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One of the few well-known Indianapolis Republicans who has been flirting with a run against Democratic Mayor Joe Hogsett in 2019 took a step back from city politics Friday. Merritt, who for months has talked about challenging Hogsett, said in a prepared statement that he is busy at "work on over 34 pieces of legislation" that will occupy his time. Yet, Merritt did not explicitly address the mayoral race and left his options open in a text message to IndyStar. "I'm going to take my time and make a decision," Merritt said. Merritt is among a small handful of Republicans who have held elected office to be openly considering it. Two others are Jose Evans, a Democrat-turned-Republican who served on the City-County Council, and state Rep. Cindy Kirchhofer. They have not yet announced their decisions. "One can surmise what it may mean. Merritt held the dual role of state senator and county party chairman for nearly two years. McQuillen, who served as county party chairman before Merritt, said vice chairman Bryce Carpenter automatically assumes that role upon Merritt's resignation.

Trump emphasizes the "H" in Barack Obama's name President Trump emphasized the "H" in former President Barack Obama’s full name as he criticized him during a rally in Indianapolis. He had a very small crowd, they don’t talk about that. And they never talk about how big our crowds are.” Watch the moment: Trump continues his attack on Democrats at Indiana rally President Trump attacked Democrats, pushed his immigration message, and touted a new jobs report at a rally in Indiana Friday. Trump was in Indianapolis to campaign for Republican Mike Braun, who's running against Democratic Sen. Joe Donnelly. Her last major campaign appearance and speech was nearly two years ago, days before the November 2016 presidential election, when she made remarks in Pennsylvania. I'm talking about runoff elections in Georgia and Mississippi. Trump was traveling in her "personal capacity," a White House official said. "Broken promise after broken promise": Trump goes after Obama's record President Trump griped about his predecessor's campaign appearance on Friday, saying he watched former President Barack Obama's speech while jetting to West Virginia for his own speech. "I listened to President Obama speak today. And the nice young I guess reporter was asking, "Oh, you want a pardon?"

Blaming politics and the governance structure of Indiana education, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Jennifer McCormick says she will not seek re-election in 2020. (Indianapolis, Ind.) That will be the last elected term for the position before it becomes appointed. Governor Eric Holcomb issued a statement saying he and McCormick had discussions about her seeking re-election and her legislative priorities. “I reminded her that we have more time left in this term than we’ve been here, and there’s still plenty to be accomplished,” he said. “Dr. I thanked her and told her today I appreciate and respect her lifetime devotion to children and education, and that we’ll take the steps necessary to ensure Indiana has the best team working together to provide the highest quality education for children.” Among the education-related legislative priorities outlined by McCormick Monday is student learning as “Strategic Priority One.” She wants the state “to provide children an early opportunity to learn while ensuring all K-12 students are provided an inclusive environment.” She said Monday that private schools which accept state voucher monies should not be able to discriminate against LGBT students or staff. Her “Strategic Priority Two” is school improvement. More funding for school safety, drug-free school support, IHSAA coaching certification, and child abuse prevention fall under that heading. McCormick also wants more financial and academic accountability for charter schools.

On Sunday, VP Mike Pence left Sunday's 49ers-Colts game in Indianapolis after players kneeled during the National Anthem. The move, which is being criticized, was said to be pre-planned. » Subscribe to MSNBC: http://on.msnbc.com/SubscribeTomsnbc About: MSNBC is the premier destination…

President Donald Trump unveiled a Republican framework for tax reform in Indianapolis, calling it a "once in a generation opportunity."