Indianapolis council to consider domestic-partner benefits
City-County Councilor Angela Mansfield filed the proposal covering city employees that would make same-sex and heterosexual couples who live together eligible for health insurance benefits.
City-County Councilor Angela Mansfield filed the proposal covering city employees that would make same-sex and heterosexual couples who live together eligible for health insurance benefits.
Paul Ricketts, who served as mayor of Lawrence from 2008 to 2011, died Thursday at age 58. Ricketts, a former Lawrence Township assessor, had suffered heart problems in recent years. Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard called the fellow Republican “a friend of mine whom I admired for dedicating his life to public service and always doing the right thing to improve quality of life for everyone.”
For the life of me, I don’t understand Sheila Suess Kennedy at all and, of course, she doesn’t get me.
I don’t understand how Angel Rivera can write that Ryan Vaughn is a man of family values.
Don’t get involved in politics unless you’re prepared at times to have your heart broken.
The U.S. Senate voted to let regulators collect on a $6.4 billion fee agreement struck with Indianapolis-based Eli Lilly and Co., Medtronic Inc. and other companies to fund reviews of new drugs and medical devices through 2017.
The CEO of feeder airline operator Republic Airways Holdings Inc. said on Wednesday that new Bombardier jets could be flown in the United States in a partnership with one of the big airline alliances.
Democratic gubernatorial candidate John Gregg reached out to his party's base Tuesday with his pick for lieutenant governor, a liberal lawmaker with decades of experience at the Indiana Statehouse.
Republican candidate Mike Pence toured the state Monday with his choice for lieutenant governor: state Rep. Sue Ellspermann. Democratic candidate John Gregg, meanwhile, is set to announce that longtime Senate Minority Leader Vi Simpson will join his ticket.
Republican Mike Pence has picked first-term state Rep. Sue Ellspermann as his running mate in his campaign to become Indiana's next governor.
Democrat John Gregg’s argument is part of a broader effort to label Mike Pence as a creature of Washington more than he is of Indiana.
Barack Obama was the first Democrat in 44 years to win Indiana in the 2008 presidential race. A repeat seems doubtful this year.
Republican Mike Pence's campaign said Friday he will announce his running mate in his campaign for Indiana governor on Monday.
Indiana budget leaders are looking for an external auditor to review the state Department of Revenue after workers discovered $526 million in errors in recent months.
The Indiana State Lottery Commission endorsed a plan Wednesday to seek out private companies to take over some operations of the Hoosier Lottery, a state agency whose income has shrunk in recent years.
The voucher advocates got their way and now have no else to blame for any failures.
Often, there are process issues or other substantive problems that need to be addressed before more money is thrown down the proverbial tube.
What truly distinguishes the parties is how we prioritize when interests conflict and how we assess the risk of inaction.