May 22 Local News Daniels Will Not Run for President Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels will not seek the Republican nomination for president in 2012. Daniels announced his decision Sunday in a midnight message to supporters. “I was able to resolve every competing consideration but one,” he wrote. “The interests and wishes of my family, is the most important consideration of all. If I have disappointed […] By Gabe Bullard May 22 Local News Daniels Will Not Run for President Gabe Bullard
May 10 Local News Daniels Signs Anti-Abortion Bill Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels has signed a bill that makes his state the first to cut off funding for Planned Parenthood. The measure also further restricts abortions in the state, and Planned Parenthood of Indiana has promised to challenge the law in court, first by seeking a temporary restraining order and injunction against it. That […] By Gabe Bullard May 10 Local News Daniels Signs Anti-Abortion Bill Gabe Bullard
May 6 Local News Obama Talked With Daniels Before Indianapolis Speech President Barack Obama talked with a potential political rival Friday. Mr. Obama and Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels chatted for several minutes when the president arrived in Indianapolis to give a speech on energy policy. Daniels is considering seeking the GOP nomination for president, and his decision whether to run is expected soon. He did not […] By Gabe Bullard May 6 Local News Obama Talked With Daniels Before Indianapolis Speech Gabe Bullard
May 5 Local News Daniels Signs Voucher Bill Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels has signed the nation’s most sweeping private school voucher program into law. The program directs taxpayer money to private and religious schools. It’s based on a sliding income scale. Families of four that make more than $60,000 will qualify for a scholarship if they move from public to private schools. Critics […] By Gabe Bullard May 5 Local News Daniels Signs Voucher Bill Gabe Bullard
May 5 Local News President Obama’s Indiana Visit Given New Meaning What was originally planned as a routine presidential visit to Indianapolis tomorrow has gained new meaning. President Barack Obama originally planned to discuss energy policy at Allison Transmission earlier this year. But the trip was postponed so the president could stay in Washington during budget negotiations. Now Mr. Obama will appear in Indiana as speculation […] By Gabe Bullard May 5 Local News President Obama’s Indiana Visit Given New Meaning Gabe Bullard
May 3 Local News Daniels Says He “Owes People an Answer” on Presidential Bid Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels says he still hasn’t made up his mind about running for President, but he continues to discuss the possibility. Today on Fox News, Daniels admitted that he talked with former President George W. Bush (also Daniels’s former boss) about a 2012 campaign. From Politico: “Would I like to [run]? No,” Daniels […] By Gabe Bullard May 3 Local News Daniels Says He “Owes People an Answer” on Presidential Bid Gabe Bullard
May 2 Local News 2012 Decision Looms for Daniels Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels is expected to announce soon whether he’ll run for president. Daniels has been on the short list of potential 2012 GOP candidates for months. University of Louisville Professor Dewey Clayton says there’s likely to be a renewed focus on a potential Daniels run now that Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour has decided […] By Gabe Bullard May 2 Local News 2012 Decision Looms for Daniels Gabe Bullard
May 1 Local News President Reschedules Trip to Indiana President Barack Obama will visit Indianapolis this week. The President originally planned to visit last month, but canceled the trip due to negotiations on the federal budget. Mr. Obama will be in Indianapolis Friday to visit Allison Transmission and discuss oil prices and energy policy. The visit is not a campaign stop, but it does […] By Gabe Bullard May 1 Local News President Reschedules Trip to Indiana Gabe Bullard
Mar 3 Politics Daniels Encourages White to Step Down Until Charges Are Resolved White faces three counts of voter fraud and two counts of perjury for using his ex-wife’s address on his voter registration in the May primary, rather than his own address in a different precinct. In a statement released Thursday, Daniels said the only appropriate thing for White to do is to step down until a verdict is reached. By Gabe Bullard Mar 3 Politics Daniels Encourages White to Step Down Until Charges Are Resolved Gabe Bullard
Feb 28 Local News Daniels Talks Budgets, Unions, 2012 Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels sat down for a lengthy interview with NPR's Steve Inskeep on Morning Edition today. The conversation covered Daniels's stance on privatizing government services, bargaining with unions, running for Presidentand his reputation as President George W. Bush's budget director. You can listen to it here. By Gabe Bullard Feb 28 Local News Daniels Talks Budgets, Unions, 2012 Gabe Bullard
Feb 10 Local News Daniels Says He Would Have Money And Support If He Ran For President Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels has spent months fueling speculation that he'll seek the Republican nomination for President in 2012. He made what may be his boldest statement this week in an interview with Politico. He told the D.C. news outlet that he would have the money and support to win the election, but his wife's concerns may keep him out of the race. By Gabe Bullard Feb 10 Local News Daniels Says He Would Have Money And Support If He Ran For President Gabe Bullard
Jan 4 Local News Fischer Says Cost Of Bridges Project Should Be Cut Governor Steve Beshear of Kentucky, Governor Mitch Daniels of Indiana and Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer are touting a proposed set of changes to the project. The changes would shrink the ORBP, but two new bridges and a revamped Spaghetti Junction would still be in the plan. By Gabe Bullard Jan 4 Local News Fischer Says Cost Of Bridges Project Should Be Cut Gabe Bullard
Oct 25 Local News Daniels To Visit Asia Next Week Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels's office has released his travel plans for an upcoming trip to China and Japan. Daniels and his companions will spend much of their time focusing on economic development. By Gabe Bullard Oct 25 Local News Daniels To Visit Asia Next Week Gabe Bullard
Oct 14 Local News Beshear To Visit India, Daniels To Visit China And Japan For the first time, a sitting Kentucky governor will visit India. Governor Steve Beshear departs for Mumbai and New Delhi Friday. By Gabe Bullard Oct 14 Local News Beshear To Visit India, Daniels To Visit China And Japan Gabe Bullard
May 7 Local News Indiana Republicans Push to Show United Face After some fierce primary election battles in Indiana this week, the Republican Party staged an event today to show a unified front. The party convened all candidates from the Republican primary for the U.S. Senate seat now occupied by Democrat Evan Bayh. They included the winner, former Senator Dan Coats, and four others, most of […] By Elizabeth Kramer May 7 Local News Indiana Republicans Push to Show United Face Elizabeth Kramer