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(From WTHR.COM)  The members of the Indiana House Democratic Caucus have issued the following statement on today's events at the Indiana House of Representatives: "The past few days have seen an unprecedented attack on Hoosier families by a radical...

The Indiana House came into session this morning with only two of the 40 Democrats on the floor. With only 58 legislators present, there was no quorum present to do business. The House needs 67 of its members to be present. Rep. Terri Austin, D-...

Indiana House Speaker Brian Bosma, R-Indianapolis, pulled a conference committee report for Senate Bill 373, the controversial "ag gag bill," in the waning hours of the 2013 session of the Indiana General Assembly, effectively killing the bill. The...

SOUTH BEND -- Indiana University South Bend Chancellor Una Mae Reck drew high praise Wednesday, with words including "focused," "tenacious" and "persistent" uttered frequently to describe her leadership style. "Indiana University is very proud of you,"...

GOSHEN -- As some state lawmakers on Thursday took aim at the Department of Child Services, the agency's director told a group of child welfare advocates that recent changes have allowed DCS to investigate more complaints while seeing fewer child...

Attached is a statement from State Rep. B. Patrick Bauer (D-South Bend) on Thursday's events:   “Despite the fact that I don’t agree with today’s outcome, I think Representative Lawson is a great leader.  She has a great background,...

Local GOP Responds to News of Bauer Ouster   South Bend, IN-The Saint Joseph County Republican Party is responding today in the wake of news that South Bend Representative, B. Patrick Bauer has been removed as house Minority Leader by his caucus....

INDIANAPOLIS -- The old model of voting in traditional, neighborhood precincts could be on its way out in Indiana. The General Assembly is moving quickly this year on legislation that would allow election officials in all of the state's 92 counties to...

INDIANAPOLIS -- Indiana House Speaker Brian Bosma has a large red sign in his office that reads, "Keep calm and carry on." It's a reproduction of a poster the British government made in 1939 to reassure citizens at the start of World War II. Bosma, R-...

INDIANAPOLIS -- Growing tension among defiant House Democrats facing stiff fines and sparse resources threatens to disrupt a no-show effort aimed at blocking a bill that would make Indiana the first state in more than a decade to enact right-to-work...

Republicans in the Indiana General Assembly have picked up a tool that's becoming increasingly popular among opponents of the federal health care overhaul enacted two years ago. Whether the effort is a serious attempt to reform health care or merely a...