PELATH: Push the marriage amendment at the economy’s peril
For those who can still bear to look, Indiana’s unemployment rate remains stuck above 8 percent.
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SHELLA: Youth vote might negate marriage polls
Twenty-fourteen will be a year of love and politics in Indiana.
Panel backs changes for Indiana A-F school grades
The committee voted Monday to advance the recommendations to the State Board of Education, which is expected to consider adopting a new A-F grading model in November.
Indiana Rep. Davis resigning to take state post
State Rep. Bill Davis is resigning from the eastern Indiana seat he's held for nine years to become executive director of Indiana’s Office of Community and Rural Affairs.
Ritzier hotels may lure top events, but year-round demand unclear
Indianapolis lacks a five-star hotel, a fact some hospitality experts think could hurt the city’s chances of landing the 2018 Super Bowl. But there’s no consensus on whether the city should go more upscale.
RUSTHOVEN: Coats is GOP voice of sanity
In 1957, then-Sen. John Kennedy published “Profiles in Courage,” chronicling stories of senators who (in Kennedy’s rendition) risked careers to do the right thing in the face of political pressure. Eleanor Roosevelt, who thought JFK more a show horse than a work horse, remarked that Kennedy himself needed “less profile and more courage.”
EDITORIAL: Indy Chamber embraces arc of history
Few contemporary political skirmishes break down so cleanly into two sides: The right side of history, and the wrong.
State AG moves to block Ritz’s lawsuit against ed board
Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller has asked the Marion Circuit Court to dismiss a lawsuit Superintendent of Public Instruction Glenda Ritz filed this week against 10 members of the State Board of Education she chairs.
Insurers brainstorm with Obama staff on health exchange fix
The heads of WellPoint Inc., Aetna Inc. and at least 10 other insurers met with the Obama administration Wednesday to discuss correcting flaws in how data from the U.S. health-care marketplaces is transferred to the companies.
Education board member seeks dismissal of Ritz suit
A member of the Indiana Board of Education asked a Marion County judge Wednesday to throw out a lawsuit filed this week by Superintendent of Public Instruction Glenda Ritz in Indiana's ongoing education battle.
Gregg drops out of 2016 Indiana governor’s race
Democrat John Gregg has decided not to make a second run for Indiana governor following a close campaign for that office last year.
Insurer CEOs head to White House to talk Obamacare troubles
Health insurance execs, including WellPoint Inc. CEO Joseph Swedish, will meet with top White House officials Wednesday as the president seeks to contain political damage from the disastrous rollout of Obamacare.
Schools chief Ritz files suit against state board of education
State Superintendent of Public Instruction Glenda Ritz filed a lawsuit Tuesday that accuses 10 members of the State Board of Education of violating state law in a secret effort to undermine her.
Indy Chamber to oppose gay-marriage amendment
The Chamber noted that two of Indiana's largest employers — Indianapolis-based Eli Lilly and Co. and Columbus-based engine manufacturer Cummins Inc. — oppose the amendment for recruitment reasons.
Lawmakers ask pension board to keep annuity plan in-house
A legislative commission recommended Monday that pension officials scrap a proposal to privatize one part of the state retirement benefit system.
Indiana working poor highlighted in pair of studies
The Kaiser Family Foundation found that 182,000 residents fall into a health insurance coverage GAP, and a jobs study found almost half of Indiana’s fast food workers are also receiving public assistance.
School grade oversight moved to legislative agency
Republican House Speaker Brian Bosma and Senate President Pro Tem David Long approved the move Friday after the State Board of Education wrote a letter questioning why Superintendent Glenda Ritz has yet to release the A-F grades or teacher effectiveness ratings.
Coverage gap in state may leave 182,000 uninsured
A new report that 182,000 low-income residents could go without health insurance is refocusing attention on whether Indiana will win an exception to expand Medicaid using the Healthy Indiana Plan.
Congress votes to end shutdown, avoid default deadline
Up against a deadline, Congress passed and sent a waiting President Barack Obama legislation late Wednesday night to avoid a threatened national default and end the 16-day partial government shutdown.
Indiana to seek better future deal on Amtrak line to Chicago
Indiana lawmakers said Wednesday they plan to re-examine a deal that will keep the Amtrak line between Indianapolis and Chicago running for at least another year.