That means school board races will stay non-partisan—at least for now. Language from the bill could still crop up in others before the end of the current legislative session.
A hotly contested Democratic primary to represent City-County Council District 8 is down from five candidates to just two after a series of candidacy challenges and withdrawals.
Indiana voters would have to submit more identification information to obtain mail-in election ballots under a bill Republicans are advancing through the state Legislature.
Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett’s reelection campaign announced Tuesday that Blake Hesch, interim communications director for the Indiana Democratic Party, will lead the primary campaign beginning in March.
Shreve, who sold his company Storage Express for $590 million last year, told IBJ he’ll need to do some self-funding to launch his mayoral run and mount a vigorous campaign for the Republican nomination.
Bill sponsor Republican Rep. Tim Wesco of Osceola said the step was aimed at validating who was receiving mail-in ballots by putting identification requirements in line with what people must present when voting in person.
Speedway joins two other Marion County school districts in asking voters in May to approve more funding.
The Indiana School Boards Association and the Indiana State Teachers Association are among education groups opposed to the change.
Two major conservative groups have signaled they are open to supporting someone other than Donald Trump in the 2024 race for the White House, including former Vice President Mike Pence.
Caroline Sunshine, 27, is best known for her role as Tinka Hessenheffer opposite Zendaya and Bella Thorne on the Disney Channel dance-focused sitcom “Shake it Up.”
Jefferson Shreve, former City-County Council member and founder of Storage Express, is the fourth Republican to enter the race for Indianapolis mayor.
Glynn is the third Republican to announce a run to succeed Mayor Jim Brainard, who will not seek an eighth term in office.
After mulling a U.S. Senate run, Rep. Victoria Spartz of Indiana shocked her followers Friday when she announced that she will step away from political office after finishing her term to spend more time with her two daughters.
The Hamilton County community had just more than 21,000 residents when Cook was sworn in as its first mayor in 2008, the year Westfield moved from a town to a city. Today, its population tops 50,000.
After filing to run for Indianapolis mayor Thursday, Abdul-Hakim Shabazz defended a column in which he proposed that the city let “bad guys” commit homicide against each other as a way to rid the city of criminals.
The announcement ended speculation that he would jump into the race after sitting Sen. Mike Braun decided to run for governor.
The proposed operating referendum would provide $50 million annually over an eight-year period to expand student programs and increase teacher pay through the program.
The switch between camps comes as potential GOP White House contenders seek to build out their operations in preparation for the launch of campaigns against former President Donald Trump for the 2024 nomination.
The Indiana U.S. Senate race is almost two years away, and already, an outside D.C.-based group is trying to pick our Republican candidate.
TV news directors at Fox 59 and WRTV have imposed long-standing fairness and ethics policies that prevent pundit Abdul-Hakim Shabazz from appearing as an analyst on their political segments since he announced he is considering a run for the Republican nomination for mayor of Indianapolis.
