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Lawyer Kurt Webber is set to announce Thursday that he’ll run as a Republican to represent District 86 in the Indiana House.
The district, which includes parts of Marion and Hamilton counties, is held by Democrat Ed DeLaney.
The man appointed to become Indianapolisâ?? new public safety director will visit the city Thursday to meet with community leaders. Frank Straub has more than 24 years of experience and helped develop New York City’s first-responder program after 9/11. He served as NYPD deputy commissioner of training, and spent the last seven years as the police commissioner in White Plains, N.Y. Fox59 will have more at 4 p.m.
Jim Irsay and Peyton Manning could earn huge financial rewards if the Indianapolis Colts complete a perfect season. NFL brass
putting pressure on team to try.
The Labor Department said Thursday that the number of new jobless claims rose to 480,000 last week, up 7,000 from the previous
week.
Gov. Mitch Daniels says struggling cities like Gary should think about merging with other local governments to cut their costs.
Marion County Commissioners reappointed Doug Brown on Thursday morning to the Indianapolis Capital Improvement Board, leaving
only one seat open on the nine-member panel whose financial troubles this year have elevated its profile.
Want to win passes to a screening of the new Meryl Streep/Alec Baldwin film?
Obama is going wobbling on forcing fiscal responsibility on states, and Hoosiers might get stuck with the bill.
The Indiana Board of Education plans to give school districts a list of options on how they can collectively cut at least
$300 million from state spending.
Environmental activists who are upset about Indiana’s water-pollution rules say they’ll ask the federal government to take
action against the state.
The company plans to use at least $150 million to repay debt under its senior credit agreement. The remaining proceeds will
be used for general corporate purposes.
Locally based Brightpoint Inc. has closed on a $31 million deal to purchase its 495,000-square-foot distribution facility
in Plainfield.
The Irish pub and restaurant Fionn MacCool’s has closed after a four-year run.
The university said Wednesday it will see about $1 billion in savings over the next decade as a result of the continuing university-wide
cost-containment effort.
Indiana lawmakers are preparing to punt on 2009’s must-solve business issue in the hope of a federal bailout. However, it’s
anybody’s
guess how Washington will respond.
Lawmakers are likely to pass property tax legislation, which would send it to a voter referendum in November and potentially
into the state constitution.
About the only certainty for the upcoming legislative session is that it will be over in March.
The bill would require legislators who leave office to wait at least a year after their term expires to become a Statehouse
lobbyist.
Win tickets to the latest Hollywood take on the world’s greatest detective.
Dec. 19
Clowes Hall
Last week, I wrote about a totally different presentation
of Handel’s “Messiah.” I don’t want to repeat myself, so I’ll just say that here’s another
chance to see that oratory masterwork. This time, the instrumental power comes from the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra and
the vocal strength from the Indianapolis Symphonic Choir. Details here.
