Charities struggling to keep up with growing need
The chief operating officer for Gleaners Food Bank of Indiana said demand caused by the economic downturn is unprecedented in the organization’s 30-year history.
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Judge OKs plan to distribute Schrenker’s assets
A judge on Friday approved a plan under which investors who lost millions in Marcus Schrenker’s financial schemes will get back seven cents on the dollar.
Poll: Public lukewarm on more charter schools
A new survey finds that only about one-quarter of Indiana residents support using public money to start more charter schools, which Gov. Mitch Daniels is pushing to do during the upcoming legislative session.
Factory orders sink for first time since June
Factory orders declined 0.9 percent in October, the Commerce Department reported Friday. It was the first setback since June and the biggest decline since a 1.8-percent fall in May.
Two more WellPoint executives set to depart
Chief Actuary Cynthia Miller and Chief Strategy Officer Bradley Fluegel—both of whom were prominent during the health reform debate—are leaving the health insurance giant.
Jobless rate rises to 9.8 percent as U.S. job growth slows
With hiring so weak, the unemployment rate rose from 9.6 percent to 9.8 percent. The jobless rate has now topped 9 percent for 19 straight months, the longest stretch on record.
Indiana revenue shows slight gains in November
Indiana’s finances showed signs of life in November as growth in sales and individual income tax collections helped bring in $49 million more than projected in the most recent revenue forecast.
Growing state welfare rolls require more workers
Secretary Michael Gargano of the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration asked the State Budget Committee this week to raise the funding for local welfare offices by 58 percent for the fiscal year that begins next July 1—and more for the following year.
USA, Indianapolis lose out on 2022 World Cup
Qatar was selected as host of the 2022 World Cup, beating out a bid by the United States to bring soccer's showcase back to America for the first time since 1994.
Jobless claims tick up again
Difficulties adjusting for the Thanksgiving holiday contributed to last week’s spike in new applications, a government analyst said. The four-week moving average of claims, which smooths volatility, fell to 431,000 last week, a two-year low.
Rising Medicaid costs for Indiana mean service cuts likely
Indiana lawmakers likely will cut some Medicaid-provided services in the upcoming legislative session after learning Wednesday that the state’s share of government health insurance program costs will balloon by $1.1 billion over the next two years unless checked.
Long-term jobless benefits set to expire this week
The Indiana Department of Workforce Development says as many as 4,000 Hoosiers per week will run out of unemployment benefits beginning Sunday.
State lawmakers face tough choices over prison costs
Indiana lawmakers will swim rough political waters next year when deciding whether to spend millions more on overcrowded prisons or reducing prison sentences and being seen as soft on crime.
State memo: Schools won’t see more budget cuts
Memo from Superintendent Tony Bennett to district administrators says there are “no current plans for reductions”
Organic food company with big plans cutting jobs
Really Cool Foods, which started operations in eastern Indiana two years ago with plans for hiring 1,000 workers, now has about 200 after a round of layoffs this week.
Coaching search gives Hoosiers uncertain future
The new coach, whomever it is, will become the school's sixth since 1996 — more than any other Big Ten school. He will take over a team that has only three Big Ten wins over the past three years and just ended a 12-game losing streak against conference foes and a 15-game losing skid against league opponents away from Bloomington.
Judge denies motion to dismiss school funding suit
Hamilton Southeastern Schools, Franklin Township Schools and Middlebury Community Schools say the school formula violates the state constitution's requirement for "general and uniform" public education funding because districts get different per-pupil amounts.
Indiana voter turnout up nearly 4 percent from 2006
Figures released Monday by the Indiana secretary of state’s office show that about 1.79 million Hoosiers cast ballots for the Nov. 2 election.
IndyCar star Sarah Fisher won’t drive in 2011
Fisher will hand the keys to Ed Carpenter so she can focus on her role as team owner of Sarah Fisher Racing and explore growth opportunities.
Cost of ’12 Days of Christmas’ items soars 10.8 percent
Trying to buy the items repeated in the song’s verses would cost $96,824—10.8 percent more than last year due to rising gold prices and higher pay for nine dancing ladies.