INDOT takes step toward possibly more tolling on highways
The Indiana Department of Transportation formally asked vendors Thursday for information regarding possible tolling on Interstates 65, 70 and 94, as required by the General Assembly.
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FDA asks drugmaker to stop selling its opioid painkiller
Besides contributing to overdoses, abuse of Opana ER was blamed for a 2015 outbreak of HIV and hepatitis C in southern Indiana linked to sharing needles, according to the FDA.
Work for faster trains under way on central Indiana railroad
Crews are now upgrading the line through Franklin as part of Louisville & Indiana Railroad's plan for faster and longer trains between Indianapolis and Louisville.
Pence sibling courted for congressional run in Indiana
One of Mike Pence's older brothers is being courted as a possible Republican candidate for the same eastern Indiana congressional seat that the vice president and former governor of the state represented for 12 years.
Construction begins on $1M sky lift for Indiana State Fair
The Subaru Skyride will rise about 35 feet above the ground and travel east and west between the Swine Barn and the Midway.
U.S. House poised to roll back post-2008 financial rules
Republicans say many requirements imposed under what is known as the Dodd-Frank Act, named after its Democratic sponsors, have harmed economic growth by making it harder for consumers and businesses to get loans.
Indiana University sets tuition increase after 2-year freeze
Meanwhile, the Ball State University Board of Trustees on Wednesday approved the school’s smallest tuition hike in more than 40 years.
Four Indiana schools win reprieve to add voucher students
Four underperforming private schools won approval Wednesday to accept more students who receive vouchers under Indiana's school choice program, benefiting from a new law that provides a second chance at avoiding penalties.
Indiana names new head for Community and Rural Affairs office
A state office that helps Indiana's communities with economic development plans has a new leader.
Indiana expands pre-K program to 15 more counties
Participating local providers in those counties will be expected to enroll children for the 2018-19 school year, with the possibility of a limited program beginning next January.
Manning to advise Riddell on product development
A five-time NFL MVP who retired after the 2015 season, Peyton Manning wore Riddell's helmets and shoulder pads throughout his career with the Indianapolis Colts and Denver Broncos.
Indiana may reclaim control of delayed Interstate 69 project
The state of Indiana hopes to assume control of an Interstate 69 extension project three years after hiring a private developer to complete the work.
UPDATE: Anthem leaving Obamacare exchanges in Ohio
One of the nation’s biggest health insurers says it will not return to Ohio’s public insurance exchanges next year, a decision that could open more holes in the Affordable Care Act’s increasingly thin system for helping people buy coverage.
New high court challenge to labor unions follows 4-4 split
A First Amendment clash over public sector unions left the justices deadlocked last year after the death of Justice Antonin Scalia. But union opponents have quickly steered a new case through federal courts.
Completion date for I-69 extension delayed again
Indiana officials have again added time to the projected date to complete construction of the Interstate 69 extension segment between Bloomington and Martinsville.
Indiana’s nation-leading steel production up 5 percent
The American Iron and Steel Institute said Indiana was the top steel-producing state for the 42nd straight year during 2016.
NCAA faces new lawsuit over concussions by late football player
The lawsuit claims the Indianapolis-based NCAA—the nation’s biggest college sports governing body—knew for decades “that severe head impacts can lead to long-term brain injury,” but it “recklessly ignored these facts.”
Survey: U.S. economists expecting slower growth
Most of the economists believe President Donald Trump will cut corporate and individual taxes before the end of 2018. That will have a positive impact on economic growth, but likely not until 2018, the survey said.
Justices side with religious hospitals in pension dispute
Religious hospitals don't have to comply with federal laws protecting pension plans, a unanimous Supreme Court ruled Monday in a case that affects retirement benefits for roughly a million workers.
New use hoped for polluted area parts plant
The site in Noblesville has gone unused since Bridgestone Firestone closed its 300-worker air-spring manufacturing plant in 2009.