GOP statewide officeholders all win re-election
Republicans will maintain control over Indiana’s statewide elected offices, as the GOP on Tuesday easily swept races for secretary of state, treasurer and auditor.
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Hollingsworth reclaims 9th District over Watson
Rep. Trey Hollingsworth has defeated Democrat Liz Watson to win re-election to a second term in southern Indiana's 9th District, which extends from the Ohio River to the south Indianapolis suburbs.
Mike Braun wins Indiana Senate race, ousting incumbent Joe Donnelly
Donnelly, who served one term, said he called Braun and will seek a smooth transition.
Indiana voters OK balanced budget amendment
Voters have approved an amendment to the Indiana Constitution obligating the General Assembly to adopt balanced budgets unless two-thirds of the members of both chambers vote to suspend the requirement.
UPDATE: Republicans dominate Indiana congressional races as expected
Republicans maintained their dominant hold on Indiana U.S. congressional seats, winning seven of the nine races.
Voters approve tax hikes to raise more funds for Indianapolis Public Schools
Voters in the state’s largest school district voted to approve two referendums that will raise about $272 million to help pay for operating costs and building improvements.
Indiana voters say health care, economy most important issues
Health care and President Trump's policies were important issues among Indiana residents in the midterm election, according to a wide-ranging survey of the American electorate that found they're divided over the state of the nation.
ELECTION UPDATES: See who’s won and lost
Check here throughout the evening for results, news, comments, photos and more from the biggest races around Indiana.
Pittman siblings battle over proposed Carmel office project
Developer Steve Pittman’s proposal to build an office building at 106th and Illinois streets is moving forward through the approval process, despite contentious pleas from two of his siblings that the project be reworked.
Deal to give Dow Agro successor $30M in incentives rankles some councilors
A panel of City-County Council members on Monday advanced a plan to provide Corteva Agriscience with incentives to maintain operations in Indianapolis, but not before several councilors expressed objections.
Local officials mum amid reports Amazon zeroing in on D.C. for HQ2
Amazon is approaching its end-of-year deadline for deciding where it will locate the $5 billion campus, and two national newspapers reported over the weekend that an area in northern Virginia is far along in negotiations.
Report: Amazon in ‘advanced talks’ to build HQ2 near Washington, DC
Such a decision would leave Indianapolis and 18 other finalists out of the running for the giant economic development prize.
GOP drops NRA president North from rally in Noblesville
GOP Chairman Kyle Hupfer later said Oliver North was dropped because it would have been “the wrong place and wrong time.”
State: $2.5B coal-to-diesel project won’t harm air quality
According to the air permit application, the plant would have annual emissions of about 2.2 million tons of carbon dioxide, 225 tons of carbon monoxide and 120 tons of sulfur dioxide.
Indiana legislators push for school bus cameras after crash
The cameras would be mounted to the outside of buses and would take pictures of drivers who pass when the stop arm is deployed. Law enforcement agencies could then use the pictures to issue charges or citations.
Obama’s rally for Donnelly reflects senator’s political balancing act
The appearance may win points with Democrats upset over Donnelly's embrace of some Trump priorities, such as building a border wall with Mexico.
League of Women Voters of Indianapolis ditches candidate forums for online strategy
The organization decided the information campaign was a better use of its resources because it had become increasingly difficult to get candidates to participate in the forums
Indianapolis event-software firm plans to hire more than 100 workers
Socio is just two years old but already has hundreds of clients across six continents, including Google, Microsoft, PepsiCo and Hyundai.
City panel OKs TIF-like districts to help Warfleigh, other flood-prone areas
The City-County Council’s public works committee voted unanimously Thursday night to move a proposal forward that would establish a so-called “flood control improvement district” in the Warfleigh neighborhood, plus parts of Broad Ripple and near Butler University.
Top Indiana CEOs drop $650K on PACs, races
An IBJ analysis of political giving this election by CEOs of Indiana’s biggest companies found 56 executives donated $650,000 to nearly 92 organizations and candidates seeking federal office.