Indiana AG to review federal health care bill
Attorney General Greg Zoeller says he’ll look at the constitutionality of parts of the federal health care bill, including
the so-called Nebraska compromise.
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Senate panel to consider riverboat casino changes
A state senator said his committee will consider legislation that would allow riverboat casinos on Lake Michigan and the Ohio
River to move inland in hopes of staving off new competition from neighboring states.
Too much, too soon in Elkhart?
Embattled workers might lose motivation to go back to school, thus putting them in an even worse position in the long run.
Bauer noncommittal on property tax caps
Indiana Democratic House Speaker Patrick Bauer isn’t predicting the fate of legislation that could lead to caps on property
tax bills being amended into the constitution.
Indiana lawmakers start session with bipartisan talk
Indiana General Assembly begins 2010 session with the usual pledges, but election-year politics and redistricting are likely
to complicate matters.
IFD gets finger-lickin’ good sponsorship deal
KFC agreed to pay city for smoke detectors and fire extinguishers in exchange for using Indianapolis Fire Department to help
it launch new fiery grilled wings. Mayor Greg Ballard hopes the deal is the first of many such corporate sponsorships.
Again, on government reform
Assessing the odds for government reform in the General Assembly.
Bill would scrap township government
A bill by Democratic Rep. Ed DeLaney of Indianapolis would transfer all township functions to county government.
Indiana lawmakers set to get back to work
Property-tax caps, unemployment insurance, ethics top list of issues awaiting General Assembly.
Census surprises
An Indiana University demographer outlines predictions on Latinos, homeownership and populations of unincorporated areas.
Indiana lawmakers looking for cheap ways to impress
In an election year with a big reward—the potential to redraw political maps for the next decade—lawmakers are looking to impress voters.
Online list to show tax delinquent businesses
Tax-delinquent businesses will soon have a new incentive to pay their sales tax debts: public embarrassment.
Indiana pushes firms toward electric vehicles, but has few of its own
State government hasn’t put much money toward becoming a leader among states integrating hybrids
into their massive vehicle fleets.
Fairgrounds’ digital billboard is exception to county ban
Clear Channel Outdoor is building Marion County’s first full-size digital billboard along Fall Creek Parkway on the
grounds of the Indiana State Fair. The first message might as well be: Take that, Indianapolis!
Buckingham tapped to develop mixed-use project near IUPUI
Former YMCA branch at 860 W. 10th St. would be razed to make way for retail and housing.
FEIGENBAUM: Early committee hearings were mostly theater
The December hearings by Indiana General Assembly committees focused on issues that legislative leaders designated as
key session priorities, but the committee work was largely unremarkable, with predictable testimony derived from the usual
suspects.
Renewable power focus of utility reform in 2010 Legislature
The Hoosier Environmental Council and Citizens Action Coalition see an expansion of the state’s
“net metering” policy as achievable during the short legislative session that starts Jan.
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Daniels doesn’t expect more budget cuts in 2010
Governor says Indiana likely will have to use all of its financial reserves to get by.
Government moves closer to fresh aid for GMAC
The new infusion would be in the range of another $3 billion, short of the roughly $6 billion the government had earlier thought
GMAC would need to stabilize the company.