Bill calls for review of Indiana school standards
A proposal for statewide hearings on whether Indiana should keep or modify the Common Core State Standards national education benchmarks was approved Wednesday by a legislative committee.
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Pence pushes state solutions for health care
Indiana Gov. Mike Pence is asking the federal government to approve a three-year extension of the Healthy Indiana Plan health savings accounts in lieu of an expansion of a federal Medicaid system he calls "broken."
House committee won’t vote on Sunday alcohol sales
Indiana's longtime ban on Sunday retail alcohol sales likely will continue for at least another year after a legislative committee leader said Wednesday he didn't plan on holding a vote on a bill lifting the prohibition.
Lawsuit filed over Ballard’s redistricting plan
Three Democratic members of Indianapolis' City-County Council are suing to overturn a redistricting plan passed by the council's former Republican majority.
State senator changes tactic on school standards
Sen. Scott Schneider said he expects the Senate Education Committee to vote on a proposal to suspend implementation of the Common Core State Standards while the State Board of Education holds new hearings.
Senate panel advances Medicaid expansion plan
The Indiana Senate Public Health Committee is advancing a proposal to expand Medicaid using the state's health savings account plan.
Bill limiting specialty plates clears state House
The Indiana House has approved a plan to overhaul the state's specialty auto license plate system that requires all the groups with plates to sell 500 a year and undergo a financial review once a decade.
Indiana House OKs plan for state jobs council
A plan aimed at matching up Indiana's workforce training programs with available jobs unanimously cleared the state House on Tuesday, as legislators from both parties embraced it as a possible way to help lower the state's stubborn unemployment rate.
IU opening 1st ‘gateway’ office in India
The Indiana University Gateway-India will serve as a home base for IU activities in India and will share a building with the American Institute of Indian Studies.
Measure advances to delay state farmland tax hike
The bill would stop Indiana from using updated soil productivity figures in setting new property tax rates this year. The Legislature would consider a revised approach next year.
Prosecutor seeking life sentences in Richmond Hill blast
Marion County Prosecutor Terry Curry says he won’t seek the death penalty for three people charged in the deadly Indianapolis house explosion, because a jury is unlikely to choose that option.
Corn shortage idles 20 ethanol plants nationwide
Twenty of the nation’s ethanol plants have ceased production over the past year, including two in Indiana. There is growing concern about what happens if last year’s drought lingers through another corn-growing season.
Transit advocates to show support at House hearing
More than 200 people are expected to attend a meeting at the Statehouse to show their support for a public referendum on mass transit funding.
Study: Midwest firms would gain from high-speed rail
Subcontractors like Bo-Mar Industries, a local metal fabrication shop, say they stand to gain from the creation of new rail lines.
Indiana Democrats to seek Medicaid expansion
Democratic leaders in the Indiana General Assembly are seeking expanded Medicaid coverage with the argument that it will lower health care costs statewide.
Purdue: Student inventors own intellectual rights
Purdue University is opening up intellectual property rights to student-inventors who make technological breakthroughs using university resources.
Woman sues Kroger, ex-manager over shooting
Christine Nelson was held hostage by a man who was fatally shot as he tried to rob a northwest-side Kroger. She alleges that witnessing the incident caused her "extreme mental anguish and emotional distress."
Indiana House education panel OKs voucher expansion
The measure would remove a one-year waiting period students have to spend in public school before qualifying for a voucher and qualify wealthier families for the program in certain cases.
Lawmakers sideline same-sex marriage ballot until 2014
Indiana's Republican House and Senate leaders said Thursday they will wait a year before they take up an effort to write a same-sex marriage ban into the state's constitution.
Wal-Mart revisits plan for Greenwood store
A retail giant that lost its bid to build a store in Greenwood nearly a decade ago is hoping local leaders look more favorably on a new proposal to erect a smaller store at the same site.