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Indiana Democratic state Rep. Rita Fleming retires after winning unopposed primary
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana state Rep. Rita Fleming announced Monday that she is retiring, citing a desire to spend more time with her family. The Democratic lawmaker from Jeffersonville in southern Indiana was first elected to the statehouse in 2018. Fleming's statement said she...
Indiana professors sue after GOP legislators pass law regulating faculty tenure
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Two professors are challenging an Indiana law creating new regulations on faculty tenure at public colleges and universities in a federal lawsuit filed Tuesday. The law mirrors conservative-led efforts in other states to influence higher education viewed as...
AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Indiana's presidential and state primaries
WASHINGTON (AP) — The race for the White House tops the ballot Tuesday in Indiana’s presidential and state primaries, but voters will also have to settle more competitive contests for governor, Congress and the state legislature. President Joe Biden and former President Donald...
Indiana voters to pick party candidates in competitive, multimillion dollar primaries
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — In deep red Indiana, where Republicans hold a supermajority in both chambers of the state legislature and most top offices are held by GOP politicians, the May 7 primary will determine the outcome of the general election in many races. The most-watched is the...
Amazon cloud computing unit plans to invest $11 billion to build data center in northern Indiana
NEW CARLISLE, Ind. (AP) — Amazon ’s cloud computing unit Amazon Web Services plans to invest $11 billion to build a data center in northern Indiana that will create at least 1,000 new jobs, state and company officials announced Thursday. Republican Gov. Eric Holcomb called the...
Indiana GOP candidates for governor make their pitch to voters at debate in Sen. Braun's absence
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Five gubernatorial candidates sought to undermine each other’s records during a final debate Tuesday night ahead of Indiana's May 7 GOP primary, but took few shots at the absent U.S. Sen. Mike Braun, who is considered the front-runner of the crowded field. ...
Indiana limits abortion data for privacy under near-total ban, but some GOP candidates push back
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana allows so few abortions that health officials stopped releasing individual reports to protect patient privacy — a move some Republicans are now fighting to reverse. The Republicans, including prominent candidates for office this year, want access to...
State Republicans killed an Indiana city's lawsuit to stop illegal gun sales. Why?
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Almost 25 years after suing the firearms industry for failing to prevent illegal gun sales, the northwestern Indiana city of Gary won a critical victory last fall when a judge ordered gun manufacturers to hand over years of production and sales records. But in...
South Korean computer chipmaker plans $3.87 billion Indiana semiconductor plant and research center
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — A major South Korean computer chipmaker said Wednesday it plans to spend more than $3.87 billion in Indiana to build a semiconductor packaging plant and research and development center. SK Hynix expects the campus to create as many as 800 high-wage jobs...
Editorial Roundup: Indiana
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette. March 30, 2024. Editorial: New rules further the cause of justice for abused children We often connote Indiana Department of Child Service investigations with young children. However, as a media-led investigation into Pierceton Woods...
