack Obama’s election and call for change and hope, as well as Ind. Gov. Mitch Daniels’ re-election after
dramatic changes, shows that Americans can become successful again.
Election of president, governor signals Hoosiers desire changes
Indiana’s blue vote for president-elect Barack Obama on Election Day was a sign that Hoosiers are ready for change. So was
the state’s red vote to keep incumbent Gov. Mitch Daniels in office. In this case, the status quo means more change. Daniels
has been making gutsy and sometimes unpopular moves since taking office four years ago. He ran on a promise to keep shaking
things up.
Where was Horning in candidate story?
Libertarian candidate Andy Horning should have been covered in more detail in IBJ article about the governor’s race.
After record election revenues, TV ad income may hit 10-year low
With the economic swoon and no political ad campaigns in 2009, TV ad revenue could hit a 10-year low next year.
Vote only if you’ve studied the issues carefully
If you haven’t learned about the crucial issues that our country and state face, don’t vote.
Costumes for the politically astute
Whatever costume you wore on Halloween, let Joe the Plumber, Rev. Jeremiah Wright, Tyrannosaurus Rex, President
Bush, King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz, Sgt. Joe Friday and other characters of this election cycle continue to spark a lively
dialogue with your friends, family and neighbors.
Diverse thoughts, backgrounds and experiences make organizations excel
It’s the diverse thoughts, backgrounds and experiences people bring that make organizations stand
out and excel.
Obama raising more money in Indiana, but business interests stick with McCain
Republican Sen. John McCain has been unable to achieve the same Indiana fund-raising edge on his Democratic opponent that
President George W. Bush did in past elections. Bush rang up an Indiana fund-raising advantage of $1.7 million over Sen. John
Kerry in 2004, according to the Center for Responsive Politics. And his popularity in Indiana allowed
him to spend those dollars to help him campaign in other states while easily winning Indiana’s electoral
votes. But this election, Sen. Barack Obama had outraised Republican John McCain by $360,000 through the end of August, when
McCain’s decision to take public campaign funds forced him to stop raising funds directly for himself.
Obama did not take public funds, and so has continued to raise money.
As politics finds new mediums, local firms are along for the ride
In this year’s election cycle, the policy watchword is "change." But amid the partisan debate, another type of
change is revolutionizing the way candidates track voters and spread messages. Communication tools like
text messaging, social networking and YouTube are increasingly integral to successful politics.
Gubernatorial candidates Daniels, Thompson see economic development differently
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jill Long Thompson promises to buoy Indiana’s slumping rural counties with a three-tiered
incentive plan. Republican Gov. Mitch Daniels has a different vision for stoking the state economy. He wants to build on Indiana’s
strengths–such as world-class research at universities–to innovate and create jobs.
Key races will decide who controls Indiana House of Representatives
Most of Indiana’s 100 House districts are strongly Democratic or strongly Republican. That means control of the House of
Representatives will come down to a handful of battleground districts–probably fewer than a dozen, political experts say.