Illinois lawmakers consider raising tobacco-buying age to 21
The decision could have implications on Indiana, where the legal age for tobacco is 18.
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Economy likely to pick up, though pain may linger for some
S&P Global Ratings estimates that the economy lost $6 billion because of the government closure—a sizable but relatively negligible sum in a $19 trillion-plus U.S. economy.
Trump reaches deal with Congress to reopen government for three weeks
Yielding to mounting pressure and growing disruption, President Donald Trump and congressional leaders on Friday announced a short-term deal to end the shutdown while negotiations continue over funding for a wall at the U.S.-Mexico border.
Trump associate Stone arrested, faces obstruction charge
The indictment provides the most detail to date about how Trump campaign associates were aware in the summer of 2016 that emails had been stolen from the Hillary Clinton campaign and wanted them released.
NCAA’s Emmert expresses concern over wagering, esports
NCAA President Mark Emmert sounded alarms Thursday on the potential impact of sports betting on college sports, along with how esports should be handled by schools.
Indiana lawmakers approve policies banning sexual harassment
House members approved the policy in a unanimous voice vote Thursday after the Senate adopted a similar policy two weeks ago.
Chefs, truck drivers among those likely to face threat from automation
Robots aren't replacing everyone, but a quarter of U.S. jobs will be severely disrupted as artificial intelligence accelerates the automation of existing work, according to a new Brookings Institution report.
UPDATE: Pacers All-Star Oladipo out for season after rupturing tendon
Victor Oladipo's leg bent awkwardly as he fell to the floor Wednesday night while trying to disrupt an outlet pass to the Toronto Raptors' Pascal Siakam.
UPDATE: Indiana doctor’s offspring pushing state fertility fraud law
A Senate committee went along Wednesday with the request from Republican Sen. Mike Young of Indianapolis to remove from a bill the section creating a felony charge of fertility fraud for doctors using their own sperm or eggs without the patient’s consent.
Poll: Support for ‘Medicare-for-all’ fluctuates wildly with details
“Medicare-for-all” makes a good first impression, but support plunges when people are asked if they’d pay higher taxes or put up with treatment delays to get it.
South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg jumps into 2020 presidential race
Buttigieg has touted his work to improve his city of 100,000 residents as he's prepared for an improbable jump from local politics to a presidential campaign.
U.S. Senate sets up showdown votes on shutdown plans
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky. set up the two showdown votes for Thursday, a day before some 800,000 federal workers are due to miss a second paycheck.
Indiana’s neighbor preparing for growth spurt in hemp production
Hemp became a legitimate agricultural crop late last year when a provision in the federal farm bill removed the plant from the list of federally controlled substances. Kentucky is poised to take advantage of the legal change.
Flood-prone land to become amphitheater space for Franklin
Franklin's redevelopment commission reached an agreement last week to spend $850,000 to buy a key piece of land and relocate two businesses for the project.
Fluoride toothpaste inventors from IU win posthumous fame
Joseph Muhler and William Nebergall will be inducted May 2 in Washington, D.C., along with 17 other inventors and innovators.
Tesla to cut more than 3,000 jobs on tight road to making affordable car
The maker of luxury electric vehicles plans to ax 7 percent of its workforce as it tries to lower prices and break out of the niche-car market.
Political upstarts like Indiana’s Buttigieg getting serious look in age of Trump
South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg is barely old enough to run for president, but he and other young potential candidates are finding encouragement at a time when conventional election wisdom has been upended.
Panel backs proposal to move up appointing state schools chief
Indiana’s governor would begin appointing the state schools superintendent in 2021 instead of 2025, under a proposal endorsed Wednesday by the House Education Committee. Voters traditionally have elected the superintendent.
From travel to IPOs, here’s how shutdown is upsetting U.S. economy
Delta Air Lines can’t get eight new aircraft in the air. Roughly a million government employees and contractors aren’t being paid. Some Americans who are trying to start small businesses face delays in obtaining information from the IRS.
Senators ask FDA to update rules on CBD, hemp products
Congress legalized the production and sale of industrial hemp and hemp derivatives, including CBD. But FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb has restated his agency’s stance that CBD is a drug ingredient and therefore illegal to add to food or health products without his agency’s approval.