EDITORIAL: Go with conventional, not with convention

Indiana's call for a constitutional convention -- at the federal level, not state -- didn't make it out of the House Judiciary Committee and is now dead for the year. That's a relief.

EDITORIAL: Constitutional convention is can of worms

The Indiana Senate has approved legislation that could tear up the U.S. Constitution, by way of a constitutional convention. It's a dangerous move.

Indiana Senate leader asking other states to join call for U.S. constitutional convention

INDIANAPOLIS | If some day the parchment of the U.S. Constitution is added to the ash heap of history, an action taken by the Indiana Senate this week may prove to be the spark that eventually set flame to the document that's governed the nation since 1789.

PHIL WIELAND: Legislature great at dealing with problems we don't have

It's heartening that the Indiana Legislature provides gainful employment to the mentally challenged, but sometimes they introduce bills that become laws.

Senate OKs changing constitution to add right to hunt, fish, farm

INDIANAPOLIS | A proposed state constitutional amendment guaranteeing the right to hunt, fish and farm is one step closer to being submitted to Hoosier voters for ratification.

Legislature won't act on marriage amendment this year

INDIANAPOLIS | The Indiana General Assembly will wait until next year to decide whether to send a proposed constitutional amendment banning gay marriage and civil unions to voters for ratification.

Senate approves constitutional amendment on union elections

INDIANAPOLIS | All union organizing elections would have to be conducted by secret ballot under an amendment to the Indiana Constitution approved 33-16 by the Republican-controlled Senate on Tuesday.

Senate panel OKs constitutional amendment protecting hunting, fishing, farming

INDIANAPOLIS | A Senate committee voted 7-0 Monday to ensconce the right to hunt, fish and farm in Indiana's Constitution, despite the lack of any realistic threat to those activities or industries.

Legislature likely to wait for U.S. Supreme Court ruling before acting on marriage amendment

INDIANAPOLIS | The Republican leaders of the Indiana House and Senate have hinted they will delay voting on a proposed state constitutional amendment banning gay marriage and civil unions until after the U.S. Supreme Court rules on the issue in June.

GOP senators seek constitutional amendment on union elections

INDIANAPOLIS | Having prevailed last year in putting right-to-work into state law, some Republican senators now want to amend the Indiana Constitution to make it even more difficult for labor unions to organize.

PHIL WIELAND: Our nation can't go far when rights come with a star

Somebody always wants to add asterisks to basic constitutional guarantees. I call it the Roger Maris Syndrome.

Public pension amendment on Illinois ballot

SPRINGFIELD | A pamphlet explaining the ins and outs of a proposed constitutional amendment should begin arriving in mailboxes across Illinois within the next two weeks.

Region lawmaker to lead balanced-budget amendment effort

INDIANAPOLIS | A Northwest Indiana lawmaker plans to lead the state effort to ratify a balanced-budget amendment if Congress approves the proposed addition to the U.S. Constitution.

Senate OKs constitutional ban on gay marriage, civil unions

INDIANAPOLIS | The Indiana Senate voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to amend the Indiana Constitution to prohibit gay marriage and civil unions.

Constitutional ban on gay marriage, civil unions advances

INDIANAPOLIS | A Senate committee voted Wednesday to amend the Indiana Constitution to ban gay marriage and civil unions, even as a new poll finds most Hoosiers oppose the amendment.

Lt. Gov. Simon opposes abolishing her office

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. | The latest attempt by state lawmakers to eliminate the lieutenant governor's office has at least one opponent: the lieutenant governor.

House votes to add gay marriage ban to constitution

INDIANAPOLIS | One day after Valentine's Day, the Republican-controlled Indiana House voted 70-26 to tell Hoosier gay men and lesbians they will never get married in Indiana.

Senate votes to enshrine hunting, fishing in Ind. constitution

INDIANAPOLIS | Hoosiers may someday get to vote on whether the Indiana constitution should include the right to hunt, fish, grow crops and commercially produce meat, fish or poultry.

Illinois voters approve governor recall amendment

CHICAGO | With one ex-governor in prison and another convicted of a felony, Illinois voters decided Tuesday that they want the power to rein in future governors.