IndyGo chooses winners in Red Line design contest
All three winning designs for the route’s stations were crafted by professionals, but the transit service hasn’t decided how closely the final stations might reflect the renderings.
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Brooks, Rokita face no prominent foes for ballot return
Candidates for the seats now held by U.S. Reps. Susan Brooks and Todd Rokita faced a Wednesday filing deadline to be considered by Republican precinct committee members during Saturday votes.
Agriculture, economy topics of debate for lieutenant governor candidates
Agricultural and rural issues took center stage at the Indiana State Fair on Tuesday afternoon as the two candidates for lieutenant governor participated in a fairly friendly debate.
GOP source: Trump, Pence to appear at Indiana fundraiser
GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump and running mate Mike Pence are expected to headline a fundraiser next week where seats cost a minimum of $10,000 — and an upscale package costs 25 times that.
Hogsett vows ‘discernible progress’ on tackling urban blight
Mayor Joe Hogsett pledged to use federal Hardest Hit Funds, which the city announced with great fanfare in September 2014, to demolish about 336 properties by the end of 2017.
Business groups see ‘home run’ with Trump’s lower corporate tax
Small-business and manufacturers’ groups praised a proposal by Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump to take the U.S. federal corporate tax from the highest to one of the lowest among developed nations.
Indiana voter ID law differs from recent overturned rulings
Indiana's voter identification law differs from recently overturned laws in other states that legal experts say have caused disenfranchisement among minorities.
City to consider forcing sale of parcels for new east-side library
Negotiations with property owners to buy a few parcels of land in the Martindale-Brightwood neighborhood appears to have stalled. City-County Council members this week will discuss exercising eminent domain.
Democrats fill ballot for local offices in GOP-heavy Hamilton County
Democrats have appointed candidates to run for all of the local offices in the heavily Republican county. That hasn’t happened since 2004.
Beech Grove settles free-speech lawsuit over Facebook use
An Indianapolis suburb has settled a lawsuit accusing it of violating free-speech rights when it removed two women's critical comments on its Facebook page.
Pence campaigns as balancing act to volatile Trump
The early days of the general election campaign have been a contortionist act for Mike Pence, who has remained loyal to running mate Donald Trump while trying to maintain his reputation as a principled, down-to-earth Midwesterner.
GOP governor candidate gets $1.2M boost from Pence campaign
A state disclosure report filed Wednesday shows Gov. Mike Pence's state campaign committee gave nearly $1.25 million to Eric Holcomb, who is the lieutenant governor, last week.
JPMorgan settlement with Indiana draws interest of other states
JPMorgan Chase & Co. has reached a settlement with Indiana regulators related to its asset management business, and now other states are expressing interest in how Indiana built its case.
GOP meetings set on returning Brooks, Rokita to ballot
Two Indiana Republican members of Congress will find out next week whether they'll get back on the November election ballot.
Kentucky hires Indy law firm to probe former governor
Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin has approved a contract of up to $500,000 for an Indianapolis law firm to investigate his predecessor’s administration.
State doesn’t plan appeal of abortion law ruling
The decision effectively punts a decision on a possible future appeal to new state office-holders to be elected in November.
Fishers seeking to restrict retail along I-69 corridor
City Councilors soon will weigh tighter rules for stores and restaurants along I-69 to streamline the "hodgepodge" of development standards and give them greater say over new projects.
GOP hopeful Holcomb ‘quite proud’ to run on Pence’s record
Eric Holcomb, the new Republican candidate for Indiana governor, is sticking closely to Gov. Mike Pence's record, which Democrats have spent months attacking in hopes of winning the state's top office.
Salesforce poised to receive city tax break on tower expansion
Salesforce would save about $3 million on the tax exemption, if the City-County Council designates a downtown office tower as a high-tech. The tax break would come on top of major incentives deal already promised by the state.
Indiana GOP committee confirms Holcomb’s running-mate choice
The GOP state committee voted Monday morning to nominate state Auditor Suzanne Crouch for lieutenant governor.