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Indiana 6th District Congressman Mike Pence was elected yesterday as the next chairman of the Republican Conference. He replaces Adam Putnam of Florida, who stepped down after the election. Pence was former head of the Republican Study Committee, the conservative faction that now makes up more than half of House Republicans.
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It’s Groundhog Day and at 7:25 a.m., Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow. According to lore, we’ll get six more weeks of winter. A side note: Punxsutawney Phil has a 39% accuracy rate.
After a month of protests, walkouts and bitter debate, Indiana will become the 23rd right-to-work state. The Senate gave final approval to right-to-work 28-22, unchanged from the first vote on the bill last month. Governor Daniels signed the bill into law about three hours after the senate vote.
A man was killed Wednesday night in a one-vehicle accident along Ind. 3 in southern Delaware County. The victim — whose name had not been released late Wednesday pending notification of relatives — was pronounced dead at the scene by Delaware County Coroner Scott Hahn. The accident was reported shortly after 8 p.m. just south [...]