Mike Pence News

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.

Good highways are essential for economic growth, so it is heartening to hear the governor committing to improving one of Johnson County's vital transportation corridors.

Indiana Governor Mike Pence spent part of his first day of an economic development trip to Germany meeting Hoosier troops stationed in the country.

Lt. Gov. Sue Ellspermann's office announced Monday the hiring of Peggy Welch of Bloomington as director of intergovernmental relations.

After about a year of fostering toddler Antoinette, Jackie Townsend adopted the 5-year-old she describes as the "prettiest little thing."

Local brewers and winemakers are getting ready to sell their products at this year's state fair.

Governor Mike Pence is heading north next month to headline the Wisconsin Republican Party's annual convention.

Hoosiers have paid an increasing percentage of their income on state and local taxes - more than $300 per person - at the same time their average pay is decreasing.

Pence says for the next five day,s he will be meeting with German businesses that are prospective investors in the Hoosier state, as well as hosting a reception in Berlin for potential investors.

State lawmakers are considering compromise legislation that would delay the testing component for Tennessee's Common Core education standards for one year.

A recent conversation at Snider High School with State Sen. Dennis Kruse, R-Auburn, helped crystallize for me a way to explain in concrete terms the present, extremely worrisome state of education in our beloved state.

Gov. Mike Pence faced a tricky decision shortly after being elected governor in 2012.

Question: Do you believe Gov. Mike Pence should make a run for president, as some have said he's considering? If he does, what do you think his chances of winning are? * Gov. Pence needs to show that he can run the state before he takes on the presidency.