Landmark health care legislation backed by President Barack Obama passed its sternest Senate test in the pre-dawn hours early
Monday, overcoming Republican delaying tactics on a 60-40 vote that all but assures its passage by Christmas.
A Purdue University scientist hopes to build a special greenhouse that will grow vegetables in the Indiana winter by tapping
into excess heat produced by a power plant on the West Lafayette campus.
Universities searching for ways to cut $150 million say they’re looking at all options, including eliminating some sports
or even academic majors.
High demand for ethanol in 2007 and 2008 sent commodity prices to a record level, which could make taxes spike.
In his first public appearance in Indiana since skipping his own induction into the Indiana University Hall of Fame last month,
former basketball coach Bob Knight criticized a proposed NCAA tournament expansion to 96 teams, saying nobody should get a bye in the
Big Dance.
The Labor Department said Thursday that the number of new jobless claims rose to 480,000 last week, up 7,000 from the previous
week.
Gov. Mitch Daniels says struggling cities like Gary should think about merging with other local governments to cut their costs.
The Indiana Board of Education plans to give school districts a list of options on how they can collectively cut at least
$300 million from state spending.
Environmental activists who are upset about Indiana’s water-pollution rules say they’ll ask the federal government to take
action against the state.
The university said Wednesday it will see about $1 billion in savings over the next decade as a result of the continuing university-wide
cost-containment effort.
The bill would require legislators who leave office to wait at least a year after their term expires to become a Statehouse
lobbyist.
The county southwest of Indianapolis will use the money to buy more than 20 buildings damaged by the June 2008 flood.
The Commerce Department said Wednesday morning that construction of new homes and apartments rose 8.9 percent in November.
Ivy Tech Community College says it will offer "moonlight madness" classes at its downtown Indianapolis campus this
spring semester, which begins Jan. 11.
Former Fifth Third Bank assistant manager Dwayne Roberts was sentenced Tuesday to two years’ home detention and two years’
probation.
The Indiana Association of Residential Child Care Agencies Inc. filed a lawsuit seeking an injunction to stop the cuts in
Marion Circuit Court in Indianapolis.
Gov. Mitch Daniels said Tuesday he will cut state spending on public schools by at least $300 million given a new revenue
forecast.
A new revenue forecast predicts Indiana state government will take in $1.8 billion less during the current two-year budget
cycle than what lawmakers thought based on May projections.
Nancy Guyott is the first woman to be president of the Indiana AFL-CIO.
Cummins Engine Co. will idle 195 workers at its fuel systems plant in Columbus; another 22 workers will take voluntary leave.
