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MISHAWAKA - Former Democratic state legislator and local businessman Burnett C. Bauer, father of current and longtime state Rep. B. Patrick Bauer, died Friday at St. Joseph Regional Medical Center. The Granger resident and founder of Bauer Soft Water...

INDIANAPOLIS - If the scene Tuesday at the Indiana Statehouse was a true preview of the General Assembly's next session, then 2012 is going to be another tumultuous year in the legislature. Republicans, who hold large majorities in both the House of...

Last year, state and local public sector workers in St. Joseph County were paid more than $435 million in wages. Those millions went to more than 15,000 employees, both full time and part time, including teachers, state park workers, mayors and police...

INDIANAPOLIS -- Wednesday was a historic day in the Indiana General Assembly, but the reason didn't please everyone in the Statehouse. Democrats in the House of Representatives continued their legislative boycott for the 31st consecutive day, which...

URBANA, Ill. -- It's been nearly three weeks since Democrats in the Indiana House of Representatives fled the state and set up an outpost in this Illinois college town. Most of the 40 members of the caucus have been staying at a Comfort Suites hotel amid...

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 — Ask Indiana lawmakers about tax increment financing, and many of them start by calling  TIF “a good tool” for communities to fund infrastructure and attract new development. Then they usually add an “if” or...

URBANA, Ill. — Indiana House Minority Leader B. Patrick Bauer said Tuesday that Democrats have narrowed the scope of their legislative boycott to three bills, but there still is no end in sight for the partisan stalemate that began more than two...

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana House of Representatives adjourned for the rest of the week Wednesday, but Speaker Brian Bosma did so with a "glimmer of hope" the legislative stalemate that began more than two weeks ago could be approaching its final...

ST. JOSEPH COUNTY — All eyes will be on Indianapolis Thursday. Thousands are expected to gather at the Statehouse to support unions and workers' rights. This time around, about 20,000 people are expected to show up at the Statehouse. Democrats...

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana House of Representatives remained frozen in place for the eighth straight day Tuesday, and party leaders offered few indications that a thaw might be negotiated in the near future. The House adjourned about 3:30 p.m. with...

BREMEN — Indiana Sen. Ryan Mishler says it’s not unusual for him to run into constituents in his hometown and hear their surprise. They assume a state senator would often be in Indianapolis. Some mistakenly think he works in Washington, D.C....