AG sees spike in complaints about gas prices
The Indiana Attorney General’s Office says the recent surge in Midwestern gasoline prices that’s given Indiana the nation’s fourth-priciest gas is drawing an influx of complaints from the public.
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Goodwill to open four more dropout recovery schools
But further expansion is on hold because of a state freeze on new adult-focused charter schools. Lawmakers are concerned the schools are siphoning funds from K-12 education.
Indiana rolls back some 2010 Medicaid rate cuts
The state plans to spend $37 million more each year reimbursing providers. The increase would amount to 2 percent more for hospitals, nursing facilities, home health and immediate care providers.
Marion mayor seeking GOP nod for Indiana treasurer
Former Olympic figure skater and Marion Mayor Wayne Seybold announced Tuesday he would seek the Republican nomination for the office primarily concerned with state investments and pensions.
IEDC rolling out $1M diversity investment fund
Fund managers will seek to invest in companies owned by minorities, women and veterans that have sustainable competitive advantages, scalable business models and the potential for meaningful job creation.
Pence administration shuffles several positions
One job change has led to a series of others in Indiana Gov. Mike Pence's five-month-old administration.
INDOT memo strips information in public tug-of-war
By one stroke this year, Indiana lawmakers and the new governor vastly improved the public's ability to find out how the show is run at the Statehouse, while in another, top managers at the Indiana Department of Transportation quietly clamped down on what's available.
Indiana moving business-filing reminders online
Indiana Secretary of State Connie Lawson is moving away from paper to email for reminders to Indiana businesses to file their annual reports with the state.
Land bank legislation could get lost in shuffle of deep agenda
Legislative leaders recently assigned House Bill 1317 to the standing commission, which is also due to tackle such subjects as township assistance, agricultural land valuation and a motorsports commission.
Aromatherapy stores challenge Indiana’s ‘lookalike’ law
Four store owners say Indiana's efforts to curb "lookalike" drugs have gone too far.
‘Study’ panels sound ho-hum, but carry great weight
The growing interest in summer study committees, and their potential power, has leaders on the General Assembly's Legislative Council pondering how to balance the many requests against the constraints of lawmakers who meet in Indianapolis a few months out of each year.
Forty percent of school districts to see no funding increase
Lawmakers overall increased school funding 2 percent next year and 1 percent the following year. But shifts in how that money is awarded mean some districts actually might see decreases.
Indiana lawmakers to review ISTEP test troubles
Indiana lawmakers said Thursday they will spend the coming months reviewing computer troubles with a statewide standardized test, the use of land banks to sell vacant property and other problems uncovered around the state.
Indiana BMV says it may have overcharged for licenses
The Bureau of Motor Vehicles made the acknowledgement in a response to a class-action lawsuit that alleges Indiana collected up to $30 million more than it should have by charging drivers more for licenses than allowed by law.
Indiana lawmakers gave approval to 12 percent of 2013 bills
Measures filed in the Indiana General Assembly this year faced about 1-in-8 odds of making their way to the governor's desk.
Deadline looms for state’s Do Not Call list
Since January, the state attorney general's office said it has received more than 5,000 complaints about telemarketing calls from live operators or prerecorded messages.
Counties worry about cost of sentencing overhaul
Indiana counties could be forced to pay some of the costs of a change in the state’s criminal code that is designed to keep low-level offenders out of prison while ensuring the worst serve more of their sentences.
Indiana withdraws support for fertilizer plant
State officials have withdrawn incentives for a fertilizer plant over concerns about whether its Pakistan-based owners are doing enough at their overseas operations to keep the potentially explosive material from being used against U.S. troops.
Indiana adds jobs; unemployment rate slips
Indiana added 4,400 nonfarm jobs in April and the unemployment rate fell slightly, to 8.5 percent, the Indiana Department of Workforce Development reported Friday morning.
Indiana BMV ends specialty plate talks with 3 groups
The BMV stopped negotiations with the Indiana Greenways Foundation, the Indiana 4-H Foundation and the Indiana Youth Group.