The number of newly laid-off workers requesting unemployment insurance dropped slightly last week after spiking the week before due to auto layoffs. Meanwhille, continuing jobless claims inched closer to 7 million. The Labor Department said today that initial claims for jobless benefits fell to a seasonally adjusted 631,000, down from a revised figure of 643,000 […]
Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 A property tax appeals board granted the city of Gary and four of its sister government units $23.5 million in budget relief from new state property tax caps yesterday. But the decision by the Distressed Unit Appeals Board still means the city, its sanitary and storm water districts, its […]
The Indiana high school football championships will remain at Lucas Oil Stadium at least three more years under a sponsorship agreement with the Indianapolis Colts announced yesterday. IHSAA commissioner Blake Ress said the money “will help reduce the ever-increasing expenses” in running the high school tournament. He said the Colts’ involvement also includes the sectional, […]
Police say the cost of security for President Barack Obama’s visit to the University of Notre Dame could reach $50,000. South Bend and St. Joseph County police officers worked overtime to provide security for the president’s commencement speech Sunday and to monitor protesters on the edge of campus. Police arrested 37 people on trespassing charges […]
The new law aimed at fixing Indiana’s bankrupt unemployment insurance fund doesn’t get the whole job done and employers likely will face higher federal taxes next year along with higher state taxes, a state oversight board was told yesterday. Chief Financial Officer Scott Sanders of the Indiana Department of Workforce Development told the Unemployment Insurance […]
A bankruptcy judge yesterday denied a motion from a pair of Indiana state pension funds and a state construction fund to delay the proposed sale of most of Chrysler’s assets, saying the funds’ plan to challenge the legality of the sale in another court wasn’t enough of a reason to push back the proceedings. Normal […]
Indiana’s treasurer won’t invest any more money in the corporate debt of companies receiving federal funds after state pensions were stung by millions of dollars in losses in the Chrysler LLC bankruptcy. Treasurer Richard Mourdock says the administration of President Obama changed long-standing investment rules in the bankruptcy proceedings, causing the Indiana State Police Pension […]
The candidate who nearly upset longtime Indiana Congressman Dan Burton in last year’s Republican primary is running against him again. John McGoff announced his candidacy today, becoming the third prominent Republican to launch a campaign to defeat Burton for the 5th Congressional District seat. McGoff is an Indianapolis physician and former Marion County coroner. Burton […]
Milwaukee-based Marshall & Ilsley Corp. said today it will sell up to $350 million of its common stock directly to the market and use the money for general corporate purposes. The bank, which has about 30 branches and 390 employees in the Indianapolis area, said it may also use some of the proceeds to repay […]
Indiana’s treasurer said he won’t invest more state money in the corporate debt of companies receiving federal cash after two funds he controls were stung by more than $1 million in combined losses in the Chrysler bankruptcy. Treasurer Richard Mourdock said today the Indiana State Police Pension Fund lost $147,400 and the Major Moves Construction […]
A new $3.1 billion price tag for the extension of Interstate 69 between Indianapolis and Evansville can be reduced by ignoring some federal rules, Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels said. Speaking yesterday at a meeting of the Chamber of Commerce of Southwest Indiana in Evansville, Daniels said the latest Indiana Department of Transportation estimate could be […]
A new $3.1 billion price tag for the extension of Interstate 69 between Indianapolis and Evansville can be reduced by ignoring some federal rules, Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels said.Speaking yesterday at a meeting of the Chamber of Commerce of Southwest Indiana in Evansville, Daniels said the latest Indiana Department of Transportation estimate could be trimmed […]
Indiana’s treasurer says he won’t invest more state money in the corporate debt of companies receiving federal money after two funds he controls were stung by more than $1 million in combined losses in the Chrysler bankruptcy. Treasurer Richard Mourdock said today the Indiana State Police Pension Fund lost $147,400 and the Major Moves Construction […]
President Barack Obama wants drivers to go farther on a gallon of gasoline and cause less damage to the environment – and be willing to pick up the tab. Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Obama today plans to announce the first-ever national emissions limits for cars and trucks, as well as require a 35.5-miles-per-gallon […]
High schools that achieve the biggest graduation rate increases between now and next spring could receive up to $20,000 – money that would be split among each school’s principal and select staff members. Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 State Superintendent of Schools Tony Bennett said today the goal of the new program is to […]
Revenue and jobs at the nation’s gambling halls fell last year as Americans became less willing to risk their money, according to a report released today by the national gambling industry’s trade association. Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 The study by the American Gaming Association found revenue nationwide was down 4.7 percent in 2008, […]
A bus company is proposing service between Muncie and Indianapolis, with stops at communities in between. Louisville, Ky.-based Miller Trailways president John Miller said the service would begin in January 2010 if the company receives a federal grant through the Indiana Department of Transportation. The bus would leave Indianapolis each day at 9 a.m., with […]
The Indiana Department of Workforce Development told federal overseers yesterday that it has made changes that should cut a rate of miscalculating jobless benefits that was five times the national average. The state agency sent a 121-page document to the U.S. Department of Labor responding to a March report that found 41 cases in which […]
A recreational vehicle company plans a joint project with an electric engine maker in northern Indiana to begin producing what they say would be the first light-duty electric pickup truck. Executives from Gulf Stream Coach and Electric Motors Corp. announced the project today in the Elkhart County town of Wakarusa. The companies said they planned […]
Gov. Mitch Daniels signed legislation yesterday that proponents hope will ultimately fix Indiana‘s bankrupt unemployment insurance fund. But critics say the law will be far too costly for businesses and cost the state jobs. The bill approved by the General Assembly last month will dramatically increase unemployment taxes on employers but will not cut benefit […]
