Madison County officials eye transit system to Indianapolis
The county’s long-range transportation plan will include a feasibility study of commuter rail.
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Legal challenges to nondiscrimination ordinances will proceed
The Indiana Court of Appeals on Friday declined to take up an appeal from four cities, which had sought to dismiss the challenges from three conservative groups.
U.S. hiring picks up steam, more people get back in job hunt
U.S. employers added a healthy 227,000 jobs last month and more Americans began looking for work—developments that President Donald Trump interpreted as confidence in his administration.
State GOP leaders ready to make another run at Sunday sales
Grocery chains, convenience stores and pharmacies have pushed for years to have Indiana's eight decades-old ban lifted and be able to sell alcohol on Sundays, but a compromise has been elusive.
House approves merit-selection system for Marion County judges
Judges would be selected by a nominating commission and the governor—rather than through elections—under the proposal that is supported by Republicans and opposed by some Democrats.
Merritt to run for Marion County GOP chairman
The state senator is seeking to replace Council Minority Leader Mike McQuillen, who led the party on a temporary basis until announcing he would step down this week.
House panel exempts Tesla from state ban on direct auto sales
The author of the bill, Rep. Ed Soliday, said he believed the amended measure would make people on both sides of the bill “equally happy and equally unhappy.”
Terre Haute casino could keep Hoosiers gambling in Indiana, supporters say
Senate Bill 354 would let Rising Star Casino Resort in Southern Indiana’s Ohio County move 740 gaming positions to Terre Haute.
State committee passes bill to raise cigarette tax, hike smoking age
The measure also removes employment protections for smokers, raises the age for purchasing cigarettes to 21 and directs more money to tobacco-cessation programs.
Indiana House transportation chairman pledges to rework Tesla bill
A House committee will make changes to a bill after critics charged that the measure would have blocked car maker Tesla from doing business in Indiana.
Holcomb’s pick confirmed as new Indiana GOP chairman
The state GOP central committee voted unanimously Wednesday to select Kyle Hupfer as party leader.
Trump spoils pharma chiefs with no more bad news on drug pricing
For drugmakers, including Indianapolis-based Eli Lilly and Co., a meeting Tuesday with President Donald Trump was a dose of happy pills.
State lawmakers add voucher access to preschool expansion bill
The voucher language has injected some controversy into a bill that has received bipartisan support.
Citizens coke plant site has its share of ‘challenges,’ Hogsett says
Transforming the site to a criminal justice complex would take years of contaminant cleanup, officials said Tuesday, but construction could overlap with that work.
UPDATE: Trump tells drugmakers, including Lilly, their prices are ‘astronomical’
President Trump took Big Pharma to task on pricing but also promised to ease regulations and find ways to speed medicines to market, which triggered a surge in the sector’s share prices.
Senate signs off on cursive bill, which faces a House test
One Indiana lawmaker is continuing her cursive writing crusade, hoping the Legislature will finally sign off this year on mandating that schools teach it.
Federal appeals court overturns parts of vaping law, granting win to out-of-state manufacturers
The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday found that parts of the law violate the dormant commerce clause of the constitution.
Trump to require two rules be killed for each new one
President Trump is fulfilling a promise he made shortly after his election to reduce federal regulations. In practice, the policy potentially requires months of study and public input for each regulation eliminated.
Tech companies express concern over Trump immigration order
The U.S tech industry, which relies on foreign engineers and other technical experts for a sizable percentage of its workforce, is showing dismay over the executive order.
Indiana medical marijuana backers take hope in bill hearing
When the Indiana Legislature allowed a Senate committee to hear testimony on a medical marijuana-related bill, some proponents saw a glimmer of hope.