Analysis: ‘Short sessions’ quickly becoming political slogs
Increasingly inside the Statehouse, “short session” no longer a term to be confused with an inconsequential gathering of the state’s lawmakers.
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Amazon.com begins collecting sales tax in Indiana
Indiana was one of three states where Amazon began collecting sales taxes Wednesday on purchases made in 2014.
New owner to use old plant for clean coal power
Crawfordsville unloads decommissioned plant for fraction of asking price.
Union vote to keep Boeing plant out of Indiana, other states
Production workers for the aerospace giant voted narrowly to accept benefit cuts in order to assure the plant would be built in the Seattle area.
‘Ban the box’ proposal heads for Indianapolis council
Indianapolis 'ban the box' initiative would affect hiring practices for the city, its vendors and economic development partners.
Crouch sworn in as Indiana’s new auditor
Crouch is the third person to hold the office – which oversees the state’s payroll and financial transactions – in the past six months.
Movie shot in Indiana headed for theaters
Indiana isn’t exactly one of Hollywood’s top locations for filming, but the state landed an upcoming film despite its lack of filmmaker incentives or exotic scenery.
Justice delays health law’s birth control mandate
The Supreme Court has thrown a hitch into President Barack Obama's new health care law by blocking a requirement that some religion-affiliated organizations provide health insurance that includes birth control.
More than 300,000 seek Indiana BMV refunds
A recent court settlement makes more than 4.5 million Hoosier drivers eligible for refunds of $3.50 to $15 each.
Indiana population growth continues to lag behind U.S.
Census Bureau estimates released Monday show Indiana’s population grew by about 33,000 people from 2012 to 2013, topping out at about 6.57 million residents.
FAA rejects Indiana’s bid for drone test site
Indiana had teamed with Ohio to secure one of the highly coveted test sites for unmanned aircraft.
With website on mend, Obamacare enrolls 2 million so far
The windfall comes at a critical moment for health care reform, which becomes “real” for many Americans on Jan. 1 as coverage through the insurance exchanges and key patient protections kick in.
Stretch of I-69 extension set to start next year
The state plans to select a contractor in March for the 21-mile section between Bloomington and Martinsville.
Kokomo to debut curbside recycling program
City officials hope the program can reduce the community’s trash-disposal costs by 35 percent.
Former congressman Andy Jacobs dies at age 81
The Indianapolis Democrat served in the Indiana House of Representatives in 1959-60, and then the U.S. House from 1965-73, and again from 1975-97.
Bloomington defends tough smoke-detector ordinance
Property owners sued in July to block the law, which requires landlords to install hard-wired smoke detectors by 2019.
Judge rejects appeal from former state elections chief
The court had little patience for Charlie White's arguments that his attorney—former Marion County Prosecutor Carl Brizzi—fumbled his defense at trial.
Over 50-plus years, lawyer helped shape modern Indianapolis
George Rubin, one of the principal architects of Unigov, will retire at the end of the year at age 81. As a legislator, he also created the Indiana Uniform Consumer Credit Code.
Report: Ditching business property tax shifts burden to others
Gov. Mike Pence’s plan to eliminate the tax on business equipment would mean significantly higher taxes for other property owners if the state took no specific action to protect them, according to a new analysis.
Pence wants tax credit for adoptive parents
Under the proposal, taxpayers benefiting from the federal adoption credit would be able to claim an additional credit on their state return.