Large solar panel project planned for central Indiana jail
Hamilton County officials are looking to install 9,300 panels on the roofs of the county’s criminal justice complex in Noblesville.
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Former IU Health CEO to join law firm’s consulting arm
Dan Evans, who for 13 years was president and CEO of Indiana University Health, has joined Faegre Baker Daniels Consulting as a senior director in its health and biosciences group.
Indiana’s drug czar presents plan to attack opioid crisis
A key question remains: Will there be enough funding to make a significant difference?
How long can Purdue’s tuition freeze last?
President Mitch Daniels said he didn’t think the school could keep tuition costs down as long as it has and he’s disappointed other colleges haven’t followed suit.
Trump administration announces plans to renegotiate NAFTA
Making good on a campaign promise, the Trump administration formally told Congress on Thursday that it intends to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement with Canada and Mexico.
Planned Parenthood challenging new Indiana abortion parental consent law
Planned Parenthood of Indiana and Kentucky has filed a lawsuit challenging portions of Senate Enrolled Act 404, which in part requires unemancipated minors to obtain consent from a parent or legal guardian before having an abortion.
Pence takes steps to build war chest amid White House controversy
Indiana's former governor launched Great America Committee, a leadership PAC, a move that will enable him to channel money to congressional Republicans ahead of the 2018 midterm elections.
Whitestown suing wastewater utility for $2.5 million
In a lawsuit filed in Marion Superior Court, Whitestown is suing the wastewater division of Citizens Energy Group for breach of contract and is seeking a refund for connection fees.
Progress on reducing U.S. uninsured rate comes to halt
Five years of progress reducing the number of Americans without health insurance has come to a halt. It will be watched closely as Republicans attempt to roll back the Affordable Care Act.
Symphony denies wrongdoing by conductor Urbanski, leadership
The Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra is defending its conductor and leaders, describing claims of age discrimination and harassment made by a tenured musician as “outlandish” and “baseless.”
Fishers pays congressman’s wife $20K per month for consulting
Jennifer Messer, the wife of Rep. Luke Messer, makes drastically more as a contracted legal consultant than either of the city’s two staff attorneys are paid.
Army vet named new head of Indiana Civil Rights Commission
Greg Wilson succeeds former Indianapolis police Chief Rick Hite, who accepted a post with the state Department of Correction.
Proposal aims to boost minimum city employee pay to $13 per hour
Indianapolis leaders want to encourage businesses to pay livable wages. The City-County Council’s president says that’s a tough sell when the city hasn’t done that for all of its own employees.
Lawmakers bail out Pence with $5.5M for bicentennial projects
A provision tucked into Indiana's next two-year budget sets aside funds to pay for an elaborate plaza built outside the Statehouse and upgrades to the state library to mark last year's state bicentennial.
GOP-led House panel votes to overhaul Dodd-Frank
While the measure is expected to pass the full House, in the Senate, it will need 60 votes to become reality, meaning the GOP will need several Democrats to join their effort.
Secretary of State Lawson to seek re-election in 2018
Indiana Secretary of State Connie Lawson, a Republican, was first appointed to the position in 2012 by then-Gov. Mitch Daniels.
House approves GOP health bill, a step toward Obamacare repeal
The measure skirted through the House by a 217-213 vote, as all voting Democrats and a group of mostly moderate Republican holdouts voted no.
House pushing health care overhaul bill to showdown vote
Republicans began pushing their prized health care bill through the House on Thursday, as the GOP sought a victory for President Donald Trump six weeks after nearly leaving the measure for dead.
Common Cause, NAACP sue over Marion County early-voting site
Plaintiffs in the case allege Indianapolis’ sole early-voting precinct is discriminatory and constitutes voter suppression.
Ambrose’s $550M proposal chosen to revamp GM stamping plant site
The local developer’s plan for the problematic downtown property calls for 2.7 million square feet of development, including 250 apartments in the first phase, office and retail space, a hotel and public green space.