Elections & Politics

Elizabeth Warren Campaigns On Green Jobs Plan In Elkhart

By Justin Hicks • Jun 5, 2019
U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) receives applause at a presidential campaign event in Elkhart. (Justin Hicks/IPB News)

Senator and presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) made a campaign stop in Elkhart Wednesday. She used the RV Hall of Fame as the backdrop for pushing a jobs policy she released earlier in the week.

GOP Caucus Picks New State Representative

By Brandon Smith • Jun 4, 2019
New state representative Dollyne Sherman, left, poses for a photo with Johnson County GOP Chair Beth Boyce after winning a precinct caucus. (Brandon Smith/IPB News)
Brandon Smith

Republican precinct committeepeople chose Indiana’s new state representative Tuesday. Dollyne Sherman will replace Rep. David Frizzell (R-Indianapolis), who recently stepped down.

Melton Announces Exploratory Look At Governor Bid

By Brandon Smith • Jun 4, 2019
Sen. Eddie Melton (D-Gary) formed an exploratory committee for a gubernatorial bid. (FILE PHOTO: Brandon Smith/IPB News)
Brandon Smith

Sen. Eddie Melton (D-Gary) is the first Indiana Democrat to take formal steps towards a gubernatorial run in 2020.

Melton announced the formation of an exploratory committee in Gary Tuesday.

Melton To Explore Gubernatorial Run

By Brandon Smith • Jun 4, 2019
Sen. Eddie Melton (D-Gary) will explore a run for governor. (FILE PHOTO: Lauren Chapman/IPB News)
Brandon Smith

Sen. Eddie Melton (D-Gary) will announce Tuesday evening he’s exploring a bid for governor.

Melton is the first Democrat to take formal steps towards a 2020 gubernatorial run.

Tippecanoe County Clerk Gets Pushback On Purdue ID Validity Question

By • May 19, 2019
courtesy Purdue University

The Tippecanoe County Election Board and Clerk Julie Roush have met stiff opposition upon beginning a conversation about whether Purdue University ID cards will continue to be considered valid voter IDs in future elections.

At an election board meeting Friday, the chair of the county Democratic Party, an official from the League of Women Voters, the Democratic co-chair of the county’s Election Division and a Purdue official all questioned why Roush was thinking about making a change.

Lugar Lies In State At Statehouse As Hundreds Say Goodbye

By Brandon Smith • May 14, 2019
Former Sen. Richard Lugar (R-Ind.) lies in state at the Indiana Statehouse. (Brandon Smith/IPB News)
Brandon Smith

Former Sen. Richard Lugar (R-Ind.), who died last month, returned to Indianapolis Tuesday, where he lies in state at the Statehouse.

Chris McBarnes Easily Wins Frankfort Mayoral Primary, Set For Third Term

By • May 7, 2019
City of Frankfort

After a contentious race centered around what Frankfort voters think about the city’s spending priorities, incumbent Mayor Chris McBarnes appears on his way to a third term in office.

McBarnes collected 1,358 votes Tuesday, easily eclipsing the 502 votes of his challenger, Third District City Councilor Lewis Wheeler.

There was no Democratic primary in Frankfort, though candidates do still have a couple ways to be slated on the November general election ballot before July 1, so McBarnes isn’t assured of another four years in office until then.

Frankfort Mayoral Race May Turn On Whose Numbers Public Believes More

By • May 1, 2019
Stan Jastrzebski / WBAA News

It was a packed house at the Frankfort Middle School cafetorium – a lunch room with an arched stage off to one side. Supporters of incumbent Mayor Chris McBarnes, many clad in neon green tee shirts advocating their candidate sat on one side. Across a physical  -- if not ideological – aisle were backers of Third District City Councilman Lewis Wheeler, many dressed in red. 

State, Indianapolis Politicans Remember Richard Lugar At Ceremony

By Lauren Chapman • Apr 30, 2019
Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett and Gov. Eric Holcomb lay a wreath at Richard Lugar Plaza in Indianapolis. (Lauren Chapman/IPB News)

State and local politicians gathered at Richard Lugar Plaza in Indianapolis to remember the late senator who died Sunday. 

Late Sen. Richard Lugar Was An Advocate For Climate Action, Renewable Energy

By Rebecca Thiele • Apr 29, 2019
Senator Richard Lugar (left) and Representative Lee Hamilton (right). Indiana University’s Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies is named after both lawmakers (Brock Turner/WTIU)

Former U.S. Sen. Richard Lugar (R-Ind.) is probably best known for his foreign policy efforts, but he was also a strong supporter for climate action. Lugar passed away at the age of 87 on Sunday. 

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