Indiana budget increases could be pinched by slower tax growth
Indiana schools aren't being promised much additional money after the latest projections showing slower growth in state tax collections.
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Buttigieg says campaign for president is about ‘winning an era,’ not just an election
Pete Buttigieg, the little-known Indiana mayor who has risen to prominence in the early stages of the 2020 Democratic presidential race, made his official campaign entrance Sunday by claiming the mantle of youthful generation ready to reshape the country.
Indiana businessman Kip Tom confirmed as UN ag ambassador
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Motorists pursue damages from Indiana due to I-69 potholes
The problematic stretch of highway extends between mile markers 219 in Pendleton and 234 in Daleville.
Inspector finds mismanagement at Indiana’s veterans affairs
However, the inspector general did not find sufficient evidence to support charges against current or former employees, in part due to the agency’s shoddy record-keeping.
U.S. store closures this year already exceeding 2018 total
The number of closures indicates that traditional retailers are struggling to respond to shoppers' increasing shift online even as they're working hard to reinvent their businesses.
Buttigieg goes from cordial to critical of Pence on campaign
On the campaign trail, Democratic presidential contender Pete Buttigieg blasts Vice President Mike Pence’s cultural and religious conservatism. But as the mayor of Indiana’s fourth largest city, his tone toward the state’s Republican former governor was more muted.
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The company said the operation will be the first of its kind in the United States and use plastics from curbside recycling pickup in Indiana and Illinois, and from manufacturing waste.
Indiana Senate panel backs 20% tax on e-cigarette liquids
The vote came after the committee adopted a tax on the price of the vaping liquid, rather than a 4 cents per-milliliter tax that was backed by the House in February.
UPDATE: New Senate budget plan gives slight school funding boost
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