Indianapolis sitting pretty with light pension burden compared to peers, report says
Indianapolis has it relatively easy in large part due to state involvement in its pension plans, according to Standard & Poors.
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House passes bill to restrict legal claims against companies
Changes mandated in the bill could help reduce legal costs for businesses by putting up more hurdles to bringing class-action lawsuits in federal court.
Senate panel OKs Coats as Trump’s national intelligence director
The committee voted 13-2 in favor of former Indiana Sen. Dan Coats to replace James Clapper, who retired at the end of the Obama administration.
Indiana House GOP open to smaller cigarette tax increase
The leader of the Indiana House says he is willing to back down at least partially on a proposed $1 cigarette tax increase.
Mayor calls on VA to halt Crown Hill cemetery project
Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett on Wednesday said his “dream” would be for the Crown Hill North Woods to become part of the city’s park system.
New inmate health provider for state plans to rehire most of current staff
The firm set to take over as health care provider for the Indiana Department of Corrections plans to hire most of the 700 employees of the vendor it will replace.
Twitter troll takes over lawmaker’s handle, demands apology
The trouble started when Rep. Ed Soliday, R-Valparaiso, got in an online spat last month with Indiana tech entrepreneur and philanthropist Don Brown.
Lawyer: Pence’s AOL account adds new wrinkle to civil case
An Indianapolis lawyer suing Vice President Mike Pence for refusing to release public records as Indiana’s governor says his case should get a fresh look after revelations that the Republican used a private AOL email account to conduct state business.
Pharma stocks slide after new tweet from Trump on drug prices
Share of Eli Lilly and Co. and numerous other drug industry stocks fell Tuesday morning after the president sent a tweet promising to lower medicine costs for American people.
IndyGo schedules public meetings on Red Line project
Now that the Marion County transit tax has passed, IndyGo is assured of funding for the bus rapid-transit project.
U.S. House GOP releases bill to replace Obamacare
House committees planned to begin voting on the 123-page legislation Wednesday, launching what could be the year's defining battle in Congress and capping seven years of Republican vows to repeal the troubled 2010 law.
UPDATE: Corrections health firm to lay off nearly 700 Indiana employees
The nation’s largest provider of health services for inmates lost its contract with the Indiana Department of Corrections to a competitor, which could rehire some of the workers.
Kokomo, Howard County considering broader smoking ban
Local leaders are expected to vote Monday on proposals that would end smoking in all bars and restaurants.
Caterpillar offices raided by feds
The exact reason for the raid was unclear, but the manufacturer told the SEC in a filing last month that the IRS believes it owed $2 billion more in taxes for the years 2010 to 2012 due to profits from its Swiss unit.
Pence used private email account to conduct state business
Vice President Mike Pence used a private email account to conduct public business as Indiana's governor, according to public records. The practice raises security questions, but doesn’t violate Indiana law.
Trump’s nominee to run Medicare, Medicaid advances
Indiana health care consultant Seema Verma was approved by the Finance Committee on a 13-12 party-line vote.
House advances bill for offering 401(k)-style retirement plan to new teachers
The plan would be offered to teachers as an alternative to the current pension-style plan. Some fear the state eventually could try to phase out the latter.
Republicans in Indiana warn of potential health repeal fallout
Republican legislative leaders in Indiana are warning that repealing the Affordable Care Act could unravel a program for poor residents that Vice President Mike Pence implemented as governor.
Coats promises he’ll provide Trump with nonpolitical intelligence
Dan Coats sought to tamp down tensions between President Donald Trump and U.S. intelligence agencies, assuring former Senate colleagues at his confirmation hearing that he would act independently as director of national intelligence.
GOP divisions emerge as Senate passes pre-K funding plan
Republicans who control the Statehouse are deeply divided on how—or if—Indiana should move forward on a proposed expansion of a state-funded preschool program for low-income children.