Indiana Secretary of State Todd Rokita is pleased that state Senate Republicans have proposed changes to the way legislative
districts are drawn, but he says they don’t go far enough.
Bloomington and Monroe County officials have declined to include aspects of the I-69 project in their transportation improvement
plan.
Work to repair and renovate the Soldiers and Sailors Monument in downtown Indianapolis is taking longer than expected.
The company that owns two casinos along Indiana’s Lake Michigan shore has been declared in default on nearly $80 million in
debt by its lenders.
Roderick Morgan of the Indianapolis-based firm of Bingham McHale was named president of the group at its annual meeting.
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood is holding a forum Thursday to discuss the state of the airline industry, which is
mired in a severe economic slump and blamed for using a business model critics say undermines safety.
Highway signs around Indianapolis are getting makeovers to help direct Super Bowl 2012 visitors to downtown attractions.
The new terminal at Indianapolis International Airport has seen a 10-percent decline in passengers during its first year.
The Indiana Family and Social Services Administration announced Tuesday that $34 million in new budget cuts includes a 5-percent
cut in Medicaid reimbursements to hospitals.
A salvage company is leasing the Bush Stadium field from the city parks department to store vehicles it collected in the federal
Cash for Clunkers program.
Major stock indexes rose as much as 2 percent, including the Dow Jones industrial average, which jumped 203 points.
Indiana is offering state government employees voluntary unpaid leave, but it’s unclear how many workers might give up part
of their paycheck.
Indiana taxpayers filed a record 2.2 million electronic federal tax returns this year.
A government health insurance plan included in the House health care reform bill is unacceptable to a few Democratic moderates who hold the balance of power in the Senate.
Federal legislation will provide up to 20 weeks of additional unemployment benefits in Indiana. The extension means eligible residents will be able to claim up to 99 weeks in benefits.
In a victory for President Barack Obama, the Democratic-controlled House narrowly passed landmark health care legislation
Saturday night to expand coverage to tens of millions who lack it and place tough new restrictions on the insurance industry. The 220-215 vote cleared the way for the Senate to begin a long-delayed debate
on the issue that has come to overshadow all others in Congress.
The Indiana Supreme Court will hear arguments this week on whether an Ohio River casino should have allowed a compulsive gambler
to play and lose $125,000 in a single night.
Indiana voters seem willing to pay more in property taxes to help school districts cover operating costs. The results of last
week’s referendums, however, continue the trend against supporting plans for bigger, better schools during tough economic
times.
Nearly 16 million people can’t find jobs even though one of the the worst recessions in generations has apparently ended.
President Barack Obama is set to sign a $24-billion economic stimulus bill providing tax incentives to prospective homebuyers
and extending unemployment benefits to the longtime jobless who have been left behind as the economy veers toward recovery.
