Indiana special session to take up school takeover measure
The bill would further diminish local control of Gary and Muncie schools. The two districts have mismanaged finances for years.
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Indy Council members mounting opposition to IPL’s proposed rate hike
Democrat Jared Evans said the council members are hoping to “raise awareness” about the issue and persuade state regulators to drastically reduce the amount IPL raises its rates, “if they don’t decline this altogether.”
Rightward tilt of several GOP primaries worries some Republicans
Primaries in four states on Tuesday, all in places Donald Trump carried in 2016, showcase races in which GOP candidates are jockeying to be seen as the most conservative, the most anti-Washington and the most loyal to the president.
Trump event moves to Elkhart school
The rally on Thursday had initially been planned for a hangar at South Bend International Airport.
IndyGo to receive $75M for first phase of Red Line transit project, Carson says
The federal funding will cover most of the $96.3 million first phase of the Red Line, a proposed 13.1-mile bus route that will run between East 66th Street in Broad Ripple and the University of Indianapolis, with 28 stops along the way.
Early voting numbers up in most central Indiana counties
Early voting in Indiana started April 10, and more than 116,500 residents have already cast a ballot across the state.
Indiana officials aim to expand drug treatment programs
State officials said Thursday that they plan to fight Indiana’s opioid crisis by increasing capacity of state-sponsored drug treatment, promoting a campaign on reducing the stigma surrounding drug addiction and treatment, and training more health care workers.
Trump to talk tax cuts, economy at rally in Indiana
Campaign official Michael Glassner said the President Donald Trump will discuss tax cuts he signed into law late last year and highlight how Indiana families are benefiting from them at a May 10 event.
INDOT study analyzes options for downtown’s controversial north-split revamp
INDOT says it hasn’t chosen a course of action yet, but the study strongly indicates some of the options proposed by opponents of its original plans are not feasible.
Record exports cut U.S. trade deficit to $49 billion
Exports rose in March to a record $208.5 billion, led by shipments of civilian aircraft and soybeans. Imports slipped 1.8 percent, to $257.5 billion.
No criminal charges filed in Hamilton County campaign sign incident
The sheriff’s office opened an investigation Sunday after Steve Schwartz, an incumbent candidate for Hamilton County Council District 3, turned over photographs of his opponent’s wife removing his campaign signs from property near Morse Reservoir.
Lawsuit challenges court fees charged by four Indiana counties
The suit names the clerks of Hamilton, Johnson, Marion and Wayne counties.
Officials moving forward to formulate White River development plan
Leaders from Marion and Hamilton counties are set to kick off a master plan process that aims to take advantage of a 58-mile stretch of the White River.
Spending piles up in Indiana’s GOP Senate race
Three Republican challengers and the incumbent Democrat have raised nearly $22 million and spent nearly $14 million.
Indianapolis homeless population shows 6 percent decrease in latest count
The decrease was taken as a positive sign by city leaders who are trying to increase efforts to provide more people with permanent housing.
BOHANON AND CUROTT: Let’s be informed voters, but shaping outcome unlikely
It’s that time of year when all good citizens are supposed to do their duty and go to the polls and vote. And duty it is because, on a strictly cost-benefit basis, it makes no sense to be an informed voter.
Indiana candidate’s rhetoric, business record don’t always line up
Meyer Distributing, the distribution company owned by Senate candidate Mike Braun, does brisk business importing goods from the same countries he has criticized for taking American jobs. He also has accepted government subsidies, despite criticizing the practice.
Revamped Indiana workforce training panel meets for first time
Business leaders and education officials on the board voiced concerns that businesses and schools aren't on the same page when it comes to preparing the next generation of workers.
GOP Senate candidates run outsider campaigns with insider consultants
The three Republican candidates running in the May 8 primary to unseat incumbent U.S. Sen. Joe Donnelly rely heavily on political consulting firms in the Washington, D.C., area or on the East Coast to steer their campaigns in Indiana.
Missing campaign signs prompt police investigation in Hamilton County
The wife of a county council candidate was captured on camera taking her husband’s opponents’ signs from farmland near a Noblesville intersection. She denies wrongdoing.