Jefferson County Clerk David Yates told lawmakers Tuesday that as a result of a review of registered voters’ information after a “clerical error” prevented a handful of voters from casting a ballot in the correct precinct, about 290 voters on the county line must now vote in Jefferson County rather than a surrounding county.
This November, Hoosier voters will see something new on their ballots. For the first time, school board candidates may appear with a party affiliation beside their names. The Indiana State Teachers Association opposed this change. We believed then, and still believe now, that decisions about local schools should be centered on students, educators and communities […]
U.S. Sen. Todd Young says he sees greater limits on stock trading by members of Congress as a basic step toward restoring public trust.
U.S. Rep. James Comer appears to be the favorite to win the Republican nomination in next year’s Kentucky governor race before he’s even announced he’s running. Meanwhile, Democrats must decide between Lt. Gov. Jacqueline Coleman and former Democratic House leader Rocky Adkins.
(The Center Square) – The Assembly Republican Caucus had an abrupt change in leadership this week after former Assembly Minority Leader Heath Flora, R-Ripon, was suddenly dismissed from his role in favor of Assemblymember Alexandra Macedo, R-Tulare.
After more than a year of eligibility reviews that have already removed hundreds of thousands of Hoosiers from Medicaid, the state’s low-income health insurance program is entering a new phase that could determine whether even more beneficiaries lose their coverage. Over the next 18 months, Indiana is expected to implement a series of state and […]
The timeline has been moved up for Indiana Recount Commission decisions on disputed ballots in the narrow Republican primary race between a state senator and his President Donald Trump-endorsed challenger.
State Sen. Chris Garten made his bid for the Indiana Senate's top leadership position official days after the chamber's outgoing head announced he'd yield to redistricting revenge by President Donald Trump and allies.
Eight months after Indiana senators rejected President Donald Trump’s congressional redistricting push — and about three months after six Republican incumbents paid for that opposition in primary defeats — Senate President Pro Tem Rodric Bray announced Friday that he will give up the chamber’s top leadership position. Bray, R-Martinsville, said he will not seek reelection […]
On the first Saturday in August, thousands of political spectators flock to a far West Kentucky town with a population of about 300 people. They are always ready to loudly cheer, boo and wave campaign signs during a church picnic that annually brings together Kentucky Republicans and Democrats vying for office. The Fancy Farm Picnic, a barbecue fundraiser for the St. Jerome Catholic Church in Graves County, is where Kentucky politicians go if they want to get a boost ahead of an upcoming election — whether they are on stage flinging zingers at their opponents or in the crowd making connections with party faithful and trying to get a slice of the media attention.
