Marc Benioff said on social media Thursday morning that he was canceling corporate programs that require travel to Indiana in response to the “religious freedom” bill signed into law by Gov. Mike Pence.
A last-ditch surge of complaints about the legislation from numerous business and political leaders, a religious group and hospitality interests was not enough to make the governor veto the bill.
Indiana took another step toward becoming the first state to prohibit taxes on Internet access after a bill that would implement a permanent ban unanimously passed the House Ways and Means Committee.
Gov. Mike Pence’s spokeswoman said the governor has planned a private ceremony for Thursday to sign the measure, which has come under fire from numerous business groups and leaders.
Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff late Wednesday joined a last-ditch effort by at least a dozen Indiana tech company executives to persuade Gov. Mike Pence to veto the controversial "religious freedom" bill, even as Pence made clear he planned to sign the measure Thursday.
Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard and a major religious organization have joined a growing list of civic and business leaders expressing opposition to the controversial “religious freedom restoration” bill, which will become law unless vetoed by Gov. Mike Pence.
Sun King and other Indiana beer makers could produce more barrels of their product while remaining small breweries under a bill the House Public Policy Committee passed Wednesday.
Terminally ill patients in Indiana who have run out of FDA-approved options can now turn to treatments and medicines in the testing phase.
The CEO of the annual gaming confab, which drew 56,000 to downtown Indianapolis last year, said the legislation "could allow for refusal of service or discrimination against our attendees."
Indiana Senate fiscal leaders threw their support Tuesday morning behind spending $20 million to improve the Michael Carroll Stadium at IUPUI to benefit the Indy Eleven professional soccer team and to lure other events to Indianapolis.
A proposal aimed at giving terminally ill patients in Indiana easier access to experimental drugs not yet on pharmacy shelve is about to become law.
Republicans cast all the "yes" votes as House members voted 63-31 to support the bill that would prohibit any state laws that "substantially burden" a person's ability to follow his or her religious beliefs.
A top deputy commissioner under former BMV Commissioner R. Scott Waddell testified in a pending lawsuit that he urged Waddell and then-Chief of Staff Shawn Walters to conduct an independent audit of the bogus fees, but they refused.
A state lawmaker who owns two businesses that make caskets helped kill legislation that would have legalized a new alternative to traditional burial in Indiana.
State Senate amendment shifts focus from new downtown stadium to refurbished Carroll Stadium.
Unemployed Hoosiers could be pushed into job training and educational programs meant to help them get back into the workforce under a bill that passed the Senate Appropriations Committee unanimously on Thursday.
A proposal to give terminally ill patients easier access to experimental drugs not yet on pharmacy shelves has been forwarded to Gov. Mike Pence for his signature.
Proposals to add amendments to the religious-objections bill were defeated in largely party-line votes, with just three of the 71 House Republicans supporting any of the amendments. The House could vote next week on approving the bill.
Indiana's state schools superintendent asked lawmakers Thursday to shift money that a House budget plan allocated for charter schools to public schools instead and also outlined her plan to cut the cost of student testing.
Indiana’s public colleges and universities, spurred by pressure from state lawmakers, are pumping out more graduates than ever. But in spite of a 20-percent increase in degrees granted since 2010, the education level of Indiana’s younger adults has barely budged, for reasons that aren’t clear.
