Tired of partisan politics, Sen. Evan Bayh told a standing-room-only crowd at an Indianapolis news conference Monday afternoon
that he will
eschew reelection and wants to “serve society in another way.”
U.S. Sen. Evan Bayh has a news conference scheduled for 2 p.m. at IUPUI’s
University
Place Conference Center and Hotel, where he will announce that he won’t run for re-election. "I do not love
Congress," he said in a prepared statement.
Hamilton County is poised to become the demographic all-star of the decade. Its 269,785 residents make up the fastest-growing,
most educated and wealthiest county in the state, according to estimates from the Indiana Business Research Center.
Former Senator Dan Coats said he was re-entering politics because he is increasingly alarmed and frustrated about the direction of the country.
The president’s budget offers tax cuts for businesses, including a $5,000 tax credit for hiring new workers this year, help
for the unemployed and $25 billion more for cash-strapped state governments. Job creation will take precedence over stemming
a surging deficit.
The president’s unemployment strategy is twofold: create jobs, and force Republicans to choose between helping Main Street
and Wall Street.
Republican U.S. Rep. Steve Buyer announced Friday that he will not seek re-election this fall and will leave Congress after
18 years because his wife is ill.
Massachusetts’ election of a Republican senator has put health reform legislation on life support. But for the health
care industry, reform is a reality that isn’t going to die.
The government has erected a high fence around a pot of $27 billion available to doctors and hospitals that successfully
computerize their patient records by next year, sparking complaints.
A proposed high-speed commuter rail line that would run through northern Indiana was left out of federal stimulus
grants announced this week.
Republican Mike Pence said he’ll instead run for re-election to the Congressional seat representing much of eastern Indiana
that he first won in 2000.
Indianapolis will spend $22.9 million in federal stimulus money to make street and bridge repairs starting in the spring.
The Justice Department imposed major conditions upon Live Nation and Ticketmaster in approving the companies’ merger, moves
that
Assistant Attorney General Christine Varney said would have the effect of lowering ticket prices.
The president’s proposals include bigger tax credits for child care and retirement savings; caps for student loan payments;
and boosting aid for families caring for elderly relatives.
The Supreme Court threw out a 63-year-old law designed to restrain the influence of big business and unions on elections,
ruling that corporations may spend as freely as they like to support or oppose candidates.
The number of newly-laid off workers seeking jobless benefits unexpectedly rose last week.
Indiana’s future as a hub for making electric and hybrid vehicles hinges on a single government loan program.
An Indiana University demographer outlines predictions on Latinos, homeownership and populations of unincorporated areas.
The new infusion would be in the range of another $3 billion, short of the roughly $6 billion the government had earlier thought
GMAC would need to stabilize the company.
