Guess who's coming to dinner?

Have you wondered which Republican senators President Barack Obama invited to tonight's high-profile but private dinner at the White House? One of them is a Hoosier.

Lake County party leaders predict races as pace of early voting picks up

CROWN POINT | Leaders of Lake County's political parties are drawing comfort from the recent surge of early voters in advance of Tuesday's general election.

Downstate mailers inflame local GOP candidates

Two more Republican candidates for the state legislature have been targeted in attack advertisements sponsored by the Indiana Democratic State Central Committee.

A vote for Johnson is a vote for religious intolerance

Voters should be aware of Ron Johnson's troubling candidacy for the House's 19th district. He has the support of Indiana Family Action, which wants a "more conservative Christian world view" for those elected, and believes we should advocate a nation with Christian principles.

EDITORIAL: We pick VanDenburgh in House District 19

In Indiana House District 19, incumbent Shelli VanDenburgh, a Democrat, faces Ron Johnson, the Republican pastor of a popular church.

VanDenburgh faces Republican challenger Johnson in newly drawn 19th House District

Democratic incumbent Rochelle "Shelli" VanDenburgh takes on Republican challenger Ron Johnson in the race for the recently redrawn 19th District of the Indiana House of Representatives.

Pence stumps for area GOP candidates in M'ville event

MERRILLVILLE | Indiana GOP gubernatorial candidate Mike Pence stepped out of his red pickup and into a warm reception Saturday outside Pinnacle Hospital.

Young Republicans chairman gets honor from political blog

CROWN POINT | A political conservative blog has named Michael Neal, chairman of the Lake County Young Republicans, as one of the state's top political activists who is younger than 25.