Indy residents say they want the state to consider elements like signage, the locations of interchanges, pedestrian safety and the way these corridors represent—or fail to represent—the city as a whole.
Gov. Eric Holcomb on Friday announced the first phase of a large-scale plan to expand physical firefighting training for Hoosiers.
More than ever, Indianapolis-area companies are becoming so-called “second-chance employers” willing to hire people with arrest records and providing additional services to ex-offenders needing first jobs.
The Interim State and Local Tax Review Task Force, which began meeting Wednesday, will examine Indiana’s corporate tax, individual income tax, property tax, sales tax, and others.
Johnson County accounts for the bulk of the funding that the dissenting counties will forego. It qualified for up to $2.1 million.
The Indiana Law Enforcement Academy improvements are part of a string of capital projects prioritized by Holcomb in recent budget sessions at the Statehouse.
Republican state lawmakers have long resisted taking up legislation strengthening tenants’ legal rights, making Todd Rokita an outlier at the state level—but a possible ally for advocates who’ve struggled to advance such changes.
Indiana is competing with its Midwestern neighbors to land up to $75 million to create one of three tech hubs in the region.
Although gaming officials celebrated the year’s high revenue and sales, they cautioned that three multi-state, billion-dollar jackpots—which boosted revenue—weren’t stable elements for future budgeting and planning.
The court filing by IPS is the latest move in a long-running dispute between the district and the charter sector over facilities and resources, as charter enrollment grows and IPS enacts academic and other changes to attract students.
David Rosenberg, chief operating officer of the Indiana Economic Development Corp., replaces Brad Chambers as Indiana secretary of commerce.
The well-funded gubernatorial candidate’s biggest challenge is name recognition, especially in the southern two-thirds of the state.
The National Conference of State Legislatures’ Legislative Summit is expected to generate an estimated $4.8 million in economic activity in Indianapolis, including 11,000 hotel room nights.
The Indiana Economic Development Corp. is seeking $120 million in performance-based incentive funds for a company planning a new facility that will create 1,400 high-wage jobs, according to the State Budget Committee’s agenda for its Friday meeting.
Outside organizations donated nearly $3 million to a state economic development agency’s not-for-profit arm over the last three years—but who the donors are, and how the agency spends their contributions are largely unknown.
The agency last year received $1.6 million from the federal Minority Business Development Agency and added $400,000 in matching funds.
Lucas was not reappointed for the second year of his term as chair of the Compliance Advisory Panel.
Three top GOP candidates for Indiana governor far outraised their fellow hopefuls in semi-annual campaign finance reports released Monday, with U.S. Sen. Mike Braun recording the largest haul.
His departure comes as his two-year contract with the state expires, but it still increases speculation that he is considering a run for governor in 2024.
Josh Martin has been leading the Indiana Management Performance Hub since it opened in 2014. Since then, demands on the agency have grown as the state has come to depend more on data to tackle huge problems such as the pandemic.
