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Indiana will have its first competitive primary election in two decades

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Indiana will have its first competitive primary election in two decades Enlarge this image toggle caption Brandon Smith/IPB News Brandon Smith/IPB News Six Republicans are vying to be the Republican nominee for governor in Indiana with GOP Gov. Enlarge this image toggle caption Brandon Smith/IPB News Brandon Smith/IPB News But she doesn't shy away from her resume, which includes decades …

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1 year, 4 months ago

Former Indiana Commerce Secretary Brad Chambers joins the crowded Republican race for governor

Associated Press

Follow live: Updates from AP’s coverage of the presidential election. INDIANAPOLIS — Former Indiana Commerce Secretary Brad Chambers announced Thursday that he’s entered the state’s 2024 governor’s race, joining several Republicans in seeking the party’s nomination for the state’s top post. Chambers said he filed paperwork with the Indiana secretary of state’s office formally creating a gubernatorial campaign committee. Chambers …

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2 years ago

Indiana Lt. Gov. Crouch joins Sen. Braun in governor’s race

Associated Press

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana Lt. Gov. Braun filed paperwork on Nov. 30 with state election officials allowing him to raise money for the governor’s race, a move that will forego him seeking another Senate term in 2024. Crouch, 70, said her campaign to become Indiana’s first female governor would highlight her decade as a local government official in Evansville before joining …

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2 years, 3 months ago

Olympic abuse scandal: A strange twist

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This is a tale full of Kafkaesque twists about the efforts of the U.S. Olympic Committee and its affiliated national sport governing bodies to make it look as if they're doing something about their sexual abuse problem. SafeSport's Oct. 13, 2021, notice of allegations to Little states: It was reported to the U.S. Center for SafeSport's Response & Resolution Office …

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2 years, 5 months ago

Indiana GOP senators not keen on governor’s tax rebate plan

Associated Press

INDIANAPOLIS — A proposal from Indiana’s governor to give each taxpayer a $225 rebate from the state’s surging budget surplus would be scuttled if legislators were to adopt a much more modest plan from by state Senate Republicans. The leaders of the Republican-dominated House back Holcomb’s proposal and have put forth a bill that would distribute about 16% of the …

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2 years, 5 months ago

Indiana sees big budget surplus jump as tax refund eyed

Associated Press

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana’s surging tax collections over the past year have pushed state government’s budget surplus up more than 50% to about $6.1 billion as legislators prepare to take up a proposal for a second round of refund payments from that surplus, state officials announced Friday. Some Republican legislators have raised concerns about spending reserves on refunds when inflation is …

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2 years, 5 months ago

Indiana governor won’t specify anti-abortion steps he backs

Associated Press

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb sidestepped taking a stance Tuesday on how far the Republican-dominated Legislature should go in restricting abortions when state lawmakers begin a special session in less than two weeks. The Republican governor told reporters Tuesday that he has been discussing the issue with lawmakers but he wouldn’t say what provisions he wants to see in …

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2 years, 6 months ago

Indiana gas tax increases while state eyes inflation relief

Associated Press

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana will see another increase in state gasoline taxes starting July 1 amid promises of inflation relief — including a proposal to issue direct payments to Indiana residents later this month. The state’s residents will pay 62 cents per gallon in taxes on gasoline, the state Department of Revenue announced Monday — another jump from June’s record-high 56 …

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2 years, 7 months ago

Indiana lawmakers enact trans sports ban with veto override

Associated Press

INDIANAPOLIS — Republican lawmakers in Indiana voted Tuesday to override the GOP governor’s veto of a bill banning transgender females from competing in girls school sports and join about more than a dozen other states adopting similar laws in the past two years. “It’s a policy that I think we can stand behind.” The veto override votes came during a …

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2 years, 7 months ago

Indiana Republicans show no signs of moving for gas tax cut

Associated Press

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana Republicans aren’t showing signs of putting the brakes on rising state gasoline taxes even as the state government continues its streak of fast-growing tax collections. Republican legislative leaders argued that much of the gas tax money was dedicated to the state’s highway construction program and they, instead, pushed through a plan for gradually cutting Indiana’s individual income …

