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New push coming to boost pay for Indiana state troopers

March 21, 2016

A new effort will be coming to increase pay for Indiana State Police troopers after a study confirmed their salaries trail those of officers in some neighboring states and local police departments.

Fishers hiring staffing agency to help with U.S. Census count

March 14, 2016

Several fast-growing communities in Hamilton County are pursuing certified special counts this year as a way to secure more state funding.

Political outsider Scott Willis seeks to oust veteran Kenley

March 10, 2016

Westfield resident Scott Willis says it’s not an ideal time for him to be running for an Indiana Senate seat. But after he spent time in the fall canvassing the 20th district, he decided he couldn’t keep waiting to see if six-term Republican Sen. Luke Kenley would retire.

Sen. Kenley holds sway over what’s funded—and what isn’t

March 10, 2016

Kenley, a former grocery store owner who was first elected in 1992, said he is running for office again because he wants to work on a long-term funding solution for shoring up Indiana’s roads and infrastructure.

Why violence, segregation and single parenthood are depressing Indianapolis incomes

March 4, 2016

Jim Streitelmeier, the pastor of Neighborhood Fellowship, has a specific year when he thinks Indianapolis’ social problems really took off:1973. That’s when Indianapolis Public Schools began busing black students to predominantly white schools in order to, at long last, integrate them. And it’s also the year Indiana passed a no-fault divorce law.

Leaders bedeviled by single-parent families

March 4, 2016

Policymakers on both the left and right have long felt hamstrung when it comes to addressing the problems that decades of social science research have shown hurt the economic prospects, not only of those in the midst of them, but everyone else in the community.

Is Indy holding back its kids?

March 3, 2016

Each year children spend growing up in the Indianapolis area causes them to fall further and further behind their peers nationally in future earnings potential.

Katz Sapper real estate team lands former IEDC official

February 23, 2016

Garth Brazelton, former director of the state agency’s operations and business systems, has joined KSM Location Advisors as its chief operating officer.

Red Line project awarded $75 million federal grant

February 9, 2016

The first phase of the $198 million Red Line is slated to run from just north of Broad Ripple to the University of Indianapolis.

Study: TIF districts divert $320M annually from local needs in Indiana

February 8, 2016

The study from Ball State University says the widely used economic development tool redirects millions of dollars from other taxing units that normally would receive the revenue, such as schools, libraries and other public services.

INSIDE THE STATEHOUSE: Bills would mean big bucks for local government

February 4, 2016

Indiana lawmakers are debating ways to give money back to local governments—money that already belongs to cities, towns and counties but the state has been holding in reserves.

SHEPARD: Bicentennial is a chance to improve Indiana’s future

February 3, 2016

The 2016 Indiana bicentennial can serve both as party and as a springboard for thinking about our future. The state’s bicentennial commission has laid plans that both bolster Indiana’s statewide opportunities and promote local initiatives.

MISO plans $30M expansion at Carmel headquarters

January 28, 2016

Midcontinent Independent System Operator Inc. plans to add 84 employees by 2020 after reconfiguring its 133,409-square-foot facility at 720 City Center Drive to increase efficiency.

Pittman family estate dispute entangles real-estate projects

January 21, 2016

A family dispute over the estate of a well-known heart surgeon and developer in Carmel could delay progress on multiple mixed-use real estate projects in Hamilton and Boone counties.

Teen births fall in Indiana, nation

January 18, 2016

Teen births have fallen to a record low in the United States and dropped sharply in Indiana too, a development that could save taxpayers millions of dollars in public health services and other assistance.

Trust fund manager that serves disabled entangled in lawsuits

December 30, 2015

The latest court action involving Special Needs Integrity Inc. is a class-action lawsuit filed against the little-known Indianapolis not-for-profit in November that claims it eroded clients’ account balances with undisclosed management fees and unjustified legal fees paid to the Indianapolis law firm Lewis & Kappes PC.

No relief in sight for shortage of affordable housing in area