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Indiana secretary of state facing trial over voter fraud allegations

What: Indiana Secretary of State Charlie White must face trial next month on criminal charges for voter fraud that could lead to his removal from office. A judge denied his motion to have the charges dropped. How: A grand jury indicted White on charges that he falsely used his ex-wife’s address on voter registration and other documents while running for secretary of state. Read More

Nashville tunesmith John Hiatt is a Midwesterner at heart

Hoosier daddy? John Hiatt is! Folks might have forgotten that the now-legendary Nashville tunesmith was actually born and bred in the homey hamlet of Indianapolis, where nothing but that yearly auto race ever really happens (trust us — we know). Read More

Chairman Ryan speaks

House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan spoke at a breakfast this morning at the Phoenix Park Hotel sponsored by the American Council on Capital Formation. His presentation was an interesting contrast with that of Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels speaking on his education reform program at the American Enterprise Institute yesterday (here’s the video). Read More

House GOP freshman says some members want Social Security to be tackled with debt ceiling vote

Rep. Todd Rokita, a Republican freshman from Indiana, on Thursday said that one of the ideas “percolating” among GOP members is addressing Social Security reform through the negotiations on the debt limit increase. Read More

Union equates lavish benefits to black civil rights

Richard Trumka, president of the AFL-CIO, speaks at the Keep the Promise rally, a rally to protest pension reform in Maryland, Monday, March 14, 2011, in Annapolis, Md. Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley has proposed changes to address a troubling$19 billion in unfunded pension liabilities and$16 billion in retiree health liabilities. It would require increased contributions from state employees.-Nick Wass/AP
"Madison is just the beginning!" AFL-CIO chief Richard Trumka told a union rally in Annapolis on Monday. "Like that old song goes, 'You ain't seen n-n-n-n-nothing yet!' " Read More

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Mitch Daniels 'salutes' Dem lawmakers who fled IN to avoid labor vote

Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels, still weighing the possibility of a presidential bid, said today that he "salutes" Democrats who fled Indiana to prevent a vote on a controversial labor bill.  A Daniels aide says the governor's words did not accurately reflect what Daniels meant to say. Read More

Indiana Treasurer Richard Mourdock to challenge Sen. Richard Lugar, R-Ind., in GOP primary?

Ben Smith gets the scoop that Dick Lugar, the moderate Republican senator from Indiana, is likely going to get a primary challenge next year: Read More

Pence rules out presidential run, may run for governor

Breaking from the Indianapolis Star-Tribune: U.S. Rep. Mike Pence shut the door today on a run for the presidency, but left wide open the likelihood that he’ll seek a different office: Governor of Indiana. Read More

Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels: 'The American experiment is in mortal peril'

New York Times economics columnist David Leonhardt has good interview with Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels today. Read More
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