City unveils plan to convert vehicle fleet from gas, diesel
Mayor Greg Ballard outlined plans to shift the city’s fleet of cars, heavy trucks and even police cruisers to a mix of electricity and natural gas by 2025.
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CIB to consider 1-year extension with Pacers, source says
The Capital Improvement Board of Marion County is expected to seek a one-year extension of its current lease deal with Pacers Sports & Entertainment, according to a former board member and current Indianapolis city-county councilor.
Face-lift nearly complete at Eagle Creek golf courses
Eagle Creek Golf Club received a long-awaited face-lift this year under a contract that will rescue the city from most of its expenses stemming from the previous operator’s loan default.
Mayor reaches preliminary pact with police, firefighter unions
After saying in August he would revoke raises for police officers and firefighters, Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard has agreed in principal to a new contract that would delay a 3 percent salary hike by six months.
Johnson County weighs costs of new dispatch center
A central Indiana county's move to consolidate five emergency dispatch centers into one is raising concerns about how some communities will pay their share without raising taxes.
Demolitions ordered as blast probe continues
Officials in Indianapolis have ordered the demolition of 29 homes in a blast-ravaged neighborhood hit by a deadly house explosion.
State’s local income tax system isn’t keeping up with demand
A report by the Indiana University Public Policy Institute and Indiana Fiscal Policy Institute recommends streamlining the system.
Vote is just first step in changing Fishers to city
New districts must be drawn up for council members, which gives Democrats a glimmer of hope that they might get a voice at the table.
Central Indiana city looks to relax business sign rules
Greenfield officials are proposing new measures to relax the city’s strict sign standards in an effort to be more friendly to businesses.
Voters embrace education reform locally, but not in state race
Three new reform-minded IPS board members could help usher in sweeping changes to the school district. At the state level, however, school librarian Glenda Ritz denied Tony Bennett a second term as voters spurned his sweeping education overhaul.
Reform-minded candidates secure IPS board seats
The Indianapolis Public Schools board will have a new look in the new year.
Johnson County passes tougher smoking law
Johnson County commissioners on Monday morning approved countywide public smoking restrictions that will take effect in January. The ordinance is more restrictive than previous laws passed in Franklin and Greenwood.
Lawmaker cries foul over Fishers vote endorsement
A state lawmaker is taking issue with a group that backs a new "hybrid city" government in an Indianapolis suburb and says she never endorsed the plan.
CIB to fight council’s attempt to take $15 million
The Capital Improvement Board’s directors voted Thursday afternoon on three actions that will circumvent the $15 million payment-in-lieu-of-taxes, or PILOT, which the Indianapolis City-County Council included in the CIB’s budget.
Simon says Sandy caused minimal damage to shopping centers
A company spokesman said damage was minor at Simon’s malls and outlet centers in New York and other areas hit by the storm.
Ballard to nix parts of council budget
Mayor Greg Ballard plans to sign a $1 billion budget plan approved by the Indianapolis City-County Council earlier this month, but only after using his line-item veto powers to kill major portions of it.
City paying $2.3 million to 2 hurt in officer’s crash
The city of Indianapolis will pay $2.3 million to two people seriously injured when their motorcycle was struck by a police cruiser driven by an officer allegedly driving drunk.
Report tallies local government debt loads
A new reporting requirement on local governments gives taxpayers unprecedented access to debt information, but the data is also likely to raise many questions.
Judge: Anderson can lay off firefighters
Circuit Judge Dennis Carroll said in a 27-page ruling Tuesday said that Indiana law gives municipalities the right to lay off employees because of economic conditions.
City or town? Confusing ballot to determine fate of Fishers
A group of Fishers residents is crying foul over questions on the November ballot that will determine whether Fishers remains a town, becomes a “reorganized” city with a council and city manager, or a traditional city with an elected mayor.