Political

February is Black History Month - and in observance of the African-American culture, the Kentucky Historical Society has released a new smart phone app dedicated to taking users on an informative ride along the technological railroad, in hopes of educating the masses about the history of slavery in the Bluegrass state...

Indiana lawmakers believe that organizations like the Humane Society of the United States are aggressively looking to put an end to citizen’s rights to kill wildlife for sport as well as govern the livestock production of area farmers...

A year and a half ago, Evansville passed a law that bans smoking in all indoor work spaces except the gambling areas of Casino Aztar. Tavern and private club owners filed suit to overturn the ban. According to the Courier and Press, both sides met recently in a settlement conference...

Indiana University has just gained a new professor, Richard Lugar, former Indiana Senator.  He and former representative, Lee Hamilton, will serve as distinguished scholars at I.U.’s School of Global and International Studies.

Here's one that we want to hear your opinion on: The Black Township Trustee in Posey County has become the first in  the state to require that applicants for assistance prove that they are not using drugs. Lindsey Suits, the trustee responsible for the decision, says that the goal of the policy is to prevent taxpayers from paying for illegal drugs...

Washington, by his own admission, says it was the one after him that counted No, it’s not the second inauguration of Barak Obama that we’re talking about, though that is certainly a big thing in and of itself. After all, less than 25 of the 44 presidents have succeeded themselves in office. Winning a second term is no easy task.

By Jay Zimmer It was very late on New Years Night when the House of Representatives met to consider an eleventh-hour deal. It was a pact to prevent the U.S. Government from toppling over the fiscal cliff.

There's still a lot of discontent in the nation and in the post-election days, the ill will is materializing as requests to secede from the union. Indiana, Illinois and Kentucky have all started petitions requesting the right to secede. News reports make these requests sound like they are some kind of official request from the state...

This should come as no surprise. The 2012 election is certainly the topic of conversation for the day, week, and probably even month.

The 2012 presidential election concluded on Nov. 6, and after clinching 303 electoral votes, President Barack Obama will return to the Oval Office for his second term. After one of the most heated battles in campaign history, President Obama delivered his victory speech in Chicago, Ill., saying, "Tonight you voted for action, not politics as usual ... I am looking forward to reaching out and