Many of the same Democrats who blasted Republican Sen. Dan Coats last year for his time spent as a federal lobbyist are backing Democratic gubernatorial candidate John Gregg, who's a registered lobbyist in Indiana.
As expected, former Democratic Indiana House Speaker John Gregg plans to run for governor. Gregg called all 92 county chairmen over the weekend to tell them, his campaign said.
Cheri Daniels’ speech Thursday night, closely watched because it was a rare high-profile appearance at a political setting for a woman known for her aversion to the spotlight, focused on topics such as her love of the state fair and all things farming.
Jim Wallace has scheduled a campaign kickoff event for Tuesday afternoon at the town hall in the northern Indianapolis suburb of Fishers.
Dan Burton says he plans to seek election to a 16th term next year after narrowly surviving tough Republican primary battles in his past two campaigns.
School districts across the state continue to struggle in their attempts to win voter approval for operating money or building projects, which a researcher attributes to continued worries about the economy.
Democratic Rep. Joe Donnelly has jumped into the race for the Indiana seat in the U.S. Senate currently held by Republican Richard Lugar.
Former Secretary of State Todd Rokita’s report concluded that Charlie White appeared to intentionally vote in the wrong precinct a year ago when he won the Republican nomination for secretary of state. He faces criminal election fraud charges.
To no one's surprise, Republican Rep. Mike Pence said Thursday morning that he'll run for Indiana governor in 2012, giving the GOP an early edge in the race.
A 23-year-old Butler University student is now a step away from becoming mayor of a small central Indiana city.
Democratic voters in Terre Haute have picked Indianapolis Motor Speedway executive Fred Nation to run against the city's incumbent Republican mayor this fall.
Four-term incumbent Charles Henderson was defeated, in part because of his plan to revitalize the city’s downtown by destroying several historic buildings. Most other incumbent mayors in the Indianapolis metropolitan area were winners.
Voters in the Metropolitan School District of Perry Township passed two referendums for increased school funding Tuesday night, but similar votes in Franklin Township and Avon failed.
Former Indianapolis Deputy Mayor Melina Kennedy has easily won the city's Democratic mayoral primary and will face first-term GOP incumbent Greg Ballard in the November general election.
Democrats will choose their candidate Tuesday to run against Indianapolis Republican Mayor Greg Ballard, while voters statewide pick nominees for city offices.
Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Pence is planning a private conference call with supporters this week, fueling speculation that he will make an announcement soon on whether he'll run for Indiana governor in 2012.
The Indiana General Assembly adjourned for the year late Friday, bringing an end to a roller-coaster legislative session that produced politically-charged legislation that will help shape elections next year and for the next decade.
A look at some major legislation considered this year by the Indiana General Assembly.
The five lawsuits filed this week do not include the biggest recipients of Tim Durham’s political largesse—campaign committees associated with Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels and former Marion County Prosecutor Carl Brizzi.
As Indiana's Republican governor mulls a presidential run in 2012, his home state is becoming a showcase of conservative ideas, poised to create the nation's broadest private school voucher system and become the first to cut off all government funding for Planned Parenthood.
