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Good morning! In case you missed it yesterday, Governor Mike Pence appointed four people to the state’s Board of Education. One of these appointments wrote a recent editorial about Common Core and how teachers were more important. Also, our very own Hostage Hoosier shared with us another Highlight and our Managing Editor, Derek Pillie, had [...]
Read more...Whoa y’all…pump your breaks. The 2014 Election Cycle is less than 72 hours old and several prominent Tea Party leaders are already acting like we are in June of 2014. For the record, we’re not. It is still 2013 and we have almost a year to go before State Convention and 17 very long months [...]
Read more...Author’s Note: This post was edited at 1:27pm to reflect the fact that these candidates do not become the nominee via a primary but rather through State Convention. The author apologizes for any confusion. With the official campaign announcement for a candidate for State Treasurer yesterday, Indiana is officially gearing up for the 2014 elections. [...]
Read more...Governor Mike Pence is giving remarks to other governors from Great Lake states in Michigan. The speech, entitled “Strengthening the Great Lakes Region in the Global Economy, is scheduled to start at 9:30 Eastern Time. You can watch Governor Pence’s Speech here. If you haven’t voted in our Best Tweet of the Week contest yet, [...]
Read more...Author’s Note: My political career actually started in the congressional district that Governor Pence held from 2000 until his election, this past November, as Governor. It was 2008 and I was a new politico working as a campaign Field Representative for Governor Daniels’re-elect. I was in charge of phone banks and door to door activities [...]
Read more...This past week has been a tough one for the Obama Administration. There was the Benghazi hearings, the targeting of conservative groups by the IRS and the subsequent hearings. However, in the eyes of some, President Obama added fuel to the fire by having a two young Marines violate USMC regulations by holding an umbrella [...]
Read more...Yesterday was quite an eventful day in Indianapolis and across the Hoosier state. In case you missed our Open Item yesterday, it included information about a primary challenge, Governor Pence revoking incentives from a Midwest fertilizer company and a candidate for mayor of Fort Wayne speaking up on an income tax issue. Yesterday, members of [...]
Read more...Not too long ago, the Indiana State Senate passed a bill that would allow the horse tracks located in Anderson, IN and Shelbyville, IN to convert into fully operational casinos. These tracks, affectionately referred to as “racinos” by those who frequent them, are already allowed to offer slot machines and electronic gaming on their property [...]
Read more...As many of you are already aware, the Indiana House of Representatives has brought its budget to the floor. However, it did not include Governor Mike Pence’s 10% income tax cut across the board. Governor Pence has publicly stated he is “disappointed” that the Indiana House of Representatives did not take action on this initiative [...]
Read more...Citing five major reasons, the Indiana state chapter of Americans for Prosperity (AFP) endorsed both the budget and tax cut proposals put forth by first term governor, Mike Pence. The endorsement, sent out by AFP-IN State Director, Chase Downham, praised Pence’s budget proposal for being honestly balanced, funding the state’s priorities and holding the line [...]
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