Experts see big premium increases for Medicare drug plan
With time running out on open-enrollment season, many seniors are facing sharply higher costs for Medicare's popular prescription drug program after a long stretch of stable premiums.
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Pfizer-Allergan $160B deal forms world’s largest drugmaker
It's also the largest so-called inversion, where an American corporation combines with a company headquartered in a country with a lower corporate tax rate, saving potentially millions each year in U.S. taxes.
I-69 section still not set to open after 1-year delay
State highway officials say they're not ready to say when the latest section of southern Indiana's Interstate 69 extension will open to traffic.
Small Indiana city planning highway promotion sign
The sign could cost about $750,000 and could range in size from 600 to 1,400 square feet and display messages on both sides.
More than 18,000 lose food stamp benefits in Indiana
About 18,300 people in Indiana this month have lost an average of $125 of monthly food stamp benefits after a change in work and job training requirements.
Lack of Indiana exotic animal regulations raising concerns
The state Department of Natural Resources stopped issuing permits for wild animals and regulating their ownership following the February ruling that said it didn’t have the authority to manage such legally owned animals.
Storm system dumps snow on Indiana, Illinois and Wisconsin
People fired up snowblowers and dug out their shovels Saturday after a storm system dumped some of the season’s first significant snowfall on the Midwest.
Some Indiana cities worry about impact of proposed LGBT bill
Officials in some Indiana cities with ordinances that provide protections for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender residents are concerned that a bill lawmakers will consider in the 2016 session could undermine their local authority.
Anthem, Aetna try to reassure investors about exchanges
Two of the nation's three largest health insurers are trying to ease investor and customer concerns a day after their biggest competitor questioned its future on the Affordable Care Act's public insurance exchanges.
Calumet, MDU delay plan for another diesel refinery
Developers of a recently completed $430 million diesel refinery near Dickinson, North Dakota, are delaying plans for a second factory in the Minot area of the state.
Home values point to a sharp wealth divide in U.S. cities
Neighborhoods in most U.S. cities, including Indianapolis, are increasingly isolated from each other by income and home values, according to analysis by national real estate brokerage Redfin.
Dual-credit teachers may get extension for new standards
Indiana educators struggling over an impending change in requirements for high school teachers of dual-credit classes may be getting an extension as long as five years.
Fogle sentenced to 15 years for porn, sex crimes
U.S. District Judge Tanya Walton Pratt on Thursday sentenced Jared Fogle to more federal prison time than prosecutors requested after testimony detailing the former Subway pitchman’s penchant for pornography, prostitutes and prepubescent girls.
UPDATE: Expert testifies Fogle frequented prostitutes
A psychiatrist said Thursday during the sentencing hearing for Jared Fogle that the former Subway pitchman suffers from hypersexuality, pedophilia, and alcohol abuse and dependency.
IUPUI to rebrand 14 campus restrooms as ‘All Gender’
Karen Dace, vice chancellor for diversity, equity and inclusion, said the new restroom signs are in response to student feedback.
Obama threatens to veto House GOP bill on Syrian refugees
The White House on Wednesday threatened a presidential veto of House Republican legislation aimed at increasing screenings for Syrian and Iraqi refugees before they enter the United States.
Farm Bureau gets first new leader in 14 years
Vanderburgh County farmer Randy Kron was elected president Tuesday during the state convention of Indiana's largest farm organization.
Business survey finds companies expecting to boost hiring
A survey of 500 chief financial officers at U.S. companies released Tuesday found them optimistic about the American economy, with more than half of them expecting to hire additional employees next year.
EPA intends tougher downwind air-pollution rule in 23 states
The Environmental Protection Agency proposed tougher new limits on Tuesday on smokestack emissions from nearly two dozen states—including Indiana—that burden downwind areas with air pollution from power plants.
Paydar to officially be installed as 5th chancellor of IUPUI
Nasser Paydar is scheduled to be installed as the fifth chancellor of IUPUI on Tuesday afternoon. Purdue University President Mitch Daniels will speak, and Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard is also scheduled to attend.