Bill to drug test Indiana welfare recipients advances
A legislative committee is backing a proposal to require drug testing for some Indiana welfare recipients despite complaints that it's unfair to the state's neediest residents.
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Pence salary of $111K highest for Indiana governor
Mike Pence's annual salary of $111,687 is the highest ever for an Indiana governor, due to a law that boosts the salary of the state’s chief executive at the beginning of every term.
Indiana Senate panel weighs preschool pilot program
Public and private school advocates displayed rare unity Wednesday in support of preschool for Indiana children but split over an effort to give children school vouchers once they complete preschool.
Ivy Tech Foundation buys 27 acres for Franklin expansion
Since moving to its current site in 2008, the campus has seen enrollment grow from about 450 students to 1,200.
Indiana Senate approves new specialty plate limits
Indiana legislators have approved a proposal overhauling the state's specialty auto license plate system that requires all the groups with plates to sell 500 a year and undergo a financial review once a decade.
Indiana crop insurance payouts for 2012 losses top $1B
Purdue University said Tuesday that Indiana farmers received payouts for 2012 corn, soybean and wheat losses that are nearly twice as much as the previous record of $522 million in 2008.
Pence objects to proposed gambling expansion
Indiana Gov. Mike Pence is asking lawmakers not to approve an expansion of gambling despite pressure from new casinos in bordering states.
Drugmakers, Interpol ramp up fight against fakes
More than two dozen of the world's largest pharmaceutical companies, including Indianapolis-based Eli Lilly and Co., have agreed to provide funding and other support to Interpol's battle against counterfeit prescription drugs.
Crane workers to protest federal budget cuts
Workers at southern Indiana's Crane Naval Surface Warfare Center are planning a protest of furloughs and pay freezes stemming from the automatic federal budget cuts.
Bill would add rules for Indiana financial aid
A bill making its way through Indiana's General Assembly would change the laws governing need-based state financial aid to add more requirements for students.
Indiana House backs bill allowing younger sports referees
The Indiana House voted 92-4 on Monday in favor of the bill adding youth sports officials to the list of jobs for which children younger than 14 can be hired.
Rally backs Indiana charter school, voucher programs
Supporters of Indiana's charter schools and private school vouchers packed a Statehouse corridor with hundreds of children from those schools for a rally Monday as they backed expansion of those programs.
Annexation request crimps Anderson land plan
Efforts by Anderson officials to annex land to create an economic development corridor could be thwarted by a request from property owners who want to become part of the town of Lapel instead.
North-central Indiana counties form development group
The organization will focus on combining the counties’ local matching funds to attract federal money.
Church’s refusal to install headstone sparks lawsuit
An Indiana woman who wanted to honor her late husband with a headstone that captured his interests in sports and the outdoors is suing the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Indianapolis Properties Inc. for refusing to install it.
Love-hate relationship with D.C. money grows
On the same day last week that state budget director Chris Atkins announced Indiana would be able to tough out a series of automatic federal budget cuts, Lt. Gov. Sue Ellspermann announced the creation of a new office that will lobby for more federal defense spending.
Families want answers about missing funeral money
A group of Indiana funeral directors wants the state to add more inspectors to monitor the industry.
Damages awarded in J&J’s DePuy hip implant case
Warsaw-based DePuy was accused of knowingly marketing a faulty implant that was later recalled.
Interim IPS chief says staff cuts possible
The interim superintendent of Indianapolis Public Schools is taking steps to shore up the struggling district, but says she faces a "complex job" that won't bring miracles during her tenure.
Unemployment falls to 7.7 percent, as U.S. adds 236,000 jobs
Stronger hiring shows businesses are confident about the economy, despite higher taxes and government spending cuts. However, more than 130,000 people left the work force in February.