In a compelling segment of On Point with Juandolyn Stokes, Mayor Eddie Melton of Gary, Indiana, joined Juandolyn Stokes to discuss the ongoing transformation of his beloved city, an inside look at how ...

North Carolina congressional and legislative districts drawn by Republicans in 2023 that helped them retain majorities in ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — The Indiana Senate on ... Bill author Sen. Gary Byrne (R-Byrneville) said adding partisan affiliations to school board elections will help voters determine whether ...

Education experts weigh in on potential partisan school board elections in Indiana. Students board busses at Bloomington High School South on Sept. 13, 2021. Senate Bill 287 passed the House on April ...

Gary Byrne, along with fellow Republicans ... of the Center for Evaluation and Education Policy at Indiana University, said school board elections have traditionally been nonpartisan races ...

That is one reason there is record-low participation in school board elections. For example, in my home county, Harrison County, 16% to 41% of people who cast a ballot didn’t vote for any ...

Gary Byrne’s Senate Bill 284 would ... Another effort would’ve ended Indiana’s current “open” primary election system. Voters currently can ask for either a Democratic or Republican ...

Indiana school board races would become partisan under a bill advanced by a Senate committee Monday — stoking fears of politicizing school board elections. Sen. Gary Byrne (R-Byrneville), SB ...

The bill’s author, Republican State Senator Gary Byrne, calls the bill common sense. Those who are against it call it voter suppression. Byrne testified before the Senate’s Elections Committee Monday, ...

Indiana’s voters currently can ask for either a Democratic or Republican Party ballot while voting in a primary election. There’s no need to “register” with a party to do so. Senate Bill ...

Trump won every county in Indiana except the Democratic ... Bennion said Gary has seen a drop in Black voter turnout. She also said each election has its own unique driving factors.