GOP calls grow for Trump to step aside in favor of Pence
A chorus of Republican leaders on Saturday said vice presidential nominee Mike Pence is well suited to move to the top of the ticket if they can persuade Donald Trump to quit.
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Young: Trump comments about groping women give me ‘pause’ about whether to support him
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is facing bipartisan condemnation about comments he made in 2005, stating that when you’re a star “you can do anything to women,” including grope their private parts.
Pence says he won’t ‘condone’ or ‘defend’ Trump’s remarks about women
The vice presidential nominee said he was "offended by the words and actions described by Donald Trump," and he called on the GOP presidential nomineee "to show what is in his heart" when he appears at Sunday night's presidential debate.
Job hunt substantial part of Bayh’s last year in Senate
The Democrat held more than four dozen meetings and phone calls with head hunters and future corporate employers in the months after announcing his surprise retirement but before he left office, an Associated Press investigation found.
Indiana State Police expand vote fraud probe to 57 counties
State police are recommending all Indiana voters check the accuracy of their voter information, especially those voters living in the counties under investigation. State police say they don’t know how many voters may be affected.
Paving the way for more public-private partnerships?
Neither major-party gubernatorial candidate rejects using more so-called P3s in Indiana’s future. Both think the deals have their place, but they differ on when they should be used.
TV ratings for vice presidential debate lowest since 2000
It was the smallest audience for a vice presidential debate since 2000, when 29 million people watched Dick Cheney and Joe Lieberman square off.
Steady Pence gets wide praise, but Kaine lands jabs on Trump
Republican Mike Pence won bipartisan plaudits for a calm and collected performance in the vice presidential debate. But Hillary Clinton’s camp says Democrat Tim Kaine accomplished his mission.
Pence stays cool with Kaine on attack in running-mate debate
Tim Kaine repeatedly tried to bait Mike Pence into defending his running mate’s most controversial statements, but the Indiana governor deflected the attacks with the kind of discipline Republicans have been urging Donald Trump to display.
Indiana State Police’s voter fraud probe spans 9 counties
The investigation started in August, when at least 10 voter registration forms were alleged to have fraudulent information in two counties encompassing the Indianapolis area. Police have expanded the probe.
Pence’s critical role: Trump’s emissary to evangelicals
With time running out to sway undecided voters ahead of the Nov. 8 election, Pence will have his moment in the political spotlight Tuesday night at 9 p.m. when he takes on Democratic vice president candidate Tim Kaine in a nationally televised debate.
Holcomb touts GOP economic record at debate; Gregg frustrated with ‘status quo’
The three gubernatorial candidates—Democrat John Gregg, Republican Eric Holcomb and Libertarian Rex Bell—debated issues relating to jobs and the economy at the debate at University of Indianapolis.
Indiana GOP governor hopeful breaks with Pence on refugees
The Republican who replaced Mike Pence on the ballot for governor of Indiana broke with his political benefactor on Monday night during a debate, stating that Syrian refuges should be allowed into the state.
Two northern Indiana candidates vying for attorney general
Indiana voters in November will choose a successor to Attorney General Greg Zoeller, who did not seek a third term after losing May’s Republican primary to run for a U.S. House seat.
Kaine, Pence prepare for undercard debate
The vice presidential debate Tuesday will be the only time Republican Mike Pence and Democrat Tim Kaine will have the nation’s political attention all to themselves, away from their much more well-known running mates.
Both Gregg, Holcomb favor ‘all-of-the-above’ energy strategy
Based on their records and campaign promises, neither of the major party candidates for governor seem likely to radically reshape Indiana’s energy policies.
Indiana voter registration surpasses 2008 number by 200K
There is still more than a week to go before the Oct. 11 registration deadline.
Candidates for governor push different visions of Indiana’s state test
John Gregg and Eric Holcomb discussed several education issues at an Indianapolis high school Tuesday during their first campaign debate.
Holcomb’s education plan touts school choice, measured preschool expansion
In dueling speeches to education groups, gubernatorial candidates Eric Holcomb and John Gregg laid out their plans to improve state schools.
New system for drawing Indiana’s political maps taking shape
Members of a special committee created to study redistricting have started discussing how an independent commission might create future legislative and congressional district maps.