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SOUTH BEND -- Indiana University South Bend Chancellor Una Mae Reck drew high praise Wednesday, with words including "focused," "tenacious" and "persistent" uttered frequently to describe her leadership style. "Indiana University is very proud of you,"...

Attached is a statement from State Rep. B. Patrick Bauer (D-South Bend) on Thursday's events:   “Despite the fact that I don’t agree with today’s outcome, I think Representative Lawson is a great leader.  She has a great background,...

Local GOP Responds to News of Bauer Ouster   South Bend, IN-The Saint Joseph County Republican Party is responding today in the wake of news that South Bend Representative, B. Patrick Bauer has been removed as house Minority Leader by his caucus....

INDIANAPOLIS -- Indiana House Speaker Brian Bosma has a large red sign in his office that reads, "Keep calm and carry on." It's a reproduction of a poster the British government made in 1939 to reassure citizens at the start of World War II. Bosma, R-...

INDIANAPOLIS -- Growing tension among defiant House Democrats facing stiff fines and sparse resources threatens to disrupt a no-show effort aimed at blocking a bill that would make Indiana the first state in more than a decade to enact right-to-work...

Republicans in the Indiana General Assembly have picked up a tool that's becoming increasingly popular among opponents of the federal health care overhaul enacted two years ago. Whether the effort is a serious attempt to reform health care or merely a...

MISHAWAKA - Former Democratic state legislator and local businessman Burnett C. Bauer, father of current and longtime state Rep. B. Patrick Bauer, died Friday at St. Joseph Regional Medical Center. The Granger resident and founder of Bauer Soft Water...

INDIANAPOLIS - If the scene Tuesday at the Indiana Statehouse was a true preview of the General Assembly's next session, then 2012 is going to be another tumultuous year in the legislature. Republicans, who hold large majorities in both the House of...

St. Joseph County leaders are mulling over how to react to a new Indiana law that will bar local governments from enforcing their own gun restrictions. The new law, which takes effect July 1, means people could begin carrying firearms into public...

INDIANAPOLIS -- The old model of voting in traditional, neighborhood precincts could be on its way out in Indiana. The General Assembly is moving quickly this year on legislation that would allow election officials in all of the state's 92 counties to...

INDIANAPOLIS -- Wednesday was a historic day in the Indiana General Assembly, but the reason didn't please everyone in the Statehouse. Democrats in the House of Representatives continued their legislative boycott for the 31st consecutive day, which...

URBANA, Ill. -- It's been nearly three weeks since Democrats in the Indiana House of Representatives fled the state and set up an outpost in this Illinois college town. Most of the 40 members of the caucus have been staying at a Comfort Suites hotel amid...