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2 years, 9 months ago

Indiana governor endorses big cuts in income, business taxes

Associated Press

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana Gov. The governor’s proposal, however, would slow walk a cut in the state’s current individual income tax rate of 3.23% to 2.9% over much of the decade. Holcomb said he expects that trend of revenue growth will continue and “that the time is now to act on a tax plan that gives back to our growing business …

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2 years, 10 months ago

Prospects for Indiana tax cuts boosted by governor’s support

Associated Press

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana legislators pushing for significant tax cuts are now getting some support from Gov. The governor has sided for months with state Senate Republican leaders reluctant to embrace major tax cuts, citing uncertainty about the economy despite recent big growth in state tax collections that led House Republicans to push a plan for broad business and individual tax …

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3 years, 7 months ago

Indiana constitutional fight means tussle among GOP leaders

Associated Press

INDIANAPOLIS — The conservative pushback over Indiana’s COVID-19 restrictions is turning into a tangled legal standoff among Republicans who dominate the Statehouse. Some legal experts question legal arguments that Attorney General Todd Rokita — a past Holcomb political rival — filed with a Marion County court on Friday asking a judge to throw out the governor’s lawsuit because state law …

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3 years, 9 months ago

Indiana Governor Lifting Statewide Mask Mandate In 2 Weeks

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Indianas governor announced Tuesday he would lift the statewide mask mandate and remaining COVID-19 business restrictions in two weeks. Holcomb said the state would open up vaccine eligibility for all residents 16 and older starting March 31 and that additional mass vaccination clinics were being planned for April. The governor’s public health emergency for the state will remain in place …

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3 years, 11 months ago

Indiana governor avoiding stance on GOP’s Biden challenge

Associated Press

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb declined to say Tuesday whether he supported efforts by some fellow Republicans in Congress to challenge Joe Biden’s election victory over President Donald Trump. Holcomb, who was Vice President Mike Pence’s hand-picked successor as Indiana governor, said he wasn’t taking a stance on the challenge that’s picked up support from Indiana Sen. Mike Braun …

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4 years, 1 month ago

Indiana Republicans sweep by Democrats in statewide races

Associated Press

INDIANAPOLIS — Republicans won continued control of the Indiana governor’s office and kept the state in the GOP’s presidential column as voters cast the final ballots Tuesday, with Democrats falling short in other races they targeted in hopes of clawing back to political relevance in the state. Holcomb overcame Democrat Woody Myer, a former state health commissioner who called for …

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4 years, 2 months ago

Indiana race opens up after attorney general’s troubles

Associated Press

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana Democrats are targeting the state attorney general’s race as their best chance to break the stranglehold Republicans have over state government. Democrats spent months castigating current Republican Attorney General Curtis Hill over allegations that he drunkenly groped a state lawmaker and three other women, only to see former U.S. Rep. Todd Rokita narrowly defeat Hill for the …

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4 years, 5 months ago

Indiana governor drops mask violator penalty after criticism

Associated Press

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana’s governor dropped a planned criminal penalty from the statewide face mask mandate that he signed Friday after objections from some law enforcement officials and conservative legislators. Eric Holcomb had said Wednesday in announcing the mask requirement that violators could face a misdemeanor charge, while stating that the “mask police will not be patrolling Hoosier streets.” The executive …

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Indiana will have its first competitive primary election in two decades

Former Indiana Commerce Secretary Brad Chambers joins the crowded Republican race for governor

Indiana Lt. Gov. Crouch joins Sen. Braun in governor’s race

Olympic abuse scandal: A strange twist

Indiana GOP senators not keen on governor’s tax rebate plan

Indiana sees big budget surplus jump as tax refund eyed

Indiana governor won’t specify anti-abortion steps he backs

Indiana gas tax increases while state eyes inflation relief

Indiana lawmakers enact trans sports ban with veto override

Indiana Republicans show no signs of moving for gas tax cut

Indiana governor endorses big cuts in income, business taxes

Prospects for Indiana tax cuts boosted by governor’s support

Indiana constitutional fight means tussle among GOP leaders

Indiana Governor Lifting Statewide Mask Mandate In 2 Weeks

Indiana governor avoiding stance on GOP’s Biden challenge

Indiana Republicans sweep by Democrats in statewide races

Indiana race opens up after attorney general’s troubles

Indiana governor drops mask violator penalty after criticism