Retail sales show unexpected increase
Retail sales posted a surprising 0.3-percent increase in February as consumers did not let major snowstorms stop them from
storming the malls.
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Bulk buying saved localities $8M-plus on road salt
State officials say local governments saved more than $8 million this winter purchasing road salt through a state volume-buying
program.
Republic hits turbulence with Frontier mechanics
The union for mechanics at Frontier Airlines is going to court over Republic Airways Holdings Inc.’s plans to shift their
work to Milwaukee.
State legislative leaders hope to end session Friday
Sticking points include a bill that would delay an unemployment insurance tax increase and provide tax breaks and incentives to create jobs.
Chrysler recalling 300 workers to Indiana plants
United Auto Workers local president Rich Boruff says 175 people returned to work at the Kokomo plants on Monday, with about
140 more scheduled to return on March 22.
NCAA tournament committee focused on 65, not 96
The NCAA is discussing whether to expand the 65-team men’s basketball tournament, a topic with no shortage of controversy
and opinions.
Full Indiana House returns, but impasse continues
The full Indiana House returned to the Statehouse after a five-day break, but partisan differences remained over an unemployment
insurance tax bill.
Meatpackers say inspection cuts will hurt small businesses
Indiana’s plan to lay off some meat inspectors has small, independent processors fearing for the future of what has been a
growing industry.
Indianapolis-based e-health records network expands
The Indiana Network for Patient Care announced Tuesday that Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes, Ind., has joined 40 other
hospitals and clinics that are part of an online network that handles one of the nation's highest volume of health information
exchanges.
Indiana could share in $75M to help waterways
Indiana is one of a dozen states that could be getting a slice of about $75 million in federal funds this year to improve
the water quality of its rivers and streams.
Talks resume at Statehouse after brief impasse
Negotiations on some major issues resumed in the Indiana General Assembly on Monday after a meltdown occurred last week.
Legislators to continue negotiations Monday
Lawmakers plan to hold House-Senate conference committee meetings Monday on at least two of the major issues that remain unresolved,
including a proposed delay in unemployment insurance tax increases.
Express lane opens for I-465 widening project
The lane opened Monday for eastbound traffic on I-465 from U.S. 31 (Meridian Street) to just past the Allisonville Road interchange.
‘Green’ workouts could produce energy for school
Bloomington High School South plans to retrofit treadmills,
exercise bicycles and other equipment so that the kinetic energy produced by exercising staffers can be converted electricity.
Indiana General Assembly still at an impasse
The Republican-controlled Indiana Senate kept working Friday while House Speaker Patrick Bauer adjourned his Democrat-led
chamber until Wednesday.
GM to reinstate 600 dealerships slated to be cut
GM executives said Friday that about 600 dealerships out of the 1,100 seeking to stay with GM will receive letters giving
them the option to remain with the automaker.
Unemployment rate stays flat as nation sheds 36,000 jobs
The Labor Department figures suggest the job market is slowly healing but that significant hiring has yet to occur.
Indiana out in first phase of ‘Race to the Top’ grants
Indiana has missed out in the first round of the U.S. Department of Education’s “Race to the Top” competition, which will
deliver $4.35 billion in school-reform grants.
Indiana lawmakers fail to wrap up session
Lawmakers hoped to adjourn by midnight, days before a March 14 statutory deadline for finishing business, but are still bogged
down on several issues.
Sebelius asks insurers to justify rate hikes
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius met at the White House with the CEOs of Indianapolis-based WellPoint,
Aetna, Cigna, UnitedHealth Group, as well as several state insurance commissioners.