Indiana House OKs road-funding plan with tax increases
The Indiana House has approved a road-funding plan that would raise the gasoline tax by 10 cents and increase vehicle registration fees to fund improvements to the state's infrastructure.
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Indiana Senate panel OKs bill to reduce solar incentives
A state Senate committee has approved a bill that Indiana's investor-owned utilities back that would eliminate much of the financial incentive for installing solar panels.
Steak n Shake stays on board with Rahal for 4 races in 2017
IndyCar driver Graham Rahal will continue to have Steak n Shake as his primary sponsor for four races in 2017.
Honda starts making CR-Vs at Indiana plant after $52M project
The Greensburg factory marked the start of production of the small sport-utilty vehicle Wednesday. Officials announced plans last year to spend $52 million on preparing the factory for CR-V production.
FBI arrests Muncie building commissioner amid probe
The U.S. attorney's office in Indianapolis confirmed the arrest of Craig Nichols on Wednesday but said it could not discuss it because records in his case remain under a court-ordered seal.
Consumer prices post biggest monthly rise in nearly 4 years
The Labor Department said Wednesday consumer prices rose 0.6 percent last month, the most since February 2013 and twice what economists were expecting.
U.S. retail sales surge, led by spending on gasoline, restaurants
Americans spent more than normally expected last month at clothiers, department stores, electronics outlets and sporting goods retailers.
Valentine’s Day insurance breakups could mean massacre for ACA exchanges
The collapse of one potential mega-merger and the uncertain future of the other could hurt shoppers on the Affordable Care Act exchanges next year by leaving them with even fewer options and potentially higher prices.
Indiana Senate votes to override two Pence vetoes
The Indiana Senate has followed the House’s lead and voted to override two bills that former Gov. Mike Pence vetoed last year. The Senate’s votes Tuesday mean the bills become law.
Lawmakers weigh letting governor select state schools chief
Indiana is one of 13 states where voters elect the schools chief. The other 37 allow either the governor or the board of education to select someone to fill the position.
Gun licensing legislation sent to summer study committee
An Indiana House committee voted Tuesday to create a special summer committee to study the possibility of repealing an Indiana law requiring people to get a license before carrying a handgun.
Developer plans $300M mixed-use project for abandoned GE campus
The land is expected to be developed into a mixed-use innovation district that will include more than a million square feet of office, educational, retail, residential, hotel and community space.
Completion for I-69 project between Martinsville, Bloomington delayed
Indiana officials have delayed by another seven months the deadline for finishing construction on the Interstate 69 extension segment between Bloomington and Martinsville.
House approves bill to deregulate hair-braiding practices
Stylists who specialize in braiding hair would no longer have to obtain a cosmetology license under a measure approved by the Indiana House.
Ball State decides against giving up TV station frequency
The decision comes after the university had considered giving up the WIPB-TV frequency in a Federal Communications Commission auction aimed at freeing up bandwidth for mobile devices.
DuPont, spinoff to pay $671M in chemical leak case
More than 3,500 federal and state lawsuits allege that the DuPont Co. Washington Works plant, near Parkersburg, West Virginia, had dumped perfluorooctanoic acid into the Ohio River.
House pre-K proposal draws backlash for voucher language
Tying an expansion of Indiana’s pre-school program to its more politically touchy voucher system has drawn criticism from House Democrats, pre-K advocates and even some Republicans.
Audit: Anderson police department misplaces $16.2K in 2015
The state audit says the department didn’t have sufficient internal policies to ensure funds used for confidential drug buys were secure from loss.
Lawmakers weigh requiring helmets for minors on ATVs
An 11-year-old Indiana girl died in an all-terrain vehicle crash in 2015, and her mother has been pushing to change laws on helmets and safety education.
St. Joseph’s College alumni try to save their alma mater
Alumni say they knew little about the college’s dire financial standing before the board of trustees decided Feb. 3 to close for at least the 2017-18 school year.