Indiana’s Crane naval center getting new commander
Capt. Jeffrey Elder will take over command of the Crane Naval Surface Warfare Center during a ceremony later this week.
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VA: 65 percent of senior executives got bonuses
About 65 percent of senior executives at the Veterans Affairs Department got performance bonuses last year despite widespread treatment delays and preventable deaths at VA hospitals and clinics, the agency said.
Muncie leaders keeping close eye on vehicle project
Muncie officials are carefully watching a project that promised to bring hundreds of jobs to the city, saying the company's production schedule doesn't match up with timeframes announced last year.
Businesses, Kokomo reach compromise on billboards
The city of Kokomo is reaching settlements with billboard owners allowing some of the 15 signs destroyed by a November tornado to go back up.
State agency fights utility rates for electric cars
Indianapolis Power & Light Co. has requested a rate increase to help pay for its part in setting up charging stations for electric cars that drivers could rent as part of the BlueIndy program, a partnership between the city and the France-based Bollore Group.
Budget leaders examine Healthy Indiana financing
Members of the State Budget Committee took a detailed look Friday at how Gov. Mike Pence would pay for "Healthy Indiana Plan 2.0," his proposal to expand insurance coverage using a state-run plan instead of traditional Medicaid.
For-profit education company warns it may have to shut down
Corinthian Colleges is a competitor of Carmel-based ITT Educational Services Inc. Firms in that field have seen enrollment drop amid heightened government scrutiny.
Poll: Many struggle to pay health premiums under Obamacare
Most people who signed up under President Barack Obama's health care law rate their new insurance highly, but a substantial number are struggling with the cost, according to a poll released Thursday.
Indiana chief justice pick may not be immune to politics
Even though Gov. Mike Pence won't make the appointment, experts say politics could influence the selection of a new chief justice.
Audit finds ‘intentional misuse’ of funds by Elevate Ventures
The Office of the Inspector General of the U.S. Treasury Department says Elevate Ventures “intentionally misused” almost $500,000 in taxpayer funds when the state contractor invested in a company run by its board chairman.
Work to resume Thursday on fatal tunnel project
A utility company says construction will resume Thursday on a project to build a sewer tunnel 250 feet beneath Indianapolis where a worker was killed last week.
Indiana Toll Road operator facing debt woes
The Spanish-Australian investor group Cintra-Macquarie paid the state $3.8 billion in 2006 for a 75-year lease of the 157-mile highway, but its toll revenue hasn't met expectations.
Sports memorabilia forfeited to help repay Ball State
A New York City man who pleaded guilty to wire fraud for his role in an investment fraud scheme that cost Ball State University $3.8 million has agreed to forfeit a baseball jersey autographed by Mickey Mantle and boxing gloves autographed by Mike Tyson.
Anderson, Purdue look to create high-tech center
The Purdue Polytechnic Institute being planned in Anderson could have programs for 500 students and hundreds of entrepreneurs.
Report says school voucher changes cost state $16M
An Indiana Department of Education report shows that changes to the state's private school voucher program are costing the state roughly $16 million. Voucher supporters questioned the report’s accuracy.
IU advancing demolition plan opposed by city
Indiana University's Board of Trustees is expected to vote this week on a plan to move or tear down six houses in a Bloomington neighborhood that city officials have been trying to protect.
Trademark board rules against Redskins name
The U.S. Patent Office ruled Wednesday that the Washington Redskins nickname is "disparaging of Native Americans" and that the team's federal trademarks for the name must be canceled.
Hot race for No. 3 spot in GOP has Indiana representative
Reps. Steve Scalise of Louisiana, Peter Roskam of Illinois and Marlin Stutzman of Indiana are vying for majority whip, a position likely to become vacant because its current occupant is the strong favorite to become the new majority leader.
Daniels says IPFW better off staying under Purdue
Purdue University President Mitch Daniels believes IPFW’s biggest strength is its ability to award a diploma that says “Purdue University” or “Indiana University”—something it would lose if it were to break away, .
Investors to seek clues from Fed on rate increase
The Fed will likely approve a fifth cut in its monthly bond purchases because the job market has strengthened. But no clear signal is expected on when it will start raising short-term interest rates from record lows.