Stories tagged with "democratic majority"

AFL-CIO's new leadership seeks more clout, members by indystar

WASHINGTON — John Sweeney spent the past 14 years building the AFL-CIO into a political powerhouse for workers’ rights and other progressive Democratic causes. Yet over... – Sep 14, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Business

Where's Democrats' passion? by indystar

Here’s the least surprising news of the week: Americans are souring on the Democratic Party. The wonder is that it’s taken so long for public opinion to curdle.... – Aug 22, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Commentary

Democrats in Congress see real Americans are concerned by indystar

Democrats say the protests at town hall meetings across America concerning health-care reform have been highly organized, contrived and artificial. Rather than a grassroots... – Aug 21, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Letters to the editor

Fate of abortion bill up in the air by Bill Ruthhart

GOP accuses Democrats of adding $23M cancer-screening program to doom legislation’s chances State lawmakers hit a potentially insurmountable roadblock Monday over legislation... – Apr 28, 2009 at 2:30 AM in Legislature

'Puppy mill' bill could inhibit local ordinances by Bill Ruthhart

GOP plan would weaken city rules, bill author says A push to crack down on abusive dog breeders ran into trouble Monday as lawmakers clashed over a provision that would bar... – Apr 28, 2009 at 1:00 AM in Legislature

Liberal era coming, but you can't take back your vote by indystar

Now that the election is over, I see a lot of congratulating going on and "hoping that the next administration will govern from the middle." If you believe that you probably... – Nov 11, 2008 at 2:05 AM in Opinion

For Bayh, the best may be just ahead by indystar

Something interesting has happened in the weeks since Barack Obama bypassed Sen. Evan Bayh on his way to picking a running mate: In interviews since, Bayh has been more candid,... – Nov 07, 2008 at 2:02 AM in News