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Early voting up from four years ago in primary elections
Marion and Hamilton counties are both seeing more voters ahead of the primary election than they did in 2019, when the last mayoral primary elections took place.
Marion and Hamilton counties are both seeing more voters ahead of the primary election than they did in 2019, when the last mayoral primary elections took place.
Rainwater netted a historic percentage of the vote in the 2020 gubernatorial election as a third-party candidate.
Of the 1,154 bills filed, Indiana lawmakers approved 252 of those in the 2023 legislative session, with many still waiting for a final signature from the governor. Here’s a recap.
As Mayor Joe Hogsett seeks a third term, he is facing opposition for the Democratic nomination. State Rep. Robin Shackleford was among Black leaders last spring calling for racial equity in the party’s candidate endorsement practices.
The spending plan includes $60 million for Indiana University to construct “school of science instructional and research building” and $60 million for Purdue to add an “academic and student success building.”
Republican Indianapolis mayoral candidate Abdul-Hakim Shabazz spent nearly four days in the hospital this week, including time in intensive care, he disclosed in his political newsletter, “The Cheat Sheet.”
House lawmakers resuscitated several provisions meant to help homeowners struggling with high tax bills—after Senators removed them earlier this month—in a finalized compromise bill.
Under pressure from local schools and fellow Republican lawmakers, GOP leaders opted to decrease the amount dedicated to paying down the unfunded liability in pre-1996 Teacher Retirement Fund and shift an additional $312 million to K-12 schools.
From pharmacy rebate managers to hospital price caps to public health, legislators struggled to reach consensus about how to push down prices and save Hoosiers money.
A Republican state legislator and former Indianapolis City-County Council member is on the verge of thwarting an attempt by Indianapolis lawmakers to install no-turn-on-red signs at nearly 200 downtown intersections.
Republican legislative leaders agreed Thursday to give about $300 million in additional funding toward Indiana schools in the new state budget.
Former Vice President Mike Pence’s appearance before a grand jury in Washington, D.C., scrutinizing the president he once loyally served is a milestone in the Justice Department’s investigation.
Under the proposal, the revenue could only be used in the Mile Square for services that are now provided by the not-for-profit Downtown Indy Inc., such as cleanliness initiatives, homelessness outreach and providing “safety ambassadors.”
The bill that would create a state-funded handgun training program available for teachers, something critics have said could wrongly increase the number of guns in schools.
The sweeping legislation passed Wednesday that would raise the government’s legal debt ceiling by $1.5 trillion in exchange for steep spending restrictions.
A federal appeals court on Wednesday night moved former Vice President Mike Pence closer to appearing before a grand jury investigating efforts to undo the results of the 2020 presidential election.
The $44.5 billion spending plan restores measures coveted by Republican leaders in both chambers, a reflection of the April state revenue forecast that showed Indiana is expected to receive an additional $1.5 billion in revenue over the next two fiscal years.
Debate over the bill has served as a flashpoint in the ongoing fight between city and state leaders over Indiana’s road-funding formula, which allocates gas-tax funds and other revenue by center-line miles rather than by vehicle miles traveled.
Republican Indianapolis mayoral candidate Abdul-Hakim Shabazz released plans regarding infrastructure and government efficiency Tuesday.
Lawmakers sent several bills to Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb’s desk on Monday following chamber actions on concurrence votes and conference committees.