Ex-Dem gov candidate Gregg buys country store

SANDBORN, Ind. (AP) — Former Democratic Indiana gubernatorial candidate John Gregg is getting into the grocery business.

Speedway bailout crosses finish line

INDIANAPOLIS | Gov. Mike Pence has agreed to loan the Indianapolis Motor Speedway $100 million in state funds to pay for renovations, video boards and other improvements to the home of the Indianapolis 500 auto race.

Legislature busy as session nears end

INDIANAPOLIS | The Indiana House and Senate met intermittently for more than 10 hours Thursday, approving changes to legislation recommended by conference committees and sending those measures on to the governor for his signature or veto.

Dead candidates may someday appear on Hoosier ballots

INDIANAPOLIS | Counties no longer would have to reprint their ballots if a candidate dies or quits the race shortly before an election, under legislation approved 47-2 by the Indiana Senate Monday.

Campaign offers insight into how we choose government leaders

“It is compromise that prevents each set of reformers from crushing the group at the other end of the political spectrum.”

Ryan: Romney won't 'duck tough issues' on economy

TAMPA, Fla. | Seizing the Republican National Convention spotlight, vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan promised Wednesday night Mitt Romney "will not duck the tough issues" if he wins the White House this fall and their party will move forcefully to solve the nation's economic woes.

GOP convention team reaches out to women, vets

Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks Wednesday at the American Legion National Convention in Indianapolis.

Republicans nominate Romney, lambaste Obama

TAMPA, Fla. | Mitt Romney swept to the Republican presidential nomination Tuesday night at a storm-delayed national convention scripted to propel him into a close race for the White House in tough economic times.

Romney easily wins Indiana presidential primary

INDIANAPOLIS | Mitt Romney cruised to victory in Indiana's Republican presidential primary, padding his dominant lead in the delegate count for the GOP nomination.

Santorum ends GOP presidential campaign run

GETTYSBURG, Pa. | Bowing to the inevitable after an improbably resilient run for the White House, Rick Santorum quit the presidential race on Tuesday, clearing the way for Mitt Romney to claim the Republican nomination.

Indiana could matter in Republican presidential primary battle

INDIANAPOLIS | The early presidential caucus and primary states of Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina will be the center of the Republican Party's world next month, but Indiana's May 8 primary could prove more important.

House GOP pledges speedy review of job proposals

House Republicans pledged a review of President Obama's jobs proposals as he launched a public campaign for urgent passage of his $447 billion program of tax cuts and new spending. "Everything in [the bill] will put more people back to work and more money back in the pockets of those who are…

GUEST EDITORIALS: Bayh's jobs don't match his rhetoric

Former Sen. Evan Bayh left the Senate last year with a high-minded list of what's wrong with Congress and American politics.

GUEST EDITORIALS: No one has handle on legislative mess

If they were Laurel and Hardy, the Republicans and Democrats could look at each other and say, "Well, here's another nice mess you've gotten us into."

GUEST EDITORIALS: Charter schools are doing well in Indiana

Indiana charter schools recently gained a nice boost with the release of a report from Stanford University's Center for Research on Education Outcomes on reading and math performance for 2004 through 2008.

Republicans boost daily fine for absent House Democrats

INDIANAPOLIS | House Speaker Brian Bosma, R-Indianapolis, used the occasion of St. Patrick's Day to demand more gold from House Democrats led by state Rep. Patrick Bauer, D-South Bend.

GUEST EDITORIALS: Lawmakers need to work out differences

If Republicans really want Democrats to come back to Indianapolis, handing out fines is probably not the way to accomplish it.

GUEST EDITORIALS: Independent probe needed for IURC case

If Gov. Mitch Daniels and others in state government believe an internal review will put to rest questions about the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission's cozy relationship with Duke Energy, they're mistaken. An ethical breach that has led to the firings or resignations of four men demands…