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Smoking ban is an accomplishment

Indiana will now protect 95 percent of people while at work and also allow citizens to eat at any restaurant in the state without having to encounter cigarette or cigar smoke.

KENNEDY: Legislature has own band of bullies

Indiana’s legislators couldn’t find it in their hearts to pass a law that would protect vulnerable children against bullying in our schools. But at least 20 of them found the time to do a little bullying of their own.

EDITORIAL: Indianapolis’ new education deputy should work fast

If Eugene White leaves Indianapolis Public Schools—maybe not so coincidentally near Jason Kloth’s April 1 move into the City-County Building—the city has an even better opportunity to signal it’s a place where reform-minded educators can thrive.

HICKS: State smoking ban recognizes value of life

The workplace smoking ban signed by Gov. Mitch Daniels this week was a much-needed law. Of course, my Libertarian friends will object to its intrusion on liberty, and my leftist friends will say it didn’t go far enough. To them I ask, “What are you smoking?”

Lender settlement to pay heating bills

The state is banking nearly $29 million from five mortgage lenders to generate about $4 million annually to help low-income Indiana homeowners pay their winter utility bills. Gov. Mitch Daniels last week signed a bill creating the heating aid. Attorney General Greg Zoeller said Wednesday that the money comes from payments by Ally, Bank of America, Citi, JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo banks to settle foreclosure and lending abuses in Indiana.

Monon Trail hours remain extended

The Monon Trail will continue to open earlier in the morning and close later at night, at least until June. Indy Parks decided to extend a trial period that began last fall allowing for activity from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m. The popular trail is normally open from dawn to dusk, but IndyParks decided to extend the hours during winter months to accommodate commuters who faced fines for using the trail in the dark. February traffic during the new hours was double that of February 2011.

Cold-case murder suspect found

Indianapolis homicide detectives have nabbed a suspect in a seven-year-old murder case after receiving new information from a third party. Tyreese Taylor, 54, was arrested in connection with the murder of Jesus Echavarria, 46, a homeless man shot multiple times in an alley on the city’s west side in December 2004. Taylor previously served 22 years in prison for a 1980 Marion County murder conviction.

Purdue graduate takes top job at McDonald’s

McDonald’s Corp. said Chief Operating Officer Don Thompson, who grew up in Indianapolis and graduated from Purdue University, will take over as CEO, becoming the first black chief of the world’s largest restaurant chain.

IU hoops, Colts fight for spot as state’s top sports brand

The value of sports brands fluctuates as violently as stock prices during economic upheaval. In Indiana, the IU and Butler basketball brands have risen while the Colts' has taken a hit and the Pacers fight for their place in the sun.

Lawsuits filed over school bus crash that killed 2

Indianapolis-based personal-injury attorney Ken Nunn says some of the injuries to children from a school bus crash in Indianapolis that killed the driver and a student could have been prevented if the bus had seat belts.