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Republican Indiana House candidate arrested on eve of election
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Republican Indiana House candidate arrested on eve of election

The Independent  

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Republicans Focus on Holding 3 Indiana Seats and Targeting Democrat in Northwest
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Republicans Focus on Holding 3 Indiana Seats and Targeting Democrat in Northwest

Associated Press  

Republicans in Indiana aim to retain three congressional seats without incumbents running, while they also aim to knock off an incumbent Democrat in the northwest part of the state. In the state's northwest corner, the GOP is targeting Democratic incumbent Rep. Frank Mrvan, who is seeking his third term in the 1st District. In the 3rd District seat, the GOP …

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Prospects for Indiana tax cuts boosted by governor’s support
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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Republican control of Indiana Senate likely set with new map
3 years, 3 months ago

Republican control of Indiana Senate likely set with new map

Associated Press  

INDIANAPOLIS — Republicans appear set for another decade of controlling Indiana’s Senate under a GOP-drawn redistricting plan released Tuesday. Republican Senate leaders said it was a priority to keep more counties and cities in a single district, protecting what they called “communities of interest.” While the proposed maps add a likely Democratic seat in Indianapolis, more than a half dozen …

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Republicans move toward quick Indiana redistricting approval
3 years, 3 months ago

Republicans move toward quick Indiana redistricting approval

Associated Press  

INDIANAPOLIS — Republicans turned aside objections from Democrats as they moved ahead Monday toward speedy approval of proposed new Indiana election district maps that will be used for the next 10 years. The Indiana House elections committee voted 9-4 along party lines to endorse the Republican-drawn redistricting plan for the state’s nine congressional districts and 100 state House seats based …

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Indiana redistricting plan criticized as aiding Republicans
3 years, 3 months ago

Indiana redistricting plan criticized as aiding Republicans

Associated Press  

INDIANAPOLIS — Republicans will keep greater control of Indiana’s Legislature than merited by the number of votes they receive, according to a political analyst who on Thursday called the state’s proposed new election districts among most skewed in the country. The redistricting plan review conducted for the voting-rights group Women4Change found Republicans would likely win 69 of the 100 Indiana …

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Indiana Republicans defend speedy redistricting approval
3 years, 3 months ago

Indiana Republicans defend speedy redistricting approval

Associated Press  

INDIANAPOLIS — Republican leaders defended their fast-track work to approve Indiana’s new congressional and legislative election districts over the next two weeks, pushing back Wednesday against critics who have argued that the public won’t have enough time to weigh in on the once-a-decade redistricting. The Indiana House elections committee opened two days of public hearings on the redistricting plan a …

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Indiana House backs ending gun permits, tighter abortion law
3 years, 10 months ago

Indiana House backs ending gun permits, tighter abortion law

Associated Press  

INDIANAPOLIS — Republicans pushed bills through the Indiana House on Monday that would repeal the state’s permit requirement for carrying a handgun in public and further tighten the state’s abortion laws, joining movements in several other GOP-controlled states. Bill sponsor Republican Rep. Ben Smaltz of Auburn argued that criminals don’t obey the permitting law and that it gives a false …

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Republican wins tighten their control of Indiana Legislature
4 years, 1 month ago

Republican wins tighten their control of Indiana Legislature

Associated Press  

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana Republicans will be returning to the Statehouse with an even tighter grip on the Legislature after again turning aside Democrats who had tried to break the GOP’s supermajority control. Republicans defeated five Democratic House incumbents across the state, including two districts in northwestern Indiana’s Lake County where former GOP lawmakers won rematches from 2018. The lone bright …

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Indiana Republicans sweep by Democrats in statewide races
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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New in power, Indiana House leader faces tough election race
4 years, 1 month ago

New in power, Indiana House leader faces tough election race

Associated Press  

INDIANAPOLIS — Big money has been pouring in for a closing days rush to protect the legislative seat for one of the top Republicans in the Indiana Statehouse. Indiana House Speaker Todd Huston is trying to hold onto his suburban Indianapolis district that’s shifted away from reliably Republican as he faces his first election since March, when he took over …

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Indiana lawmakers plan session shifts amid virus worries
4 years, 3 months ago

Indiana lawmakers plan session shifts amid virus worries

Associated Press  

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana lawmakers are preparing to partially move some of their 2021 legislative session activity out of the Statehouse over coronavirus concerns. Proposals presented Wednesday would have House committees meet in government center conference rooms that are larger than those available in the Statehouse, which first opened in 1888. The preliminary plan would have House members meeting for debates …

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