Articles tagged as: governor
October 8, 2024
Constitutional amendment on Indiana ballot changes gubernatorial line of succession
Tuesday Oct. 8 is the first day of in-person early voting in Indiana for this fall’s election. And on the ballot, Hoosiers are asked to approve a change to the state constitution.
Read MoreJuly 23, 2024
Indiana's three gubernatorial candidates agree to a televised debate in October
Indiana’s three gubernatorial candidates have agreed to take part in a live televised debate in October organized by the Indiana Debate Commission. The commission says Republican Mike Braun, who’s leaving the U.S. Senate after one term, will join Democrat Jennifer McCormick and Libertarian Donald Rainwater during the Oct. 24 debate. It will be held at the studios of Indianapolis public television station WFYI-TV. The three candidates are vying to succeed Gov. Eric Holcomb, a two-term Republican who can’t run again due to term limits. The debate will be broadcast and livestreamed on the commission’s website. The commission says it will solicit questions from the public before the debate.
Read MoreJune 6, 2024
Can debates in governor's race have an impact on the campaign?
Indiana’s three candidates for governor — Republican Mike Braun, Democrat Jennifer McCormick and Libertarian Donald Rainwater — agreed this week to at least one televised debate this fall, while another is still being negotiated.
Read MoreMay 9, 2024
Braun's choice for running mate raises questions, potential issues at party convention
Republican gubernatorial candidate Mike Braun's choice for running mate is creating questions and potential issues for his campaign.
Read MoreMay 7, 2024
Mike Braun wins crowded Indiana Republican gubernatorial primary
U.S. Sen. Mike Braun (R-Ind.) has won the state's first competitive gubernatorial primary in two decades, according to the Associated Press.
Read MoreApril 27, 2024
Indiana voters to pick party candidates in competitive, multimillion dollar primaries
The results of some primary elections in Indiana could determine the outcome of the general election in a deep red state where Republicans hold a supermajority in both chambers of the state legislature and GOP politicians lead many top offices. The primaries will be held May 7.
Read MoreApril 9, 2024
Here's what Indiana's Republican gubernatorial candidates have to say about education
Indiana has been a national leader for more than a decade in sending taxpayer dollars to help fund private school education through its school choice voucher program.
Read MoreApril 8, 2024
Here's what Indiana's Republican gubernatorial candidates have to say about Medicaid
Reining in Medicaid spending is the task facing lawmakers and the next governor in 2025s budget-writing session.
Read MoreMarch 27, 2024
Majority of GOP gubernatorial candidates in latest debate oppose new reading retention law
A majority of the Republican gubernatorial candidates on a debate stage Wednesday said they don't support the new Indiana law that could hold back thousands of students who fail their third grade reading test.
Read MoreMarch 21, 2024
Reitenour calls on Indianapolis TV stations to correct 'injustice' of excluding her from debates
Republican gubernatorial candidate Jamie Reitenour said local television stations should correct the injustice of excluding her from primary debates.
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