Legislation that could bring more wind turbines and solar power projects to Indiana has a good chance of passing in the upcoming
legislative session after failing in the last session’s closing hours, two state lawmakers say.
The decade ahead could be a brutal one for America’s unemployed—and for people with jobs hoping for pay raises.
Shoppers headed to America’s malls Saturday, many with gift cards in hand, hoping to snag after-Christmas discounts. They
were greeted with big markdowns—in some cases topping 75 percent off—but often found limited selection.
The new year could bring substantially higher fees to businesses that are licensed by the city under a plan to shift the cost
of such licenses to the users.
A fitful economic recovery is drawing strength from a stabilizing job market and signs that manufacturing will contribute
to the rebound. The evidence signals a better-than-expected end to the year, though doubts remain about growth in 2010.
The Senate voted along party lines Thursday to raise the ceiling on the government debt to $12.4 trillion, a massive increase
over the current limit. Indiana Sen. Evan Bayh was the only Democrat to oppose the move.
AM General Corp. plans to lay off 250 workers from its Humvee plant in Mishawaka, because the U.S. military is buying fewer
of the vehicles.
The Senate has passed President Barack Obama’s landmark health care overhaul in a climactic Christmas Eve vote, extending
medical insurance to 30 million Americans. But the Senate’s bill still must be merged with legislation passed by the House,
and there are significant differences.
The Irish slip from the top spot on the latest Forbes survey, gauging the value of college football programs. Michigan tumbles
from No. 4 to No. 11.
A state senator from Carmel says he’ll file legislation that would prevent Indiana schools from starting classes before Labor
Day and ending after June 10.
Greenwood and White River Township officials advance a plan that would create Indiana’s sixth-largest city, if residents
approve it May 4.
The Indianapolis International Airport is expecting to be busy this week and next despite an average 8 to 10 percent decline
compared to the same period last year.
The Indiana Commission for Higher Education said state colleges and universities need to find new ways to be efficient—without
new tuition hikes—to cope with spending cuts ordered by Gov. Mitch Daniels.
The Indiana Commission for Higher Education says state colleges and universities should find new ways to be efficient—without
raising tuition—to meet spending cuts ordered by Gov. Mitch Daniels.
Duke Energy has agreed to spend $93 million to settle clean air violations at a southern Indiana power plant where it made
unauthorized changes that significantly boosted the plant’s air pollution.
The former business manger of a central Indiana factory has been sentenced to two years in prison for embezzling $700,000.
The U.S. economy grew at a 2.2 percent pace in the third quarter, as the recovery got off to a weaker start than previously
thought.
However, signs suggest the economy will end 2009 on stronger footing.
The U.S. economy started the year in free-fall but is on track to end 2009 on stronger footing.
Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller is suing a northern Indiana lumber recycling plant with a history of environmental and
worker-safety violations.
The Indiana Commission for Higher Education hopes to present recommendations for cutting state spending for colleges and universities
to Gov. Mitch Daniels by Tuesday or Wednesday.
