January 30, 2013
Associated PressGov. Mike Pence turned to the top judge of one toughest juvenile court systems in the state to lead the troubled Indiana Department
of Child Services, naming Lake County's Mary Beth Bonaventura to direct the agency Wednesday.
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January 30, 2013
A legislative committee on Wednesday overwhelmingly approved a bill that would let local voters decide whether to fund a $1.3
billion mass transit system in the Indianapolis area.
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January 30, 2013
Cory SchoutenAttorney and developer Paul J. Page is no longer a co-defendant in the fraud trial of real estate broker John M. Bales and
partner Bill Spencer. But you wouldn't know it from the action Tuesday in U.S. District Court. Only now, rather than federal
prosecutors, it's defense attorneys for Bales and Spencer who are targeting Page.
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January 30, 2013
Associated PressThe chairman of the Indiana Senate Education Committee says any proposals to expand the state's private school voucher
system will have to be first approved by the Indiana House.
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January 29, 2013
Associated PressLawmakers in the last state in the nation to bar retail alcohol sales on Sundays are making a push to lift the restriction,
but strong opposition from liquor stores could hinder the effort.
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January 29, 2013
Associated PressLocal school superintendents would no longer have to hold an Indiana superintendent's or teacher's license under a
bill endorsed by an Indiana House committee.
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January 29, 2013
Dan HumanThe state wants to fine Pilkington North America $231,000 following another round of safety concerns at a Shelbyville factory.
This is at least the third time in less than a year, and fourth time since 2010, that the state has stepped in to address
problems at the plant.
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January 29, 2013
Associated PressAn Indiana Senate committee has backed tougher limits on quantities consumers may buy of cold medications that can be used
to make methamphetamine.
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January 29, 2013
Cory SchoutenFacing a looming deadline to find suitable office space for the state Department of Child Services, Indianapolis real estate
broker John M. Bales and partner Bill Spencer in 2008 dipped into their own pockets to help close a difficult lease deal,
their defense attorneys contend.
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January 29, 2013
Kathleen McLaughlinA new redevelopment area will be created on the north side, as the Indianapolis City-County Council voted 23-5 Monday night
in favor of the North Midtown tax-increment finance district.
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January 28, 2013
IBJ StaffThe Indianapolis City-County Council on Monday night approved tax hikes to admissions to downtown events and on rental cars.
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January 28, 2013
Associated PressA bill that would certify Indiana therapists who specialize in using music to treat people with autism, Alzheimer's and
other conditions is advancing in the General Assembly.
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January 28, 2013
Kathleen McLaughlinIndianapolis Power & Light Co. will install 26 vehicle-charging stations at three city locations to assist with Mayor
Greg Ballard's goal of converting the city fleet to gas alternatives by 2025.
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January 27, 2013
Associated PressTop Democrats and Republicans in the General Assembly agree that more money is needed to improve Indiana's education system
in the next two years, but how that money will be spent is a point of debate.
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January 26, 2013
IBJ StaffThe Indiana Gaming Commission might allow the use of casino issued iPads for gambling on casino premises.
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January 26, 2013
Cory SchoutenThe jury trial in South Bend for real estate developer John Bales and his general counsel, William E. Spencer, is scheduled
to begin Jan. 28 and last up to two weeks. Bales and Spencer, both 45, are facing 13 counts, including wire and mail fraud.
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January 25, 2013
Kathleen McLaughlinMayor Greg Ballard announced Friday that Capitol Commons will be rededicated in honor of William Hudnut, the Republican who
began the push to revitalize downtown during his four terms as mayor from 1976 to 1992.
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January 25, 2013
Kathleen McLaughlinThe Indianapolis City-County Council is poised to approve a huge increase in ticket taxes on professional sports, and one
council member wants to make sure those voting on the hike disclose the freebies they get for Pacers and Colts games.
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January 25, 2013
Associated PressPurdue University President Mitch Daniels says he won't be lobbying state lawmakers on Purdue's behalf this session
because it's too soon after his departure from the governor's office.
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January 24, 2013
Associated PressIndiana Senate Republicans are in the middle of overhauling a safety measure aimed at better protecting schools after a shooting
last month in Connecticut left 20 first-graders dead.
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January 24, 2013
Associated PressIndiana lawmakers looking to plug a hole in state transportation spending are considering diverting the state's sales
tax on gasoline to transportation.
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January 24, 2013
Associated PressThe Republican leaders of Indiana's General Assembly said Thursday they have not decided whether to take up a constitutional
ban on gay marriage, one day after a pair of House lawmakers filed separate proposals to place the ban before voters in 2014.
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January 24, 2013
Associated PressA top Indiana senator is calling for a review of Indiana's plans to subsidize a proposed coal-gasification plant.
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January 24, 2013
Associated PressAmazon.com and other online-only retailers would have to start collecting Indiana's 7-percent sales tax this summer under
a bill endorsed by a state House committee.
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January 24, 2013
Associated PressFormer Sen. Richard Lugar will join former U.S. Rep. Lee Hamilton as a professor in Indiana University's new School of
Global and International Studies.
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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.