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Sen. Ron Altin, R-Lafayette, watches as Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb, right, signs a bill which allows Sunday alcohol carryout sales in Indiana for the first time in the state's history during a ceremony at the Statehouse in Indianapolis, Feb. 28, 2018.

Border booze runs end for Hoosiers as governor signs bill allowing Sunday alcohol sales

May 23, 2019 at 12:34 a.m.

Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb made history Wednesday by signing a new law that will legalize the carryout sale of alcohol on Sundays. For decades, efforts to overturn the law foundered...

Democrat John Gregg, left, responds to a question during a debate for Indiana Governor, Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2016, in Indianapolis. Libertarian Rex Bell and Republican Lt. Gov. Eric Holcomb also participated in the debate.

Cause of teacher shortage splits gubernatorial candidates

May 13, 2019 at 2:52 a.m.

Democratic gubernatorial candidate John Gregg blamed Republican-backed school initiatives Tuesday for Indiana's teacher shortages, while GOP nominee Eric Holcomb countered during a debate that the state isn't alone in struggling...

Rep. Todd Rokita, R-Ind. responds to questions after carrying paperwork into the Indiana Secretary of State's office in Indianapolis, Friday, July 15, 2016, to remove his name from the ballot for re-election.

3 vying to replace Pence on GOP ballot; Rokita joins race

May 13, 2019 at 2:30 a.m.

In a little more than an hour Friday, Indiana's election season lost its incumbent candidate for governor, gained three new candidates for that race and watched tickets for congressional and...

Indiana Superintendent of Public Instruction Glenda Ritz takes questions from the media after she announced in Indianapolis, Thursday, June 4, 2015 that she will run in the Democratic primary for Indiana Governor.

Ritz announces Dem bid for governor

May 13, 2019 at 12:26 a.m.

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana schools Superintendent Glenda Ritz blasted "out-of-touch" Republican leaders and pledged to use education as a catalyst for improving the state Thursday as she joined the Democratic race...

State budget plan slows school funding shift, adds charter school money

May 25, 2019 at 12:37 p.m.

A deal on a new state budget slows proposed funding cuts to some shrinking schools districts while providing a portion of the additional money that Republican Gov. Mike Pence sought...

Senate panel proposes phase-in of school funding shifts

May 13, 2019 at 12:09 a.m.

INDIANAPOLIS— Indiana Senate budget leaders proposed Thursday that shifts to local school funding be phased in over five years in order to lessen cuts that many urban and rural districts...

Indiana House Speaker Brian Bosma speaks to the legislature about amendments to the controversial Religious Freedom Restoration Act at the State Capitol April 2, 2015 in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Pence signs revised religious objections bill into law

May 13, 2019 at 12:06 a.m.

INDIANAPOLIS—Indiana Gov. Mike Pence has approved changes to new law that sparked boycotts of the state amid fears that it would allow discrimination against lesbians and gays. Pence had asked...

Debate over Ritz role divided by party

May 12, 2019 at 11:45 p.m.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Democrat Glenda Ritz won election as Indiana's schools chief in 2012 after campaigning against the private school voucher program, the state's A-F grading system for schools and...

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