State to drug test those in job training programs
Indiana Workforce Development Commissioner Mark Everson said Wednesday that it's "irresponsible" to train job applicants who would later be barred from getting a job because of illegal drug use.
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Berry Plastics adding 120 jobs in Evansville
Berry Plastics Corp. plans to add 120 office jobs at its Evansville headquarters as it consolidates operations there.
Daniels names state toxicology lab transition team
The lab has been run out of Indiana University and has produced increasing numbers of incorrect test results over a period from roughly 2003 to 2008.
Anthem settles suit involving 120K policyholders
Anthem Blue Cross, an affiliate of WellPoint Inc., has agreed to settle a lawsuit that accused the health insurer of manipulating policies and forcing patients into higher deductible policies with fewer benefits.
State elections chief tells commission he didn’t lie
Indiana Secretary of State Charlie White painted a picture of himself as a man with a complicated personal life that led him to use dual addresses but he denied ever providing false information as he defended himself Tuesday against voter fraud allegations.
EU approves Lilly’s weekly diabetes drug Bydureon
European Union regulators have approved the first once-per-week diabetes medication, the companies that developed the drug said Tuesday.
Indiana’s oldest ethanol plant cutting 30 jobs
An ethanol plant in South Bend is laying off about 25 percent of its employees this summer and the company that owns the plants is up for sale.
Congressmen back Carbon Motors’ loan request
Most of Indiana's congressional delegation is supporting an Indiana company's request for a federal loan they say would help create perhaps 1,500 jobs building high-tech police vehicles in Connersville.
Planned Parenthood stops seeing Medicaid patients
Planned Parenthood of Indiana is no longer seeing Medicaid patients because a federal judge hasn't ruled yet on its attempt to block a new Indiana law cutting funding for certain abortion providers, officials said Monday.
Judge grills attorney for state over immigration law
A federal judge grilled an attorney for the state of Indiana on Monday about the state's new immigration law, questioning how police would enforce the law and saying one of its provisions conflicts with federal law.
High court bars massive sex bias case against Wal-Mart
The Supreme Court blocked the largest sex-discrimination lawsuit in U.S. history on Monday, siding with Wal-Mart and against up to 1.6 million female workers in a decision that also makes it harder to mount large-scale bias claims against the nation's other huge companies.
White blames transient time for voting allegations
Indiana Secretary of State Charlie White on Tuesday is expected to paint a picture of a man with a complicated personal life who was essentially without a home for nearly a year when he defends himself against voter fraud allegations.
Ex-charter school teacher to lead school effort
Indiana's education chief has appointed a former charter school teacher to lead the state's efforts to turn around 18 chronically failing schools.
Top-dollar Pence campaign seeks grass-roots groundswell
In the race for governor, the campaign for establishment favorite Rep. Mike Pence also wants to claim the mantle of the people via door-knocking and phone-banking. But going grass-roots is far more expensive than in the past.
Bloomington to buy downtown land from Indiana University
The city hopes to buy the 12 acres—previously earmarked for a research hub—for $9.3 million and then sell it to a developer.
Hoosier manure to power dairy farms’ delivery trucks
Fair Oaks Farms in northwestern Indiana plans by next year to have 42 new delivery trucks running on compressed natural gas created by harnessing microorganisms to turn cows’ manure into biogas.
Franklin mayor wants to use flood money for park
Mayor Fred Paris says the city has $1.4 million in extra federal relief funds from the 2008 floods, and he wants the city council to use the cash to pay for a wish list of six projects.
State elections chief seeks immunity for testimony
Indiana Secretary of State Charlie White has asked a judge to grant him partial immunity if he testifies before a panel that will decide whether he should remain in office.
State gets week to respond in Planned Parenthood case
A federal judge on Friday gave the state of Indiana a week to respond to the Obama administration's decision siding with Planned Parenthood of Indiana in an attempt to block the state's new abortion funding law.
Feds support Planned Parenthood in defunding case
The U.S. Justice Department entered the court battle over a tough new Indiana abortion law that disqualifies Planned Parenthood of Indiana from the Medicaid program, siding with the organization in its request Thursday for a court order blocking the statute as unconstitutional.