Vice President Mike Pence repeatedly stonewalled media requests to view public records when he was Indiana’s governor, including emails about state business distributed from a private AOL account that was hacked last year. Revelations Pence used the account to discuss homeland security and other official matters, first reported Thursday by the Indianapolis Star, are just the latest in a series of transparency battles involving the Republican’s tenure as governor.
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White House defends Pence’s use of private email while governor
Vice President Mike Pence pauses while speaking before administering the oath of office to Energy Secretary Rick Perry on Thursday, March 2, 2017, in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House complex in Washington.
Pence fought against releasing records as Indiana governor
Vice President Mike Pence repeatedly stonewalled media requests to view public records when he was Indiana’s governor, including emails about state business distributed from a private AOL account that was hacked last year. Revelations Pence used the account to discuss homeland security and other official matters, first reported Thursday by the Indianapolis Star, are just the latest in a series of transparency battles involving the Republican’s tenure as governor.
WH defends Pence’s use of private email while governor
To continue reading up to 10 premium articles, you must register , or sign up and take advantage of this exclusive offer: Vice President Mike Pence pauses while speaking before administering the oath of office to Energy Secretary Rick Perry, left, Thursday, March 2, 2017, in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House complex in Washington. WASHINGTON – A White House spokeswoman said Friday that Vice President Mike Pence “did everything to the letter of the law” after public records revealed that he used a private email account to conduct public business as Indiana’s governor.
Vice President Mike Pence pauses while speaking before administering…
Vice President Mike Pence pauses while speaking before administering the oath of office to Energy Secretary Rick Perry, left, Thursday, March 2, 2017, in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House complex in Washington. less Vice President Mike Pence pauses while speaking before administering the oath of office to Energy Secretary Rick Perry, left, Thursday, March 2, 2017, in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White … more WASHINGTON – Vice President Mike Pence used a private email account to conduct public business as Indiana’s governor, according to public records obtained by the Indianapolis Star .
FBI using billboards for tips in killings of 2 Indiana teens
Indiana State Police Peru post public information officer Tony Slocum talks during a news conference to provide the latest details of the investigation into the murders of Liberty German and Abigail Williams on Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2017, at Delphi United Methodist Church in Delphi, Ind. German, 14, Williams, 13, were murdered last week while hiking the High Bridge Trail just east of Delphi.
Redistricting changes unlikely in Indiana this year
An effort to change who is responsible for drawing Indiana’s election maps is unlikely to gain approval this year after a legislative panel declined to take a vote on the issue.
Redistricting changes unlikely in Indiana this year
An effort to change who is responsible for drawing Indiana’s election maps is unlikely to gain approval this year after a legislative panel declined to take a vote on the issue.
Closer look doesn’t cast Pence, DeVos in pleasant light
Billionaire Betsy DeVos, the new U.S. secretary of education, just gave Vice President Mike Pence his Gloria Swanson/”Sunset Boulevard” moment: Pence, a former governor and congressman from Indiana, cast the deciding vote in the U.S. Senate to confirm DeVos. Pence’s vote was the first time in U.S. history a vice president has had to break a tie to confirm a Cabinet appointee.
Ex-Congressman Stutzman back working in northern Indiana
Former U.S. Rep. Marlin Stutzman says he did a great deal of work with northern Indiana’s orthopedics industry while he was in Congress and he’s now taking a job with one of those companies. Stutzman has been named president of WishBone Medical in Warsaw.
Conway hires former Rokita, Souder staffer
White House counselor Kellyanne Conway has hired as her chief of staff a woman who had led the staffs of two Indiana congressmen, including former northeast Indiana representative Mark Souder.
Bribe Bully Beg Borrow Steal
On February 10, 2016, the Indiana-based furnace company Carrier announced that it would close two factories in the U.S.-one in Indianapolis and one in Huntington-and shift production to Mexico. Just three days later, presidential longshot Donald Trump bragged on Twitter: “I am the only one who can fix this.
Bias-crimes sentencing bill advances
LaGrange Republican Sen. Sue Glick’s effort doesn’t create a separate crime as some states do.
Elect, don’t appoint, state schools chief
Partisan bickering and the resulting gridlock can be deeply frustrating for constituents. Nothing gets done because one side won’t recognize that the other has a good solution, or doesn’t want the other side to get any credit.
Gas pump advertising campaign targets Indiana fuel tax hike
A trade association will soon adorn gas pumps across Indiana with ads opposing a Republican plan to use higher fuel taxes to pay for infrastructure repairs, a tricky sell in a conservative state much more accustomed to cutting taxes than raising them. The ads at gas pumps, filling stations and convenience stores will include the contact information for state lawmakers, a hardball tactic urging motorists to voice their opposition to the plan that would raise fuel prices by at least a dime a gallon.
