Pence doesn’t rule out vetoes of legislative bills
Some 70 bills were approved in the final days of the legislative session.
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Glitches halt online ISTEP testing for Indiana schools
School districts across the state suspended the first day of ISTEP+ online testing Monday because of computer issues. IPS is reporting more problems Tuesday.
Mixed performance from Pence in first legislative session
Legislative leaders, who spent the last eight years of working with former Gov. Mitch Daniels, graded the new governor as off to a good start, but with plenty of room for improvement.
Hostess to open bakery in Indianapolis
Hostess Brands LLC said Monday that it will open bakeries in Indiana and Illinois, following announcements last week that it will reopen bakeries in Georgia and Kansas in its effort to bring back some of its snack brands.
Anderson loses ‘Tree City’ status after 21 years
Anderson's title, first granted in 1991, appears to have been lost due to issues with paperwork. The status is awarded by the Arbor Day Foundation and others to recognize cities with viable tree-management plans and programs.
Analysis: Lawmakers put pragmatism before party
Left to their own devices, Indiana's Republican-led General Assembly pushed the state right ever so gently, adopting such marquee conservative priorities as tax cuts, a school voucher expansion and constrained spending in measured fashion.
Air shows grounded without military jets
Dozens of air shows that draw tens of thousands of people and generate millions of dollars for local economies have been cancelled this year after the military grounded its jet and demonstration teams because of automatic federal budget cuts.
Freight rail service expected to save time to Indy
Economic development officials hope a new rail service linking Indianapolis to West Coast ports in Canada will save central Indiana businesses time and money by bypassing a bottleneck in Chicago rail yards.
Indiana ‘brain drain’ draws concerns at universities
Indiana has a higher concentration of production and manufacturing jobs. That means graduates who are seeking employment with their degree might find more opportunities outside the state.
Developers: Law will likely kill coal-gas plant
Indiana Gasification LLC project manager Mark Lubbers said developers wouldn't have tried to build the plant at Rockport if the law passed early Saturday morning had been in place.
Speedway state funding plan approved by lawmakers
The Indianapolis Motor Speedway could get $100 million in state assistance for planned improvements under a plan approved by Indiana legislators.
Indiana Legislature passes $30 billion budget
Lawmakers worked feverishly into the wee hours to hammer out agreements on the budget and other issues, including an expansion of the state's school voucher program and changes to sentencing laws.
Anti-smoking officials say Indiana funding cuts hurt
A decision to cut state funding by 38 percent for programs that help people stop smoking and try to prevent others from starting worries those behind the state's tobacco cessation efforts.
Indiana casinos win few gains from Legislature
The Indiana Legislature didn’t boost the state's casinos nearly as much as supporters had wanted as they face greater competition from neighboring states.
Voucher expansion awaits governor’s signature
Indiana lawmakers have approved an expansion of the nation's broadest private school voucher program that will allow more children to be immediately eligible.
Online sales tax push dies in Indiana Legislature
An effort to require Amazon.com and some other online-only retailers to start collecting Indiana's 7-percent sales tax this summer has fallen short in the Legislature.
Bill banning secret videotaping at businesses fails
Rep. Bill Friend, R-Macy, said he withdrew the bill he sponsored at the request of Republican House Speaker Brian Bosma.
General Assembly goes late in effort to wrap us session
The Indiana General Assembly worked into the night Friday to hammer out final details on a two-year, $30 billion budget containing new tax cuts, a modest expansion of school vouchers, new oversight of the $2.8 billion Rockport coal gasification project and a series of other measures.
Stocks head lower on tepid U.S. economic growth
Several companies, including Amazon.com, released weak earnings Friday and the government reported that the U.S. economy expanded at a slower rate in the first quarter than economists were expecting.
Overhaul of sentencing laws heading to governor
The Senate voted 34-15 on Friday in favor of the bill aimed at sending fewer nonviolent offenders to prison.