Government made $100B in improper payments in 2013
By its own estimate, the U.S. government made about $100 billion in payments last year to people who may not have been entitled to receive them.
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Group backs out of deal for Anderson’s Wigwam
Officials say a private group has decided not to take over Anderson's closed Wigwam gymnasium, leaving the fate of the 9,000-seat venue uncertain.
Education battle flares between Ritz, Pence
Indiana Superintendent of Public Instruction Glenda Ritz accused Gov. Mike Pence's education staff and appointees to the State Board of Education of trying to "undermine" her efforts to secure a waiver from the federal No Child Left Behind Act.
New IU office aims to boost graduation rates
A state Commission for Higher Education report this year found that about 50 percent of students at IU's Bloomington campus were graduating on time, while the regional campuses were at 10 percent or less.
Hoosier Environmental Council opposes dam on White River
The Hoosier Environmental Council has added its name to the list of environmental groups opposing a proposed seven-mile long reservoir along the White River in central Indiana.
For-profit educator closing 12 campuses in 11 states
Corinthian Colleges Inc., which competes against Carmel-based ITT Educational Services Inc., said Tuesday that a campus in Indiana is on its closure list.
INDOT staffer in ethics case seeks new work
A top Indiana transportation official who is under investigation for land sales that benefited his family is considering taking an executive job at an engineering firm that bids for state work.
Transfer of Anderson gym awaits additional approval
The Anderson City Council will have to approve the city's involvement in the transfer of the closed 9,000-seat Wigwam gymnasium to a private group planning to reopen it.
Program preps students to teach at high-need schools
Forty-five Woodrow Wilson Teaching Fellows received incentives to attend cutting-edge master's degree programs at Ball State, IUPUI, Purdue University, the University of Indianapolis and Valparaiso University.
UPDATE: Deal set in ex-schools chief Bennett’s ethics case
Inspector General David Thomas filed charges against Tony Bennett last November alleging he used state employees and resources in his failed 2012 re-election campaign.
UPDATE: Indiana vanity plate fight could go to Legislature
A fuss over a police officer's vanity plate has blown up into a constitutional debate that could lead to the Indiana General Assembly deciding whether to rewrite the law or stop selling personalized license plates altogether.
UPDATE: State financing $250M for Interstate 69 segment
The project will upgrade much of the existing Indiana 37 to interstate standards for the I-69 extension that is planned to eventually connect Indianapolis and Evansville.
Pence, Ritz seek federal dollars without strings
Last Monday, Superintendent Glenda Ritz filed a request to continue using federal "Title I" education money with flexibility. A day later, Gov. Mike Pence asked the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to grant the state an exemption, and about $16.5 billion, to expand Medicaid using a version of the Healthy Indiana Plan.
Quest for development grant sparks infighting in Nashville
The town is one of six finalists to be a Stellar Community, which brings money and support to help spur economic development. But not everyone is happy with how the application process has gone.
Developer pulls plug on $300M Tipton wind farm
A Colorado-based developer said the project is no longer feasible because of conditions that a zoning board placed on the project.
Express Scripts cuts payments for customized drugs
The nation's largest pharmacy benefit manager, Express Scripts, is dramatically scaling back its coverage of compounded medications, saying most of the custom-mixed medicines are ineffective or overpriced.
Kokomo doctor gets 2 years for overprescribing
Don Wagoner, his wife and two other doctors were arrested last year on narcotics charges connected to clinics in Kokomo and Burlington. State officials say at least a dozen patients died from drug-related complications.
Afghanistan subcontractor cheated workers, suit says
Federal investigators are examining whether a military subcontractor from Indiana underpaid scores of medical workers in Afghanistan, pocketing federal funds that the government intended the company use to pay its employees.
Vectren selling its coal-mining subsidiary for $296M
One of Indiana's largest natural-gas utilities is selling its coal-mining subsidiary to a southern Indiana-based coal-mining company, putting more than 800 coal miners' jobs at risk.
Work resumes at Indiana GM plant after fatal explosion
Employees have returned to work at a General Motors metal-stamping plant in Marion following a chemical explosion that killed a contractor and injured several others.