ECHOES OF HISTORY: Legacy of Harrison-Cleveland presidential contests holds lessons for today
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen November 8, 2024 With his decisive win Tuesday night, Donald Trump has become the second person in U.S. history to be elected for a second nonconsecutive term as president. Grover Cleveland – elected in 1884, defeated in 1888 and reelecte “...”
REPUBLICAN WAVE: Indiana GOP scores big wins in November election
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen November 7, 2024 Indiana Republicans maintained their hold on state government on Tuesday, winning the races for governor, attorney general and U.S. Senate as well as retaining their supermajority in the Statehouse. The hint of the red wave “...”
‘ONE-PARTY STATE’: Indiana Democrats, who fall flat in effort to gain more seats, accused of not having ‘a winning message’
By Dwight Adams The Indiana Citizen November 6, 2024 This fall, Indiana Democrats held hopes that they could defend their 30 seats in the state legislature, and maybe even pick up a few more. They called their effort to gain more balance in the Indiana General Assembly their “B “...”
TSF story: Results, reactions and new appointments following the November 2024 Election
This story was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By Staff Reports TheStatehouseFile.com November 6, 2024 The Statehouse File is still cleaning up after a long Election Day that saw Republicans hang on to their supermajority status in Indiana and upset the balance of “...”
Capital B Gary story: ‘Sick of the Divide’: What Drove Gary Residents to the Polls
This story was originally published by Capital B Gary. By Calvin Davis, Rayonna Burton-Jernigan and Jenae Barnes Capital B Gary November 5, 2024 Gary voters turned out amid cloud cover and rain showers on Election Day. While the presidential ticket pits Vice President Kamala Harr “...”
ELECTION DAY: The Indiana Citizen’s blog
Reports from The Indiana Citizen and TheStatehouseFile.com November 5, 2024 Economy, inflation and taxes are major concerns Voters were lined up 40 or 50 deep under overcast skies around 9 a.m. Tuesday in Indiana House District 25 at a polling site outside the Hussey-Mayfield Mem “...”
PNS Story: Indiana’s election survival kit: Breathe, pause, repeat
This story was originally published by Public News Service By Joe Ulery, producer Public News Service November 5, 2024 On this Election Day, Indiana residents may be feeling the effects of what some are calling election stress disorder, but there are several ways to cope. If you& “...”
TSF story: On this anxious election eve, a new generation prepares for its turn at citizenship
This story was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By Colleen Steffen TheStatehouseFile.com November 4, 2024 Andrea Neal doesn’t even say hi, sailing into her classroom at St. Richard’s Episcopal School under the twin gazes of George Washington and Thomas Jefferson “...”
APPEAL FOR DEMOCRACY: Business for America urges political leaders to maintain ‘a free and fair election’ for nation’s economic health
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen November 4, 2024 Business for America, a nonpartisan, nonprofit coalition of civic-minded business leaders and companies, has published an open letter as Election Day nears, asking candidates and election officials to put country above poli “...”
Capital B Gary story: How the Freedom to Vote Act Could Add 50,000 Black Voters in Indiana
This story was originally published by Capital B Gary. By Calvin Davis Capital B Gary November 2, 2024 Raymond Powell, a Gary native now living in Indianapolis, wasn’t sure of his voting status after his release from prison. So when he visited the Bureau of Motor Vehicles to up “...”