Whitestown suing wastewater utility for $2.5 million
In a lawsuit filed in Marion Superior Court, Whitestown is suing the wastewater division of Citizens Energy Group for breach of contract and is seeking a refund for connection fees.
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Progress on reducing U.S. uninsured rate comes to halt
Five years of progress reducing the number of Americans without health insurance has come to a halt. It will be watched closely as Republicans attempt to roll back the Affordable Care Act.
Symphony denies wrongdoing by conductor Urbanski, leadership
The Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra is defending its conductor and leaders, describing claims of age discrimination and harassment made by a tenured musician as “outlandish” and “baseless.”
Legislature tells Holcomb to tackle workforce overhaul
Lawmakers had big plans in 2017 to overhaul a disjointed workforce-development system, but after nibbling around the edges, they have tossed the hardest work to Gov. Eric Holcomb.
Fishers pays congressman’s wife $20K per month for consulting
Jennifer Messer, the wife of Rep. Luke Messer, makes drastically more as a contracted legal consultant than either of the city’s two staff attorneys are paid.
Army vet named new head of Indiana Civil Rights Commission
Greg Wilson succeeds former Indianapolis police Chief Rick Hite, who accepted a post with the state Department of Correction.
Proposal aims to boost minimum city employee pay to $13 per hour
Indianapolis leaders want to encourage businesses to pay livable wages. The City-County Council’s president says that’s a tough sell when the city hasn’t done that for all of its own employees.
Lawmakers bail out Pence with $5.5M for bicentennial projects
A provision tucked into Indiana's next two-year budget sets aside funds to pay for an elaborate plaza built outside the Statehouse and upgrades to the state library to mark last year's state bicentennial.
Proposed zoning along U.S. 31 in Carmel would allow residential, more retail
The city is considering eliminating the highway’s Corridor Overlay, which prohibits residential use and restricts retail, parking, and building locations and sizes.
GOP-led House panel votes to overhaul Dodd-Frank
While the measure is expected to pass the full House, in the Senate, it will need 60 votes to become reality, meaning the GOP will need several Democrats to join their effort.
Secretary of State Lawson to seek re-election in 2018
Indiana Secretary of State Connie Lawson, a Republican, was first appointed to the position in 2012 by then-Gov. Mitch Daniels.
House approves GOP health bill, a step toward Obamacare repeal
The measure skirted through the House by a 217-213 vote, as all voting Democrats and a group of mostly moderate Republican holdouts voted no.
House pushing health care overhaul bill to showdown vote
Republicans began pushing their prized health care bill through the House on Thursday, as the GOP sought a victory for President Donald Trump six weeks after nearly leaving the measure for dead.
Governor signs solar-power compensation bill into law
Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb has signed a bill into law that will reduce the financial benefits available to those who install solar panels.
Common Cause, NAACP sue over Marion County early-voting site
Plaintiffs in the case allege Indianapolis’ sole early-voting precinct is discriminatory and constitutes voter suppression.
Ambrose’s $550M proposal chosen to revamp GM stamping plant site
The local developer’s plan for the problematic downtown property calls for 2.7 million square feet of development, including 250 apartments in the first phase, office and retail space, a hotel and public green space.
Indiana court ends lawyer’s legal quest for Pence emails
The Indiana Supreme Court is denying a request from an attorney who wanted his public records case against Vice President Mike Pence to be given a fresh look amid revelations that the former governor used a private AOL email account to conduct state business.
Infosys’ hiring plans in U.S., Indiana come after Trump criticism
India’s Infosys Ltd. said it plans to hire 10,000 American employees in the next two years, following criticism from the Trump administration that the company and other outsourcing firms are unfairly taking jobs away from U.S. workers.
India-based tech firm plans 2,000 jobs in Indianapolis area
In the biggest economic development agreement Indiana has reached in more than a decade, India-based technology consulting firm Infosys Ltd. on Tuesday announced plans to open an $8.7 million tech and innovation hub in central Indiana.
IndyGo’s hopes remain alive for federal Red Line funding
The House’s $1 trillion federal spending bill, crafted over the weekend, includes $50 million for the Red Line. Project funding has been in limbo for more than a year.