Mike Pence News

As you know from my coverage of Common Core, the Big Government and Big Business alliance that have colluded on this boondoggle have been partners on expanding the federal role in education for a long, long time.

They will be joined by national expert Terrence Moore of Hillsdale College, who the state contracted for an early analysis of the standards.

Lila Rose, a self-styled investigative journalist for the anti-abortion cause, will headline Right to Life of Southwest Indiana's annual banquet in Evansville Thursday.

The GOP continues its search for a Republican presidential contender who can appeal to all segments of the party, slice and dice Democrats' domestic and foreign policy failures, and bring a record of executive prowess and foreign policy toughness to the White House.

School teachers all over the nation are quitting their profession, often due to being forced to abandon what they considered an excellent education system and change to one they consider inferior.

Gov. Mike Pence on Wednesday declared the 'reset' of U.S.-Russian relations a failure and called for the construction of a European missile defense shield to deter Russian aggression.

She handed out dozens of handmade "Dear Soldier" cards to troops at Ramstein Air Base and to wounded service members recovering at the nearby Landstuhl Regional Medical Center.

Board member Andrea Neal said state education leaders working to replace the contentious Common Core standards are considering an inadequate replacement.

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State Rep. Bob Cherry watches along with 4-H families as Indiana Gov. Mike Pence signs into law Senate Enrolled Act 114, which provides that a school corporation may excuse students from school for up to five days to participate in State Fair activities.

After the 1848 revolution in France, the slogan of the non-socialist revolutionaries, lifted from a speech by Lamartine, became "the tricolor [flag] has gone around the world; the red flag [of socialism] has only gone around the Champs-de-Mars [a large park on the Left Bank of Paris]."

Coinciding with Gov. Mike Pence's economic development trip to Germany this week, three German companies have pledged to create more than 100 jobs in Indiana.

Good highways are essential for economic growth, so it is heartening to hear the governor committing to improving one of Jackson County's vital transportation corridors, although the project targets an area north of us.

Chicago environmental groups filed a lawsuit Thursday to stop the proposed $1.3 billion Illiana Tollway linking northern Illinois and northwestern Indiana, claiming the Illinois Department of Transportation doesn't have authority to develop it.

A week after the historic slide of the Milton-Madison Bridge, traffic is again flowing across the Ohio River span that connects Milton, Ky.

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.