The state’s human services agency is expected to roll out its new program, aimed at correcting problems that arose when it
tried to privatize the system, in 10 southwestern counties next week.
Jealousy toward Indianapolis in the Statehouse shows no sign of letting up, one legislator says.
The Indiana State Board of Education is sending a checklist to school districts across the state that outlines options communities
should consider, including using fees to pay the costs of sports and other extracurricular activities.
The Indiana Department of Correction plans to shed the jobs of 118 teachers for GED, literacy and vocational classes at prisons
by turning those programs over to Ivy Tech Community College.
The
Indiana Commission for Higher Education late last month slashed college budgets based on key performance
measures.
Dozens of Chrysler and General Motors dealers in Indiana were terminated last year. Now, a dealer trade group wants to
block automakers from preying on termination fears to wrest concessions from surviving dealers.
The proposal would allow voters to decide in November whether their township governments should be eliminated and their duties
transferred to the county level.
Legislation that would allow Indiana voters to cast absentee ballots by mail without having an excuse such as being out of
town on Election Day cleared the House on a mostly party-line vote Wednesday.
Microbreweries could sell beer for takeout on Sundays under a bill endorsed by a Senate committee Wednesday.
The Senate has approved a bill delaying unemployment-tax increases on businesses for a year, but the legislation may face
hurdles in the Democrat-led House.
A report from the Indiana Fiscal Policy Institute says metropolitan counties pay more in state taxes than they receive
in benefits. The results, though not surprising, document the disparity for the first time in Indiana.
Legislation to allow fines against government workers who blatantly violate the state’s public access laws is approved 7-0
by an Indiana House committee.
A proposal in the Indiana Statehouse would stop homeowners’ associations from banning political signs in members’ yards and
windows near elections.
The Indiana House approved legislation aimed at putting caps on property tax bills into the state constitution and also a bill that would tighten lobbying and ethics rules.
Are Republicans shooting themselves in the foot with another bill targeting illegals?
Sen. Mike Delph of Carmel says his proposal would require state agencies to check the citizenship of new employees and residents
applying for unemployment benefits using an online verification system.
The Indiana House is expected to vote Monday on legislation aimed at amending limits on property tax bills into the state
constitution.
An Iraqi war veteran is drawing scrutiny from environmental advocates who question whether his work experience is appropriate
to his new job as a top state environmental adviser.
The General Assembly plans to consider changes to Indiana’s alcohol laws this session, including proposals that would allow
microbreweries to sell takeout beer on Sundays and permit alcohol sales during voting hours on Election Day.
A change in rules for school administrators opens the door to people outside the traditional education establishment.
