Indiana Senate approves plan to cut township boards
The bill now likely will go to a House-Senate conference committee to try to resolve the House-passed and Senate-approved
versions of the bill.
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Ethics bill clears Senate with unanimous support
The most sweeping Indiana legislation in years to tighten ethics and lobbying rules cleared the state Senate 50-0 Thursday
and appeared headed soon to Gov. Mitch Daniels for his signature.
Mitch Daniels probably won’t run for president, but what if he did?
In a recent interview with Barrons, Daniels gave far more detail about how he’d apply his approach to state government
at the federal level.
Indiana House OKs tax-increase repeal, jobs bill
The Indiana House approved legislation Wednesday that would repeal an unemployment-insurance tax increase and approved a package
of tax credits and other incentives designed to create jobs.
Indiana House votes to repeal tax hike on employers
The legislation would repeal an increase on taxes that employers pay into the state’s unemployment insurance fund, which is
deeply in debt to the federal government.
Daniels opens door on 2012 presidential campaign
After years of denying interest in a presidential bid, Indiana governor tells Washington Post political writer he
may consider bid for Republican nomination on platform of fiscal responsibility.
Pondering an Evan Bayh redux
Some observers think Bayh will run for governor again to springboard to the presidency. But to stand out to national, and
possibly even Hoosier, voters, he might be forced outside his cautious comfort zone.
Bayh’s war chest could play role in Senate race
Bayh, who announced last week that he would not seek a third term in the Senate, has wide legal flexibility in directing the
$12.2 million left in his campaign account.
State funding cuts a setback for public stations
The state's eight public television and radio stations, including WFYI in Indianapolis, will not receive their final two
installments of public funding for fiscal 2010 because of Indiana's budget crisis.
Bayh’s exit may pinch federal funds going to Indiana
Sen. Evan Bayh brought home the bacon—more than
$1.4 billion in federal appropriations and grants in just the last 12 months.
Ballard’s high-risk IT project could save millions – or flop
Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard has decided to overhaul the city’s and county’s 1970s-era financial IT systems—a move
that could cement
his reputation for improving government efficiency. But the upgrade also is fraught with risk.
Cultural Trail pork?
The finished trail will be great. But the federal government is on a trajectory toward fiscal oblivion.
House panel OKs delay in unemployment tax hike
An Indiana House committee endorsed legislation Wednesday that would delay for one year increases in taxes that employers
pay into the state’s bankrupt unemployment insurance fund.
No Democrat meets Indiana deadline for Senate seat
The only Democrat seeking to run for the Senate seat being vacated by Sen. Evan Bayh has missed out on qualifying for Indiana’s
May primary ballot.
Meetings start public discussion of regional transit plan
Indy Connect will hold its first public forum Tuesday evening to begin the process of gathering public input on a regional
transportation plan that proposes raising taxes to build a light-rail line, improve bus service and expand roadways.
Puzzling over why Evan Bayh waited until the last minute to retire
Bayh might have been sly as a fox by waiting to the last minute to announce he’s leaving the Senate.
Ivy Tech, IPIC snare $10M in job-training grants
Programs will bolster job opportunities for some 1,700 Indiana workers in sectors including health care and advanced manufacturing.
Gambling to remain an issue in General Assembly
Issue likely to land in House, Senate conference committee.
State jobless fund tax increase becomes hot topic
Whether to delay increases in taxes that employers pay to Indiana’s unemployment insurance fund is becoming a
contentious issue in the General Assembly.
Smoking ban legislation appears dead in Statehouse
Legislation that would ban smoking in all public places, enclosed areas of places of employment and certain state vehicles
appears headed for an Indiana General Assembly summer study committee.