Happy Friday and happy wedding day to one of our newsletter writers, Kayla . 👰 I guess that’s a pretty good reason to skip out on writing the newsletter this time.
We’re officially labeling next week Debate Week , with the vice presidential candidate debate on Tuesday and back-to-back gubernatorial debates later in the week. Here’s more information on how to watch the debate on Oct. 2 and the debate on Oct. 3. Or you can check back for recaps at IndyStar.com.
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THE MAIN EVENT: How Jim Banks became Jim Banks
We’re still rolling out our candidate profiles, and this week Brittany looked at the three U.S. Senate candidates.
There’s Jim Banks , the Republican candidate who once was skeptical of former President Donald Trump but has now wholeheartedly embraced him. He also sees some of himself in Trump’s pick for vice president, JD Vance . Read that deep dive into Banks here .
And there’s Valerie McCray , the Democrat. She made history in Indiana as the first Black woman to become a major party’s nominee for U.S. Senate, but she faces a more challenging task in the general election. Brittany has that profile here .