INDIANAPOLIS—The dedicated voters who turned out to vote in Tuesday’s primary sent the message that previous experience in a public office is not necessarily an advantage for a candidate.
INDIANAPOLIS—Robb Greene, a Republican candidate on the primary ballot for the Indiana House District 47 seat, tried Tuesday to guess which pe…
INDIANAPOLIS—While limited-government Republican Rep. Curt Nisly, R-Milford, will be challenging mainstream candidate Rep. Craig Snow, R-Warsa…
CARMEL, Ind.—The Indiana Citizen, a newsgathering partner of TheStatehouseFile.com, was recognized for its 2021 Redistricting Project with a f…
INDIANAPOLIS—Many gray-haired Indiana General Assembly legislators are making decisions that shape a future the elder lawmakers may not witnes…
Julia Vaughn says Indianapolis City-County Council leaders did some things right when they drew a proposed new map of council districts. But t…
Julia Vaughn says Indianapolis City-County Council leaders did some things right when they drew a proposed new map of council districts. But t…
INDIANAPOLIS—The race for a Statehouse seat in District 45 seemed like a clear win for the Republican incumbent. But after redistricting and a…
INDIANAPOLIS—As primary voting opens in the state of Indiana, Rep. John Young, R-Franklin, faces three challengers on the Republican primary b…
If this was supposed to be the redistricting grand finale, the fireworks stand tipped over and the few people who cared to watch the show went…
INDIANAPOLIS—Five Democratic candidates are going up against each other to win the District 46 Senate nomination in Indianapolis.
INDIANAPOLIS—In northern Indiana, two incumbent legislators who have been redrawn into the same district will face off in the May primary.
Goshen has joined the very short list of Indiana cities that are turning to citizen commissions to take at least some of the politics out of r…
INDIANAPOLIS—Last year was an off year for Indiana voters, but it’s about time to start preparing for a new election cycle with the 2022 prima…
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INDIANAPOLIS—Indiana has plenty of back-up positions in the event that the governor can no longer fulfill his or her role, but one of the posi…
An amendment to House Bill 1116 passed in the Senate Election Committee Monday diffuses some of the controversy around the bill’s provisions o…
INDIANAPOLIS—While Senators hang on for decades in some cases, the Senate is a stepping stone for others.
INDIANAPOLIS—Under a bill now headed to the full Senate, Hoosiers would have another restriction on their ability to vote by mail.
INDIANAPOLIS—The Senate Elections Committee met Tuesday to discuss a bill that aids the elderly and disabled in voting from home.
INDIANAPOLIS—President Benjamin Harrison, formerly in office from 1889-1893, was known as one of the first presidents to lead a “front-porch” …
INDIANAPOLIS—Those seeking positions in the U.S. Congress, state legislature and local offices began filing their candidacy for the May primar…
INDIANAPOLIS—The League of Women Voters of Indiana met Thursday at the Indiana State Library to discuss its legislative agenda—what bills to a…
What if politicians of both parties worked together to redraw election district maps, and both Republicans and Democrats were happy with how it went?
Maybe you thought the political drama of redistricting was over for another decade.
The story might be familiar by now: The once-a-decade duty of redistricting rests with a legislative supermajority, and calls for an independe…
As the process of redistricting moves down from the state to local level in Indiana, the same claims of gerrymandering for political gain and …
Bloomington, Ind.— Last month, Indiana’s Republican legislative supermajority wrapped up a decennial redistricting process that flat-out rejec…
Indiana’s recent redistricting process is a major reason Common Cause is calling for the Freedom to Vote Act to be passed.
INDIANAPOLIS—In Greek mythology, there is a princess named Cassandra.
The Senate Chamber was filled with outrage and passion on Monday.
In a rare moment of bipartisan unanimity—and one that will at least slightly delay this year’s redistricting process—Indiana Senate Republican…
Sen. Jon Ford, R- Terre Haute, and Sen. Eric Koch, R-Bedford, introduce the Senate redistricting maps and welcome public testimony at a public…
INDIANAPOLIS—Proposed redistricting maps passed through the Indiana House Election and Apportionment Committee Monday and then the full House…
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