Federal officials have dealt a blow to Gov. Mitch Daniels’ efforts to push more Hoosiers toward high-deductible, consumer-driven insurance plans that he says will reduce health care costs.
The Republican presidential hopefuls have raised more than $400,000 from Hoosiers so far in the 2012 election cycle, while President Barack Obama – the Democrat incumbent – has raised just under $300,000 from Indiana residents.
Texas governor and GOP president hopeful Rick Perry came to Indianapolis on Wednesday with a message for Hoosiers: Jumpstart the economy through energy independence.
GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney told a crowd of more than 300 Republicans Friday that business principles, budget cuts and the line item veto would help him turn around a national economy that he said President Barack Obama has failed to fix.
Indiana will act quickly to seek a waiver of controversial federal school accountability rules under new freedoms announced Friday by President Barack Obama.
With President Barack Obama’s 2012 re-election right around the corner, his visit to the Allison Transmission plant in Indianapolis on Friday could be a first step for his re-election campaign.
President Barack Obama delivered the State of the Union speech Tuesday night, but Obama’s potential presidential rival Gov. Mitch Daniels said he was too busy watching Ohio State beat Purdue, 87-64, to hear the president speak.
President Barack Obama addressed public school students on Tuesday, encouraging them to take control of their education. However, some schools opted out of showing the speech to students.
Both Barack Obama and John McCain will bring new policies into office if elected president. There will also be historic firsts made regardless of who wins the election.
