Indiana secretary of state race challenge dismissed
The Indiana Recount Commission has dismissed a Democratic challenge to the Republican candidate's victory in the race for secretary of state.
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Law change eyed to help Indiana casinos compete
Indiana casinos could save an average of $1 million per riverboat each year under a proposal that would allow them to quit using captains and crews and maintain motors that have been obsolete since the state allowed the boats to remain docked.
Bayh says he will not run for governor in 2012
Many Indiana Democrats had hoped a Bayh candidacy for governor could begin reversing a string of setbacks for their party.
Lawmaker files bill to soften alcohol ID rule
Republican state Sen. Jean Leising of Oldenburg says her bill would allow retailers to use their best judgment when determining whether to ask a customer for proof of age.
Daniels names Massa to lead state alcohol board
Gov. Mitch Daniels on Thursday appointed Mark Massa, who served as Daniels’ general counsel before leaving the post earlier this year to run for prosecutor, to run the state’s Alcohol and Tobacco Commission.
Bill would provide oversight for key state appointments
Rep. Ed DeLaney, D-Indianapolis, wants to give lawmakers a voice in key state appointments made by the governor following an ethics scandal that led to the firing of the chairman of the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission.
Bill would suspend officeholders facing felonies
Sen. Beverly Gard's proposal comes after an auditor and a sheriff in Hancock County were charged with felonies.
Panel: Challenge to Indiana SOS race continues
The Indiana State Recount Commission on Sunday refused to dismiss a Democratic challenge to the Republican candidate's victory in the race for secretary of state over claims he wasn't legally registered to vote.
Poll: Public lukewarm on more charter schools
A new survey finds that only about one-quarter of Indiana residents support using public money to start more charter schools, which Gov. Mitch Daniels is pushing to do during the upcoming legislative session.
Indiana revenue shows slight gains in November
Indiana’s finances showed signs of life in November as growth in sales and individual income tax collections helped bring in $49 million more than projected in the most recent revenue forecast.
Growing state welfare rolls require more workers
Secretary Michael Gargano of the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration asked the State Budget Committee this week to raise the funding for local welfare offices by 58 percent for the fiscal year that begins next July 1—and more for the following year.
Rising Medicaid costs for Indiana mean service cuts likely
Indiana lawmakers likely will cut some Medicaid-provided services in the upcoming legislative session after learning Wednesday that the state’s share of government health insurance program costs will balloon by $1.1 billion over the next two years unless checked.
State lawmakers face tough choices over prison costs
Indiana lawmakers will swim rough political waters next year when deciding whether to spend millions more on overcrowded prisons or reducing prison sentences and being seen as soft on crime.
Judge denies motion to dismiss school funding suit
Hamilton Southeastern Schools, Franklin Township Schools and Middlebury Community Schools say the school formula violates the state constitution's requirement for "general and uniform" public education funding because districts get different per-pupil amounts.
Indiana voter turnout up nearly 4 percent from 2006
Figures released Monday by the Indiana secretary of state’s office show that about 1.79 million Hoosiers cast ballots for the Nov. 2 election.
State still issuing water permits under controversial, old rules
More than three years after sparking an uproar by issuing BP a permit allowing it to discharge more pollution from its Whiting refinery, Indiana is still issuing permits under the same problematic set of rules that played a role in that 2007 controversy.
State will preserve payments for foster, adopted kids
A lawsuit settlement will bar the Department of Child Services from making a proposed 10 percent reduction in daily payments to caregivers.
Nearly 2 million new court cases filed in state last year
The 2009 Indiana Judicial Service Report says the number of cases filed in state courts has increased by 16.5 percent since 2000.
State joins push to protect elderly from financial scams
Indiana doctors may soon check on patients’ financial health as part of a program that teaches health care providers how to spot victims of swindlers.
Democrats contest GOP Charlie White’s election win
The Indiana Democratic Party says the Democrat who lost the race for secretary of state should get the job if Republican winner Charlie White cannot serve because of alleged voter fraud.