Passage of the first three massive bailout bills by Congress – totaling about $2.4 trillion – gained swift and bipartisan support as lawmakers worked to offset widespread pain caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

Gov. Eric Holcomb will be the keynote speaker in Warsaw when Republicans host their Lincoln Day Dinner on April 16. The location has not been determined yet, according to Kosciusko County GOP Chair Mike Ragan. Holcomb’s visit will come after the end of the General Assembly session and three weeks before Primary Day.  *  *  …read more.

Just a few short years ago, Curtis Hill, the former Elkhart County Prosecutor, was a rising star in Indiana Republican politics, but allegations of a drunken groping incident nearly three years ago appear to have diminished his standing. The race for attorney general appears to be shaping into a wide-open race with challengers from both …read more.

State Rep. Dave Wolkins conceded this week he was wrong when he said Warsaw Community Schools was moving $15 million from salaries to operational costs. The District 18 state lawmaker from Warsaw made the suggestion a week ago in this column and reiterated it in a statement he issued. He was reacting in response to …read more.

An amateurish attempt to have city council candidate Chris Plack’s name stricken from the fall ballot died quickly Friday. A letter attacking Plack’s candidacy as an independent candidate had been sent to local media, but the issue was set aside by the Kosciusko County Election Board after reviewing the circumstances in a meeting Friday morning. …read more.

Hello and welcome to what we hope will become a Saturday tradition here at InkFreeNews. This column is all about politics, government, the people who help (or hinder) our local governance and a dash of other tidbits I hope you will find worthwhile. Much of my time with InkFreeNews will be spent covering Warsaw city …read more.

KOSCIUSKO COUNTY — Mike Ragan, Kosciusko County Republican chairman, announces Indiana U.S. Sen. Republican candidate Mike Braun, 2nd District Congresswoman Jackie Walorski and Indiana State Auditor Tera Klutz, have confirmed they will be joining local candidates and elected officials attending the Kosciusko County semi-annual fish fry. All three are candidates in the upcoming Nov. 6 election. …read more.

INDIANA — The Democrat, incumbent candidate for the U.S. Senate, Joe Donnelly, currently serves on the Armed Services Committee, Banking Committee, Agriculture Committee and the Aging Committee in the U.S. Senate. He was first elected to the Senate in 2012. Mike Braun, Republican candidate for the Senate, was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2014. The election for U.S. Senate will take place Tuesday, Nov. 6.

[weaver_youtube Hker1vQuZ2U rel=0]   Kyle Dukes, Tyler Huffer and Chris Francis upset their Republican incumbent opponents Tuesday in the May primary. Bob Conley was the only Republican incumbents in a local race who came away with a win. The county saw a 26.16 percent total voter turnout. Dukes received the county sheriff’s nomination for the …read more.

INDIANA — In the upcoming race for the U.S. Senate, the incumbent, Senator Joe Donnelly, is running unopposed for the Democratic ballot nomination. Three Republicans are vying for their party’s nomination to make it onto the official ballot for U.S. Senate.