Study committee takes look at Indiana immigration laws
An Indiana Senate study committee on Tuesday started its six-month-long look into the impact of costs and benefits of immigration to the state.
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Sanders becomes first presidential candidate to run TV ads in Indy
The Democrat’s campaign has placed orders for ads on all five major stations in Indianapolis.
UPDATE: Court rules Indiana lawmakers can keep emails private
Indiana lawmakers can keep private their email correspondence with lobbying groups and businesses under a ruling from the state Supreme Court released Tuesday.
Indiana early voters twice that of 2012 election
Election officials say the large early turnout is due to the closely contested presidential races in both the Democrat and Republican fields.
Heidi Cruz will campaign in Indy, Martinsville this week
Heidi Cruz is a managing director at Goldman Sachs, which she joined in 2005, and where she runs the Houston wealth management unit. She’s on an unpaid leave of absence during her husband’s campaign.
Veteran economic development exec takes Morgan County job
Mike Dellinger has been named executive director of the Morgan County Economic Development Corp.
Sun King seeks $100K tax break on expansion plans
The brewery is embarking on a project that will enable it to nearly double production and begin distributing throughout Indiana.
Couple revisits long fight against interstate expansion
After more than a decade of fighting Interstate 69 and then watching it plow through their land anyway, a south-side Indianapolis couple thought they were done.
Maker of Indy mainstay Bar Keepers Friend plans expansion
SerVaas Laboratories Inc. and a related firm have applied for tax breaks on $3.6 million in investment on the expansion and new equipment.
Senate candidates Stutzman, Young ready for TV debate
The Indiana Republican candidates for U.S. Senate are getting ready to air their differences in the only statewide televised debate ahead of the May 3 primary.
Indiana Senate leaders face primary challenges
The two most-powerful leaders of the Indiana Senate are working to fend off Republican primary challengers who have criticized their handling of contentious issues.
Indiana candidate’s dad pays for Super PAC targeting rivals
Joseph A. Hollingsworth Jr., the father of 32-year-old congressional candidate Trey Hollingsworth, is the sole donor to the Indiana Jobs Now super PAC and has contributed a total of $370,000 to the fund since January,
Cruz to visit Indianapolis ahead of state primary
Presidential hopeful Ted Cruz, the Republican senator from Texas, is scheduled to attend the Indiana GOP’s Spring Dinner on April 21.
Ted Cruz headed to Indiana for GOP event
Cruz will attend the Indiana Republican Party’s Spring Dinner at Primo’s Banquet and Conference Center on April 21.
Hamilton County candidates report wide range of fundraising dollars
Campaign finance reports were due at noon Friday, and IBJ has the latest on the contested Hamilton County races on the North of 96th blog. Hamilton County Commissioner Mark Heirbrandt doubled fundraising efforts compared to his challenger Fishers business owner Bill Smythe and also spent significantly more on his campaign. In the Hamilton County Council […]
Pence maintains lead in fundraising, but Gregg catching up
Incumbent Mike Pence still has the overall fundraising edge in the Indiana governor’s race, but his opponent, Democrat John Gregg, overtook Pence during the first three months of 2016, according to new campaign finance reports.
Trump campaign concerned about Indiana convention delegates
Donald Trump's Indiana chairman was among the 57 people announced Thursday as the state's national Republican convention delegates.
Do city’s new ethics rules go far enough?
Good-government advocates say new rules championed by Mayor Joe Hogsett are an improvement, but that they would have liked to see him take a stricter approach.
City Center to see blitz of projects this summer
After years with little construction activity at City Center in Carmel, four projects are expected to break ground this year that will bring more parking, housing and retail to the city’s core.
New law paves way for Indiana to fully embrace telemedicine
On July 1, Indiana will join 46 states in allowing physicians to write prescriptions after talking to patients on their laptops or smartphones, with no office visit required.