Indiana panel’s proposal would expand net metering
The draft net metering rule would boost the state’s power cap for renewable power units and expand it to all customer classes served by electric utilities.
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Indiana casino commission: Staffer hid complaints
The commission found the misconduct after an internal review about why 56 of 154 complaints made against the casinos during 2009 had gone unanswered.
Auto auction’s new owner calls first event a success
Auctions America by RM, which bought the former Kruse Auction Park in Auburn two months ago, said more than 25,000 people attended this past weekend’s event, during which sales topped $13 million.
New online university enrolls 500 Indiana students
Enrollment is growing at WGU Indiana, a branch of Western Governors University that Gov. Mitch Daniels has promoted.
State port shipments signal boost in economy
Shipments at the three state water ports increased in 2009, a sign of better economic times.
Indiana farm income expected to jump 20 percent
Indiana farmers can thank weather problems around the world and a recession at home for an expected jump in their income this year.
Indiana’s August revenue jumps 8.4 percent from year ago
The state Budget Agency reported Friday that Indiana collected $938 million in August. That’s $51 million above the most recent forecast, but still $2 million less than projected in the budget lawmakers passed in early 2009.
Indiana to get share of Botox settlement
Botox maker Allergan Inc. said it would pay $600 million to settle a years-long federal investigation into its marketing of the drug. Indiana will get $636,000 of that money.
National unemployment rate back on the rise
Overall, the economy lost 54,000 jobs as 114,000 temporary census positions came to an end. State and local governments shed 10,000 positions. The jobless rate rose to 9.6 percent from 9.5 percent in July.
Daniels helps raise cash for Mississippi GOP
Two governors seen as potential 2012 presidential candidates appeared together Thursday night at a fundraiser for the Mississippi Republican Party. Mississippi's Haley Barbour and Indiana's Mitch Daniels wouldn't say whether either has ambitions for the White House.
Key foes won’t campaign against Indiana tax caps
Two prominent groups that have fought against the statewide property tax caps championed by Gov. Mitch Daniels are going to sit out the November referendum on whether to put the limits into the state constitution.
State makes it easier to renew asbestos-removal license
Indiana currently licenses about 2,500 asbestos-removal professionals each year.
Logistics firm plans 100-plus jobs in Greenwood
Caterpillar Logistics will lease at least half of a 668,000-square-foot warehouse that has been empty since it was built four years ago.
Indiana voters going online to register to vote
The secretary of state's office says more than 4,000 Indiana residents have gone online to register to vote or update registration information since the state started offering the online service July 1.
UPDATE: Michigan, Ohio State in separate Big Ten divisions
Neither division has been named, but they break down like this: Michigan, Nebraska, Iowa, Michigan State, Minnesota and Northwestern in one; Ohio State, Penn State, Wisconsin, Illinois, Purdue and Indiana in the other.
Local government a top issue for Indiana Farm Bureau
The state's largest farm organization says it will strongly support efforts to retain township trustees and township advisory boards. Several legislative proposals in recent years have sought to shrink local government and eliminate or consolidate such positions.
Downtown YMCA reopens after crane accident
The YMCA at the Athenaeum Building had extensive water damage after a crane fell onto the building's roof Aug. 23. The crane burst a sprinkler line, sending water through much of the 1890s facility.
New website pulls together state budget data
The state has a new transparency website that pulls together Indiana budget data, spending reports and other financial information
that had previously been spread across multiple sites.
Some states suing feds also claim health subsidies
An administration official said Tuesday that seven states, including Indiana, suing the federal government are among 16 already
approved for subsidies to help with the health care costs of early retirees.
Purdue University trustees OK early-retirement offer
Officials are expecting up to 500 total professors and staff members who are at least 60 to leave their jobs.