LaPorte, state partner to add park property

LAPORTE | To help celebrate Indiana's 200th birthday, coming in 2016, LaPorte County Parks received a present.

Karen Pence named state's Bicentennial Ambassador

INDIANAPOLIS | The commission organizing events and celebrations marking the state's 200th anniversary has named First Lady Karen Pence Indiana's Bicentennial Ambassador.

Pence picks new Homeland Security director; keeps 4 Daniels agency leaders

INDIANAPOLIS | Gov.-elect Mike Pence on Thursday selected a former Indiana State Police commander to lead the Indiana Department of Homeland Security and retained several of Gov. Mitch Daniels' state agency heads.

Ind. poultry producers donate 100 tons of food

INDIANAPOLIS | Food pantries across the state will share in 200,000 pounds, or 100 tons, of poultry products donated Tuesday by the Indiana State Poultry Association.

BRIAN HOWEY: Positives, negatives of campaign 2012

On Election Day, as I headed to my office to watch the returns, I stopped to pick up some Chinese carryout.

Indiana marks 25 years as sister state to Zhejiang, China

INDIANAPOLIS | Lt. Gov. Becky Skillman on Wednesday celebrated the 25th anniversary of Indiana's sister-state relationship with Zhejiang Province, China.

Portrait means Gov. Daniels now belongs to the ages

INDIANAPOLIS | The official portrait of Gov. Mitch Daniels was unveiled Tuesday at a Statehouse ceremony featuring fond memories, a few tears and plenty of friends.

Bicentennial is theme for Indiana's new license plate

INDIANAPOLIS | Hoosiers unaware that Indiana is marking 200 years as a state in 2016 will soon be reminded of it just about everywhere they go.

BRIAN HOWEY: Mourdock trying to soften stance against compromise

It is admirable when a politician or officeholder finds or is confronted with new information that prompts a shift in position.

VP nominee Ryan disagrees with Mourdock in new Donnelly for Senate ad

INDIANAPOLIS | Vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan is shown distancing himself from fellow Republican Richard Mourdock in a new television ad by Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Joe Donnelly.

ANDREA NEAL: Why women don't run for political office

One day after Ann Romney’s Republican National Convention speech, the Associated Press devoted an entire article to her “tasteful, conservative and appropriate wardrobe.” Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice delivered an issue-packed endorsement of Mitt Romney, and Wall Street Journal …

DOUG ROSS: Simpson promises active role in Gregg administration

"I'm the policy wonk in this odd couple," state Sen. Vi Simpson, D-Ellettsville, told me with a twinkle in her eye last Friday.

Daniels proud of budget turnaround, urges continued prudence

INDIANAPOLIS | Gov. Mitch Daniels beamed like a high school senior on graduation day when he announced last week Indiana will have a budget reserve of more than $2 billion when his term ends in January.

Skillman's Chinese trade mission leads to deals

INDIANAPOLIS | Lt. Gov. Becky Skillman signed deals Thursday with three Chinese companies that could result in up to 240 new Indiana jobs.

Lieutenant governor departs on China trade mission

INDIANAPOLIS | Lt. Gov. Becky Skillman flew out of Indianapolis Monday en route to Hangzhou, China, for a one-week trade mission promoting Indiana manufacturing and agriculture in the world's most populous nation.

BRIAN HOWEY: The forging of the gender trend line

It was one of the most utterly painful political episodes I have ever had to watch as a political writer.

DOUG ROSS: Pence missed a fun opportunity for NWI

Republican gubernatorial candidate Mike Pence missed a chance Monday to strike a blow at the Lake County Democratic Party. Instead, he chose state Rep. Sue Ellspermann to be his running mate.

BRIAN HOWEY: Brooks, Walorski take aim at GOP glass ceiling

Susan Brooks’ 5th Congressional District campaign conducted internal polling in mid-April and the news was disheartening. She trailed the front-runner, former U.S. Rep. David McIntosh, by 20 points. Twenty points?

U.S. Sen. Lugar in his toughest Senate campaign ever

INDIANAPOLIS | The belief that Republican U.S. Sen. Dick Lugar cannot be beaten, perhaps one of the greatest articles of faith in Indiana politics, faces its toughest test ever Tuesday.

ANDREA NEAL: 2012 election will determine our bicentennial governor

The next governor will have a unique opportunity to refine Indiana's reputation and mold its future. That's true of every governor, of course, but it will be even more so for John Gregg or Mike Pence because one of them will oversee Indiana's bicentennial.