Sessions announces new effort to fight neighborhood crime
U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced the creation of the Violent Crime Reduction Coordinating Committee during a meeting Monday in Indianapolis with the Ten Point Coalition.
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Angie’s List executive taking top job at Conexus Indiana
Mark Howell, who has been Angie’s List’s chief operating officer since 2013, will start his new job at the manufacturing and logistics advocacy group in January.
Indiana, 34 other states back bid to collect online sales taxes
South Dakota is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review whether retailers can be required to collect sales taxes in states where they lack a physical presence. The case could have national implications for e-commerce.
Panel backs banning local restrictions on Airbnb rentals
A legislative study panel has recommended that lawmakers block local governments from adopting what it calls "any undue restrictions" on using someone's primary residence as a short-term rental.
Court upholds Indianapolis Land Bank fraud convictions
Former Land Bank manager Reginald Walton and former Indianapolis Minority Aids Coalition leader David Johnson both failed to have their convictions overturned.
House tax-reform bill contains major changes for businesses, individuals
The bill would cap the mortgage-interest deductions on pricier homes, but includes no changes to popular 401(k) retirement plans. It’s not expected to repeal the Obamacare individual mandate. It would cut individual tax rates for millions of Americans, but not for earners at the very top.
Indian engineering firm plans to open 500-worker North American HQ in state
Axiscades, which provides product engineering to firms in a variety of industries, plans to decide by the end of the year where in Indiana it will put the operation.
House Republican’s evolving tax bill leaves retirement plan intact
The plan, expected to be released Thursday, is a long-standing goal for Capitol Hill Republicans who see a once-in-a-generation opportunity to clean up an inefficient, loophole-cluttered tax code.
Trump to pick Powell as Federal Reserve chairman, sources say
Trump, who has said he’ll announce his pick Thursday, would be choosing a former private-equity executive who favors continuing gradual interest-rate increases and sympathizes with White House calls to ease financial regulations.
New Greenways Foundation chief hopes to hike group’s profile
Ken Giffin, a veteran of local politics and the business community, is pounding the pavement to raise more money to support Indiana’s trail systems.
House GOP leaders delay tax plan release amid changes
House Republicans, straining to make last-minute changes to their far-reaching tax proposal, on Tuesday delayed the rollout by a day after they failed to finalize the details.
Pruitt to gut EPA science panels, appoint new members
In announcing the changes, EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt suggested many previously appointed to the panels were potentially biased because they had received federal research grants.
Hogsett proposes $300,000 for witness-protection program
Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett announced Tuesday that he directed the Office of Finance and Management to identify the funds as a method of strengthening trust between the Indianapolis community and local law enforcement.
Lawsuit targets Trump’s rollback of birth-control rule
Two national advocacy groups filed a federal lawsuit in Indiana on Tuesday challenging a rule change by President Donald Trump's administration allowing more employers to opt out of no-cost birth control for workers.
Online school receives millions from state despite poor performance, unconventional spending
Indiana Virtual School has attracted thousands of students but graduated very few. A Chalkbeat Indiana investigation found the school’s founder hired his own company to manage the school, for which it received millions of dollars.
Plus-size retailer spending $2.8M to open Greenwood center, create 872 jobs
Dia&Co says it will employ 500 workers in the next four years at the distribution hub. An additional 372 employees could be hired at a planned customer service center, according to an agreement with the state.
Trump’s top candidate for Fed chair is Powell, sources say
In Jerome Powell, President Donald Trump would be selecting a policymaker with a reputation as a moderate whose stance on interest rate increases would likely deviate little from Janet Yellen’s cautious approach.
Trump enjoys early success with GOP-led Senate on judges
President Donald Trump is having more success getting judges confirmed than Democrat Barack Obama did at this early stage in their presidencies, and that disparity is expected to increase this week.
Trump-Russia collusion probe intensifies as three are charged
The federal investigation into whether President Donald Trump’s campaign colluded with Russia took a major turn Monday when authorities revealed that three people were charged with crimes ranging from money laundering and tax evasion to lying to the FBI.
Education Department might only partly forgive some student loans
The Department of Education is considering only partially forgiving federal loans for students defrauded by for-profit colleges, according to department officials, abandoning the Obama administration's policy of erasing that debt.