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Republican State Sen. John Waterman of Shelburn is exploring whether to enter the Indiana gubernatorial race as an independent candidate. "There’s a lot of disgruntled people," said Waterman [...]
It's interesting that the Hoosier Pundit bloggers would mention Ron Paul delegates and the "trouble" they've made throughout the country at various state conventions. Ron Paul delegates have proven to be difficult to "control" by party leaders, so it's anyone's guess as [...]
The second half is rhetoric on Iraq, all of which is familiar but worth listening to as a reminder that the caricatures in this debate go both ways. [...]
The endorsements continue to pile on for the two republican candidates for Attorney General still standing before next month’s state GOP convention. Valpo Mayor Jon Costas can now add Lt. Gov Becky Skillman to the list as well in addition to a slew of statewide elected officials.
Valparaiso Mayor Jon Costas [...]
Here are the last paragraphs from Peggy Noonan's column in today's Wall Street Journal. You should read the whole thing.
[...]INDIANAPOLIS – State officials are considering a subtle change to Indiana’s assessment rules that could have a large effect on properties in mixed-use areas.
Assessors annually use sales data of like properties in an area to adjust the assessed value of a property, a process called trending.
But the Department of Local [...]
Mayor Jon Costas clearly has the momentum in his bid for the party nomination for Attorney General at a key time, just two weeks before the Republican State Convention. Today he received a multitude of endorsements from the statewide team and was endorsed by those [...]
Governor Mitch Daniels has ordered the remaining money owed to local government be repaid by the end of the month, a full year ahead of schedule. This completes a payback program that Daniels started in 2006 to repay local government and schools money that was withheld starting in 2002 to [...]
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There has been a lot of talk about jobs in campaigns everywhere from the statehouse to the white house this election cycle. Everyone is promising to deliver more of them, most have nothing more than rhetoric to back it up. [...]
Brian Howey is reporting this morning that State Senator John Waterman (R-Sullivan) is “exploring” a run for Governor as an Independent to challenge Governor Mitch Daniels in the Fall. Stay tuned …
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As we wrap up the 2008 Indiana Primary we all can look back and say that it was something most of us have never experienced before. For a brief time Indiana politics was alone in the spotlight—we saw everything from the many issues, struggles [...]
Submitted by Jim Holden
Dear Conservative IU Alumni,
Now is your chance to make a difference! Once a year in May, all IU alumni (anyone with ANY IU degree from ANY campus) are eligible to vote in for an alumni member of IU's Board of Trustees. This year [...]
Since State Senator Bob Meeks hinted at his retirement a couple of months ago a lot of folks have been speculating about who might replace him. Two names have emerged, as reported by Mitch Harper on Fort Wayne Observed.
It won't be the Fight the [...]
The Feminist Daily News Wire touts the Jill Long Thompson win today on their daily news wire (hat tip: Google Alert). For those of you who are unfamiliar with this organization, they make Emily's List seem too stuffy and conservative. Today they celebrate JLT's win, the decision in California [...]
Poverty is an issue I have been thinking about lately. I am currently reading “The Irresistible Revolution,” by Shane Claiborne. Shane obviously has a remarkable passion for Jesus. In my book, that ranks above all else. However, sometimes his application of biblical principles is flawed, in my opinion, on the [...]
Watch any talking head, and when the subject comes to energy, one can expect to hear the mantra, Americans are “addicted” to oil, [...]
"Indiana Democrats say despite the divisive gubernatorial primary, they are
united in their quest to win in November. .... Despite the unified message, the UAW, a key Democratic constituent, put out [...]
