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Donald Trump's Road To Election Day

By Sarah McCammon • Nov 5, 2016

When Donald Trump decided to run for president — after flirting with politics for many years, and gaining a following on the right for questioning President Obama's birthplace — the real estate developer and businessman from Queens was dismissed and laughed at by political observers. Many largely wrote the whole thing off as a publicity stunt.

Gubernatorial Candidates Talk Energy, Environment Plans

By Nick Janzen • Nov 4, 2016

Energy and environment issues are not playing a big role in this year’s gubernatorial campaign.

At first glance, Democratic candidate John Gregg and Republican candidate Eric Holcomb have similar views on those issues. Both would pursue an “all of the above” energy strategy—the state should use natural gas, renewable energy, and coal.

In Shadow Of Looming Shortage, Purdue Doubles Nursing Enrollment

By Sarah Fentem • Nov 4, 2016

Against the backdrop of a statewide nursing shortage, Purdue University has plans to double its nursing school enrollment, increasing its annual class size by 100 students.

As the state’s population ages, its nursing workforce ages, too, says Indiana State Nurses Association Policy and Advocacy Director Blayne Miley. He says care providers will need to hustle to fill positions.

HUD Agrees To Ease Pressure On Uprooted East Chicago Residents

By Annie Ropeik • Nov 4, 2016

Residents in East Chicago, Indiana, will get more time, help and money to move out of a lead-contaminated public housing complex.

The federal government announced Friday it has settled a discrimination complaint with the Chicago-based Shriver National Center on Poverty Law about the relocation.

Ballot Referenda Are Becoming More Important For Schools

By Claire McInerny • Nov 4, 2016

Voters around the state will see questions at the bottom of their ballot asking for an increase to property taxes to fund local schools. Ballot referenda have become more and more popular in the last decade as funding streams for schools changed.

Northeast Indiana Sees Impact Of High Early Voter Turnout

By Lisa Ryan • Nov 4, 2016

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This year, early voting has been up across the country. WBOI’s Zach Bernard and Lisa Ryan visited early voting locations in Northeast Indiana to see if they’re experiencing a similar trend.

Addiction Battle On The Ballot: Opioid Epidemic A Potent Campaign Issue

By Aaron Payne • Nov 4, 2016

Mental Health Platform Issue In Race For District 26 Seat

By Sarah Fentem • Nov 4, 2016

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Jennifer Flora has seen first-hand how difficult it can be for people to receive mental health treatment in Indiana. Flora says the nonprofit organization in whose Tippecanoe County office she works, Mental Health America, fields an average of 20 calls a week from people considering suicide — and sometimes she can’t connect them with the doctors they need.

Indiana Attorney General Candidates Vow To Be More Selective

By Michael Puente • Nov 4, 2016

Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller has gone to federal court to represent Republican Gov. Mike Pence’s attempts to ban same-sex marriage and Syrian refugees.

Polarization And A Lack Of Productivity Are Likely To Reign After Election Day

By Susan Davis • Nov 4, 2016

No matter who wins the presidential election on Tuesday, it's nearly certain Congress will be more narrowly divided come January.

And with no clear mandate likely coming out of 2016, there is little reason to be overly optimistic that the next Congress can escape the cycle of unproductivity and polarization that has gripped Washington in recent years.

The 115th Congress: Political Dynamics

With little chance of a Democratic House takeover in the 2016 election, the two likeliest scenarios are:

The Governors' Races: What To Watch

By Marcus D. Rosenbaum • Nov 4, 2016

Voters in 11 states will be casting ballots for governor on Election Day, but the contests are close in only two of them.

The two squeakers are in North Carolina and Washington. In both states, Democratic women are running against Republican men. And in both states, the Republican is touting himself as the agent of change because of the Democrats' ties to current state government.

Democrats currently control four other statehouses in play this year and likely will keep control of all of them. Republicans are likely to lose one of the five governorships they hold.

Legal Expert Weighs In On Hollingsworth Residency Controversy

By Barbara Brosher • Nov 3, 2016

An Associated Press review this week revealed Republican 9th district congressional candidate Trey Hollingsworth filed papers in at least five states that require him to live outside Indiana. A legal expert says there’s no financial incentive for doing so.

The AP revealed Hollingsworth is what’s called a “registered agent” for his company in at least five states. That means he must live in each of those states so legal paperwork can be served.

Subaru Begins Impreza Production, Looks To Grow In Lafayette

By Annie Ropeik • Nov 3, 2016

The first Impreza rolled off the line at Subaru’s only North American factory, in Lafayette, on Tuesday.

The car-maker hired 1,400 people, for a total staff of 5,500, and invested $1.3 billion to start producing the new model.

Subaru’s Lafayette capacity has grown 55 percent in the past two years, to nearly 400,000 vehicles a year.

They’re all made with parts from 28 Indiana suppliers, and steel from Northwest Indiana, says executive vice president Tom Easterday.

Indiana Colleges Launch Push For More Minority STEM Degrees

By Peter Balonon-Rosen • Nov 3, 2016

A group of six Indiana colleges will launch an initiative to double the number of students of color graduating with science, technology, engineering and math degrees.

The Indiana STEM Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation will begin in December to increase Indiana’s STEM minority pipeline. The $4.8 million project is funded by the National Science Foundation.

Report: Indiana Could Push Through Underperforming Economy

By Sophia Saliby • Nov 3, 2016

A report from Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business characterizes the nation’s economy as underperforming.

Researchers say a lack of government and private investment may have set the national economy back. And while household spending is up and may have helped the economy, it can’t be the only factor working to improve growth.

Kelley School economist Kyle Anderson worked on the report. He says the country has seen growth in the past eight years since the recession, but not as fast as economists would have wanted.

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