Many Hoosiers would recoil at the Confederate History Month declaration by Virginia’s new governor. Others, though,
might not, and the reaction would likely depend on where in Indiana the reaction came from.
Marion County Prosecutor Carl Brizzi has said he has no plans to resign, despite Mark Massa’s call Wednesday
morning for him to step down. Brizzi will be eligible for a public pension
if he finishes his second term Dec. 31.
Mark Massa, former general counsel for Gov. Mitch Daniels and the Republican candidate for Marion County prosecutor, calls
on Prosecutor Carl Brizzi, also a Republican, to step
down in the wake of an IBJ investigation.
March marked the first time in 17 months that monthly revenue collections exceeded the same period in the prior year. But year-to-date collections remain $867 million below a budget forecast last May.
Buoyed by good news on the jobs front, the White House claimed credit Sunday for reversing the downward economic spiral while
bracing out-of-work Americans for a slow recovery.
Two of Indiana’s most influential business advocates are lobbying Congress for relief from the state’s fast-growing
Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund debt.
Former Junior Achievement CEO Jeff Miller says Mayor Greg Ballard was about to hire him as a senior policy adviser, but comments
by Central Indiana Community Foundation President Brian Payne and current CEO Jennifer Burk ruined the offer.
As deadline day arrives, the Indianapolis Complete Count Committee is encouraging area companies to provide funding for local
marketing and events
designed to encourage citizens to fill out their Census forms.
Daniels signed the new rules Tuesday, three months after a state panel approved them amid criticism from college educators.
You know times have changed when the head of Indianapolis’ main investment bank can identify with the Tea Party movement.
Most employers in central Indiana are just beginning to figure out what the health insurance reform bill will mean for their
businesses. Caterpillar Inc., which employs nearly 1,500 at an engine plant in Lafayette, expects costs to rise about 20 percent.
Daniels told members of the Economic Club of Indianapolis that it’s ridiculous for anyone to suggest the nearly $1 trillion
health care overhaul signed into law Tuesday by President Barack Obama won’t add to the nation’s debt.
If the next incident involves you, good luck. But pepper spray for grizzly bears might help.
Retiring Indiana Sen. Evan Bayh has contributed $1 million from his campaign funds to help the Indiana Democratic Party in
its quest to hold on to the seat.
Attorneys general from 13 states filed suit to stop the overhaul just minutes after the bill signing, contending the law is
unconstitutional. Other state attorneys general may join the lawsuit later or sue separately.
The new federal health care bill will put 500,000 more Indiana residents on Medicaid and lead to higher state taxes, Gov.
Mitch Daniels said Monday, but a government insurance proponent said it will help families and businesses.
Beginning July 1, employees will be able to bring guns to work. A labor lawyer says employers will need to get creative.
The law, which takes effect July 1, lets workers keep guns locked out of sight in their vehicles while parked on their employers’
property.
Marion County Prosecutor Carl Brizzi paid nothing for a 50-percent stake in an Elkhart office building he acquired with a
local defense attorney.
Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels signed 23 bills into law on Wednesday.
