The U.S. trade deficit fell to the lowest level in more than nine years in May as exports posted a small gain while the weak American economy pushed imports down for a 10th straight month. The Commerce Department said today the deficit narrowed to $26 billion, a drop of 9.8 percent from April and the […]
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has given five Indiana grantees a combined $22.9 million to help families avoid homelessness or to quickly find new housing if they lose their homes. State government will receive $16.3 million. HUD also gave $3.9 million to Indianapolis, $1.2 million to Evansville, $874,000 to Fort Wayne and […]
Purdue University officials plan to start adding a $500 surcharge to the tuition bills of new students. The plan calls for the fee to be waived for in-state students this year only, but be charged to all new out-of-state students starting this fall. Officials say the fee is needed because of an expected decline in […]
The first short stretch of the Interstate 69 extension between Evansville and Indianapolis could be finished months ahead of schedule. Work began last year on the about 2-mile segment between I-64 and State Road 68 near Evansville and was expected to be completed in July 2010. But state highway department spokeswoman Cher Goodwin said traffic […]
State officials say cities and counties across Indiana could save about 40 percent on their road-salt expenses for this winter under a new joint purchasing program. Many local governments saw their bills for salt double in the past couple years, forcing some to reduce their road treatment. The Indiana Department of Administration said today that […]
Law school tuition at Indiana University in Bloomington could go up nearly 25 percent this fall, and other graduate programs might see double-digit increases as well. The proposed increase for the Maurer School of Law would see in-state tuition grow to $24,000 a year. Law school Dean Lauren Robel blames the tuition hike on a […]
The number of newly laid-off U.S. workers filing initial claims for jobless benefits last week fell to the lowest level since early January, largely due to changes in the timing of auto industry layoffs. Continuing claims, meanwhile, unexpectedly jumped to a record high. While layoffs are slowing, unemployed workers are having a difficult time finding […]
South Bend’s mayor said he would recommend laying off 19 police officers and 45 firefighters if a local income tax increase isn’t approved. Mayor Stephen Luecke said last night that more than 200 jobs, or about 15 percent of the city’s work force, might have to be cut and spending on snow removal reduced by […]
Ball State University is proposing a tuition and fees increase of about 4.2 percent for the coming school year, a slightly smaller hike than those planned at other public universities in Indiana. Under Ball State’s proposal, in-state undergraduate students would pay an extra $329 for 2009-10, or a total of about $7,830 for the academic […]
A former Indiana pastor and his sons have pleaded not guilty to charges they bilked church members out of millions of dollars intended for church construction projects. A Sullivan County judge appointed defense attorneys today for 65-year-old Vaughn Reeves, 40-year-old Chris and 32-year-old Josh. The oldest son, 44-year-old Chip, is being represented by attorneys Jim […]
One of the nation’s largest Christian denominations is addressing the nation’s financial crisis with what it hopes will be a spiritual teaching moment as well as a cost-saver. Fifty United Methodist Church bishops in the United States will roll back their salaries by 4 percent next year in what Bishop Gregory Palmer of Springfield, Ill., […]
Motorists who renew their Indiana driver’s licenses or obtain new ones will have to present documents to prove their identities beginning next year. Bureau of Motor Vehicles Commissioner Andy Miller said today the one-time requirement is part of an effort to stem identity theft by complying with the 9/11 commission’s recommendations and federal law. Anyone […]
Drugmakers Eli Lilly and Co., Amylin Pharmaceuticals Inc. and Alkermes Inc. said yesterday that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration
has accepted their application for the once-a-week diabetes drug exenatide.
Drugmakers Eli Lilly and Co., Amylin Pharmaceuticals Inc. and Alkermes Inc. said yesterday that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has accepted their application for the once-a-week diabetes drug exenatide. Exenatide is the primary ingredient of Byetta, a treatment for type 2 diabetes. While Byetta is injected twice a day, the newer drug is intended […]
The Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles says it will announce new security initiatives for driver’s licenses, permits and ID cards. Commissioner Andy Miller will announce the measures during a news conference this morning at the Indiana Government Center in downtown Indianapolis. The announcement comes about a month after BMV officials announced the arrest of a […]
Nestle USA plans to ask Anderson’s City Council for a tax break on equipment for its expanded plant that it says will lead to the hiring of nearly 99 people. Nestle is scheduled to make the request tomorrow for a 10-year tax abatement on new equipment valued at $200 million. The break is worth about […]
Indiana says it will use a new law and improved services to better protect residents from identity theft. A new state law creates the crime of synthetic identity theft to specify that combining parts of the identities of into a hybrid, fictional person in order to commit fraud is a felony punishable by six months […]
Investors are sending stocks lower as another tumble in oil prices undermines the case for an economic recovery. Major stock market indexes skidded about 2 percent today as crude dropped for the fifth straight day, the latest indicator that investors think demand for energy and basic materials will remain soft. The Dow Jones industrial average […]
The Indiana Department of Correction expects to gain more than 2,000 beds for inmates by shifting prison programs and inmates to different locations. Female youth offenders will move from Indianapolis to Madison in southeastern Indiana. Adult females in the Indiana Women’s Prison near downtown Indianapolis will be moved to the former juvenile facility. And the […]
Indiana’s privately run welfare project has so many problems that the state could start taking steps to cancel its $1.16 billion contract with IBM as early as this fall, a state official said today. Secretary Anne Murphy of the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration said she asked lead vendor IBM Corp. to submit a […]
