Indiana

Señor Trumpanzee-- Working Class Hero?

Trump makes a big deal about keeping his campaign promises. And, unfortunately, the ones he wants to keep, he does try to keep. Sometimes the courts and occasionally, even Congress, keeps him from keeping the worst of them. His excuse for torpedoing the bipartisan DACA fix was that it flew in the face of one of his ugly outbursts of bigotry during the campaign.

Indiana Accused Of Using Flawed Data To Purge Voters

A voting rights group claims Indiana unlawfully purges voters from the rolls by using a controversial anti-voter fraud program some say targets minority voters and violates federal law by not confirming residents moved out of state before they are removed.
The American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana is representing Common Cause Indiana in its fight to prevent state officials from removing voters from registration rolls. Officials say the purge is necessary to ensure that ineligible voters do not remain on the rolls after moving away from the Hoosier State.

Indiana Cop Arrested for Stealing $5,800 from Youth Football League Claims it was an Accident

Since when has stealing $5,800 been accidental?
But that is what an Indiana police officer is claiming, who nevertheless was charged with eight counts of theft.
Clarksville police officer Joe Hoskins, 36, reportedly stole $5,800 from a youth football league and gave the explanation that he didn’t mean to do it, claiming it was just a mistake. Or eight mistakes as he is accused of using online banking to transfer money from the league to his account on eight separate occasions.

Why Dan Canon For Congress? Read His Guest Post

Yesterday Blue America endorsed my campaign and sent out a letter to its national membership asking for contributions. I appreciate everything Blue America is doing to advance progressive causes nationwide, and I am honored to have their endorsement. I want to make it clear that this campaign isn't really about me or what I've accomplished. It's about you. It's about building a movement.

Blue America Endorses Dan Canon (IN-09)

Indiana was Trump country last year, but there is one district, it looks to us, ripe for a red-to-blue flip-- IN-09, which stretches from the suburbs north of Louisville and the Ohio River, due north through Bloomington into the suburbs of Johnson and Morgan counties south of Indianapolis. Freshman Trey Hollingsworth, a complete Trump rubber-stamp, only managed to get 54.1% of the vote last year, seriously underperforming Trump.

Trump-Supporting Crackpots In Indiana Are Destroying Each Other-- Can That Save Joe Donnelly's Senate Seat

Mess of Indiana conservatismBefore we get into the Indiana Senate race, there's some breaking news I want to share. Randy Bryce, the progressive Democrat and iron worker running for the southeast Wisconsin congressional seat occupied by Paul Ryan just moments ago issued a statementcalling on Ryan to initiate censure proceedings in the House against Trump for his divisive 'both sides' comments.