Indiana Senate candidate fires white nationalist-linked aide
Caleb C. Shumaker was a contract employee who gathered ballot petition signatures for Senate candidate Mike Braun, the candidate’s campaign said.
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McCormick’s legislative wish list: Diploma fixes, mandatory kindergarten
Indiana Superintendent of Public Instruction Jennifer McCormick laid out her agenda for the upcoming year on Tuesday, listing priorities ahead of the next General Assembly.
Indiana lawmaker who advocated smoking ban won’t run again
Rep. Charlie Brown, D-Gary, was first elected to the Indiana House in 1982, but said he's decided it's time to end his frequent long drives to the Statehouse in Indianapolis.
In Trump health secretary pick, Dems have questions but hope
As Alex Azar faces his first nomination hearing, even some critics see signs he could shift the health care debate away from partisan confrontation.
Cold Storage planning $29M expansion in central Indiana
New Jersey-based U.S. Cold Storage plans to add 100,000 square feet to its existing 200,000-square-foot refrigerated warehouse and logistic-services facility.
Two fight for control of consumer watchdog; judge yet to rule
With emails, tweets and doughnuts, the two dueling acting directors spent Monday battling for control of the nation's top financial watchdog agency, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
Indiana legislative staff adjust to changes in gun-carrying law
Hundreds of legislative employees can now carry handguns at the Indiana Statehouse and adjacent state office buildings, but with some limitations.
Trump signals openness to changes in GOP tax plan
President Donald Trump said Monday that changes to the Republican tax bill are coming, as he looks to win over holdout GOP senators in an effort to pass the package by the end of the year.
Home Place agrees to stop legal fight with Carmel over annexation
The long legal battle between the city of Carmel and the residents of the small community in Clay Township known as Home Place appears to be over.
State looks down the road at autonomous vehicles
Gov. Eric Holcomb will ask lawmakers in 2018 to authorize the testing and operation of autonomous vehicles on Indiana roads.
Indiana schools facing possible per-student funding cut
The state Department of Education is warning Indiana public schools that they could receive less money than expected because of an unanticipated increase in statewide student enrollment.
Indiana recommends bid for prison computer tablets
The Indiana Department of Correction is negotiating with a company to provide tablets with educational and entertainment materials for all inmates.
Top Indiana lawmakers targeting opioid abuse, job training
Members of the Indiana House and Senate held their annual Organization Day meetings Tuesday, ahead of the 2018 legislative session set to begin in early January.
Indy Republicans vexed that Miller remains on council after arrest
The Republican caucus of the City-County Council released a statement Tuesday strongly urging Jeff Miller, who was charged with child molesting last week, to resign from the council.
Insurance giant adding 400 jobs in $14M expansion in Carmel
The Boston-based insurer said it will lease 56,000 square feet in the Parkwood Crossing office complex to accommodate the expansion.
Indiana lawmakers return to Statehouse for Organization Day
Indiana lawmakers are returning to the Statehouse as they make preparations for the upcoming General Assembly.
Leading lawmakers leery of boosting Indiana smoking age
The Indiana Chamber of Commerce wants lawmakers to raise the state’s legal age for buying cigarettes from 18 to 21 and also is calling for a repeal of a state law that prohibits businesses from refusing to hire tobacco users.
Yellen says she’ll leave Fed once Powell becomes chairman
Janet Yellen’s decision to leave will give Trump a fourth spot to fill on the Fed’s seven-person Board of Governors in Washington, including a vice chairman spot.
Trump’s HHS nominee reaped big earnings from drug industry tenure
As a top pharma industry veteran from 2007 to 2017, former Eli Lilly and Co. executive Alex Azar built a substantial financial portfolio now worth as much as $20.6 million.
More consumers qualifying for free Obamacare
Experts say wider availability of no-premium plans is the unintended consequence of Trump administration actions to undermine the Affordable Care Act.