KathleenMcLaughlin

Reporter
Government, transportation, mass transit

McLaughlin covered business for daily newspapers in Massachusetts and Florida before joining IBJ in 2008. A native of the St. Louis area, she appreciates Indiana’s Midwestern hospitality. Given her beats, you may find her taking in art, chronicling the death of a factory town or touring suburban developments. McLaughlin graduated from the University of Missouri School of Journalism in 1998.

Phone:
(317) 472-5373

Recent Articles

City to award towing contract to California firm

May 23, 2013
Indianapolis will choose a San Francisco-based company to oversee city-ordered towing under a contract expected to be authorized Thursday afternoon.
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Teamsters chief smacks down local pilots union

May 20, 2013
Teamsters President James Hoffa wants to rein in leaders of the pilots union at Indianapolis-based Republic Airways Holdings Inc.
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Greenwood, Whiteland try to spur, shape growth

May 18, 2013
Two Johnson County communities are determined to capture—and control—the next wave of suburban growth.
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Union looks to settle with workers over right-to-work issue

May 17, 2013
A local union charged with violating Indiana’s right-to-work law is hoping to settle with six workers who say their dues were improperly collected.
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Airport considers more parking changes

May 17, 2013
Indianapolis International Airport plans to tweak another parking area, this time designating 260 spaces closest to the terminal for people who intend to spend a short time inside.
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Workers allege improper collection of union dues

May 16, 2013
The Indianapolis operations of a Canadian paper company and a Teamsters-affiliated local union violated Indiana’s right-to-work law, according to the allegations of six men who want out of the union.
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Truck stop mogul says he didn't know of fuel-rebate issues

May 16, 2013
In a speech in Indianapolis, embattled truck stop CEO and Cleveland Browns owner James Haslam took the blame for a lack of oversight in his fuel-sales rebate program, which is the subject of a federal investigation.
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New north-side IndyGo route starts in June

May 13, 2013
IndyGo will begin new crosstown service June 10 on 86th Street, the result of a $6 million budget increase that has funded improvements throughout the bus system.
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Development may spawn TIF tug of war

May 11, 2013
The developer of a $17 million mixed-use project proposed for Broad Ripple is expected to seek a city subsidy—support that at least one City-County councilor believes should be reserved for neighborhoods starved for investment farther south.
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Airport drops case to fend off private parking operator

May 10, 2013
The airport's decision comes as a bipartisan group of City-County Councilors backed a resolution asking airport authority to drop its case against Midwest Logistics Partners, owner of the Ameriplex business park south of the airport.
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Indy Parks, county assessor poised for budget cuts

May 10, 2013
Two ordinances that would reduce the Indianapolis budget by $1.6 million will be introduced to the City-County Council on Monday. The largest cuts will come from the Marion County Assessor's office, the parks department and mayor's office.
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City code enforcement rethinks rental housing strategy

May 9, 2013
Indianapolis is reconsidering plans for cracking down on negligent landlords through a rental-housing registry after the Legislature enacted a one-year moratorium on new fees.
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