Healthy Indiana Plan makes room for more childless adults
Indiana is opening the rolls of its Healthy Indiana Plan medical savings account to 8,000 childless adults on Aug. 1.
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Ohio governor vetoes bill on Great Lakes water use
Gov. John Kasich vetoed a bill Friday that would have allowed Ohio factories to pull more water out of Lake Erie, amid pressure from governors from other Great Lakes states who expressed concerned about the measure.
Illinois metals company moving operations to Indiana
The Indiana Economic Development Corp. says a producer of high-performance engineering alloys is moving its operations from Illinois to Indiana, creating up to 100 jobs by 2014.
Daniels giving most state workers bonuses
Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels is dipping into the state's $1.2 billion surplus to give bonuses to most state workers.
Judge approves Borders auction, liquidators open bid
Borders Group, the nation's second-largest bookstore chain that once operated over 1,000 stores, appears headed for liquidation after a judge on Thursday approved its motion to auction itself off with an offer from a team of liquidators as its opening bid.
Wabash lands $6.2M grant from Lilly Endowment
Wabash College is getting a $6.2 million grant to boost a center's efforts to support professors who teach religious studies or theology.
Indiana gets 125 applications from schools for voucher program
The state Department of Education is working to process the applications for the program, which will initially allow a limited number of low- and middle-income families to use public money toward private school tuition.
UPDATE: Indiana ends budget year with $1.2B surplus
After a year of spending cuts to state agencies and school districts, during which state workers were asked to do more than ever, Indiana released its final budget numbers for the fiscal year that showed it sitting on a $1.2 billion surplus.
Cummins CEO Solso retiring at end of year
Cummins Inc. says Tim Solso will retire as chairman and CEO at the end of the year. The 64-year-old Solso has led Cummins since 2000.
70 percent of students pass ISTEP math, English
Seventy percent of students have passed the English and math portions of Indiana's standardized achievement test, the state announced Tuesday.
Notre Dame says 7-year capital campaign raised $2B
Officials say the school is now the first university without a medical school to raise more than $2 billion in a traditional seven-year capital campaign.
Judge temporarily blocks Medicaid prescription fee cut
U.S. District Judge Tanya Walton Pratt issued a temporary restraining order Friday blocking the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration from cutting its Medicaid prescription dispensing fees to $3 from $4.90.
Local governments will put budget data online
Officials at the Indiana Department of Local Government Finance and Indiana University's Indiana Business Research Center say they're launching a system to allow local governments to file their 2012 budgets online.
Legislative safeguards can’t keep state from court
Indiana conservatives appeared to win major national victories with a trio of laws passed this year, but rebukes from a pair of federal judges and a lawsuit raised questions about how proposed laws are vetted for legal issues before they get to a vote.
Indiana first to require drug tests for job training
The U.S. Department of Labor says Indiana is the first state to require drug testing of people seeking job training. But at least 30 states have considered requiring drug tests for those receiving government assistance.
Daniels revives agency mistakenly canceled
Gov. Mitch Daniels has signed an order restoring Indiana's largest state agency, the human services department, after it was accidentally eliminated due to a mistake in a new state law.
Solar panel maker says Indiana factory on track
A solar panel manufacturer says its plans remain on track to start production at an unfinished auto parts factory in central Indiana. Abound Solar, which projects it could eventually have up to 1,000 employees, said it may begin hiring some workers this year.
Judge says no insurance cash for Indiana concert hall
A judge has decided that the owners of a southern Indiana concert hall destroyed in an arson nearly two years ago aren't owed any insurance money because they didn't properly maintain the sprinkler system.
Panel named to search for new Purdue president
The committee announced Thursday will be looking to replace Purdue President France Cordova, who said last week she would step down next summer when her contract expires.
J&J completes sale of animal-drug business to Lilly
Janssen Pharmaceutica said Thursday it has completed the sale of its animal health business to Eli Lilly and Co. Inc.