Indianapolis Star: Politics
- Laurel Griggs, 13, died after an asthma attack. How to know if symptoms could turn deadly
Monday - 11/11/2019 - 10:40 AMUp-and-coming Broadway star Laurel Griggs died from a "massive asthma attack." Here's what to know about the common respiratory condition.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Democrats made gains in central Indiana. Does that translate into a 2020 5th District win?
Monday - 11/11/2019 - 06:00 AMDemocrats are hopeful that 2019 election results could translate to a 2020 5th District win.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Researchers didn't think humans attacked woolly mammoths – until they uncovered a trap in Mexico
Friday - 11/08/2019 - 04:46 PMWoolly mammoth bones found in Mexico prove that hunters actually attacked the mammal, instead of waiting for them to die
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Man linked to killings of New Hampshire couple at Texas beach captured in Mexico, extradited
Thursday - 11/07/2019 - 12:47 PMLaw enforcement caught Adam Williams in Mexico, according to a Mexican newspaper. He is accused of theft in connection to the Butlers deaths in Texas.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - A teen went in for a routine physical. Doctors told him he suffered a heart attack
Wednesday - 11/06/2019 - 10:40 AMA high school freshman went into open-heart surgery just 14 days after the routine physical. He had been diagnosed with ALCAPA.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Kansas City voters overwhelmingly approve measure to drop Martin Luther King Jr.'s name from street
Wednesday - 11/06/2019 - 02:25 PMUnofficial results showed the proposal to remove King's name received nearly 70% of the vote; slightly more than 30% voted to retain King's name.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Why Columbus locals say Mike Pence's hometown flipped Democrat for 1st time in 36 years
Wednesday - 11/06/2019 - 01:12 PMVoters in Columbus, Indiana, elected a majority Democratic city council for the first time in nearly 40 years.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Scenes from election night events for Hogsett, Merritt
Tuesday - 11/05/2019 - 09:47 PMSupporters of Indianapolis mayoral candidates Joe Hogsett and Jim Merritt gathered at separate events on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2019.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Jim Merritt speaks after losing Indianapolis mayoral election to Joe Hogsett
Tuesday - 11/05/2019 - 09:58 PMState Sen. Jim Merritt lost the Indianapolis mayoral election to incumbent Joe Hogsett on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2019.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - 'One lolly left': Woman stranded at sea survived by eating hard candies, mother says
Tuesday - 11/05/2019 - 02:43 PMKushila Stein was adrift in the Aegean Sea, southwest of the island Folegandros, when the Hellenic Coast Guard rescued her Sunday, authorities said.
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- Why some expect bipartisanship on City-County Council despite Democrats' historic supermajority
Monday - 11/11/2019 - 06:00 AMWhile a large Democratic majority could easily stonewall Republican measure, many said they expect to see continued bipartisanship from the council.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - 'No wall can't be broken down': Germany marks 30 years since collapse of the Berlin Wall
Saturday - 11/09/2019 - 05:31 PMChancellor Angela Merkel says history proves that barriers to freedom cannot stand as she and Germany mark 30 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - What's the worst that can happen if I eat recalled chicken?
Friday - 11/08/2019 - 10:14 AMThe USDA classified the latest recall as 'Class I,' which means the contaminated chicken could cause 'serious, adverse health consequences or death.'
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - 'Put me in coach': Second Lady Karen Pence embraces bigger role on 2020 campaign trail
Thursday - 11/07/2019 - 07:55 AMAs President Donald Trump struggles to keep his support among women, Second Lady Karen Pence is expanding her role in the 2020 re-election campaign.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - For first time this century, Lawrence mayor wins reelection
Wednesday - 11/06/2019 - 06:08 PMRepublican Lawrence Mayor Steve Collier won reelection after Tuesday's election, where he narrowly defeated Democrat Jamar Cobb-Dennard.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Here's voter turnout for Election Day 2019 and a look at straight-party voting
Wednesday - 11/06/2019 - 11:59 AMVoter turnout was up in Marion, Hamilton and Boone counties when compared to 2015.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - The Camp Fire's 85th victim: Nearly a year later, authorities still have no explanation
Tuesday - 11/05/2019 - 09:54 PMThe remains of Camp Fire victim Ellen Walker, 72, were found with the bones of an unidentified man. Family and authorities seek answers a year later.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett speaks after winning reelection
Tuesday - 11/05/2019 - 09:42 PMIndianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett won reelection on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2019.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Hogsett takes early lead against Merritt as votes are still being counted
Tuesday - 11/05/2019 - 08:11 PMIndyStar is providing live results on its website and will be updating this story throughout the night.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Election Day 2019 around Central Indiana
Tuesday - 11/05/2019 - 01:46 PMPhotos from the municipal elections on Nov. 5, 2019.
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- Here's why veterans fall victim to scams
Monday - 11/11/2019 - 05:58 AMVeterans sold their military benefits because they naively believed the transactions would help them achieve financial stability.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Briggs: Democrats took over Indianapolis. Now, they have to lead.
Sunday - 11/10/2019 - 05:00 AMThe passion that propelled Democrats' big victory does not necessarily translate well to mundane city government, metro columnist James Briggs writes.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Here's how Pete Buttigieg would pay for $5.7 trillion in federal spending
Friday - 11/08/2019 - 02:53 PMSouth Bend, Indiana, mayor and presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg unveiled proposals for more than $1 trillion in spending.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Tuesday's election saw sweeping changes across Indiana. Here's how it could play out in 2020.
Thursday - 11/07/2019 - 08:00 AMDemocrats won big in Indianapolis and gained ground in the suburbs. The Republicans won just about everyone else. Here's what it means for 2020.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Do you like razor-thin races? Here are 10 from Tuesday night's Marion County elections.
Wednesday - 11/06/2019 - 05:27 PMA race one vote apart, winning margins in the hundredths of a percentage point: Here are 10 razor-thin wins from Marion County's general elections.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Longtime Indiana Democrat Pete Visclosky retiring from Congress
Wednesday - 11/06/2019 - 12:07 PMVisclosky has represents a heavily Democratic district bordering Chicago and Lake Michigan since the mid-1980s.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Buttigieg scored by hitting Warren on spending. But how will be pay for his own plans?
Wednesday - 11/06/2019 - 06:00 AMPete Buttigieg has criticized Democratic candidates for their spending and lack of transparency. But it's not clear how he'll pay for his proposals.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Hamilton County Democrats gather to watch results of the elections
Tuesday - 11/05/2019 - 09:47 PMCandidates for races in Fishers and Carmel gathered in Muldoon's restaurant in Carmel on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2019, to watch results come in.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Democratic challenger takes early lead over GOP incumbent in City-County District 2
Tuesday - 11/05/2019 - 07:50 PMTuesday's election gives GOP a chance to take control of the City-County Council. But if the party doesn't win these key races, they likely won't.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - 'Relatively smooth' Election Day in Marion County
Tuesday - 11/05/2019 - 01:26 PMDespite new systems, voting went well, said Russell Hollis, deputy director of the Marion County Clerk's Office
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