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Fifth Third among them, after being hit with class action over whether to pay customers’ biggest bills first.
Tea party sees Lugar as best target in Senate
The tea party movement’s best remaining hope in 2012 for picking off an incumbent Republican in the Senate has boiled down to one state, Indiana, where six-term Sen. Richard Lugar still faces a challenge from the right.
Lugar raises $840K for Senate re-election bid
Sen. Richard Lugar has $3.8 million in the bank as he fights the tea party-backed Richard Mourdock to remain the Republican contender for his seat.
Charlie White seeks voter-fraud probe of Bayhs
Indiana's beleaguered Indiana secretary of state requested an independent prosecutor to look into his allegations of vote fraud and homestead fraud against former Democratic Sen. Evan Bayh and his wife, Susan.
Senate nears vote to defeat Obama’s jobs bill
Despite President Barack Obama's exhortations, the Senate prepared to swiftly kill his jobs package Tuesday and the White House and congressional leaders were already moving on to other ways to cut the nation's painfully high unemployment without raising taxes.
Greenwood selling old police cars, stoplights
The central Indiana city is planning to sell some old police cars that it had been parking outside banks in hope of discouraging would-be robbers.
New maps force House Democrats to move up or out
Democrats in Indiana’s House of Representatives facing dim prospects of re-election are making some tough choices, with many opting to either retire or run for higher office.
Occupy Wall Street inspires Indianapolis protest
More than 1,000 people gathered on Veterans Memorial Plaza downtown Saturday to take part in Occupy Indianapolis, inspired by the three-week-old Occupy Wall Street protest in New York.
City plans more bike lane construction
Mayor Greg Ballard has rolled out plans for an additional 75 miles of trails and bike lanes to be built throughout Indianapolis by 2015.
Economy added 103,000 jobs in September
The burst of hiring followed a sluggish summer for the economy—and at least temporarily calms fears of a new recession that have hung over Wall Street and the nation for weeks.
Study: Defense spending fuels 56,000 Indiana jobs
A new report says that federal military and security spending resulted in $4.4 billion in contracts for Indiana companies last year.
Indiana Dem chairman calls on lottery director to quit
The head of the Indiana Democratic Party wants the director of the Hoosier Lottery to resign after an admission that it overspent on its new headquarters.
Indiana doles out $60 million interest payment to feds
The state owes $2 billion in federal unemployment insurance debt.
Startup dangles visas in return for funding, jobs
A new enterprise in the Muncie area hopes to capitalize on wealthy foreigners’ thirst for U.S. residency.
State’s jobless to get six more weeks of benefits
Unemployed Indiana residents can file for an additional six weeks of jobless benefits beginning Oct. 16.
Union members fight Indiana right-to-work proposal
Union members packed an Indiana Statehouse hearing Thursday in their uphill fight against "right-to-work" legislation that sparked a five-week walkout by House Democrats earlier this year.
Indiana budget picture improved modestly in September
Indiana's budget picture continued improving last month as the state collected $31 million more in taxes than planned.
Skillman, Hamilton to lead Indiana Bicentennial panel
Lt. Gov. Becky Skillman and former U.S. Rep. Lee Hamilton will lead a group that's coordinating events to mark Indiana's upcoming bicentennial.
U.S. OKs $196M for high-speed Chicago-Detroit rail
The U.S. Department of Transportation has approved $196.5 million for part of a high-speed Amtrak passenger rail link between Chicago and Detroit, U.S. Sens. Carl Levin and Debbie Stabenow from Michigan said Wednesday.