House Bill 1338, which lets municipalities define decorum and protect intervening law enforcement, passed out of the House Government and Regulatory Reform Committee unanimously and moved to the full House.
The move comes as the state explores the feasibility of pumping as much as 100 million gallons of water from Wabash River aquifers for a high-tech manufacturing park in Boone County.
Running unopposed in the Nov. 7 election, the former TV anchor is eager to move past Town Hall conflicts.
West Lafayette City Council members expressed a desire for more research from third parties and greater transparency from Indiana Economic Development Corp. officials, who they said have not approached them about the proposed pipeline.
Since July 2022, the city of Lebanon has annexed a total of 7,200 acres for the LEAP Lebanon Innovation and Research District, a planned technology and advanced manufacturing hub of 9,000 acres or more.
When an Indiana task force meets this month to discuss future funding for state and local roads, Mayor Joe Hogsett’s administration will face an uphill battle with its proposal to change the funding formula that strongly favors rural areas.
Indianapolis mayoral candidate Jefferson Shreve had a lawyer send cease-and-desist letters to local television stations on Monday over Mayor Joe Hogsett’s newest campaign advertisement, alleging it is “false, misleading and defamatory.”
Without more water, Cicero could be left out as development accelerates north along the U.S. 31 corridor.
Officials are eyeing a few commercial and industrial parks they believe could benefit from the model that puts the state in charge of acquiring land and master-planning a site.
The IndyRent program “pause” is to ensure renters who have filled out an application can be given the remaining funding, according to the city. Indianapolis renters have recently experienced a higher rate of evictions than the rest of the nation.
Chetrice Mosley-Romero, who was appointed as Indiana’s first cybersecurity director in 2017, will continue helping the state agencies and local government entities strengthen their cybersecurity postures.
Carpenter Nature Preserve, along Eagle Creek on the southwest side of the intersection of North Michigan Road and State Road 32, will be developed in multiple phases.
The committee will study growth trends in rural, suburban and urban communities, food security issues, factors that developers consider in siting projects and ways in which communities can overcome barriers to attract appropriate economic development.
The council plans to vote Monday to place no-turn-on-red restrictions at downtown intersections before the effective date of a state law banning the city from doing so. The local proposal includes an amendment designed to further insulate the city from state legislation.
The mayor’s comments came in response to a proposal put forth by Fort Wayne businessman and candidate for governor Eric Doden, who is seeking the Republican nomination in 2024.
Morgan County officials say the existing courthouse, built in 1857, lacks sufficient space for court employees, including prosecutor and probation offices, which are located off-site.
A Republican state legislator and former Indianapolis City-County Council member is on the verge of thwarting an attempt by Indianapolis lawmakers to install no-turn-on-red signs at nearly 200 downtown intersections.
The Lebanon Plan Commission voted unanimously Monday to approve Eli Lilly and Co.’s development plan for its two manufacturing facilities in Boone County.
A heated debate over whether the state should restrict municipalities from banning the retail sale of dogs continued Monday at the Indiana Statehouse without resolution.
Indianapolis businessman Jefferson Shreve, a Republican, appears to be the first of this year’s Indianapolis mayoral candidates to begin advertising.
