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Horse Race: Indiana House primary races
House Republican primaries House District 13 Rep. Sharon Negele — the highest-ranking woman in House leadership — and Warren County Councilman Matthew Commons This appears to be an intense primary showdown after Negele ran unopposed in 2022. Commons has been endorsed by several officials across Benton, Montgomery and Warren counties in the rural district. Negele spent about $130,000 through the end of March — some 10 times more than Commons — as she has received nearly $50,000 from the House …
Amazon plans $11B data center project near South Bend
Amazon Web Services said Thursday it had picked a South Bend-area site for construction of an $11 billion data center. That news came the day before the formal announcement of a smaller Google data center project in Fort Wayne. The Amazon data center that is planned to ultimately have at least 1,000 employees will be built near the St. Joseph County town of New Carlisle, according to the Seattle-based company’s cloud computing division. Gov. Eric Holcomb touted the project as …
Crouch laments voter disinterest as Braun skips final debate
Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch lamented voters’ apparent disinterest in the historic open-seat May 7 Republican gubernatorial primary election during a news conference following Tuesday night’s final gubernatorial debate. “When I travel the state, I’m just disappointed and discouraged by the lack of interest, the lack of enthusiasm and probably the lack of participation in the first competitive Republican race that many of us have seen in our lifetime,” she said after the 90-minute debate. Crouch said she will continue to speak to the issues …
HRCC spending to prop up Reps. Negele, Lucas
If you want to know where the primary hot-spot races are, follow the House Republican Campaign Committee and the Indiana Republican Party. By that measure, state Reps. Sharon Negele and Jim Lucas are battling for their careers. Rep. Negele received $4,200 from the HRCC and $43,000 from the GOP as she tries to ward off a challenge from Warren County Commissioner Matthew Commons. In House District 69, HRCC threw a $50,000 lifeline to Rep. Lucas, who pleaded guilty to driving …
After another court rejection, Rust says he’ll keep up ballot access fight
John Rust intends to keep up his legal fight against Indiana’s two-primary voting requirement for Republican and Democratic candidates despite another court rejection. Rust’s name was removed from the Republican U.S. Senate primary ballot in February after the Indiana Supreme Court upheld the law in a 3-2 decision. The court issued a unanimous order on Monday denying Rust’s request that the justices reconsider the case. The one-sentence order gave no explanation for the decision. Rust responded Wednesday by saying he …
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View MoreOpinion: Embattled Congresswoman Spartz votes against her homeland
NOBLESVILLE, Ind. — When the future of war-torn Ukraine was on the line in the U.S. House this past Saturday, Rep. Victoria Spartz voted against her homeland. Or as The Wall Street Journal put it, she has moved on. “No promised border security in today’s supplemental,” Spartz posted April 20 on X. “From roughly $77B slush fund in the Ukrainian supplemental ($61 in budget outlays + $16B blank check for drawdowns & loans for any foreign country or intl organization), …
Opinion: The carnival of candidates for governor
INDIANAPOLIS — Most of the Republican candidates for Indiana governor have met for televised debates. They’ve offered “plans” for this and for that. Gov. Eric Holcomb demands they provide more details. The Indiana Capital Chronicle declares, “Time for gubernatorial candidates to get real on the real issues.” The Indianapolis Business Journal asks a specific question, “What does the state need to do to boost Indiana’s per capita income?” It’s the wrong question, but five candidates responded. Only Brad Chambers answered that question. The …
Opinion: Climate justice has begun
GARY — In a historic ruling that could change the trajectory of a rapidly heating planet, a court of law with binding jurisdiction over most of Europe has ruled that governments can be held liable for inadequate responses to climate change. The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) determined that rising temperatures in Switzerland caused direct and tangible health consequences to Swiss citizens and that governments failing to take adequate steps to mitigate and reduce carbon emissions could owe damages …
Opinion: Yogi Berra and the INGov race
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — “It ain’t over ’til it’s over,” that great baseball philosopher Yogi Berra observed. But the race for the Republican nomination for governor appears to be over before the May primary voting is over. Maybe it was over on Feb. 9, when filing for the nomination ended. The likelihood of that is shown in the recent State Affairs/Howey Politics Indiana poll. Sen. Mike Braun was shown with a huge lead among likely Republican voters over any other …
Opinion: The end of an era — Indiana’s GOP primary and the legacy of Mitch Daniels
EVANSVILLE, Ind. — As voters in Indiana prepare for the gubernatorial primary, the slate of Republican candidates reflects a shift that may mark the end of the Mitch Daniels era — an epoch characterized by pragmatic conservatism and an aversion to the performance politics that now dominates national politics. The new group of contenders, with their varied tactics and ideological fervor, indicates a party at a crossroads — veering from the restrained conservatism of their predecessors toward potentially more divisive …
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View MoreHorse Race: State Senate primary races
Senate Republican primaries Senate District 7 State Sen. Brian Buchanan and Joseph Bookwalter. There are no signs of a Bookwalter campaign, no fundraising report filed. Horse Race Status: Safe Buchanan Senate District 6 State Sen. Mike Bohacek, Spencer England and Joe Layne. Bohacek faces an aggressive opponent in his bid for a third Senate term. Layne, an owner of electrical and construction businesses from North Liberty, is running a conservative challenge, including attacks on Bohacek’s 2021 committee votes against repealing …
Tucker upset victor in Fort Wayne mayoral caucus
FORT WAYNE — Sharon Tucker was elected mayor of the state’s second largest city at a Democratic caucus Saturday morning. She becomes the first Black mayor and the second woman to hold the office which opened after Mayor Tom Henry passed away earlier this month. Tucker’s victory gives Indiana its fourth Black female mayor since November. Stephanie Terry won the open seat in Evansville, the state’s third largest city, while Angie Nelson-Deuitch defeated Michigan City Mayor Duane Perry with 60% …
Indianapolis Councilor Jackson wins caucus to replace Senator Breaux
Indianapolis City-County Councilor La Keisha Jackson was victorious in a Democratic caucus to replace the late state Sen. Jean Breaux. Jackson, who has been a council member since 2014, won Thursday night’s caucus in a 30-15 vote over Chunia Graves, according to the state Democratic Party. Jackson is scheduled to take the oath of office April 24 to complete Breaux’s current Senate term that runs until the November election for District 34, which is heavily Democratic and covers much of …
$20M spent in Republican INGov primary
INDIANAPOLIS — The leading Republican gubernatorial candidates spent more than $20 million during the first three months of this year, according to campaign finance reports filed Monday. Those reports show Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch’s campaign had the most cash on hand at the end of March with about $3 million in the bank. But Crouch’s $2.1 million in spending during the January-March period was much less than the $6 million spent by U.S. Sen. Mike Braun and the other top-tier candidates, Brad Chambers …
Self-funders spent $14M in congressional races
INDIANAPOLIS — A self-funding spending spree is happening in four Indiana congressional districts, with Republican candidates loaning their campaigns an unprecedented $13.88 million, according to Federal Election Commission filings on campaign activity through March 31. Former Indianapolis mayoral candidate Jefferson Shreve’s two-year political spending spree continues after he reported $4.5 million in loans to his 6th Congressional District campaign. State Rep. Chuck Goodrich has loaned his campaign $2.6 million; Siddharth Mahant $2 million; state Rep. Mike Speedy $1.3 million; Tim …