Of the nation’s 20 largest school districts, at least seven forbid use of cellphones during the school day or plan to do so, while at least another seven impose significant restrictions.
City-County Council President Vop Osili has authored a proposal to elevate the Indianapolis mayor’s annual salary by 31%, as well as increase salaries for seven other elected positions.
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg also said he would no longer donate money to widen election access for voters after dishing out more than $400 million for that purpose in 2020.
The proposal calls for a formal investigation into the city’s handling of sexual harassment allegations against a former top official in the Mayor’s Office, as well as overhauling the way similar claims are handled by city staff in the future.
Legislators on the state’s Medicaid Advisory Committee spent hours Wednesday questioning state officials about Indiana’s ongoing lawsuit over provisions of the Healthy Indiana Plan.
The Hogsett administration is currently under scrutiny after three former female employees made harassment accusations against former Chief of Staff Thomas Cook, who served as Hogsett’s close adviser for years despite concerns raised about his behavior.
Indiana’s requirements for ballot access by petition are constitutional, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled this week in upholding a lower court’s ruling.
The National Federation of Independent Business said Monday it released the 30-second Indiana ad as part of a national push to extend a 20% small business deduction.
Jennifer McCormick’s plan follows the release of Republican frontrunner Mike Braun’s tax plan in an election in which property tax relief continues to emerge as a top priority.
Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb and former governors Mike Pence, Mitch Daniels and Evan Bayh shared laughs and insights about the decades they’ve spent in leadership at the eighth annual Harvest Dinner at the Indiana State Fairgrounds.
The announcement follows waves of criticism from Hoosier teachers, parents and students over earlier diploma proposals that would broadly exclude certain course requirements, like those in history, foreign language and fine arts.
Eliminating federal taxes on tips has suddenly emerged as just about the only idea that former president Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris agree on—but experts say the proposal won’t have a big impact for most workers.
Republican Micah Beckwith, Democrat Terry Goodin and Libertarian Tonya Hudson spent most of Tuesday’s agriculture-focused debate arguing over whose tax policies would be most beneficial.
Former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is scheduled to participate in a discussion with Mitch Daniels, the former Indiana governor and Purdue University president.
A Lake County judge on Monday declined to dismiss a long-pending lawsuit waged by the city of Gary against a range of gun manufacturers and dealers despite a state law designed to end it.
Democratic gubernatorial nominee Jennifer McCormick on Monday denounced an ongoing high school diploma redesign as “dismantling” educational rigor in favor of filling positions at Hoosier companies facing worker shortages.
The City-County Council also approved measures Monday that would require owners of Airbnb and VRBO rentals and dogs not spayed or neutered to register with the city.
The taxing district is expected to generate about $4.65 million a year for downtown-focused efforts in Indianapolis, along with funding the operating costs of the low-barrier homeless shelter planned on the southeast side of downtown.
Most of the council’s Democratic caucus issued a joint statement Friday morning committing to city human resources reforms in light of sexual harassment allegations against a former top aide to Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett.
Sitting Congressman Jim Banks hasn’t yet accepted an invitation to debate from the Indiana Debate Commission, though both Democrat Valerie McCray and Libertarian Andrew Horning have indicated their willingness.
