The latest attempt will rest on a sweeping law known as the Higher Education Act, which gives the education secretary authority to waive student loans, although how far that power extends is the subject of legal debate.
The Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce has historically favored incumbents in mayoral elections.
Greg Goode, former state director for Republican U.S. Sen. Todd Young, will replace outgoing state Sen. Jon Ford in Senate District 38 after winning a caucus vote.
A lawsuit filed by Republican U.S. Senate candidate John Rust appears to be in a stalemate amid the search for a new judge, disagreements over filing timelines and contention over a deposition.
Republican Jefferson Shreve and Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett addressed a range of topics, including charter schools and food insecurity, but issues of policing and gun violence took center stage.
Hogsett will be back out in the community Saturday, city spokesman Mark Bode said in a statement. He will also take part in a debate Sunday with Republican Jefferson Shreve.
Republican Sue Finkam and Democrat Miles Nelson are running to replace Brainard, a Republican who has served since 1996. Write-in candidate Darin Johnson is also running, but his name will not appear on election ballots.
Throughout the country, suburban areas are the new election battleground, with large cities reliably going Democrat and rural areas largely voting Republican.
Ashton Gleckman, 23, wrote, directed, edited and co-scored eight hourlong episodes that chronicle the life of John F. Kennedy.
A poll on the Indianapolis mayoral election released by Indy Politics this week showed Democratic Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett with a significant lead over Republican Jefferson Shreve, but 16% of voters are still undecided.
Lopez is running on the Republican ticket for House District 39, which includes portions of Carmel and Westfield.
WXIN-TV Channel 59 will host a televised debate Thursday, Oct. 26, at 7 p.m. on Fox 59 and CBS 4, the stations announced Wednesday.
Jefferson Shreve rolled out a detailed plan Tuesday to improve Indianapolis Animal Care Services, one day after Mayor Joe Hogsett revealed his own agenda for helping the city’s crowded, understaffed animal shelter.
Hurt, an attorney with law offices in Noblesville and Kokomo, faces four other candidates hoping to fill the seat being vacated by U.S. Rep. Victoria Spartz.
Other GOP contenders share similar concerns, while some defend the controversial project as a wise economic move.
Just two other candidates have filed to face Baird in 2024: Charles Bookwalter and Jerry Jones.
The 216-210 historical vote, forced by a contingent of hard-right conservatives, throws the House and its Republican leadership into chaos.
U.S. Senate GOP candidate John Rust released radio and television ads this week depicting opponent Jim Banks as a D.C. swamp insider. And Third District Congressman Banks wasted no time firing back.
Victor McCarty will serve the remainder of late council member Joe Edwards’ term representing District 3 through the end of 2023.
Her departure would reduce the Republican majority in the U.S. House of Representatives and create the possibility that Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb would have to call a special election before May.
