State Government

Indiana child care agencies protest cost of new rules

September 24, 2010
Associated Press
An effort to shift some foster care costs to the federal government would throw up more red tape and make it harder for caretakers and providers to get services for troubled children, a coalition of child care agencies said Friday.
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Indiana lawmakers push for Internet taxes

September 23, 2010
Mary Dieter
A bipartisan duo of state lawmakers wants Congress to allow states to collect sales taxes on Internet purchases, a move they say could bring hundreds of millions of dollars to cash-strapped Indiana.
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Indiana welfare chief says hybrid system succeeding

September 21, 2010
Associated Press
The secretary of the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration said error rates are down and the percentage of new applications for food stamps, Medicaid and other benefits on backlog has fallen by 83 percent in two two regions.
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Daniels picks Boone County judge for Supreme Court

September 17, 2010
 IBJ Staff and Associated Press
Gov. Mitch Daniels has appointed Boone Circuit Court Judge Steven David to the Indiana Supreme Court.
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Daniels says no presidential pitch made at dinners

September 15, 2010
Associated Press
Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels said Wednesday he has hosted about a dozen dinners with top Republican fundraisers and business and policy leaders, but never pitched himself as a potential presidential candidate.
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City finance chief to leave post for state role

September 15, 2010
Francesca Jarosz
City Controller David Reynolds, who started with the city when Mayor Greg Ballard took office in January 2008, has accepted a job as senior fiscal analyst for the Indiana Senate's Republican majority caucus.
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Report: State must cut spending, hike taxes or both

September 9, 2010
Francesca Jarosz
Dwindling tax revenues will cause a projected $1.3 billion budget gap as the state enters its next budget, according a report released Thursday by the Indiana Fiscal Policy Institute.
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Advocates renew push for statewide smoking ban

September 8, 2010
Francesca Jarosz
State Reps. Charlie Brown (D-Gary) and Eric Turner (R-Cicero) joined members of the Indiana Campaign for Smokefree Air on Wednesday to announce legislation for a comprehensive ban they plan to introduce next year.
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Control of House key issue as election season revs up

September 7, 2010
Mary Dieter
One hundred Indiana House seats are on the ballot—though many fewer are competitive—but their outcomes may affect the state well beyond the two-year terms that the candidates seek.
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Quest Information Systems software powers online voter registration in Indiana

September 4, 2010
 IBJ Staff
Indiana voters are getting a hands-on opportunity to use software created by a Castleton company that works in the minefield that is government contracting.
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Indiana's August revenue jumps 8.4 percent from year ago

September 3, 2010
Associated Press
The state Budget Agency reported Friday that Indiana collected $938 million in August. That's $51 million above the most recent forecast, but still $2 million less than projected in the budget lawmakers passed in early 2009.
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New website pulls together state budget data

August 31, 2010
Associated Press
The state has a new transparency website that pulls together Indiana budget data, spending reports and other financial information that had previously been spread across multiple sites.
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Indiana governor seeks more federal stimulus money

August 27, 2010
Associated Press
Daniels has publicly railed against the newly approved $26 billion stimulus package, but his office said Friday that applications had been submitted for about $200 million toward Medicaid and about $200 million for education.
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Estimate puts Indiana health overhaul costs at $3.1B

August 25, 2010
Associated Press
Family and Social Services Administration Secretary Anne Murphy and acting Insurance Commissioner Stephen Robertson have sent Gov. Mitch Daniels a letter that now estimates the overhaul will cost Indiana $235 million more than the previous estimate in May.
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Daniels says Indiana will seek new stimulus money

August 25, 2010
Associated Press
Despite criticizing the latest stimulus package, Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels said he will ask the federal government to send the state more than $435 million for schools and Medicaid.
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Counties brace for big tax losses next year

August 9, 2010
 IBJ Staff and Associated Press
Indiana counties will receive $1.3 billion in income tax revenue in 2011, nearly 16 percent less than they did this year. Marion and Hamilton counties will suffer major reductions in distributions.
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Daniels: Stimulus should focus on companies, not states

August 9, 2010
Bloomberg News
Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels said he opposes more stimulus such as aid to states to keep teachers hired and to expand credit to small business, while favoring incentives to revive private hiring and investment.
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Indiana state revenue falls short of projections again

August 4, 2010
Associated Press
The State Budget Agency reported Wednesday that Indiana collected $917 million in July, $15 million below the most recent revenue projections.
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Secretary of state candidate leaves architectural firm

July 30, 2010
Scott Olson
Vop Osili of Indianapolis-based A2SO4 is focusing full time on his run for secretary of state as the Democratic candidate.
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Big budget cuts will make for bitter state politics

July 24, 2010
Peter Schnitzler
As Indiana's reserves dwindle toward zero and federal stimulus money disappears, trying to keep political debate friendly and the budget in the black will be quite a challenge. Half a year before they must craft the next state budget, Democrats and Republicans already are squabbling.
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SHOUP: Emancipation is near for independent contractorsRestricted Content

July 24, 2010
Steve Shoup
State regulators are gearing up to crack down on companies thought to be treating people as though they are independent contractors instead of employees.
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Indiana: IBM welfare intake work flawed from start

July 21, 2010
Associated Press
The state is suing IBM for more than $1.3 billion, claiming the company breached one of the biggest outsourcing deals in state history. IBM wants Indiana to pay $52.8 million it says it's owed in deferred payments and equipment costs.
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Indiana accused of cutting aid to food stamp users

July 20, 2010
Associated Press
Indiana Family and Social Services Administration attorneys do not believe federal law was broken when officials balanced food stamp payments against a state-run supplemental aid program.
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State reserves down nearly half despite spending cuts

July 16, 2010
 IBJ Staff and Associated Press
Indiana brought in $957 million less in revenue than it budgeted for fiscal year 2010, forcing it to use almost half its reserves, Indiana State Auditor Tim Berry announced Friday morning.
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New energy-efficiency grants available to Indiana commercial, industrial firms

July 10, 2010
 IBJ Staff
Conserving Hoosier Industrial Power, or CHIP, grants will range from $50,000 to $400,000.
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