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Court case might roil not-for-profit tax rules

A Bartholomew County not-for-profit affordable housing development group is preparing to fight in Indiana Tax Court a denial of its property-tax exemption. The denial has put the organization
$200,000 in debt and its rental homes in danger of tax foreclosure.

Carmel free clinic drawing jobless professionals

Trinity Free Clinic in Carmel began in 2000 to serve a growing Hispanic immigrant population. Since the latest recession, so many people—including unemployed professionals—have found their way to the clinic that the portion of white patients has grown from one-third in 2008 to 47 percent last year.

Fashion Mall getting big upgrade

A multimillion-dollar makeover now under way at The Fashion Mall at Keystone will add an upscale food court and about 20 stores, many of them new to Indianapolis.

Rusthoven adds to political cynicism

I was surprised to read Peter Rusthoven’s incendiary [Oct. 31] column accusing Melina Kennedy of making borderline “criminal accusations” against Mayor Ballard.

FRAZIER: Sacred cows? They may not be worth it

Every organization has them. The employees who are deemed sacred cows by the work force and, like the banks deemed “too big to fail,” are considered by those in leadership “too [fill in the blank] to go.”

MORRIS: Are you paying attention to election season?

The problem with the Indianapolis mayoral campaign and most others is, by the time the election gets here, after all the negative commercials and nasty exchanges, we are so disgusted with the whole process, we don’t care who wins.

EDITORIAL: Learn right lessons from Litebox gaffe

Gov. Mitch Daniels has been derided in recent days for standing next to California businessman Bob Yanagihara and declaring, “We like visionaries, we love inventors, we love entrepreneurs. You are all those things.”

Nearly 4,000 students seek private-school vouchers

The program, which gives Hoosier students an average of $4,500 from the state to apply toward private-school tuition, was created this year by the Indiana General Assembly. More than 250 private schools have been approved to accept the vouchers.

Indiana plant a drag on Duke Energy earnings

Duke Energy Corp.'s third-quarter earnings tumbled 30 percent, the company said Thursday, with energy consumption falling at the same time that costs rose unexpectedly for a new plant in Indiana.

Marsh offering free diabetes drugs

Marsh Supermarkets Inc. announced Thursday a diabetes care program that will offer customers more than a half-dozen prescription medicines for free. The program, which began Nov. 1, provides seven oral diabetes medicines and lancets for testing blood sugar at no cost. The Indianapolis-based chain said it will also provide patients with a diabetes-monitoring kit, training on how to use a diabetes meter and a quarterly newsletter that includes recipes and tips for managing diabetes.

Natural gas prices to rise slightly

It may cost a little more to stay warm this winter. Citizens Energy Group announced Wednesday that the average natural gas bill for residential customers in Marion County will tick up slightly from last year. The utility predicts the average bill will rise to $88, compared to $84 last year.

BMV extends hours for election

The Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles will extend hours at license branches next Monday and Tuesday so residents can get driver's licenses and state identification cards ahead of the Nov. 8 election. Identification is required by state law to vote in Indiana elections. Normally closed on Mondays, full-service branches will be open from 8:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Nov. 7, and from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Nov. 8.