AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoState Politics: Indiana Democrats broke the Republicans’ House supermajority and flipped the secretary of state and comptroller offices, while J.D. Ford unseated Victoria Spartz in the 5th Congressional District. Republicans chose Ben Smaltz as House speaker, and Gov. Mike Braun called the losses a wake-up call, citing voter concerns about affordability. Public Policy: Braun extended Indiana’s gas-tax holiday through Dec. 4, offering another month of relief for families and farmers. Higher Education: Purdue named retired Air Force Lt. Gen. Jay Silveria, president of the University of Arkansas System, as its next president. Criminal Justice: Indiana carried out its first execution in years, putting Jeffrey Weisheit to death for the 2010 killings of his girlfriend’s two children.
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