McConnell seeks to remove hemp from controlled substance list
The U.S. Senate's top leader said Monday he wants to bring hemp production back into the mainstream by introducing legislation to legalize the crop as an agricultural commodity.
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Governor makes utility regulatory leadership moves
Gov. Eric Holcomb on Monday appointed former state representative David Ober to an open spot on the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission and promoted interim IURC chairman Jim Huston to chairman.
Regulators consider IPL request to collect $96.7M more annually from customers
The utility is asking state regulators for permission to increase the “fixed charge” on its 490,000 customers from $17 to $27 a month, and increase energy-usage charges also.
Chicken reaches Americans’ tables at cheapest prices in decade
The average retail price for chicken breast fell in January to its lowest level since the Bureau of Labor Statistics began collecting the data in 2006.
City ending contract for electric vehicle fleet
Mayor Joe Hogsett’s administration is winding down the contract to lease electric or hybrid vehicles for the city’s fleet—a program that at first was hailed by some as a breakthrough for the green economy and then ran into political trouble.
Farmers train on using herbicide blamed for crop damage
Tens of thousands of soybean and cotton farmers across the country are taking free but mandatory training in how to properly use a weed killer blamed for drifting and damaging crops in neighboring fields.
Energy firm proposes $2.5B plant in Indiana to convert coal to diesel
Riverview Energy officials say the plant would employ about 225 workers and create about 2,000 temporary construction jobs.
IPL cuts 100 jobs in Indiana, gets new president and CEO under corporate restructuring
The shakeup means that Rafael Sanchez, who has led the Indianapolis operations since June 2016, is out and will be replaced by a company official who will lead both Indiana and Ohio operations.
Citizens Energy earned $90M in latest fiscal year
Citizens Energy Group said profit nearly tripled, to $90.1 million, on higher operating revenue in the fiscal year ending Sept. 30.
IURC chairmanship attracts 7 candidates
The five-person commission regulates $14 billion in electric, natural gas, telecommunications, water and sewer utilities. It approves utility projects and determines how much utilities can charge customers.
Under-the-radar IEA Energy becomes big player in wind-farm construction
The Indianapolis-based company, which began with a single dump truck 71 years ago, is about to go public in a merger worth up to $345 million.
Solar industry on edge as Trump weighs tariffs on panels
Some in the booming U.S. solar-power industry are hoping a decision this week by President Donald Trump doesn’t bring on an eclipse.
Farm family jumps into heat-and-eat business
Teresa Warner uses fresh meats and ingredients from her family farm to make home-cooked meals, freeze them and deliver them to customers’ doorsteps from West Lafayette.
U.S. government proposes new rules for hog slaughter
The controversial rule changes would have an impact in Indiana, which is the country’s fifth-largest pork producer.
Two Indiana agricultural associations complete merger
The Agribusiness Council of Indiana has merged with the Indiana Seed Trade Association, the associations announced Wednesday.
Fishers to consider ban of vaping, chewing tobacco in city parks
A proposed ordinance drafted by Fishers' parks department will go before its city council Tuesday night.
Some utility rates could go down due to corporate tax cuts
Public utility regulators from Oklahoma to Massachusetts are considering lowering the rates that homeowners and businesses pay, after the passage of a federal tax overhaul that reduced the corporate income tax rate by 14 percent.
Eastern states sue EPA over upwind pollution from Indiana, other states
State attorneys general in New York and seven nearby states say they can’t meet strict smog standards because states in the Midwest and south are not controlling air pollution.
IPL seeking rate hike that would add $14 to typical monthly bill
If state regulators approve the request from Indianapolis Power & Light Co., customers would see their rates rise by the end of 2018.
From autos to universities, here’s what the tax overhaul means for most industries
Its impact will spread far and wide starting next year, highlighted by a cut in the corporate rate to 21 percent, fully allowable deductions for capital expenses and lower levies on repatriating overseas profits.