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Colts pursue perfection in Jacksonville
The Indianapolis Colts are in Jacksonville, Fla., gearing up for Thursday night�¢??s game against the Jaguars. Jacksonville
is seeking the last playoff spot in the American Football Conference, and the Colts want to extend their 22-game regular-season
winning streak.
Local attorney moves to politics
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.
City getting new safety boss
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 feeling pressure to go for perfect Colts season
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.
New jobless claims rise unexpectedly
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.
UPDATE: Governor says Gary should consider merger
Gov. Mitch Daniels says struggling cities like Gary should think about merging with other local governments to cut their costs.
New CIB membership nearly set
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.
IBJ Movie Night: ‘It’s Complicated’
Want to win passes to a screening of the new Meryl Streep/Alec Baldwin film?
Bailing out big spenders
Obama is going wobbling on forcing fiscal responsibility on states, and Hoosiers might get stuck with the bill.
Education board to give schools budget-cut options
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.
Groups want feds to act on Indiana water rules
Environmental activists who are upset about Indiana’s water-pollution rules say they’ll ask the federal government to take
action against the state.
Conseco shoots for $222M in stock offering
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.
Brightpoint pays $31M for distribution facility
Locally based Brightpoint Inc. has closed on a $31 million deal to purchase its 495,000-square-foot distribution facility
in Plainfield.
Irish pub Fionn MacCool’s shuts down in Fishers
The Irish pub and restaurant Fionn MacCool’s has closed after a four-year run.
Facing lower state funding, IU cuts spending by $177M
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.
Legislators face unemployment insurance fund sinking into red
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.
Property tax caps stand good odds in the 2010 legislative session
Lawmakers are likely to pass property tax legislation, which would send it to a voter referendum in November and potentially
into the state constitution.
FEIGENBAUM: Expect uncertainty in the 2010 General Assembly
About the only certainty for the upcoming legislative session is that it will be over in March.
UPDATE: Indiana house panel approves ethics, lobbying bill
The bill would require legislators who leave office to wait at least a year after their term expires to become a Statehouse
lobbyist.