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Bayh puts Indiana Democrats back in winning column with secretary of state victory

By TOM DAVIES Indiana Capital Chronicle A new generation of the Bayh family is a winner...

Democrat J.D. Ford declares victory over Victoria Spartz in major upset for 5th District

By CASEY SMITH Indiana Capital Chronicle Hoosier Democrat J.D. Ford declared victory in a major political...

Federal election monitors won’t enter state polling sites

By LESLIE BONILLA MUÑIZ Indiana Capital Chronicle Two-dozen federal Department of Justice monitors will observe Election...

Engling, Bayh duel over key differences in Indiana secretary of state race

By MACKENZI KLEMANN Indiana Capital Chronicle Democrat Beau Bayh and Republican Max Engling agree on one...

State K-12 chronic absenteeism rate declines

By MACKENZI KLEMANN Indiana Capital Chronicle Hoosier students are slowly returning to their pre-pandemic attendance patterns:...

Judge grants protections to man confronted over ‘86 Todd Rokita’ post

By CASEY SMITH Indiana Capital Chronicle A federal judge ordered preliminary protections Tuesday for a Bloomington...

Indiana secretary of state candidate Ballard sues to force IEC to act on complaints

By NIKI KELLY Indiana Capital Chronicle Lincoln Party secretary of state candidate Greg Ballard filed suit...

3 children and a teacher killed in Bend, Oregon, elementary school shooting, police say

By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER, ERIC TUCKER and GENE JOHNSON  Associated Press A 16-year-old opened fire at...

Retail sales up 0.8%, big chunk of spending went to gasoline bills

NEW YORK (AP) — Shoppers showed their willingness to spend in September even after a better-than-expected splurge in August.

Trump: Pentagon won’t livestream execution of Fort Hood shooter

By SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Thursday that the...