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Dan Parker \ Indiana Democratic Party \ John Zody
Democrats formally elect new state chairman John Zody
Staff report TheStatehouseFile.com INDIANAPOLIS – Indiana Democrats on Saturday elected new officers, including Chairman John Zody, a political veteran who takes over for Dan Parker, who led the party for more than eight years. Zody, who was unopposed in his quest for the post, is a former executive director of resource development at Ivy Tech [...]
Eric Holcomb \ Indiana Republican Party \ Mike Pence
Republicans reelect Holcomb to be state chairman
Staff report TheStatehouseFile.com INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Republican Party on Wednesday reelected its chairman – and other officers – during the first meeting of the State Central Committee following county and district re-organization. Eric Holcomb – who was first elected chairman in 2011 – will continue to serve in the post. “I view this non-election [...]
Indiana Democratic Party \ John Zody \ Vi Simpson
Zody will be uncontested for Indiana Democratic Party chair
By Samm Quinn TheStatehouseFile.com INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Democratic Party announced Wednesday that John Zody and Cordelia Lewis Burks will run unopposed for chair and vice chair when the group elects its new officers on March 16. The filing deadline to run for the positions was 11 a.m. Wednesday and the positions of treasurer and [...]
inaugural \ Mike Pence \ transition
Pence inaugural committee raises more than $1 million for events, transition
By Megan Banta TheStatehouseFile.com INDIANAPOLIS – The committee that funded Republican Gov. Mike Pence’s inaugural activities and transition announced Friday that it had raised more than $1 million for the effort. The donors included 17 companies and groups that contributed $25,000 each. The list includes law firms, utilities and other companies that either regularly do [...]
college \ election \ higher education \ students \ voting
Committee strips student voting provisions out of bill
By Samm Quinn TheStatehouseFile.com INDIANAPOLIS – A provision to take the right to vote in Indiana away from out-of-state college students died Wednesday when a House committee voted to send the issue to a summer committee for study. Rep. Peggy Mayfield, R-Martinsville, offered the amendment to her controversial House Bill 1311 so that other sections [...]
college \ elections \ Peggy Mayfield \ students \ voting
Bill would restrict voting by out-of-state college students
By Samm Quinn TheStatehouseFile.com INDIANAPOLIS – Legislation that could ban out-of-state students from voting in their college towns met significant opposition in a committee meeting Wednesday. The bill’s author, Rep. Peggy Mayfield, R-Martinsville, said it would require out-of-state students who want to vote in Indiana to prove to county clerks that they are in the [...]
Joe Donnelly \ Richard Lugar \ U.S. Senate
New Sen. Joe Donnelly says spending cuts must be next on congressional agenda
Radio report Newly-minted Indiana U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly says he plans on working with a moderate group of senators to reduce the nation’s spending. Tim Grimes of TheStatehouseFile dot com reports: By Tim Grimes TheStatehouseFile.com INDIANAPOLIS – In this first news conference as a senator, Democrat Joe Donnelly of Indiana told reporters Thursday that Congress [...]
jobs \ Mike Pence \ transition
Pence takes applications through IndianaWorks.net
By Tim Grimes TheStatehouseFile.com INDIANAPOLIS – Gov.-elect Mike Pence’s administration will have a lot of job applications to sort through before January: More than 750 people have applied to work in the new administration. More are expected now that Pence’s transition team has set up IndianaWorks.net to accept applications. Applicants can apply for jobs in [...]
inauguration \ Mike Pence \ transition
Mike Pence inaugural activities include formal ball and praise service
By Lesley Weidenbener TheStatehouseFile.com INDIANAPOLIS – Gov.-elect Mike Pence has planned three days of activities to correspond with his inauguration on Jan. 14, including a family fun day, black-tie optional inaugural ball and a praise worship service. Pence defeated Democrat John Gregg last month and is busy with a transition to take over for outgoing [...]
Abdul Hakim-Shabazz \ commentary \ elections
Commentary: How red is Indiana?
By Abdul Hakim-Shabazz IndyPolitics.org Although Democrats scored major victories in 2012 with the U.S. Senate race and superintendent of public instruction, when it comes to the rest of the state, Indiana is a lot more “red” than anyone could possibly imagine. For example, take the Indiana House of Representatives, where Republicans picked up a super-majority, [...]