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Hogsett touts $3.6 million in war chest for mayoral reelection bid
The other candidates in the Democratic primary for mayor—State Rep. Robin Shackleford and political newcomer Gregory Meriweather—haven’t filed campaign finance reports yet.
The other candidates in the Democratic primary for mayor—State Rep. Robin Shackleford and political newcomer Gregory Meriweather—haven’t filed campaign finance reports yet.
The Indiana Economic Development Corp. is asking for $600 million over the next two years for a deal-closing fund, along with a one-time injection of $150 million for a revolving fund for land purchases. Democrats argue that Republicans already have given the agency a “blank check.”
The contours of a deal that could make Republican leader Kevin McCarthy the House speaker have begun to emerge after three grueling days and 11 failed votes in a political spectacle unseen in a century.
Kristen Burkman will compete with Jake Gilbert and Scott Willis in May’s Republican primary election. Mayor Andy Cook has not yet announced if he will seek a fifth term.
The House adjourned Wednesday evening after another contentious day in which Republican Kevin McCarthy of California again failed three times to get the necessary 218 votes to take the speaker’s gavel.
The funding requests are part of the governor’s ambitious $3 billion “Next Level Agenda,” which calls on state lawmakers to approve historic investments in education, public health and state employee salaries.
Hospitals are expected to come under more scrutiny and public health spending will be debated in this year’s Indiana General Assembly.
The Indiana Medical Licensing Board will take up a complaint next month against an Indianapolis doctor who is at the center of a controversial abortion case.
Already, Jane Burgess, a former member of the Zionsville School Board, and John Stehr, a former news anchor at WTHR-TV Channel 13, have announced they will seek the GOP nomination.
House Republican leadership appears poised to dive into culture war issues again when the legislative session starts in January, setting a target on environmental, social and government-focused investing within the Indiana Public Retirement System.
Kimball, who was elected in 2015 and reelected in 2019, suffered a stroke in December 2020 and had not attended city council meetings the past two years.
One of Indianapolis’ largest annual trade shows is working to generate more money for its political action committee and pushing for legislation aimed at curbing environmental restrictions on converting street-legal vehicles to competitive race cars.
The blockage came on the same day that Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita sued TikTok, claiming the video-sharing platform misleads its users, particularly children, about the level of inappropriate content and security of consumer information.
Lower courts in at least five states, including Indiana, have issued rulings in abortion-related religious freedom lawsuits.
A spokesman for former Vice President Mike Pence’s campaign denied reports on Monday that the Republican had filed to run for president in 2024, responding to an apparent hoax after screenshots of a Federal Election Commission posting began to circulate.
Changes to early-childhood education and a response to Indiana’s ongoing teacher shortage are top-of-mind issues for lawmakers as the 2023 legislative session nears.
For more than two decades, Kelly reported for The Journal Gazette in Fort Wayne. But this summer, Kelly, 49, was named editor-in-chief of the Indiana Capital Chronicle.
Republican legislative leaders have been urging caution on new spending, but Gov. Eric Holcomb remains hopeful that his legislative priorities can be funded. See what he had to say in this Q&A.
During the pandemic, anyone who qualified for Medicaid at any point would keep their coverage, even if their financial circumstances changed for the better.
The 814-page report released late Thursday comes after the panel interviewed more than 1,000 witnesses, held 10 hearings and obtained more than a million pages of documents.