Indiana House backs school voucher expansion
Kindergartners and some other students in Indiana would be immediately eligible for the state's private school voucher program under an expansion plan the House approved Thursday.
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IU professor patents tweet-analyzing software
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WellPoint hikes quarterly dividend by 30 percent
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Panel supports scrapping Indiana school grades
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Bill to toughen state ‘bath salts’ laws advances
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Office Depot agrees to buy OfficeMax for about $1.2B
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Bill that would shift Indiana voucher oversight advances
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Bill to ban Indiana teacher union deductions advances
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Senate OKs Indianapolis Motor Speedway funding plan
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High court seems to favor Monsanto in patent case
The U.S. Supreme Court appeared likely Tuesday to side with Monsanto Co. in its claim that an Indiana farmer violated the company's patents on soybean seeds that are resistant to its weed-killer.
NCAA fires VP of enforcement after botched Miami investigation
An internal report found the NCAA violated its own practices and policies by paying the attorney for convicted Ponzi-schemer Nevin Shapiro thousands of dollars to help with the Miami case.
Indiana panel advances $30B budget on partisan vote
A pair of Republican senators argued Tuesday for the personal income tax cut that Indiana Gov. Mike Pence has made his top priority, while House Republicans across the hall advanced a budget that swaps that cut for education and roads spending.
High-stakes fight over soybeans at high court
The court case poses the question of an Indiana farmer’s actions violated the patent rights held by Monsanto, which developed seeds that survive when farmers spray their fields with Roundup weed-killer. The seeds dominate agriculture, including in Indiana, where more than 90 percent of soybeans are Roundup Ready.
Legislature backs delay for Indiana farmland tax hike
New calculations for property taxes on Indiana farmland would be delayed for a year under a proposal approved by the state Legislature.
Indiana school voucher expansion scaled back
The House Ways and Means Committee removed a provision that would have opened the voucher program to current private school students by not requiring them to first spend at least one year in public schools.
Purdue ag school gets $65M from anonymous donors
Purdue President Mitch Daniels said Monday in a statement that the gift is "a tremendous vote of confidence" for the university and its College of Agriculture. It is Purdue's largest-ever donation from individuals.
Former prosecutor to lead Humane Society in Indiana
Erin Huang spent five years prosecuting animal cruelty cases in Marion County. She also led seminars and outreach efforts about Indiana animal cruelty laws for shelter workers, law enforcement officials and attorneys.