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• Post: After Walker victory, Indiana governor suggests public unions should go

  On the heels of Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker’s history-making recall victory, the governor of nearby Indiana with his own record of curtailing union benefits suggested public-sector unions are past their prime and should be abolished. “I … Continue reading →

  

• Post: Lugar on Brink of First Defeat in Decades

  Indiana had better get used to the thought of life without Sen. Dick Lugar – a prospect sad to his admirers, overdue to his critics and foreign to almost any Hoosier who’s cast a ballot in … Continue reading →

  

• Post: Romney Gets Big Endorsement; Obama Defends Auto Bailout

  Mitt Romney got another expected but key endorsement from Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels on Wednesday before heading to North Carolina to criticize President Barack Obama in the North Carolina city where Democrats will nominate Obama later … Continue reading →

  

• Post: Is it Time to Repeal Daylight Savings Time?

  The Aborigines of Frago-Mungo Land beat the ground with a Kooji-bird feather for three days in early spring. They are celebrating a tradition that says berries appear on bushes only if the earth is tickled. One … Continue reading →

  

• Post: Stories of survival emerge from tornado victims

  St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church has always been a gathering point for Henryville, never more so than now. Under a roof with a patched-up six-foot hole, dozens gathered Sunday not just to worship, but to check … Continue reading →

  

• Post: Indiana Union Bill: Even with Dems AWOL, Lawmakers Move Closer to Vote

  Most Indiana Democrats have stayed away from the opening of the state House session out of protest for a bill they say is harmful to unions. Still, a committee held a hearing on the bill Friday. … Continue reading →

  

• Post: Suspicious Petitions Got a Stamped Signature

  Suspected fake petition pages to place Democrats Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton on the ballot during the 2008 Indiana primary passed through the county voter registration office on days when the Republican head of the office … Continue reading →

  

• Post: AZ-Style Immigration Bills Emerge in New State Legislative Sessions

  Buoyed by expanded majorities, Republicans at the state level are stepping up their push to pass Arizona-style immigration laws even as a federal court weighs whether to strike down the original legislation. Mississippi was the latest … Continue reading →