Lawmakers enter last week of session with some issues still hanging
Indiana’s lawmakers have just days to finalize legislation in key areas like health and education—from literacy and antisemitism to ambulances and a Medicaid shortfall.
Indiana’s lawmakers have just days to finalize legislation in key areas like health and education—from literacy and antisemitism to ambulances and a Medicaid shortfall.
Spirit CEO Ted Christie said he was disappointed that the airlines could not combine and create a new challenger to the nation’s four biggest airlines.
Senate sponsors on Monday pushed back against exemptions for a specific agricultural project in northern Indiana, noting that 11 Chinese companies are currently seeking projects within Indiana.
Together called the Polymer Recycling Complex, the two side-by-side buildings are expected to work together to recycle plastics from curbside collection and then use that recycled plastic to create new products.
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce said it will file a lawsuit to try to prevent the federal agency from capping late fees.
Tech companies have taken steps to limit how much time children spend on their sites—including by sending notifications nudging them to take time away from their products—but they have strongly pushed back on claims by regulators that their products are addictive.
In his remarks to Congress on Wednesday, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell offered no hints on the potential timing of rate cuts.
Abandoned by the Senate Environmental Affairs Committee earlier this session, language that would change the definition of toxic PFAS chemicals could be inserted into another bill.
Indiana is among a growing number of Republican-led states proposing legislative solutions to tackle the availability and affordability of child care.
Operations at the 781,500-square-foot Tipton Transmission Plant, which includes three buildings and spans 103 acres, were quietly suspended last summer.
Current plans for the project call for the construction of 47 single-family houses, 48 town houses and 15,000 square feet of retail space.
The school intends to demolish an existing residence and build the new house before late 2026, which coincides with the end of President James Danko’s contract with the school.
While plenty of bills were proposed, the vast majority of them did not even receive a hearing.
The bill, now headed to Gov. Eric Holcomb for consideration, would let some property owners opt out of paying the tax and cap the revenue but let the city expand the district.
The original state Senate proposal on the matter failed to advance past a second floor vote last month. But lawmakers brought back the idea by adding the language to another bill in the session’s final days.
The call for additional scrutiny surprised Lilly executives, who noted that it is unusual for such a review to occur after the FDA has given an anticipated date to make a decision on approval. An OK for the drug had been expected this month.
Proponents of the PFAS proposal, which included many in the chemical manufacturing industry, said the definition change is needed to preserve uses of PFAS in “essential” items like lithium batteries, laptop computers, semiconductors, pacemakers and defibrillators.
After years of prioritizing large homes, the nation’s biggest and most powerful home builders are finally building more smaller ones, driving a shift toward more affordable housing.
Leaders of the Capital Improvement Board of Marion County, which operates of the stadium and Indiana Convention Center, want control of the parcel to guarantee adequate space for storing semis and staging events as the city’s sports and tourism industry grows.
Plans call for the Star Brick Village retail and residential development to be built on 72 acres along East 146th Street, just north of Fishers.