Top Indiana House budget writer won’t seek new term
Rep. Jeff Espich of Uniondale, the leader of the Indiana House's budget-writing committee, announced Friday that he won't seek re-election this fall and will end 40-year legislative career.
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Advocates want no weakening of Indiana smoking ban
Anti-smoking advocates aren't happy about an 18-month exemption for bars that's included in a bill for a statewide smoking ban, and are aiming to prevent the proposal from being watered down.
13K Indiana foreclosure victims to get $2K checks
Indiana homeowners will receive about $43 million in refinanced loans while other borrowers will get $30 million worth of loan-term modifications and other relief as part of a $25 billion nationwide settlement with the country's biggest mortgage lenders.
Councilor seeks review of city’s TIF-district strategy
Brian Mahern, a Democrat on the City-County Council, plans to propose a study commission to examine the effectiveness of TIF districts, how property tax caps will affect them, and ways to increase transparency for the complicated financing vehicles.
Ballard to veto tougher smoking-ban proposal
Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard plans to veto a proposed ordinance that would expand the city’s public smoking ban, his spokesman confirmed Thursday.
Gubernatorial candidates turn in signatures
Democrat John Gregg and Republican Mike Pence submitted plenty of signatures to get their names on Indiana’s ballot for governor. Fishers businessman Jim Wallace, however, said he came up 111 signatures shy of the number needed to make the ballot.
Telecommunications companies push bill to defend turf from state network
The new law would prevent the I-Light data network from straying beyond its stated mission of serving the state’s colleges and universities.
Glick center receives $6.3 million federal grant
The funds will be used to construct a three-story, independent-living facility consisting of 50 one-bedroom units for low-income senior citizens at the neighborhood center on Indianapolis’ northwest side.
Indiana panel OKs overhaul of school grading system
A state panel has approved changes to Indiana's A-to-F grading standards for public schools despite complaints that the new rules are too complex for schools and parents to understand.
Indiana lawmaker says school bus fees increase danger
Indiana's public school districts wouldn't be able to end school bus service for their students under a proposal advancing in the General Assembly after protests from parents in a suburban Indianapolis district who now face annual bills of more than $400 a child for rides to and from school.
Right-to-work boycott fines put on hold by Indiana high court
The state Supreme Court placed on hold Wednesday all legislative fines against Democrats who boycotted the Indiana House during the right-to-work battle until it rules on whether it's legal for those fines to be deducted from their paychecks.
Company: Sugarland resisted delaying state fair concert
Sugarland resisted delaying the start of a concert at the state fair despite threatening weather that caused a deadly stage collapse, the fair's top official testified against the company that built the stage rigging.
Hendricks County cultural trail highlights rural setting
Hendricks County is out to prove its suburban communities have more to offer than a convenient commute to downtown Indianapolis.
Indiana stage builder cited in state fair disaster
The State Labor Department says the company that built the stage ahead of last summer's deadly Indiana State Fair collapse showed "plain indifference" to safety standards.
Local trucking company shut down for safety violations
Indianapolis-based trucking firm U & D Service Inc. was ordered to cease operations by federal authorities after being declared an “imminent hazard” to public safety.
Local air-freight operator fined $1M for security violation
OHL Solutions Inc. will pay a $1 million fine for shirking its duty to screen for explosives cargo bound for passenger planes at Indianapolis International Airport, U.S. Attorney Joe Hogsett announced Wednesday morning.
Attorney: State’s stage-collapse report blames union
A state report on the state fair stage collapse accuses a stagehands union of five violations in the deadly disaster, according to an attorney who said the union was being made a scapegoat.
Senate panel to consider bill banning school bus fees
The measure is a reaction to Franklin Township's decision last fall to begin charging at least $40 a month per child for bus service.
Indiana House panel leader leery of creationism bill
The leader of the Indiana House Education Committee said Tuesday a proposal specifically allowing public schools to teach creationism alongside evolution in science classes could be unworkable.
Indiana tax collections below target for January
Indiana's state tax collections came in slightly below projections for January, the first monthly shortfall since the new state budget year began last July.