(This is a joint post by Hoosier Access contributors Matt Brinkman and Rob Burgess.  We want to thank the Governor’s staff for providing us access last night to an advance copy of the state of the state address and allowing us to live-tweet it from the Governor’s office.) As the kids say last night things [...]

John Gregg released a new ad called Rainy Day.  The ad features him holding an umbrella while his sons stand on the roof with a hose.  Throughout the ad he talks directly to the camera while the umbrella protects him from the water.  While the ad tries to take a down home approach, it is [...]

Every four years the nation’s collection attention focuses on the Presidential race.  There is exuberance and irrational behavior on both sides.  This year is no different.  There are numerous items being discussed and not all of them matter.  Our A.D.D. has allowed us to be distracted by the shiny things and the pretty lights.  It [...]

The rumors started earlier this week with unnamed sources from both sides saying that Mitch Daniels would be the next president of Purdue.  Yesterday the board of trustees made it official.  They unanimously voted to make Governor Daniels the 12th president of Purdue University.  Governor Daniels will finish his term as Governor of Indiana and [...]

The Allen County Lincoln Day Dinner was billed as an event where the attendees would get to hear Senator Lugar, and State Treasurer Mourdock speak on why they would be best the candidate for the Republican ticket in this year’s US Senate race.  Expectations were high and the battle lines were clearly drawn.  There was [...]

Every election cycle there are endorsements.  There is always much banter about how much weight an endorsement carries.  Today, Richard Mourdock received a big endorsement in his race against Dick Lugar for the Indiana Senate seat.  In a media statement that was released this morning, it was announced that the Indiana Right to Life Political [...]

I have procrastinated on writing this as I have hoped something would change and allow me to decide which Presidential candidate to support.  That hasn’t happened, and I’m still undecided.  With this post I will highlight the positives and negatives that I perceive with each candidate and why I can’t commit. As early as the [...]

As most of us slept, Charlie White was in court where the jury delivered their verdict.  At a little after 2:00 AM the Secretary of State was found guilty on six of the seven charges against him.  The six charges in which he was found guilty, all of which are Class D felonies, were three [...]

Constituents write their elected officials all of the time.  Modern technology has made this much easier for the constituent to express concern over an issue and has also made it easier for the elected official to respond.  In most cases the impassioned plea from a constituent is met with a canned response from the elected [...]

Last week State Senator Jim Banks was named as one of the top 12 legislators nationally by Governing Magazine. Click here to see the article. The article highlights how Senator Banks has been an influential voice in the Senate even though he is in his first term.  He has been outspoken on both fiscal and social [...]