Democratic legislative leaders want Indiana to reconsider the way it divvies up school funding, claiming the formula in the new state budget will devastate public education. Under the budget signed into law Tuesday, schools can lose money if they lose students, while fast-growing suburban schools will receive large funding increases. Republicans say that’s the way […]
Noblesville resident Tom Wagenhauser is revamping the Hamilton County-centric Web site FishersFind.com and hopes to double its weekly traffic.
Once again, Indianapolis-based Eli Lilly and Co. is running in the lead pack in dollars spent to bend ears on Capitol Hill. And that was even before the health care reform debate got rolling.
Commercial Liquidators of America has landed the job of auctioning off furnishings and equipment from the old airport terminal at Indianapolis International Airport.
IBJ was named third-best large-market business publication and collected eight other national awards at the Alliance
of Area Business Publications’ summer conference June 27 in Minneapolis.
MINORITY BUSINESS 100 Black Men of Indianapolis Inc. was named the outstanding chapter in the areas of education and mentoring at the 23rd Annual 100 Black Men of America Inc. conference. The four-day event held late last month in Atlanta attracted more than 3,000 people, including U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and New York […]
U.S. Rep. Andre Carson, D-Indianapolis, is taking on General Motors Corp. and Chrysler Corp. in the name of crash victims.
The legislative session that concluded June 30 with passage of a two-year budget left a bad taste in our mouths. For starters,
legislators lacked the courage to tackle local government reform—even though cash-strapped units of government
desperately need the millions of dollars in savings they would generate. In short, they put political cronyism ahead of the
interests of the state.
The high holy day of Indiana’s technology industry is getting a new theme this year. The TechPoint Tech Summit will this year be known as the TechPoint Innovation Summit, Sept. 28-29 at the Indiana Convention Center.
Vision3, a local advertising and marketing firm, is offering free creative services to area not-for-profits Aug. 27. Application deadline for Vision3’s third annual CreateAthon is July 20.
Legislative sessions that occur during recessions are inherently unsatisfying. With tax revenue pinched, lawmakers are rightfully tightfisted about funding even the most worthy programs, recognizing that, above all, they must not jeopardize the state’s long-term financial health. But the session that concluded June 30 with passage of a two-year budget left an especially bad taste […]
A rally at an Indianapolis church drew attention this morning to a recent rise in domestic violence. The number of domestic violence-related deaths in Indiana has already reached 15 this year. Today’s rally, dubbed “Enough Is Enough,” took place at North United Methodist Church. Fox 59 will have more at 10 p.m.
IBJ Daily will not be published tomorrow because of Independence Day.
Police are looking for a man suspected of shooting his girlfriend on Indianapolis’ east side this morning near the intersection of 34th Street and North Sherman Drive. Police say the 40-year-old victim walked to a gas station to call for help after she was shot in the chest. She is in stable condition at Methodist […]
Extra police patrols start today in anticipation of heightened traffic during the holiday weekend. About 150 troopers will protect the highways by looking for intoxicated drivers. Last year, state police responded to more than 130 alcohol-related crashes over the Fourth of July weekend.
Indiana Sen. Evan Bayh is expected to outline a plan today intended to provide permanent property-tax relief to more than a half-million Hoosier families. Last year, Bayh authored the first-ever federal property-tax deduction for homeowners who don’t itemize their deductions. Now he says he’s trying to make that relief permanent for more than 20 million […]
Last week I offered two four-packs of tickets to see Indianapolis Opera’s production of “A Light in the Piazza,” presented as part of Indiana University’s Summer Music Series. More details on the festival here. Having nothing to do with picking the winners, I also asked you to name your favorite Italian person, place or thing. […]
