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Takeaways from the 2026 primary
Ron Alting hangs on in Indiana Senate District 22. Congressman Jim Baird cruises against challenge from a state representative. Tracy Brown lines up run…
 • Dave Bangert
Deery, Copenhaver both claim victory in Trump-fueled Indiana Senate District 23 election
Margin in the race stood at 3 votes Tuesday night.
 • Dave Bangert
New zoning codes aren’t a de facto ban on large-scale solar, commissioners insist
‘Compromise’ was the watchword as Tippecanoe County commissioners approve solar regulations that include acreage caps, larger setbacks. Solar advocates…
 • Dave Bangert
Your last-minute primer for the May 5 primary
A voter guide for Tuesday’s primary, including where to vote, who will be on ballots, candidate Q&As and what’s at stake in contested races.
 • Dave Bangert
Final vote Monday on county’s rewrite of utility-scale solar regulations
Solar companies and green energy supports say the new regulation will amount to an effective ban on large-scale projects. County commissioners expected…
 • Dave Bangert
The mystery of a Texas super PAC’s interest in a county commissioner primary
That and other election notes heading into the final days of campaigning and early voting in the May 5 primary.
 • Dave Bangert
The cost of a Trump-fueled revenge campaign: Hundreds of dollars per vote in Senate Dist. 23
Money keeps pouring in as May 5 nears.
 • Dave Bangert
Based in Lafayette, Indiana
Based in Lafayette, Indiana
Retired, they said, after 30-plus years of reporting and writing in Lafayette. There's more news, more features to tell, via reporter and columnist Dave Bangert.
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