Modern speakeasies aren’t an overnight sensation in Indianapolis, but the trend has accelerated. Unlike speakeasies of yesteryear, these bars are legitimate businesses licensed to sell alcohol.

Some public interest groups say the rising tide of anonymous gifts to not-for-profits can lead to potential fraud or dark-money abuses, so the groups have pushed to require institutions to list their big givers.

The business advocacy group questioned how the effort would improve academic performance and why students in the district’s Innovation charter schools wouldn’t receive an equal portion of the funding.

This year, for the first time in history, the four leaders of the two congressional spending committees are women. So is the president’s OMB director.