A provision added to the northwest Indiana stadium bill would require State Budget Committee review of any highway project with a price tag of at least $250 million.
Justice Clarence Thomas, writing for a majority, said the federal law that generally shields the Postal Service from lawsuits over missing, lost and undelivered mail includes “the intentional nondelivery of mail.”
Indiana legislators are looking to give themselves more say over big-ticket highway projects at a time when a proposal in Gov. Mike Braun’s hometown is facing significant local opposition.
Over the objections of two state senators from the area, the Senate narrowly passed legislation Tuesday that would open up the bidding for a $500 million casino in northeast Indiana.
