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Local Politics
  • 0524 news Donnelly.jpg Senate candidate visits Alexandria ethanol plant

     In his first post-primary visit to Madison County on Wednesday, Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Joe Donnelly visited the Poet Biorefining plant here to underscore his support for energy independence and Indiana corn farmers.

    May 23, 2012 1 Photo

  • Governor candidate Gregg chooses Simpson for ticket

    Democratic gubernatorial candidate John Gregg reached out to his party's base Tuesday with his pick for lieutenant governor, a liberal lawmaker with decades of experience at the Indiana Statehouse. Gregg tapped Senate Minority Leader Vi Simpson as his running mate Tuesday. Simpson's husband, attorney Bill McCarty, is a former Anderson resident.

    May 22, 2012

  • spencerockomon.jpg Lawsuits filed against Ockomon, city settled

    UPDATE: The City of Anderson has settled several lawsuits that were filed against the city and former Mayor Kris Ockomon by city employee Teresa Spencer and her family members. The city will make a total of $128,000 in payments to the plaintiffs in those 2010 and 2011 lawsuits.

    May 16, 2012 1 Photo

  • Council questions out-of-state travel costs

    When county recorder Angela Shelton asked the Madison County Council on Monday for permission to attend an educational symposium for county recorders in Rockford, Ill., this weekend, she was peppered with sharply worded questions and disparaging audience comments about the trip.

    May 15, 2012

  • County employees seek justification for cuts

    All last week, rumors circulated throughout the Madison County Government Center that the County Council was set to fire more employees at a special meeting Monday night. But those cuts did not appear on the council’s agenda.

    May 14, 2012

  • Susan Brooks.jpg Brooks, Reske look ahead to November

    While the Nov. 6 general election is months away, both Republican Susan Brooks and Democrat Scott Reske are beginning to piece together campaign strategies in the 5th Congressional District.

    May 14, 2012 2 Photos

  • Ind. governor hopefuls detail jobs ideas for race

    The message from Indiana's gubernatorial candidates is almost universally about putting Hoosiers back to work, but their ideas for finding those "jobs, jobs, jobs" vary widely.

    May 13, 2012

  • Four of six Madison County Council candidates are female

    For the first time in as long as anyone can remember, four women are seeking seats on the Madison County Council in the November general election.

    May 12, 2012

  • Council calls Commissioners' lawsuit 'meritless’

    A lawsuit filed against the County Council by the Madison County Board of Commissioners is without merit, and asking a court to order the council to rehire employees fired last month violates  a “separation of powers doctrine,” lawyers for the County Council said in a brief filed this week.

    May 11, 2012

  • PAC promotes values of good government

    The Friends of Madison County political action committee could be justified in gloating about its electoral success in Tuesday’s primary. But instead of crowing about how it beat the other guys, a spokesman for the group on Thursday chose to emphasize the PAC’s core mission of improving Madison County.

    May 10, 2012