Lawsuit: Anderson mayor fired 10 workers over politics
A central Indiana mayor is fighting a lawsuit filed by 10 former city employees who claim they lost their jobs because they backed the mayor's opponent in last year's election.
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Signs mount that even Lugar backers think he’s in trouble
Rival Richard Mourdock has cast Lugar, 80, as too moderate for the Republican-leaning state and out of touch after 36 years in Washington.
Anti-tax advocate Norquist poised to throw support behind Mourdock
Grover Norquist, the anti-tax activist who leads Americans for Tax Reform, said he is set to make an announcement Wednesday with Indiana State Treasurer Richard Mourdock, who is opposing six-term Senator Richard Lugar in the state’s May 8 Republican primary.
Lugar struggles to paint Tea Party opponent
Six-term Sen. Richard Lugar’s efforts to paint Tea Party-backed state Treasurer Richard Mourdock as "untrustworthy" had all the markings of a desperate attempt to toss anything and everything at Mourdock to see what might stick less than two weeks before the vote that could end Lugar's political career.
Single-minded super-PACs work to beat one candidate at a time
Super-PACs are playing a heavy role in this year’s election campaigns, including the race between Indiana Sen. Richard Lugar and challenger Richard Mourdock in the Republican primary.
Mourdock will keep energy stocks if elected to Senate
Indiana Treasurer Richard Mourdock, who is challenging Republican Sen. Richard Lugar in the May 8 primary, held six different energy-related stocks last year, according to his most recent filing with the state.
Candidate Gregg proposes lifting state’s gas tax
Democratic gubernatorial hopeful John Gregg's first bite of Hoosier populism is likely to run up against some hard economic realism: $540 million is a lot of money to account for.
State GOP leader: No Mourdock sanctions before primary
An Indiana Republican Party leader investigating how Senate candidate Richard Mourdock's campaign used a party database said Thursday he won't face any possible party sanctions before the May 8 primary.
IPS reform advocates seek school board shakeup
Some proponents of the Mind Trust plan to restructure Indianapolis Public Schools are looking to advance its key principles the old-fashioned way: by electing pro-reform members to the IPS board.
Indiana GOP probes if campaign used data improperly
Indiana Republican leaders met Wednesday to discuss how to handle allegations that a U.S. Senate campaign improperly tried to access a critical database of voter information.
Daniels endorses Romney for president
Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels has endorsed presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney after declining for months to publicly support any of the Republican candidates.
U.S. Chamber backs Lugar in heated GOP primary
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce became the latest national interest group to stake a claim in Indiana's heated Republican Senate primary, announcing Tuesday it is endorsing U.S. Sen. Richard Lugar in his toughest re-election battle in decades.
Lugar strong, but Mourdock more poised in debate
After struggling at times during the early Republican primary campaign, U.S. Sen. Richard Lugar sounded more like the legislator he's been for the past 35 years in a debate Wednesday night with Indiana Treasurer Richard Mourdock.
Lugar, foes spar on outside campaign spending
Longtime U.S. Sen. Richard Lugar appears to be shifting his re-election message to focus on attacking national interest groups, which the Republican accuses of having an exaggerated say in his Indiana race.
Lugar, Mourdock prepare for lone debate in Senate race
Until now, Indiana's Senate Republican primary race between longtime U.S. Sen. Richard Lugar and Indiana Treasurer Richard Mourdock has been dominated by television ads, millions of campaign phone calls and foment among Indiana's strong base of conservative voters:
Political worries contribute to robust firearms sales
The presidential election is still a long way off, but large numbers of Indianapolis-area gun owners seem to think Barack Obama is a surefire bet for a second term. Uneasiness over his re-election (and fear that he might push for strict gun control laws) has sparked a run on weapons and ammunition.
Ex-Democratic official charged in ballot petition forgery
A former Democratic Party county chairman in northern Indiana has been charged with leading a scheme to forge signatures on petitions to place Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton on the state's 2008 presidential primary ballot.
Past support of health care mandate haunts Lugar
Like many Senate Republicans who have spent a few decades in Washington, U.S. Sen. Richard Lugar was for the individual health care mandate before he was against it. Two decades later, the policy is a near heretical stance among the party’s conservative base, and it threatens to derail Lugar’s reelection bid.
Deal allows Lugar to move Indiana voter registration
Indiana Sen. Richard Lugar will switch his voter registration to his family farm in resolving a dispute with local election officials who ruled that he couldn't vote using the address of an Indianapolis home he sold in 1977.
Super PACs start battle in Senate race
The attack ads are guaranteed to saturate Indiana airwaves as Dick Lugar and Richard Mourdock battle ahead of the May 8 Republican primary.