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.
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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.
TV stations to pocket presidential advertising windfall
The three Republicans and two Democrats left vying for their party’s nomination could flood the market with more than $10 million in TV advertising revenue before the May 3 primary.
Workforce challenges a drag on aviation, aerospace industries
A surge of people retiring from the fields has created a talent shortage, and recruiting and training enough workers remain vexing challenges for companies, according to executives at an IBJ event Thursday.
Indiana lauded for transparency on government spending
A top watchdog group placed the state among four that received perfect scores for online access to financial data.
Section of I-69 extension delayed by at least 8 months
Developers initially expected to complete the 21-mile stretch between Bloomington and Martinsville by October 2016. But now the section isn’t expected to be completed until late June 2017.
Lawmakers seek clearer definition of recreational vehicles
The federal government has been considering regulating certain park model RVs as manufactured housing, which RV makers said could have meant more restrictive taxing, zoning and consumer lending rules.
Daniels says presidential candidates should get real about national debt
President George W. Bush’s former budget director is calling out Donald Trump on the billionaire’s recent claim that if he were elected president, he could slash $19 trillion in national debt in eight years.
New manufacturer for boating, RVs to take root, hire 198
Indiana Composites, a fledgling maker of fiberglass components for the boating, RV and specialty vehicle markets, plans to buy, renovate and equip a 75,000-square-foot manufacturing facility.
Trucking company plans hundreds of jobs in Plainfield
Trucking and logistics company Knight Transportation Inc. expects to add as many as 426 employees at its new Regional Operations Service Center in Plainfield by the end of 2021, the company announced Tuesday.
City to dub downtown transit center after Carson
Former U.S. Rep. Julia Carson was instrumental in securing funding for an Indianapolis public transportation hub.
City-County Council approves Hogsett’s ethics proposal
The rules are intended to strengthen gift-reporting requirements, impose stronger penalties for violations and create a website so the public has better access to ethics disclosures.
Hamilton County’s state candidates weigh in on new abortion law
Several candidates from Hamilton County who are seeking state office were put on the spot Monday night in a public forum when they were asked to explain their positions on the state’s new abortion law and on LGBT rights.
Medicare plan on payment for cancer drugs stirs battle
A Medicare proposal to test new ways of paying for chemotherapy and other drugs given in a doctor's office has sparked a furious battle, and cancer doctors are demanding that the Obama administration scrap the experiment.