Indiana budget heads tell agencies to trim expenses
Through the first three months of the current state fiscal year, revenue has come in $73.5 million less than predicted by the forecast used by lawmakers in writing the 2014-15 state budget.
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Council to weigh probe of public safety lease deal
The City-County Council will decide Monday whether to create a committee to scrutinize the Regional Operations Center, which Public Safety Director Troy Riggs vacated in September over safety concerns.
Pence appoints panel to develop transportation plan
Indiana Gov. Mike Pence announced Thursday he will turn planning for the state’s “next generation” of transportation infrastructure over to a panel that will be co-chaired by the lieutenant governor and an industry official.
Pence appointments bring lottery commission to full strength
Luke Bosso, a Republican, and Debra Kunce, a Democrat, will join the five-member board.
City officials aim to build on momentum for cycling
Indianapolis has become a more bike-friendly city, and city planners are looking to ensure the progress continues. The Metropolitan Development Commission will vote Oct. 16 on a bicycle master plan that lays out a host of educational and policy initiatives to encourage two-wheeled transportation.
Could airport gambling idea take off?
Two gambling-industry lawyers see untapped potential in Indianapolis International Airport, which they argue is the ideal place to roll out wireless gambling technology and rake in revenue to support more nonstop flights, like the one United Airlines will launch in January to San Francisco.
Pacers land IEDC as court sponsor
The Indiana Pacers have brokered a deal with an unusual sponsor—the Indiana Economic Development Corp.—to become the first of 30 National Basketball Association teams to sell courtside ads emblazoned on the hardwood.
Shutdown talks heat up, but no resolution yet
President Barack Obama and congressional Republicans groped inconclusively Thursday for a compromise to end the 10-day-old partial government shutdown.
Shutdown not hurting contractors at Crane center
Defense contractors working with southern Indiana's Crane Naval Surface Warfare Center say they've not seen much impact from the partial federal government shutdown.
Auto parts maker shifting work from Michigan to Indiana
Quebec-based Exo-s US says it will spend nearly $7 million on the factory in the LaGrange County town of Howe. It expects to open the factory next year and hire up to 250 workers by 2016.
Lilly scientists stole $55 million in trade secrets, indictment alleges
Three former employees of Eli Lilly and Co. allegedly transferred trade secrets that Lilly values at more than $55 million to a competing Chinese drug company, according to an indictment unsealed Tuesday in federal court.
State, schools sue U.S. government over Obamacare
Fifteen Indiana school districts and the state of Indiana have filed a lawsuit challenging the federal health care law and subsidies that are available to Hoosiers under rules set by the IRS.
Two manufacturers target Indiana city for expansion
The Indiana Economic Development Corp. announced two economic development deals Tuesday morning that will bring more than 200 jobs to Whitley County in northern Indiana.
600 people return to jobs at Grissom base
The employees returned to work Monday after four days on furlough last week because of the partial federal government shutdown.
Ethics panel to consider possible job changes
The State Ethics Commission this week will review ethics questions from a pair of their officials who may leave their jobs and consider a conflict-of-interest query from Gov. Mike Pence's new lobbyist.
Pence promotes career training at NBC summit
Indiana Republican Gov. Mike Pence touted steps to improve vocational training at NBC’s Education Nation summit on a panel with two Democratic governors.
Stocks fall as government shutdown hits new week
Until now, the stock market has mostly moved sideways since the shutdown began at the start of the month, indicating that investors still expect lawmakers to come up with a deal.
End of major state highway project could mark start of growth
The almost-completed $383 million State Road 25 Hoosier Heartland Highway Corridor project is expected to create economic development opportunities from West Lafayette to Fort Wayne.
State tax collections miss budget expectations
Tax receipts for the first quarter of the state's fiscal year have missed projections that were used to write the current two-year budget.
State tourism destinations hope shutdown is short
The shutdown has closed or limited access to Indiana’s federal forests and parkland, including the 13,000-acre Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore.