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Former United States Senator Richard Lugar died, over the weekend. Lugar, who was Indiana’s longest-running statesman, died on Sunday, at 87 years old. A former two-term mayor of Indianapolis, Lugar served as a U.S. Senator for Indiana, from 1977 to 2013. During his 36-year career in the Senate, Lugar co-authored the Nunn-Lugar Act, in 1991, along with Georgia Democrat Sam …

Flags are at half-mast throughout the state of Indiana. Governor Eric Holcomb directed flags to be lowered on Thursday evening, after the death was announced of former U.S. Senator Birch Bayh. The former Democratic Senator Bayh served as Indiana’s Federal Senator from 1963 until 1981. During his tenure in the US Senate Birch Bayh authored key Women’s Rights legislation, including …