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Indiana wants to trim cost of educating inmates

October 4, 2009

Indiana’s efforts to cut the cost of educating prison inmates could increase competition among the state’s colleges, with
Ivy Tech leading the way. The State Student Assistance Commission is considering capping the amount it spends on state prison
inmates at $120 per credit hour, prompting colleges already facing strapped budgets to worry about keeping their contracts
with the Department of Correction.

Connersville progresses on Carbon Motors deal

October 2, 2009

Connersville Mayor Leonard Urban says the city soon will clear legal and environmental hurdles that stand in the way of Carbon
Motors’ launching its operations in the former Visteon plant.

Noblesville sacks economic development director

October 2, 2009

Noblesville Mayor John Ditslear has fired the city’s economic development director, Kevin Kelly, after Kelly had
been on the job for about two years.

Local technology firm gets federal praise

October 1, 2009

Data management firm Perpetual Technologies was one of 15 firms nationwide to get Secretary of Defense award.

Overhaul of teacher training threatens college budgets

October 1, 2009

Proposed changes to teacher licensing rules are a threat in the eyes of most deans of Indiana’s colleges of education—both
to the quality
of
teacher training and to the budgets of the colleges.

City receives host of sale, privatization ideas for water, sewer utilities

October 1, 2009

Officials grappling with a water utility deep in debt and a sewer infrastructure needing upwards of $2 billion in
upgrades were swamped with proposals about how to fix the mess.

HICKS: What a third-grader gets about economic policy

October 1, 2009

Business and people now, and in the future, will choose to locate
in places that have the right mix of taxes and public services.

Local architect to run for secretary of state

October 1, 2009

A founding partner of an Indianapolis architectural firm this month plans to formally announce his Democratic bid for Indiana
secretary of state.

Whirlpool agrees to maintain Evansville operations

September 30, 2009

Whirlpool Corp. has notified state officials that it will continue to operate its refrigeration product development center
in Evansville that employs nearly 300 people.

Economy dipped less than expected in 2nd quarter

September 30, 2009

The recession faded in the spring with economic activity shrinking at a pace of just 0.7 percent, a better-than-expected showing
that buttressed beliefs the economy is now growing.

Panel discusses possible changes in redistricting

September 30, 2009

An interim legislative committee is likely to recommend that new guidelines be established for Indiana lawmakers to follow
when they redraw legislative and congressional maps in 2011, a state senator said Tuesday.

Conditions placed on Indiana’s welfare rollout

September 29, 2009

A federal food stamp administrator has told Indiana’s human services chief that his staff must be consulted before the
state rolls out its troubled welfare-automation program to additional regions.

Toll road operator among water-utility suitors

September 29, 2009

Among 23 firms that have expressed interest in operating Indianapolis’ water and sewer systems is Macquarie, the Australian
firm that operates the Indiana Toll Road under a 75-year, $3.8 billion lease. In July, the city asked companies to express
interest in operating the systems.

Another view of Indiana manufacturing

September 29, 2009

A Milken Institute study shows Indiana isn’t the only state writhing with angst about the future of manufacturing. The study
frames Indiana in a somewhat positive light.

Bloomington looking at downtown chain-store ban

September 29, 2009

A committee will research a proposal from Bloomington’s mayor to ban new chain or “formula” businesses from parts of the city’s
downtown.

Tipton County approves perks for mystery company

September 29, 2009

A central Indiana county is trying to attract an unidentified renewable energy company to take over a sprawling factory that
a Chrysler supplier stopped building last year.

$4.9M approved to buy houses in Franklin flood zone

September 28, 2009

Another central Indiana city is receiving a multimillion federal grant to buy houses damaged by the widespread flooding that
hit the state last year.

Legislative panel to discuss redistricting

September 28, 2009

An interim legislative committee plans to take up the issue of redistricting Tuesday at the Statehouse. Secretary of State
Todd Rokita recently pitched a plan that would make it illegal to consider political data when redrawing congressional and
legislative district maps.

Local Better Business Bureau names new leader

September 28, 2009

William J. Thomas has been named president of the Better Business Bureau of Central Indiana, the organization announced Monday.

Indiana has highest casino taxes in Midwest, report says

September 28, 2009

Indiana casinos on average pay the highest effective tax rate in the Midwest, according to a report by the Casino Association
of Indiana.

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