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UPDATE: Review of A-F system finds no special treatment

A legislative review has found former Indiana state schools superintendent Tony Bennett changed the grade for a charter school as a matter of “quality control.” The findings say the Christel House school in Indianapolis didn’t receive special treatment.

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Indiana Supreme Court to review energy contract

The Indiana Supreme Court will hear arguments Thursday on a lower court ruling invalidating part of a contract that would require the state to buy synthetic natural gas from a southwestern Indiana plant and resell it on the open market for 30 years.

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Commuters cope with downtown Indy highway project

Officials say they didn’t see problems any worse than anticipated Tuesday morning when commuters dealt with the closure of a key section of Interstates 65 and 70. But the afternoon could be a different story.

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GOP powerbrokers crafted Indiana education policy, emails show

The Indiana education overhaul associated with Tony Bennett and then-Gov. Mitch Daniels actually was crafted in private by a handful of state GOP bigwigs, including Al Hubbard, Mark Miles and Mark Lubbers, according to emails obtained by the Associated Press. Elected officials weren’t included for months.

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Ford recalls 370,000 cars

Potential corrosion to the cars' steering shafts might result in loss of control. No incidents or injuries have been reported.

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