Indiana schools will get budgets cut in January
Schools will lose about 3.5 percent of current state funding in 2010, starting with their January payment.
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Stifel, Rokita reach settlement in auction-rate securities case
Agreement accelerates Stifel’s repayment of $54 million in auction-rate securities sold to 142 Hoosier investors.
Indiana population growth hits slowdown
IU’s Indiana Business Research Center said the state’s population growth in 2009 produced the smallest annual increase since
2004.
Indiana lawmakers hopeful about renewable energy bill
Legislation that could bring more wind turbines and solar power projects to the state failed in the last session’s closing
hours.
Proposal would make school start after Labor Day
A state senator from Carmel says he’ll file legislation that would prevent Indiana schools from starting classes before Labor
Day and ending after June 10.
College cuts will favor some schools over others
The Indiana Commission for Higher Education said state colleges and universities need to find new ways to be efficient—without
new tuition hikes—to cope with spending cuts ordered by Gov. Mitch Daniels.
College cuts will favor some schools over others
The Indiana Commission for Higher Education says state colleges and universities should find new ways to be efficient—without
raising tuition—to meet spending cuts ordered by Gov. Mitch Daniels.
Higher ed budget cut plans to be ready soon
The Indiana Commission for Higher Education hopes to present recommendations for cutting state spending for colleges and universities
to Gov. Mitch Daniels by Tuesday or Wednesday.
Indiana’s unemployment rate slips to 9.6 percent
Indiana’s unemployment rate ticked downward in November, falling to 9.6 percent, the Indiana Department of Workforce Development
said Friday morning.
Bills in General Assembly would ease costs for casinos
The Indiana General Assembly is taking its first steps toward restructuring Hoosier gambling law.
UPDATE: Governor says Gary should consider merger
Gov. Mitch Daniels says struggling cities like Gary should think about merging with other local governments to cut their costs.
Bailing out big spenders
Obama is going wobbling on forcing fiscal responsibility on states, and Hoosiers might get stuck with the bill.
Education board to give schools budget-cut options
The Indiana Board of Education plans to give school districts a list of options on how they can collectively cut at least
$300 million from state spending.
Legislators face unemployment insurance fund sinking into red
Indiana lawmakers are preparing to punt on 2009’s must-solve business issue in the hope of a federal bailout. However, it’s
anybody’s
guess how Washington will respond.
FEIGENBAUM: Expect uncertainty in the 2010 General Assembly
About the only certainty for the upcoming legislative session is that it will be over in March.
UPDATE: Indiana house panel approves ethics, lobbying bill
The bill would require legislators who leave office to wait at least a year after their term expires to become a Statehouse
lobbyist.
Indiana child care agencies sue over lower reimbursements
The Indiana Association of Residential Child Care Agencies Inc. filed a lawsuit seeking an injunction to stop the cuts in
Marion Circuit Court in Indianapolis.
Daniels: Education funding cuts needed to stay in black
Gov. Mitch Daniels said Tuesday he will cut state spending on public schools by at least $300 million given a new revenue
forecast.
State revenue $1.8B behind projections, forecast says
A new revenue forecast predicts Indiana state government will take in $1.8 billion less during the current two-year budget
cycle than what lawmakers thought based on May projections.
New Indiana dog-breeding rules take effect Jan. 1
Under the law passed by the Indiana General Assembly last April, commercial brokers must register with the State Board of
Animal Health if they sell at least 500 dogs or puppies per year.