Indianapolis road projects aided by federal stimulus funds
The city’s Department of Public Works plans a record $88 million in transportation improvements, including road, bridge
and sidewalk projects.
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Bennett demands ISTA support for school reforms
State superintendent of public instruction says teacher union support imperative to win federal grant.
Indiana hiring 2,000 workers ages 18-24 for summer
Indiana's Young Hoosiers Conservation Corps is accepting applications for about 2,000 summer jobs with the Departments
of Transportation and Natural Resources.
First Time Homebuyer tax credit expires next month
The Treasury Department says potential Indiana homeowners have only until May 1 to take advantage of the First Time Homebuyer
tax credit before it expires.
$61M coming to Indiana to help low-achieving schools
Indiana will receive more than $61 million in federal stimulus money to help the state's lowest-achieving schools improve
their performance.
Indiana health group gets $10.3M in stimulus funds
Indiana Health Information Technology Inc. will use the money to electronically link the medical records of Indiana's
five health information exchanges.
MARCUS: It’s not too late for a high-speed stimulus
“Too little, too late” is the standard objection to the economic stimulus program now in effect. That criticism
is based on opinion, not fact. It will take several years to know whether the stimulus (or stimuli, because there was more
than a single stimulus) worked.
Cultural Trail snags $20.5 million stimulus boost
The funds will be used for construction on the remaining 4.5 miles of the $62.5 million project, officials announced Wednesday.
Obama unveils 2011 budget with $3.8 trillion in spending
The president’s budget offers tax cuts for businesses, including a $5,000 tax credit for hiring new workers this year, help
for the unemployed and $25 billion more for cash-strapped state governments. Job creation will take precedence over stemming
a surging deficit.
Federal rule tied to electronic medical records panned
The government has erected a high fence around a pot of $27 billion available to doctors and hospitals that successfully
computerize their patient records by next year, sparking complaints.
MARCUS: A heavenly suggestion for economic recovery
The federal stimulus programs are based largely on borrowing, not on taxation.
Federal high-speed rail grants exclude big Indiana proposal
A proposed high-speed commuter rail line that would run through northern Indiana was left out of federal stimulus
grants announced this week.
City to use $22.9M in stimulus for street, bridge repairs
Indianapolis will spend $22.9 million in federal stimulus money to make street and bridge repairs starting in the spring.
Economic recovery not as strong as previously thought
The U.S. economy grew at a 2.2 percent pace in the third quarter, as the recovery got off to a weaker start than previously
thought.
However, signs suggest the economy will end 2009 on stronger footing.
Economic recovery on track to strengthen at end of 2009
The U.S. economy started the year in free-fall but is on track to end 2009 on stronger footing.
Bailing out big spenders
Obama is going wobbling on forcing fiscal responsibility on states, and Hoosiers might get stuck with the bill.
HealthNet lands $10.5 million in stimulus funds
HealthNet said it will use the funds to expand and renovate two community health centers that have outgrown their space.
Indiana seeks $250M in stimulus cash for schools
The state has altered some education rules to get in line with the federal Department of Education’s $4 billion “Race to the
Top” grant program.
Indy route not part of high-speed rail funding application
The decision to sidetrack a 110-mph Chicago-Indianapolis-Cincinnati train hasn’t received any attention
locally. High-speed rail could someday become an economic development engine here, but it has
not gained as much attention here as improved highways or a commuter rail line from downtown to Noblesville.
Indiana jobless benefits extended 20 more weeks
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.