AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoStatehouse Shift: Democrats broke Indiana Republicans’ 14-year House supermajority, flipping 15 seats while the GOP kept its majority. The losses included Speaker-elect Ben Smaltz’s predecessor Todd Huston. Beau Bayh won secretary of state, Jessica Bailey became the first Democrat in 40 years to win comptroller, and J.D. Ford unseated Victoria Spartz in the 5th Congressional District. Local Results: Democrats also flipped seats in southern Indiana and gained a majority on Allen County’s three-member commissioners board. Voters in all three northeastern Indiana counties rejected casino proposals. Hoosier Updates: Ellettsville and Richland Township narrowly approved consolidation, set to take effect Jan. 1. Gov. Mike Braun extended the state gas-tax suspension through Dec. 4, and Indiana-based AES Restaurant Group became the world’s largest Arby’s franchisee, with 362 restaurants in 20 states.
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