City Securities chief likes Tea Party
You know times have changed when the head of Indianapolis’ main investment bank can identify with the Tea Party movement.
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Employers fret over health care overhaul
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 warns of health bill’s ‘immorally huge’ taxes
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.
What to do when a pit bull attacks
If the next incident involves you, good luck. But pepper spray for grizzly bears might help.
Bayh donates $1M to help Democrats keep Senate seat
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.
Obama signs historic $938 billion health care overhaul
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.
Indiana freezes some medical savings account rolls
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.
What’s next for guns at work
Beginning July 1, employees will be able to bring guns to work. A labor lawyer says employers will need to get creative.
Workplace guns bill gets governor’s signature
The law, which takes effect July 1, lets workers keep guns locked out of sight in their vehicles while parked on their employers’
property.
Prosecutor Brizzi defends no-cost real estate deal
Marion County Prosecutor Carl Brizzi paid nothing for a 50-percent stake in an Elkhart office building he acquired with a
local defense attorney.
Governor signs ethics, slot-withholding laws
Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels signed 23 bills into law on Wednesday.
Deadline passes with no bids to buy Winona
The city of Indianapolis, which had listed the property for $667,500, had hoped to sell it the former hospital for redevelopment.
Indiana local finance chief resigns after 15 months
Gov. Mitch Daniels has accepted the resignation of his commissioner of local government finance and has reappointed David
Lott Hardy as chairman of the state Utility Regulatory Commission.
Social Security to start cashing Uncle Sam’s IOUs
This year, for the first time since the 1980s, when Congress last overhauled Social Security, the retirement program is projected
to pay out more in benefits than it collects in taxes. And its giant coffers have been raided over the years for other government
expenses.
The gavel drops: Legislature ends session with compromises
The Indiana General Assembly finally adjourned its 2010 legislative session early Saturday with deals including a one-year
delay on unemployment insurance tax increases and aid for schools reeling from state budget cuts.
In about-face, state lawmakers find compromise late Friday
Both parties reportedly agreed to tentative deals on the issues that threatened to push the legislative session all the way
to the brink, including a one-year delay for a planned increase in unemployment taxes.
State lawmakers remain divided; deal by Sunday in doubt
The impasse between the two parties over a delay in an unemployment-tax increase is expected to drag the legislative session
into the weekend. "Nobody is talking right now," says one legislator.
Two of Ballard’s top administrators step down
Deputy mayor, city Bond Bank director resign to take jobs in the private sector.
What universities can learn from a steel mill
Steel Dynamics is highly competitive partly because employees are compensated on how much money they save. Should Purdue and
other universities take notice?
Brizzi’s lease deals benefited friend, donor
Records show Marion County Prosecutor Carl Brizzi directed lucrative work for the Prosecutor’s Office to his friend, business
partner and political contributor John Bales.