Articles tagged as: elections
February 10, 2024
Jefferson Shreve to run for Congress after expensive mayoral campaign
The Republican businessman joins at least four other GOP candidates vying for the seat currently held by Greg Pence.
Read MoreFebruary 9, 2024
Six Republican candidates file to run for governor in Indiana's most expensive primary ever
It appears Indiana's Republican primary ballot for governor this year will have six candidates after this weeks filing deadline.
Read MoreJanuary 30, 2024
Indiana lawmakers aim to protect election workers, volunteers at polling places
Legislation headed to the full Senate aims to protect poll workers while they're doing their jobs by making a slight expansion to existing law.
Read MoreJanuary 26, 2024
Groups call for new elections, redrawn districts in local government redistricting lawsuit
The plaintiffs in a redistricting case against the Anderson City Council have filed a motion in federal court for summary judgment, a decision based on evidence and statements without a full trial.
Read MoreJanuary 24, 2024
Indiana falls further behind in latest Civic Health Index, despite voter registration growth
While Indiana's voter registration and participation numbers have improved in the last couple of statewide election cycles, the state continues to fall further behind the rest of the country.
Read MoreJanuary 18, 2024
Campaign finance reports have big bucks for Republican gubernatorial primary candidates
The slew of candidates campaigning for governor raised a combined $12.5 million in the most expensive and competitive Republican gubernatorial primary in the state’s recent history — all according to the most recent campaign finance reports released Wednesday by the Secretary of State’s office.
Read MoreJanuary 17, 2024
Lawmakers seek guardrails around digitally-altered images, video or audio of election candidates
Indiana lawmakers want to address images, video and audio of election candidates that are digitally altered or faked.
Read MoreDecember 28, 2023
Why do incumbents have such a big advantage in elections?
Why are incumbents current political officeholders running for reelection so powerful? Its a question our audience has been asking.
Read MoreDecember 20, 2023
Why doesn’t Indiana have citizen-led ballot initiatives?
Ohio voters said yes to citizen-led ballot initiatives on abortion rights and the legalization of cannabis in November. Why doesn't Indiana have a similar option? That's a question our listeners wanted to know. It would require a change to the state constitution, but lawmakers haven't shown interest.
Read MoreNovember 27, 2023
Are state lawmakers held accountable for their decisions? New book probes question
As state legislatures become more powerful and influential, are lawmakers held accountable for the decisions they make? That's the question posed by St. Louis University Associate Professor of Political Science Steven Rogers in his new book, "Accountability In State Legislatures."
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