State may revoke accused liquor license speculator’s permit
The Indiana Alcohol & Tobacco Commission says Slobodan Lakich bought a license last year for $9,000, then tried to flip it for $30,000.
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Financial crisis pushes millennials to fiscal conservatism
Researchers find that the recession had a particularly profound effect on the political attitudes of younger millennials, who’ve come of age as the adults who preceded them have lost homes, jobs and retirement funds. Their age group also faces high unemployment.
Critics say grades for schools too complex to understand
Public schools around Indiana will learn their final grades next week under a ranking system using new rules that critics say are too complex for schools and parents to understand.
Ballard to nix parts of council budget
Mayor Greg Ballard plans to sign a $1 billion budget plan approved by the Indianapolis City-County Council earlier this month, but only after using his line-item veto powers to kill major portions of it.
City paying $2.3 million to 2 hurt in officer’s crash
The city of Indianapolis will pay $2.3 million to two people seriously injured when their motorcycle was struck by a police cruiser driven by an officer allegedly driving drunk.
Gregg tries to tie Pence to Mourdock in debate
Democratic gubernatorial candidate John Gregg worked to score political points at Thursday night’s debate by trying to tie Republican opponent Mike Pence to embattled U.S. Senate nominee Richard Mourdock.
Container makers want to restore fizz to state’s recycling fund
The money, long ago diverted by Gov. Daniels to the state’s general fund, would help reduce landfill waste and lower manufacturing costs.
Report tallies local government debt loads
A new reporting requirement on local governments gives taxpayers unprecedented access to debt information, but the data is also likely to raise many questions.
Gubernatorial candidates set for final debate
At the last debate, Democrat John Gregg said he took "great offense" at Republican Mike Pence's plans to promote traditional families, which Gregg said would ignore single parents such as himself.
Mourdock keeps up fundraising after uproar over remark
The U.S. Senate candidate smiled and laughed while working the room at a private reception for Indiana Republicans.
Democrats seize on Mourdock’s rape comment
Democrats are attacking Indiana Republican Senate candidate Richard Mourdock for saying that when a pregnancy occurs during a rape, the resulting life is “something that God intended.”
Libertarian presidential candidate stumps in Indiana
Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson is set to appear in South Bend, the Shelby County town of Fairland and in Indianapolis this week.
Mourdock’s answer to rape question overshadows debate
Indiana Republican Senate candidate Richard Mourdock ignited a firestorm with a response to a question about rape late in Tuesday night's debate with Democratic challenger Rep. Joe Donnelly.
Local television stations reap election windfalls
The hotly contested race for U.S. Senate between Joe Donnelly and Richard Mourdock, in addition to the governor’s contest, has netted four local television stations millions in advertising dollars, according to FCC filings.
LEADING QUESTIONS: GOP pillar reflects on party, mentors and Legislature
How deep are the roots in J. Murray Clark's political family tree? What still stings from the former state GOP chairman's tenure? How does he view the party today? What about fundraising tips? Clark has answers.
Mourdock, Donnelly to meet in final Senate debate
The Republican and Democratic candidates stuck mostly to their talking points in their first debate last week and scored no knockout punches.
Early voting rises across Indiana as GOP gets on board
The number of Hoosiers voting ahead of Election Day is rising across Indiana in part because of an effort by Republicans to urge their supporters to get to the polls.
GOP leader McConnell hosts fundraiser for Mourdock
Republican senators have flocked to Indiana in the past month as it became clear the state's once-safe Republican seat could be snatched up by Democrat Joe Donnelly.
Unions shift political might to state, local races
Unions are shifting more of their political resources to state and local races this year as they try to head off passage of laws that could undermine bargaining rights, make it harder to organize or reduce their political muscle.
Indiana buying rustic Ohio River site from ex-Gov. Whitcomb
Edgar Whitcomb, Indiana's Republican governor in 1969-73, bought the rustic land in the 1990s and built three cabins there.