McConnell-allied Super PAC spends $1.4M to boost GOP’s Braun
The Senate Leadership Fund on Tuesday announced the advertising campaign, which will run across the state on broadcast TV, cable, radio and online.
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GOP selects Jefferson Shreve to replace Jeff Miller on council
The selection comes a year ahead of the city’s municipal elections, where all 25 seats on the council will be up for grabs. The council currently has a 14-11 balance in favor of Democrats.
China puts off licenses for U.S. companies amid tariff battle
The license delay applies to industries Beijing has promised to open to foreign competitors, according to the U.S.-China Business Council. The group represents some 200 American companies that do business with China.
Pence confident no one on his staff wrote NY Times column
More than two dozen high-ranking administration officials have denied writing the column. Vice President Mike Pence said his staff had nothing to do with it.
Governor plans business-development trips to Italy, Manitoba
Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb and Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch are planning international economic development trips to help strengthen the state’s automotive and agriculture industries.
China promises retaliation if U.S. imposes more tariffs
The threat came after President Donald Trump said Friday he was considering extending penalties to an additional $267 billion of Chinese products.
Amazon facing growing backlash for seeking big tax breaks in exchange for HQ2
As the world’s second-most-valuable public company weighs tax breaks and other goodies offered by 20 eager suitors, it stands accused of being a corporate welfare leech that should be giving the government and workers more rather than milking taxpayers.
Trump poised to tax an additional $200B in Chinese imports
The administration could decide to begin taxing the imports—equal to nearly 40 percent of all the goods China sold the United States last year—after a public comment period ends Thursday.
Nearly half of Marion County families struggling to get by, report says
A new report from Indiana United Ways says that the number of Indiana households that cannot afford basic needs increased 10 percent from 2010 to 2016 as expenses for families rose faster than the cost of inflation.
Amish couple sues U.S. government over photo requirement
An Indiana Amish couple with 13 children accuse U.S. officials of violating their constitutional rights by insisting that they provide photographs before the Canadian wife can become a permanent U.S. resident.
New poll in U.S. Senate race shows Donnelly slightly ahead
An NBC News/Marist Poll released Wednesday shows 49 percent of likely voters supporting Joe Donnelly and 43 percent backing Mike Braun in a head-to-head race, with a margin of error of 5 percentage points.
Donnelly tries to keep party base happy while appealing to right-leaning voters
As a Democratic U.S. senator in a state Trump won by about 20 points in 2016, Donnelly has to court all voters if he wants to win re-election against Republican Mike Braun.
State signs $77M contract to upgrade tax administration technology
The Department of Revenue will install and implement the new technology over four years, modernizing a system that has been in use for more than 25 years.
U.S. hunger hits lowest mark in decade as unemployment declines
The number of people facing hunger in the United States declined last year to the lowest level since 2007. Indiana’s food-security rate was worse than the national average.
UPDATE: Holcomb plans $1B in infrastructure projects funded by hike in toll road fees
The projects that were announced Tuesday are part of Holcomb’s Next Level Connections initiative to expand broadband access, add more biking and hiking trails, improve roadways, attract more direct international flights and accelerate completion of the Interstate 69 project.
Report: Indiana tax policy has benefited wealthy as median income dropped
The Indiana Institute for Working Families’ report also found that the average Indiana worker, who makes $35,422 annually in wages, makes nearly $2,100 less than the average Midwesterner.
Indiana’s sheriffs push for more funding to keep felons jailed
Indiana's sheriffs say they need more state money to cover the costs of holding low-level nonviolent felons in county jails.
Trump cancels pay raise due to federal workers in January
President Donald Trump is canceling pay raises due in January for most civilian federal employees, but the workers still could see a slightly smaller boost in their pay under another proposal.
Trump’s UN ag ambassador pick talks climate change
President Donald Trump's nominee to be the next U.S. agriculture ambassador to the United Nations says coping with climate change would be one of his priorities.
Trump stumps for Republican Senate hopeful Braun in Indiana
Casting the midterms as a referendum on his agenda, President Donald Trump urged Indiana Republicans on Thursday to unseat Sen. Joe Donnelly.