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Donnelly wants Zody to lead Democrats
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — U.S. Sen. Joe Donnelly asked veteran Capitol Hill staffer John Zody this week to run the Indiana Democratic Party, but his appointment hinges on approval of the party's state central committee. A Democratic official close to...
Tags: Richard Lugar, Elections, Republican Party, Executive Branch, Lyndon B. Johnson
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The look of the new Indiana Legislature
Republicans strengthened their control of the Indiana General Assembly in the November election. A closer look shows the Indiana House seeing many new members taking seats this session, while the Indiana Senate becomes more male-dominated. A breakdown:...Tags: Elections, Career and Workplace, Republican Party, Indiana Legislature, Martinsville (Martinsville, Virginia)
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Pence, Simpson among candidates stopping in St. Joseph Co.
WSBT-TVST. JOSEPH COUNTY – Some candidates were in St. Joseph County on Monday, making that last-minute push for those undecided voters. Many were just encouraging people to get out and vote. WSBT spent some time with the candidates to check out their...Tags: Undecided Voters, Evan Bayh, Elections, Executive Branch, Joe Donnelly
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Time has come to cast your vote
South Bend TribuneThe candidates who have been working for Hoosiers' support this year made their closing arguments Monday and urged people to get out the vote in Tuesday's election. Local Republicans started the morning by packing into Stevie's Unique Treats, a cafe in...Tags: Elections, Republican Party, Executive Branch, Libertarian Party, Richard Mourdock
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Local last-minute campaign events planned
Several candidates have last-minute campaign events in our area planned today. Jackie Walorski is running for Indiana's 2nd District Congressional Seat. Mike Pence is running for Governor. They have a joint rally planned at Stevie's Unique Treats on Main...
Tags: Elections, U.S. Senate, Politics
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Gregg calls for child services department changes
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Democratic gubernatorial candidate John Gregg said Monday that if elected in November he would push to restore money cut from Indiana's Department of Child Services budget in recent years and use it to promote more adoptions...Tags: Family, Abusive Behavior, Health, Elections, Government Debt
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Daniels defends right-to-work in 'State' speech
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Gov. Mitch Daniels defended divisive right-to-work legislation that he only recently put his name behind, while asking House Democrats to end their boycott of the measure.
Daniels spent a large amount of his final "State of...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Republican Party, Politics, Labor Legislation, Career and Workplace
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Indiana Senate drops abortion pill dosage rules
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana legislators on Tuesday removed a requirement that doctors prescribe a higher-than-usual dosage of the so-called abortion pill from a proposal aimed at tightening laws on how doctors administer the drug.
The state...Tags: Abortion, Trials, Crime, Law and Justice, Health, Food and Drug Administration
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Misplaced money: Mistake or political move?
INDIANAPOLIS – State democrats want an investigation after $300 million that was intended for the general fund was instead sat somewhere else unnoticed for years.
"I don't know a better way to start than to say Christmas came early," said...Tags: Accounting and Auditing, Mitch Daniels, John Broden, Budgets and Budgeting, Computing and Information Technology Industry
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Indiana Senate OKs amendment to ban gay marriages
South Bend Tribune Staff WriterINDIANAPOLIS — A movement to add a ban on same-sex marriage and civil unions to the state constitution won another victory Tuesday. The Indiana Senate voted 40-10 in favor of a measure that would allow Hoosiers to vote on an amendment to prohibit...Tags: Cummins Incorporated, Family, Crime, Law and Justice, Elections, Constitutional Issues
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Indiana GOP pushes ahead with big voucher program
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana's Republican leadership is pushing ahead with a proposal that would be the nation's broadest use of school vouchers, allowing even middle-class families to use taxpayer money to send their kids to private schools....Tags: Family, John Kasich, Elections, Executive Branch, Republican Party
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Pressure still mounting for Indiana Dems to come back
As pressure mounts for Indiana Democrats to end their Statehouse boycott and get back to work, some members of the exiled caucus are holding town hall meetings to explain to their constituents why they are holed up in an Illinois hotel.
The longer the...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Indianapolis, Elections, Republican Party, Voting
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