State Politics
Indiana good with taxpayer dollars
By Tory Flynn on Friday, July 16th, 2010
STATEHOUSE – Over the past several years the State of Indiana successfully executed fiscal responsibility with taxpayers’ hard earned dollars. Today the announcement was made that Indiana has $830 million in their savings account. This reserve money was able to be saved by reigning in state spending... Read More...
Leonard sides with Supreme Court on guns
By Rick Henly on Monday, June 28th, 2010
STATEHOUSE— State Rep. Dan Leonard (R-Huntington) supports the United States Supreme Court’s decision today restraining the government’s ability to significantly limit “the right to keep and bear arms.”
Last year, Rep. Leonard signed onto the National Rifle Association’s (NRA) amicus brief in this case, exhibiting his support for the NRA and its philosophy protecting the Second Amendment of the United States Constitution... Read More...
Positive impact on health care reform
By HFP Reporter on Friday, May 21st, 2010
INDIANAPOLIS-The governor's office issued a new report Friday conducted by Milliman, the state's contracted Medicaid actuary, outlining their estimate of the fiscal impact of the Patient Protection and Affordable Health Care for America Act on Indiana's state budget. State Senator and Budget Committee member John Broden (D-South Bend) says the state must also consider the positive impacts of the reform, and how it will affect Hoosier families at all income levels, including the 1... Read More...
April 2010 Indiana Employment Report
By HFP Reporter on Friday, May 21st, 2010
INDIANAPOLIS (May 21, 2010) - Indiana added 22,700 jobs in April, the largest over-the-month increase in employment since February 1999. However, Hoosiers returning to the Labor Force nudged Indiana's preliminary seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate for April 2010 up 0.1 percent to 10.0 percent. The monthly increase in the unemployment rate is not considered statistically significant... Read More...
Health care costs to go up for taxpayers
By HFP Reporter on Friday, May 21st, 2010
Governor Mitch Daniels sent Indiana Congressmen Baron Hill and Andre Carson an updated report about the estimated additional cost to Indiana taxpayers of national health care legislation. The congressmen asked for a review of the study using lower assumptions about how many Hoosiers will participate in Medicaid when all Hoosiers will be required to have health insurance in 2014... Read More...
May the 4th be with you!
By HFP Reporter on Thursday, April 29th, 2010
Have you ever stepped into the voting booth and voted for candidates that you don’t know. You may have heard their names, but you have no clue what they stand for. So, what do you do? You pick one! Normally, candidates want to be the first person on the list so that they will receive a bigger percentage of these types of votes... Read More...
Endorsement for Dan Leonard
By HFP Reporter on Monday, April 26th, 2010
Indianapolis – The Hoosiers for Economic Growth PAC announced today its endorsement of State Representative Dan Leonard (R-Huntington) for reelection to the Indiana House of Representatives in District 50. “Indiana’s economic and job creation future depends on committed and innovative leadership to energize both our economic and education systems... Read More...
Hoosiers for Economic Growth back Banks
By Lamont Neal on Wednesday, April 21st, 2010
Indianapolis – The Hoosiers for Economic Growth PAC announced today its endorsement of Jim Banks (R-Columbia City) for election to the Indiana Senate in District 17.
“Indiana’s economic and job creation future is directly related to achieving significant improvements in our K-12 education system... Read More...
Race for State Senate District 17.
By Tom Stong on Tuesday, April 20th, 2010
Dear Editor,
I believe Tom Wall is the most qualified candidate you will find for State Senate District 17. I know him best and have been married to him for over 34 years. His background is not a political one but one of lifelong business and agricultural experience. He has been a dedicated community servant his entire life and leads by example... Read More...
Nasser Hanna speaks at Chamber
By HFP Reporter on Monday, April 19th, 2010
Written by Nasser Hanna - Democratic Candidate for the US House of Representatives - I was invited to attend the Hamilton County Chamber of Commerce breakfast forum for candidates this morning. It was very well attended by business leaders throughout Hamilton County... Read More...
Breaking News on Tom Wall
By HFP Reporter on Monday, April 19th, 2010
Newcomers for Senate - Republican voters in Indiana’s Senate District 17 and House District 18 are fortunate to have strong candidates on their primary ballot. Among them, Tom Wall is the best pick to replace retiring Sen. Gary Dillon. Continued at Read More...
Messer calls Burton to pull ad
By HFP Reporter on Monday, April 19th, 2010
(Indianapolis, IN) – Today, 5th Congressional District Republican candidate Luke Messer called on Congressman Dan Burton to stop airing a television ad portraying paid, out of state actors as local Burton supporters. "Congressman Burton should stop running this misleading commercial. It's just one more example that Burton lacks Hoosier support," Messer stated... Read More...
TEA party Celebration and State Debate
By HFP Reporter on Saturday, April 17th, 2010
Submitted by Cindy Gamrat - On Friday, over 300 hundred people gathered in Huntington for the one year TEA party Celebration and State Debate. Tom Ringenberg took us back in time to consider the delegates of the Constitutional Convention as they were debated what kind of government to establish that would provide for our country... Read More...
Messer raises the cash
By HFP Reporter on Friday, April 16th, 2010
(Shelbyville, IN) —Today, Republican Luke Messer’s campaign for Indiana’s 5th Congressional District filed its April quarterly Federal Election Commission finance report announcing that Messer has raised more than $515,000 to date including $81,159 in the last quarter. "From the day we started this campaign just over a year ago, we’ve said that we would build a grassroots campaign with the financial strength necessary to defeat an incumbent Congressman,” said Messer... Read More...
Dan Coats is too cozy with Washington
By HFP Reporter on Wednesday, April 14th, 2010
Submitted by HOOSIERS FOR STUTZMAN - Howe, IN - "It's time for Dan Coats to stop making excuses and take responsibility for his own actions. The fact is Dan Coats was dishonest with Hoosiers when he said he hadn't lobbied for bailout funds. He also has not been 'transparent' about his lobbying activity, as he said he would be in initial interviews with local media... Read More...