This day in history, Feb. 5, 2017
On Feb. 5, 1917, Mexico’s present-day constitution was adopted by the Constitutional Convention in Santiago de Queretaro. The U.S. Congress passed, over President Woodrow Wilson’s veto, an act severely curtailing Asian immigration.
Holcomb wants to keep Healthy Indiana
INDIANAPOLIS Gov. Eric Holcomb on Tuesday formally requested the renewal of a federal waiver that allows Indiana’s HIP 2.0 program to serve hundreds of thousands of low-income Hoosiers.
Holcomb wants to keep Healthy Indiana
INDIANAPOLIS Gov. Eric Holcomb on Tuesday formally requested the renewal of a federal waiver that allows Indiana’s HIP 2.0 program to serve hundreds of thousands of low-income Hoosiers.
Holcomb wants to keep Healthy Indiana
INDIANAPOLIS Gov. Eric Holcomb on Tuesday formally requested the renewal of a federal waiver that allows Indiana’s HIP 2.0 program to serve hundreds of thousands of low-income Hoosiers.
Banks seeks repeal of device tax
Rep. Jim Banks, R-3rd, is leading a group of House freshmen who are urging the permanent repeal of the federal tax on medical devices.
How prominent Hoosiers responded to Trump’sa
The presidents of Purdue, Notre Dame and Indiana universities condemned President Trump’s temporary ban on accepting refugees and citizens from certain countries Sunday, and said the directive issued Friday should be stopped. How prominent Hoosiers responded to Trump’s executive order The presidents of Purdue, Notre Dame and Indiana universities condemned President Trump’s temporary ban on accepting refugees and citizens from certain countries Sunday, and said the directive issued Friday should be stopped.
Indiana residents hope Pence keeps their interests in mind
When Fort Wayne needed expensive airport improvements, its mayor contacted an influential Indiana native – then-Vice President Dan Quayle – to help secure federal funding. Now that former Indiana Gov. Mike Pence is the new vice president, residents are hopeful his home state could again reap some benefits.
Pence promises ‘Hoosier common sense,’ thanks supporters
Incoming Vice President Mike Pence has thanked his Indiana supporters at the state’s inaugural ball, promising he will “bring Indiana’s example and Hoosier common sense” to Washington. The former Indiana governor addressed his home state’s inaugural ball on the eve of his swearing-in Friday as vice president.
Trump, Pence make pre-Inauguration appearances, including Indiana ball
Senior Trump adviser Kellyanne Conway says she has another reason to celebrate Inauguration Day: It’s also her 50th birthday. She’ll spend part of the day watching Donald Trump be sworn into office as the 45th president of the United States.
The misfortunes of the vice presidents from Indiana
Indiana has produced five vice presidents, but history shows that they didn’t have the best of luck once in office. “I just want to give Mike Pence an advanced warning that sometimes Hoosiers and the vice presidency do not go well together,” said Ray Boomhower, senior editor of the Indiana Historical Society Press.
Pence ends chapter as Indiana governor; heads to Washington
It was the last official act former Gov. Mike Pence had to fulfill. He attended the swearing-in ceremony for Gov. Eric Holcomb.
Trump picks former U.S. Senator Coats as director of national intelligence
President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday picked former U.S. Senator Dan Coats as his director of national intelligence, two senior transition officials said, as he puts his stamp on a U.S. intelligence community that he frequently criticizes. The official announcement was expected this week as Trump makes decisions on some of the remaining major positions he must fill as he prepares to take over the White House on Jan. 20. Coats, 73, is a traditional conservative from Indiana who just finished a six-year term in the U.S. Senate.
State of the Statehouse: Pence’s turnaround led Indiana political stories in 2016
Gov. Mike Pence started the year of 2016 as politically vulnerable, with sinking approval ratings and a looming rematch against a well-funded opponent who almost beat him four years ago. He is ending the year as vice president-elect, having helped Donald Trump surprisingly claim the presidency and power through a 20-point victory in Indiana, a margin far higher than any polls predicted.
It’s time to raise Indiana’s cigarette tax
Hoosiers hate taxes, but it’s hard to find a Hoosier leader who opposes the idea of doubling our tax on cigarettes. Now, Indiana can point to two good reasons to raise the tax.
It’s time to raise Indiana’s cigarette tax
Hoosiers hate taxes, but it’s hard to find a Hoosier leader who opposes the idea of doubling our tax on cigarettes. Now, Indiana can point to two good reasons to raise the tax.
Vice President-Elect Governor Mike Pence Issues Statement Regarding…
The state of Indiana urges motorists to avoid unnecessary travel as freezing rain, snow, and other winter weather continues to affect Hoosiers across the state. As the threat of winter weather continues, Vice President-elect Governor Mike Pence issued the following statement: “We cannot underestimate the hazards presented by freezing rain and frigid temperatures.