December 12, 2012
Associated PressGov. Mitch Daniels said Wednesday he has been hearing from companies that fear that a measure that would put Indiana's
ban on same-sex marriage into the state constitution might also prevent firms from offering benefits to gay couples.
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December 12, 2012
Associated PressHealth officials in central Indiana say a material resembling red crushed pepper that apparently sickened 32 workers at an
Amazon distribution center in Plainfield was organic and not a threat to anyone's health.
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December 12, 2012
Associated PressIndiana's state superintendent of public instruction was hired Wednesday as Florida's new education commissioner.
Tony Bennett lost a bid for re-election in Indiana last month.
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December 11, 2012
Associated PressThe Education Department says the Warren Township school district is expected to receive about $29 million from the federal
Race to the Top competition.
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December 11, 2012
Associated PressCummins Inc. said Tuesday that its board approved the repurchase of up to $1 billion in stock. The Columbus-based engine maker
said it has nearly completed its previous $1 billion buyback plan authorized in February 2011.
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December 11, 2012
Associated PressThe head of Duke Energy said he regrets that officials with the nation's largest electric company went too far in their
criticism of North Carolina regulators responsible for setting rates in its top power market, according to a letter released
Tuesday.
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December 11, 2012
Associated PressMichigan lawmakers gave final approval Tuesday to right-to-work legislation, dealing a devastating and once-unthinkable defeat
to organized labor in a state that has been a cradle of the movement for generations.
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December 11, 2012
Associated PressWellPoint Inc. is sticking with a 2012 earnings forecast that it had cut in July, and the nation's second-largest health
insurer said it expects next year's earnings to be on par with this year's performance.
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December 11, 2012
Associated PressThe number of Indiana children enrolled in full-day kindergarten has increased by 19 percent since the state more than doubled
spending for the program.
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December 11, 2012
Associated PressAmerica's Health Rankings lists Indiana 41st in its annual review, which was released Tuesday. Obesity, sedentary habits,
high smoking rates, low public health funding and air pollution contributed to Indiana's low rank.
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December 10, 2012
Associated PressThe Indiana Supreme Court on Monday let stand a ruling saying blood was drawn properly from an allegedly intoxicated Indianapolis
police officer after a 2010 fatal crash. But the officer's attorney said it's uncertain whether the evidence can be
introduced at trial.
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December 10, 2012
Associated PressAn attorney for Duke Energy Corp. urged the Indiana Court of Appeals on Monday to reverse a state regulatory panel's decision
blocking the company's attempt to pass onto its customers the cost of damages it incurred during a 2009 ice storm.
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December 10, 2012
Associated PressThe Indiana Toll Road lease may have paid off in the short term, but a new study concludes it'll be a bad deal for taxpayers
in the long run. Indiana officials say the report is flawed.
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December 10, 2012
Associated PressA southern Indiana economic development association is urging the Legislature to strengthen the state's casino industry
by revising existing gambling laws to allow it to remain competitive as casinos open in surrounding states.
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December 10, 2012
Associated PressPeople who come to Indianapolis for business, ball games or other reasons could pay more for their visits if local officials
decide to raise taxes on car rentals and professional sports tickets early next year.
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December 10, 2012
Associated PressThe state Court of Appeals has dismissed The Indianapolis Star's appeal of a local judge's order requiring
it to identify a person who made anonymous comments on its website that a former chief executive of Junior Achievement of
Central Indiana contends were defamatory.
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December 7, 2012
Associated PressIndyCar has released Lotus from its contract, leaving Chevrolet and Honda as the only two engine suppliers for the upcoming
season.
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December 7, 2012
Associated PressIn August, Greenfield city officials decided to drastically slash funds for Greenfield-Central High School's broadcasting
program. The future of the programs remains in a state of limbo for the 2013-14 school year and beyond.
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December 7, 2012
Associated PressMany high-ranking administrators at Indiana University would be allowed to work past the school's current mandated retirement
age of 65 under a proposed new policy that one official said would better reflects current careers.
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December 7, 2012
Associated PressLugar is starting an internship program with the University of Indianapolis that will operate out of Washington, D.C. He has
also agreed to deliver a handful of lectures each year as a distinguished professor at the private university.
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December 7, 2012
Associated PressThe Labor Department's report Friday offered a mixed picture of the economy. Hiring remained steady during November in the
face of looming tax increases. But the jobless rate slipped in part because more people stopped looking for work.
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December 6, 2012
Associated PressGov.-elect Mike Pence pledged to work with both parties to improve Indiana's economy but sidestepped potential political
minefields as he hit the road Thursday for a two-day trip to thank supporters who helped him win the governor's office.
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December 6, 2012
Associated PressMarion County Judge Grant Hawkins said the case surrounding David Bisard had generated too much publicity for him to get a
fair trial in central Indiana.
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December 6, 2012
Associated PressAuthorities have ordered the 29 residents of an Anderson apartment complex to leave their homes until gas leaks found in all
five of its buildings can be repaired.
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December 6, 2012
Associated PressThe Wayne County Council on Wednesday approved a $50 million bond issue as part of Sugar Creek Packing Co.'s plans to expand
and refurbish the former Really Cool Foods plant near Cambridge City.
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Can IBJ please stop referring to this property as "Kessler Mansion"? What a ridiculous title for the biggest, bloated, blight in our city. It's not a mansion. At best, it's an ideal site to shoot low-budget porn. Ahhh! Another business use!
Its stories like these that prove that a Ball State diploma is worth less than the paper that its printed on. A real institution of higher learning would have taken care of this long ago. No way should this crap be taught in a SCIENCE class.
It is such a shame that King Ballard has made Indianapolis into Chicago south with all of the rampant corruption.
How many of these 1,259 bills were actually heard and voted on on the floor vs how many were shot down in committee?
When a an arrogant young guy with essentially no experience and no qualifications for the job, was dropped into an Administrator position out of nowhere by his "mentor" in the Mayor's office things seemed fishy. Sometimes things are what they seem.