Mitch Daniels News Archives

Gov. Mitch Daniels' morning started with reminding Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland about the might of the Purdue football team and ended with a school lunch at Wayne High School's New Tech program.

The fog outside was thick and cold, but nothing could dampen the show of enthusiasm Tuesday, as the city of Kokomo announced the arrival of Zuna Infotech, an information technology startup business.

THE ISSUE: Indiana's welfare system. OUR VIEW: The decision to end IBM's involvement will be forgotten if the state succeeds in reforming welfare.

Officials with the Indiana Department of Education are speaking out to stop myths on the proposed teacher licensing changes days before a public hearing comes to Southern Indiana.

Dan Quayle said Thursday that Gov. Mitch Daniels could be a top contender for Republicans in what is now a wide-open presidential race Indiana Chief Justice Randall Shephard will be in Evansville today to make an announcement about foreclosure case training INDIANAPOLIS - Predicting a wide-open 2012 Republican presidential primary field, former ...

Congratulations to Gov. Mitch Daniels for acknowledging that the experiment in wholly privatizing the delivery of welfare services by the state's Family and Social Services Administration was not working as he had hoped and for taking positive steps to correct the situation.

Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels says the state plans to complete construction of the Interstate 69 extension between Evansville and the Crane Naval Surface Warfare Center by 2012, three years ahead of schedule.

Democrats to Republican Gov. Mitch Daniels: We told you so. The gloating was to be expected after Daniels announced Thursday that he was canceling a contract with IBM Corp.

Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels will be in Vincennes, IN Tuesday morning to kick off a two-day tour of the Tri-State. Governor Daniels will be at the Schott production plant at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday to announce the expansion of its specialty glass manufacturing operations.

More than $360 million into the state's largest private contract, Indiana faces uncertainty about how it will rebuild from its failed welfare privatization attempt and what it has actually gained.

Many people on both sides of the river are not just pessimistic, they've given up on ever seeing new Ohio River Bridges.

Photo: Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels. Photo courtesy of Indiana. Calling the concept unworkable, Indiana Gov.

Hundreds witnessed history Friday as Rudolph R. Pyle III took the oath as Madison County's first African-American judge.

Indiana gives up privatization effort - watch out California! David Parrish looks through his file of correspondence with the Indiana Division of Family Resources about his Medicaid and food-stamps benefits in late July.

Last year's Democratic candidate for Indiana governor has been nominated by President Barack Obama to the board that oversees the federal Farm Credit Administration.

Appearing as the lone representative of the private sector on the morning talk show "Fox News Sunday," Steve Wynn, chairman and chief executive officer of Wynn Resorts, sparred with Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm and Democratic economist Mark Zandi on the proper role of government in forging a stable recovery.

Though Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels said new figures that will be released in a few days will show another dip in unemployment claims in the state, he still isn't ready to celebrate.

Governor Daniels warns the pursuit of "green jobs" and alternative fuels could send energy costs soaring without helping the environment.

Gov. Mitch Daniels said today that he is dropping the idea of privatizing the Hoosier Lottery as an option of funding a college scholarship program after the U.S. Department of Justice said such a move would not comply with federal law.

The governor and state health commissioner are urging people to line up for flu shots.

Indiana's state tax collections are continuing to take a dive, prompting Gov. Mitch Daniels to warn Thursday that budget cuts that could include schools and employee layoffs might be needed soon.

Painful spending cuts including slashing education are possible if state tax collections continue to slide, Gov.

Indiana Governor, Mitch Daniels, rolled-up his shirt sleeve and received his seasonal flu shot Wednesday morning.

INDIANAPOLIS - Gov. Mitch Daniels will star in a television commercial urging Hoosiers to be vaccinated against seasonal flu and many of them against the new H1N1 flu virus.

For the second straight year, Kentucky and Indiana have failed to meet federal deadlines to update the cost of building two Ohio River bridges and redesigning the Spaghetti Junction interchange in Louisville.

The GOP candidates are getting lots of help from prominent party leaders such as Gov.

There's a refreshing lack of orthodoxy about the Indiana governor, who insists he's not running for President, but is nonetheless taking deliberate steps to raise his national profile.

First of all, the 2012 Indiana gubernatorial race is way, waaaaaaay off in the distance.

Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels has sent a letter to the Federal Emergency Management Agency appealing a decision to deny federal assistance to southern and central Indiana residents affected by severe storms in August.

Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels told a conference of industrial energy customers that the pursuit of "green jobs" and alternative fuels could increase energy costs without improving the environment.