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Pence says he'll review school safety; no word on guns

December 19, 2012
Associated Press
Incoming Gov. Mike Pence says he'll conduct a thorough review of safety at Indiana schools in response to the Newtown school shootings last week. He also made a number of new appointments Wednesday.
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Judge: Indiana districts can sell schools despite law

December 19, 2012
Associated Press
A judge has ruled that two northeastern Indiana school districts can sell vacant schools, bypassing a state law requiring them to wait four years in case a charter school wanted to claim the buildings.
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GM to buy back 200M shares as part of government exit

December 19, 2012
Associated Press
The Treasury plans to sell its remaining stake in General Motors over the next 15 months, allowing the automaker to shed the stigma of being partly owned by the U.S. government.
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Former country club controller gets 2 years for fraud

December 19, 2012
Associated Press
Officials say Denise Abrell defrauded the Country Club of Indianapolis of $400,000 by writing checks to herself and using the club's credit card without its knowledge.
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Indy team owners pledge $750,000 each to orchestra

December 19, 2012
Associated Press
The donations from Jim Irsay and Herb Simon, combined with a $500,000 challenge grant from symphony board member Yvonne Shaheen, bring the orchestra nearly halfway toward its goal of raising $5 million by Feb. 3.
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Convicted financier Durham says he can't afford a lawyer

December 18, 2012
Associated Press
An Indiana financier and former chief executive of National Lampoon who was convicted of swindling investors out of about $200 million says he can't afford to hire an attorney to handle his appeal.
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Skillman to lead southern Indiana development group

December 18, 2012
Associated Press
Lt. Gov. Becky Skillman is heading south after she leaves the Indiana Statehouse to lead an economic development group revolving around the Crane Naval Surface Warfare Center.
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Lilly OKs $1.5B share buyback, first quarter dividend

December 18, 2012
Associated Press
Indianapolis-based drugmaker Eli Lilly and Co. said Monday that its board authorized a $1.5 billion share-repurchase program, which the company expects to complete next year.
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Speculation grows about Butler leaving Atlantic 10

December 18, 2012
Associated Press
Butler University President James Danko has said little to counter reports that Butler is considering leaving the Atlantic 10 Conference for a newly formed league.
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Carbon Motors plans to build different vehicle in Indiana

December 17, 2012
Associated Press
A company planning to one day build high-tech police cars in a vacant eastern Indiana auto parts factory says it has a second vehicle that it plans to produce in Indiana.
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Auditors: Tech issues, worker rush led to state tax errors

December 17, 2012
Associated Press
Auditors investigating Indiana's Department of Revenue are saying outdated technology and a work culture that sacrificed accuracy for speed led to $526 million in tax errors from the state.
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Buyer of vacant Connersville factory gets more time

December 17, 2012
Associated Press
Officials of an eastern Indiana city are giving the potential buyer of a large vacant auto parts factory more time to close on the purchase.
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Pence's inner circle includes old, new hands

December 16, 2012
Associated Press
Mike Pence's staff says he likes to chew over an issue extensively before presenting it to the public, and wants to hear from multiple sides before making up his mind.
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Daniels' Purdue pay 10th among Big 10 presidents

December 16, 2012
Associated Press
Outgoing Gov. Mitch Daniels would be paid $420,000 a year in his new job as president of Purdue University under an incentive-based contract approved by the school's board of trustees' compensation committee.
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Mississippi power group to join Carmel MISO

December 14, 2012
Associated Press
Hattiesburg-based SMEPA, which generates and wholesales power to 11 electric cooperatives serving 410,000 Mississippi customers, says it will join Carmel-based Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator in December 2013.
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State expects to extend Healthy Indiana Plan a year

December 14, 2012
Associated Press
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services agreed to a waiver that would allow the state to continue the program unchanged for a year.
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Pendleton turns to past to revitalize its downtown

December 14, 2012
Associated Press
The town 25 miles northeast of Indianapolis was approved for the state's branch of Main Street, a project of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, aimed at helping communities revitalize their downtowns and neighborhood commercial districts.
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400 workers to be laid off at Indiana Humvee plant

December 14, 2012
Associated Press
AM General says it plans to lay off 400 employees at its military assembly plant in northern Indiana beginning Jan. 1.
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Chrysler seeks tax incentives on Kokomo plant

December 14, 2012
Associated Press
Chrysler Group LLC is seeking tax incentives for its transmission plant in Kokomo at the same time it's asking Tipton County officials for similar incentives on a vacant plant.
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Indiana farmers fear estate tax changes

December 14, 2012
Associated Press
Indiana farmers say they have a lot to lose should the nation go over the so-called fiscal cliff, a set of automatic spending cuts and tax hikes set to take effect in January unless the White House and Republicans negotiate a compromise.
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Marian University wins national football title

December 13, 2012
Associated Press
Marian University of Indianapolis captured its first national title Thursday night in only its sixth season of football.
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Pence keeps transportation, National Guard chiefs

December 13, 2012
Associated Press
Pence announced that Maj. Gen. Martin Umbarger would continue as the head of Indiana's National Guard and Michael Cline would continue serving as state transportation commissioner.
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Indy home explosion investigation costs: $308,674

December 13, 2012
Associated Press
The Indianapolis Department of Public Safety says it has spent more than $300,000 on manpower and other expenses investigating an explosion that killed a couple and decimated their neighborhood on the southeast side.
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Indiana Supreme Court considers punitive damage cap

December 13, 2012
Associated Press
A top state attorney defended Indiana's punitive damages law Thursday against claims that it renders trials meaningless by forcing judges to reduce awards in lawsuits without telling jurors.
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Indy firm to clean up tainted Terre Haute site

December 13, 2012
Associated Press
Terre Haute officials this week awarded a $2.7 million contract to an Indianapolis company for the removal of soil to a depth of 10 feet on much of a 20-acre site where Terre Haute Coke and Carbon operated from 1926 until 1988.
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