Pence: State to pay special-needs adoption subsidies
The move comes just two months after a LaPorte woman filed a lawsuit, saying the state owed her subsidies.
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U.S. Postal Service suffers $2 billion quarterly loss
The agency blamed increases in compensation and benefits costs for the red ink and said it would be unable to make a congressionally mandated payment of $5.7 billion this September for health benefits for future retirees.
Nearly 700,000 Indiana voter registrations ‘inactive’
Indiana Secretary of State Connie Lawson said Monday she has marked 696,000 registrations "inactive" as part of her efforts to clean up to the state's rolls of voters.
CIB to provide $5M for natatorium maintenance
The Capital Improvement Board of Managers of Marion County voted Monday to give the Indiana Sports Corp. $500,000 a year for the next 10 years to create a reserve fund for maintenance on the IU Natatorium at IUPUI.
Monroe County alters ordinance that sparked I-69 suit
The Indiana Department of Transportation had sued the southern Indiana county after it imposed restrictions in response to residents' complaints about late-night construction noise around the I-69 site.
State needs better water management, report says
The Indiana Chamber of Commerce warns that demand for water from businesses and residents could outstrip the available supply in coming decades.
Lagging on jobs, earplug maker agrees to cancel tax breaks
Aearo Technologies didn’t fulfill its job-creation promises under a 2007 tax abatement agreement with the city of Indianapolis, but it did spend nearly $16 million on buildings and equipment.
Report: Indiana consumer spending rebounds from recession
A new report by the U.S. Commerce Department shows that consumer spending in Indiana has rebounded from the end of the Great Recession faster than the national average.
State agency says it lacks adoption subsidy money
The Indiana Department of Child Services says it isn't paying subsidies to parents who adopted special-needs children out of foster care because the state Legislature hasn't appropriated enough money.
Boost for vets’ health: Obama signs new law
Tens of thousands of military veterans who have been enduring long waits for medical care should be able to turn to private doctors almost immediately under a law signed Thursday.
Building spree reshaping Broad Ripple Village
A rush of new office, residential and retail projects suggest real estate developers in Broad Ripple Village remain optimistic in the midst of high-profile incidents of crime.
$500M Indy justice center relies on novel funding
The city will pay an annual fee to a private-sector consortium that will design, build, finance, maintain and operate the facility. According to the Ballard administration, the project won’t require a tax hike.
City OKs $10M in street upgrades for natatorium plan
The Indianapolis Metropolitan Development Commission on Wednesday approved $10 million in downtown tax-increment financing funds to pay for street improvements on the IUPUI campus. The contribution works in conjunction with IUPUI’s $20 million overhaul of the IU Natatorium.
New judicial center would set off an office exodus downtown
New justice center would clear swaths of offices, raising vacancy rates at a time when the market is struggling.
UPDATE: City board approves recycling deal with Covanta
Despite heavy lobbying from opponents, the Indianapolis Board of Public Works on Wednesday voted 4-1 in favor of a contract extension with incinerator operator Covanta that will make the company the city’s main household recycling provider for the next 14 years.
City board approves recycling deal with Covanta
The Indianapolis Board of Public Works voted Wednesday to approve Covanta as the city’s main residential recycling provider for the next 14 years.
Walgreen turns down inversion, to keep HQ in U.S.
The nation's largest drugstore chain said it will no longer pursue an overseas reorganization that would have trimmed the amount of U.S. taxes it pays.
State studies whether to reduce rules for licensed workers
The changes could impact some 470,000 Hoosiers, including health care workers, barbers, plumbers, social workers and others – people who face rules that critics say are far too burdensome.
Feds require state to talk to Native Americans for HIP 2.0 plan
State officials met Tuesday with members of the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians in an effort to satisfy federal regulators who are considering a proposed expansion of the state’s low-income health insurance program.
Second city Land Bank defendant pleads guilty
A second defendant in an alleged kickback scheme involving the Indy Land Bank has pleaded guilty, and a judge has moved a trial for three remaining defendants to early 2015.