Archives with tag: politics

The 2012 legislature will be fraught with risk for Democrats and Republicans alike.

With election day approaching on Tuesday, Franklin students have the opportunity for their voices to be heard when voting in local elections.

A federal court has ruled that Indiana can’t enforce a state ban on most political calls that use automated dialers and recorded messages, despite an earlier Indiana Supreme Court decision that upheld the law.

Jon Huntsman, who is vying for the 2012 Republican nomination for president, will visit Indiana for an event Aug. 29. Huntsman, former governor of Utah and ambassador to China, is the second GOP candidate to accept an invitation from the Indiana Republican Party to make a campaign visit to the state.

Though women are running in and winning political races throughout the country, some who seek office say their gender can present challenges — but advantages as well. Women get closer to equal political footing with men each election year, said Robert Schmuhl, a professor of American studies at the University of Notre Dame.

Our position: Low turnout a shame, elections have an impact on all students.

Evan talks about Richard Behney, a tea party activist and Republican Senate candidate, and how he and other tea party activists aren't that crazy.

As a Junior, Derek Grimes has a bit of an upper hand in the political world. He is serving as campaign treasurer for Tami Wenning, who is running for state representative in District 67.

Evan Bayh resigned unexpectedly in a press conference at the Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis campus on Monday.

Wednesday marked the eighth year that the United States has had troops deployed in Afghanistan and the White House and Congress met recently to discuss the next steps in the Afghan War.

Evan believes the voter-registration drive held by the Black Student Union could have been handled much better.

Susan Rice, who is one of Obama's top foreign policy advisers, and former U.S. Rep. Tim Roemer, D-Ind., will appear from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Monday in the Henderson Conference Room, on the second floor of the Johnson Center for Fine Arts.