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Experts and officials are giving mixed reviews to proposed education standards that could replace the rejected national Common Core guidelines in Indiana classrooms, just days before a panel of education leaders is set to vote on them.

For Stanford math professor and South Bend native James Milgram, it's frustrating enough that the new academic standards Indiana may adopt this month seem like a "complete mess."

Gov. Mike Pence and First Lady Karen Pence head to their gate after checking in at the Indianapolis International Airport to embark on a seven-day economic development trip to Germany on April 12. Gov. Mike Pence returns from a week-long trade mission to Germany Friday with promises of some 100 jobs from three companies - two of which are locating ... (more)

A special committee of lawmakers on Tuesday recommended that the testing component of Tennessee's Common Core education standards be delayed for one year.

Although Republican Gov. Mike Pence has said he's not given any thought to a run for president, that hasn't stopped him from being added to the long list of potential candidates.

TV and WIBC-FM report Indianapolis emergency medical services crews this week are teaching Indianapolis police to deliver the lifesaving nasal spray.

If the first feedback from their Hoosier Healthcare Tour is any indication, congressman Larry Bucshon and state Rep. Tim Brown aren't likely to change their views on the Affordable Care Act.

Gov. Mike Pence said Wednesday he's telling Southwestern Indiana's story while on a weeklong trade mission to Germany.

As the first state to drop the national Common Core learning standards, Indiana is rushing to approve new state-crafted benchmarks in time for teachers to use them this fall, and education leaders from across the nation are closely watching.

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The state Department of Education on Tuesday morning released the proposed guidelines for what students should learn in each grade.

A Portage airman was among the Hoosier troops stationed in Germany that Gov. Mike Pence met Monday on the first stop of his jobs mission to IndianaA s largest European trading partner.

Mike Pence has spent more than a decade courting the deep-pocketed small-government cadre that has come to dominate Republican politics: The Koch brothers, the Club for Growth and the Heritage Foundation.

Gov. Mike Pence and the leaders of the General Assembly constantly pat themselves on the back for the great job they're doing managing the state's budget.

If you're mailing a check to the Indiana Department of Revenue today, you might already have pondered the disconnect between how much you're paying in state and local taxes and the tax-cut boasting you hear from state officials.

INDIANAPOLIS -- Two top Indiana Republicans hope the state soon has an answer on expanding the scope of its Healthy Indiana Plan medical savings accounts.

More than 1,094,000 Hoosiers are now enrolled in Medicaid. Meanwhile, Governor Mike Pence and his staff are currently negotiating with the Obama administration to use the Healthy Indiana Plan to expand Medicaid coverage to Hoosiers earning up to 138 percent of the federal poverty limit, as called for by the Obamacare law.

Court action. Abortion providers filed a petition April 10 requesting the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals to reconsider its March 27 decision to uphold new abortion laws in Texas.

Harshman Middle School art teacher Madeline Hutchins helps Isaiah Wright with his optical illusion concept Wednesday, December 11, 2013.

One of Indiana Gov. Mike Pence's closest confidants is leaving the Statehouse to start a political consulting firm.