Indiana gets 3-year waiver from No Child Left Behind
The waiver frees the state from some federal testing and school progress rules and lets Indiana keep greater control of how it spends about $230 million in federal education funding.
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Lawsuit: County worker fired for objecting to same-sex marriage
A former employee of a southern Indiana county clerk says she was fired over her religious objection to processing a same-sex couple’s marriage application.
Indianapolis to host high-profile confab for U.S. mayors
The conference is expected to draw presidential candidates and national media because it will come not long before the Democratic and Republican national conventions.
Indiana to pay $124K to settle sign language suit
A deaf man filed the lawsuits after being denied a sign-language interpreter so he could follow a court hearing in which his mother was a party.
DMD administrator Beaubien promoted to acting director
Brad Beaubien will take over for Adam Thies, who announced last week that he was leaving on Friday to become assistant vice president for capital planning and facilities at Indiana University.
Indy-based health data firm snares $1.5M in VC round
Healthiest Employers LLC, which collects and measures corporate health information, plans to use the funds to drive sales of its analytics software.
Hamilton Southeastern Schools considering spring referendum
The Hamilton Southeastern School Board on Tuesday morning postponed a vote that could have put a referendum over a property-tax hike on the November general election ballot.
Indiana agency: No action planned over card game prizes
Gaming Commission Executive Director Sara Tait said her agency never had plans to take action against a senior center that offered prizes like cookies and toilet paper in euchre card games.
Indiana attorney general entering congressional race
Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller is joining two Republican state senators in the race for the 9th District congressional seat.
Anderson tries to make downtown hip for millennials
City leaders want to establish Anderson as a cultural hotspot, patterned after Seattle and Portland, Oregon, and other places where the millennial generation is flocking.
Ritz blames error for possible illegal campaign donations
Indiana Superintendent of Public Instruction Glenda Ritz is blaming a clerical error for about $8,000 in campaign contributions being collected during this year's legislative session in a potential violation of the state's campaign finance laws.
Waltz joins race for Indiana congressional seat
Brent Waltz of Greenwood is the second Republican state senator in the race for the Indiana congressional seat that Rep. Todd Young is giving up to run for the U.S. Senate next year.
Indiana reserves grow to $2.1 billion after spending cuts
Figures released Thursday by the state auditor show that the state had a $210 million surplus during the budget year that ended June 30.
Employee or contractor? Labor seeks to clarify rules
The Labor Department issued new guidance Wednesday that could limit the ability of many companies to designate their workers as contractors.
Gregg gains large money advantage over Democratic challengers
The two Democrats challenging former Indiana House Speaker John Gregg for their party's 2016 nomination for governor are trailing him badly in collecting campaign contributions.
UIndy executive named city’s interim public safety director
David Wantz, 61, has been picked by Mayor Greg Ballard to serve as the city's interim director of public safety, filling the job vacated by Troy Riggs.
Watchdog: Budget cuts lead to poor taxpayer service at IRS
Only 37 percent of people who called the IRS for help during tax season were able to reach a person, the report said. For those who got through, the average time on hold was 23 minutes.
UPDATE: Many Indiana counties not meeting public records law
The survey commissioned by the Indiana Coalition for Open Government sought records from 90 public agencies in 30 counties, but only 15 provided electronic copies of the documents.
UPDATE: DCS case manager sues agency over caseload
A Department of Child Services family case manager who says her caseload is more than twice what Indiana law allows has filed a lawsuit contending the excessive work makes doing her job extremely difficult and puts children at risk.
Indy joins regional group to fund transit route
The City-County Council voted Monday for Indianapolis to join Carmel, Westfield and Greenwood in an economic development group seeking state funding for a rapid-transit route.