Indiana to pay $124K to settle sign language suit
A deaf man filed the lawsuits after being denied a sign-language interpreter so he could follow a court hearing in which his mother was a party.
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Indiana agency: No action planned over card game prizes
Gaming Commission Executive Director Sara Tait said her agency never had plans to take action against a senior center that offered prizes like cookies and toilet paper in euchre card games.
Indiana attorney general entering congressional race
Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller is joining two Republican state senators in the race for the 9th District congressional seat.
Ritz blames error for possible illegal campaign donations
Indiana Superintendent of Public Instruction Glenda Ritz is blaming a clerical error for about $8,000 in campaign contributions being collected during this year's legislative session in a potential violation of the state's campaign finance laws.
Waltz joins race for Indiana congressional seat
Brent Waltz of Greenwood is the second Republican state senator in the race for the Indiana congressional seat that Rep. Todd Young is giving up to run for the U.S. Senate next year.
UPDATE: Pence, other governors order Planned Parenthood probes
Gov. Mike Pence has directed the Indiana Department of Health to investigate whether organs from aborted fetuses are being sold.
Indiana reserves grow to $2.1 billion after spending cuts
Figures released Thursday by the state auditor show that the state had a $210 million surplus during the budget year that ended June 30.
Gregg gains large money advantage over Democratic challengers
The two Democrats challenging former Indiana House Speaker John Gregg for their party's 2016 nomination for governor are trailing him badly in collecting campaign contributions.
UPDATE: DCS case manager sues agency over caseload
A Department of Child Services family case manager who says her caseload is more than twice what Indiana law allows has filed a lawsuit contending the excessive work makes doing her job extremely difficult and puts children at risk.
Indy joins regional group to fund transit route
The City-County Council voted Monday for Indianapolis to join Carmel, Westfield and Greenwood in an economic development group seeking state funding for a rapid-transit route.
Health care industry: Healthy Indiana Plan working smoothly
State enrollment in HIP 2.0 has climbed to nearly 290,000 participants, with about 60 percent of those people under age 40, according to state figures presented Thursday.
Pot-smoking Indianapolis ‘church’ sues over marijuana laws
The First Church of Cannabis, formed as a test of Indiana's new Religious Freedom Restoration Act, filed its lawsuit in Marion Circuit Court in Indianapolis, naming multiple defendants, including Gov. Mike Pence and state and local law enforcement officers.
Program to promote Indiana ag products gets underway
State officials on Tuesday launched the Indiana Grown initiative, a program to promote Hoosier agricultural products that’s been under development and in limited use since the General Assembly authorized it last year.
Democrats want Pence to release details of PR firm’s work
Indiana Democrats have sent the Republican Pence administration a formal request to release documents showing what the state got for its money when it hired a New York public relations firm to deal with any damage inflicted by the new Religious Freedom Restoration Act.
Indiana to join states suing over new EPA water rule
Indiana has decided to join a lawsuit challenging an Obama administration rule that gives federal agencies authority to protect some streams, tributaries and wetlands under the Clean Water Act.
Pence elevates revenue chief of staff to commissioner
An attorney who once served as Indiana's public access counselor has been tapped as the new commissioner for the state Department of Revenue, replacing the retiring Mike Alley.
Indiana’s career, technical students have higher grad rate
Ninety-five percent of students concentrating on career and technical education courses, or CTE, graduate from high school. That compares with a 90-percent graduation rate for all graduates.
1984 Indiana governor candidate Wayne Townsend dies
Townsend, who was a hog farmer in northeastern Indiana's Blackford County, broke a barrier by picking a woman as his running mate.
Indiana cancels post-RFRA contract with PR firm after 3 months
State officials have ended a contract with a New York PR firm it hired to assess the damage to Indiana’s reputation after the national furor over its religious freedom law. After three months, the firm will be paid $365,000.
Indiana warns businesses about recent deceptive letters
Secretary of State Connie Lawson is warning Indiana firms about letters that appear to have come from her office and ask for $125 or $150 fees.