Democratic Rep. Joe Taylor said in a statement Monday that he is stepping down immediately to take a position with the United Auto Workers International Union.

Indiana Democratic Party Chair John Zody says the party is focused on next year's municipal elections - where Democrats, he says, will try to build a bigger bench.

The ads include messages on voter registration, polling locations and election security.

Applications distributed by the Indiana Democratic Party didn't include instructions about how to submit them.

Three legislative staffers and a state lawmaker say Attorney General Curtis Hill groped them at a party in March. Two other women corroborate those accusations. Hill denies the accusations.

Each member of the Democratic statewide ticket emphasized the need to eliminate Republican control at the Statehouse.

More women are running for statewide office in Indiana this year, and an initiative to get more democratic women in power kicks-off this week. The nine-month leadership training program will work with 20 to 25 Indiana Democratic women each year.

The Democratic National Committee announced Tuesday that Indiana is one of 11 new states getting money through a competitive grant program.

The initiative, called Hoosier Women Forward, is a nine-month long leadership training program.

It's been nearly three decades since Hoosiers elected a Democrat Secretary of State.