The compromise language does not include a provision to establish a light-rail system or an increase in corporate taxes. However, the legislation would still allow for an increase in individual income taxes pending voter approval.
Last year, the city shifted 100 officers to patrol duty to help combat crime. Despite that, Indianapolis suffered 125 homicides in 2013, its highest tally in seven years.
The Indiana Senate voted 35-13 Wednesday to end the state's use of federal Common Core standards and instead adopt a series of state-written guidelines.
Legislation that sets a goal for Indiana to eventually recycle at least half of its municipal waste is headed to Gov. Mike Pence's desk after passing the General Assembly.
The judge with authority over Marion County court facilities isn’t convinced that a 35-acre site by Indianapolis International Airport is the best pick for the proposed criminal justice complex.
House Public Health Chairman Ed Clere said Tuesday that negotiators had found a compromise that would ban new construction for two years except in counties whose nursing homes are at 90-percent capacity or higher.
Indiana Speaker of the House Brian Bosma said the governor and legislative leaders have reached broad agreement on some of the biggest legislative items being considered this session.
The legislation would provide loan reimbursements of up to $9,000 for some of those teaching science, technology, engineering or math.
Indiana House and Senate lawmakers are still deciding whether to release $200 million for road expansion projects.
Conflicting state and federal policies will likely cost Indiana same-sex couples more in time, paperwork and money when they file their tax returns this year, experts say.
A bill that would sideline the state’s energy-efficiency program was sent to the governor Monday, but Indiana lawmakers are still mulling bills that would relax gun regulations in school parking lots and make some welfare recipients undergo drug-testing.
The Indiana University Public Policy Institute is analyzing proposed sites for a Marion County Criminal Justice Complex and may reveal its findings by the end of this week.
Day care providers would face greater child health and safety regulations if they choose to take taxpayer money under a bill being considered by the General Assembly.
Final lawmaker negotiations are set to begin on a bill that would allocate $200 million for Indiana transportation projects.
The Indiana Budget Agency reported Friday that tax collections came in $54 million less than expected in February.
New restrictions on teen tanning are one step from becoming law after legislation passed the Indiana Senate and moved to the governor on Thursday.
A Senate agricultural committee has reached a compromise on a bill geared toward legalizing the production of industrial hemp in Indiana.
The pilot program would come in addition to a comprehensive study of preschool programs that was part of the bill as it left the Senate.
Hamilton County might soon join the growing ranks of large utility users looking to hedge against rising prices by producing some of their own power.
A large section of Meridian Street in Carmel will be transformed to a limited-access highway by the end of this year.
