Rare year with extra paycheck costs city $8.1 million
There are 27 pay periods in 2015 for employees paid bi-weekly instead of the usual 26. That means the city had to come up with extra cash to make payroll.
Hayleigh Colombo
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Ballard: A legacy shaped by deals
Republican Greg Ballard was full of surprises after an unlikely mayoral victory eight years ago. As he leaves the mayor’s office, he hopes his legacy is a new group of GOP leaders.
2015 NEWSMAKER: Glenda Ritz
The Democratic state schools superintendent—frustrated by legislative action to strip her office of some powers—announced she’d run for governor. But after a lackluster start, she decided to seek a second term as the superintendent of public instruction instead.
2015 TOP STORIES: Republic’s labor turmoil nearly kills the airline
The Indianapolis-based regional airline narrowly escaped a bankruptcy filing this fall when it finally reached a new three-year contract with its 2,100 pilots.
2015 TOP STORIES: Pence creates firestorm with passage of RFRA
While the national backlash has died down, several grass-roots and business groups will advocate for LGBT protections in the state’s civil rights law at the Legislature in January
2015 TOP STORIES: Justice center project falls apart
A deal that would have paid Paris-based WMB Heartland Justice Partners $1.6 billion over 35 years to build and operate a new courthouse and jail fell apart in the final months of Mayor Greg Ballard's administration.
2015 TOP STORIES: Hogsett cruises to mayoral win
The Democrat won a resounding victory in the Indianapolis mayor’s race this November against Republican small-businessman Chuck Brewer, reclaiming the office from Republicans after eight years.
Report: ‘No evidence’ that ISTEP software glitch hurt scores
Investigators found no evidence that students were given incorrect lower scores on this spring’s high-stakes ISTEP exam, according to state officials.
Hogsett taps former Lt. Gov. Davis as ‘city systems engineer’
Local pastor David Hampton and not-for-profit director Jeff Bennett have been picked as deputy mayors by Mayor-elect Joe Hogsett. Former Lt. Gov. Kathy Davis was chosen to help to solve the city’s budget challenges.
Charter star Tindley in cash crunch as CEO’s expenses questioned
The much-lauded Tindley Accelerated Schools has missed its enrollment targets this year, forcing it to eliminate positions and seek loans.
State announces 650 new job commitments at 17 companies
The Indiana Economic Development Corp. said Thursday morning that it has reached job-creation incentive deals with 17 companies across the state, including 14 businesses in Indianapolis.
Lawmakers to consider ISTEP-related accountability
At issue this year is what to do about test-score-based school accountability measures now that the state is expecting much lower scores.
Counties push another look at big-box tax appeals
County officials say a legislative fix for the issue passed earlier this year wasn’t strict enough. They say big-box stores are skirting their tax burden by using using vacant buildings to determine the value for taxation of brand-new stores.
Leaders: Drug epidemic demands answers
Nearly a year after lawmakers created a needle exchange program, they are looking for new ways to battle drug addition across the state.
Battle brews over how much, when to fund transportation
Lawmakers and Gov. Mike Pence have offered transportation funding plans but it’s not clear whether the House and Senate agree on how to tackle the issue.
LGBT rights promises to be the hottest debate in a 2016 legislative session
Proponents and opponents of putting sexual orientation and gender identity into the state’s civil rights law say they expect to spend tremendous time and energy on the issue—but not money. They say individual conversations are what will sway lawmakers.
Tax caps: Savings for taxpayers, but mixed bag for cities
New analysis from the Indiana Fiscal Policy Institute shows property tax caps, which were first applied in 2009, are having drastically different effects on Indiana cities.
Hogsett appoints Troy Riggs to be new IMPD chief
Citing a “public safety crisis,” Mayor-elect Joe Hogsett picks a major player from Mayor Greg Ballard’s administration.
Oesterle starts PAC to counter social conservatives
Free Enterprise Indiana is Bill Oesterle’s new political action committee. It will support economy-focused Republican candidates through election cycles.
Firms start early trying to entice science-oriented students
Dozens of companies across central Indiana are using programs aimed at middle- and high-school students to develop a pool of talented kids who are interested in science, technology, engineering and math to fill the growing number of jobs for which such skills are necessary.