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The closing of a local home for abused and neglected children has been postponed by the Marion County Commission, which conducted a special meeting this morning regarding the Children’s Guardian Home. The commission had previously voted for its closure, saying it costs too much to run. Last night, the City County-Council submitted a plan to […]
A plan by Indiana House Democrats to cap funding for charter schools was criticized yesterday by U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan.Duncan said states that place limits on charter schools will jeopardize their chance to get an expected $100 million from a pot of money set aside for public school reforms under the stimulus bill […]
Two weeks after National Football League officials announced teams can sell an ad on players’ practice jerseys, things are heating up at the Indianapolis Colts’ 56th training complex—also home to the franchise’s sales…
The state’s largest teachers union plans to lay off dozens of employees in the wake of a financial crisis that spurred investigations of its troubled insurance trust. Union officials representing two groups of workers at the Indiana State Teachers Association say at least 35 people will lose their jobs after 60 days notice. A third […]
Yesterday, the London Times published a list of the top 200 artists since 1900. The rankings were based on over 1.4 million votes.
Before you click over and take a look, let’s have some fun:
1. See how many of the top…
Local accounting firm London Witte Group LLC’s decision last June to take a chance on an empty midtown office building is suddenly looking like a winner. The former Grain Dealers Mutual Insurance building at 18th and Meridian streets is now essentially fully leased thanks to an agreement by Clarian Health Partners to occupy the bulk […]
Freshmen entering college in 2011 might want to bone up on their math skills. Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Both Purdue University and Indiana University are raising math requirements for those entering college in 2011. Purdue will require all incoming students to have taken four years of math in high school, making its math […]
Democrats who control the Indiana House plan to outline their priorities for a new state budget that would cover one year of state spending instead of a typical two-year plan. Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 The Democrat-led House Ways and Means Committee is scheduled to meet informally today, two days before a special legislative […]
The Indiana State Teachers Association and the National Education Association say they’ll scrape up enough cash to pay 650 people receiving long-term disability benefits from the state union’s troubled insurance trust. ISTA previously said it didn’t have enough money to cover the long-term disability claims, which could cost $45 million to $65 million over the […]
Capital Improvement Board President Bob Grand today declined to predict the future for the cash-strapped sports facilities agency, but said he backs a proposal that would merge the CIB into a new organization. “I’m 100 percent in support of their solution,” he said, referring to the plan presented last Thursday by Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels […]
More foreign car brands could find their way into American garages under a plan by auto racing magnate Roger Penske’s dealership group to snap up Saturn from the ruins of General Motors Corp. Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 The deal announced Friday is one more example of how the cataclysm that hit Detroit’s three […]
Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 The world’s airlines will collectively lose $9 billion this year – nearly double the previous projections – and face a slow recovery as the economic crisis saps air travel and cargo demand, an industry body warned today. The International Air Transport Association, which represents 230 airlines worldwide, increased its […]
The world’s airlines will collectively lose $9 billion this year – nearly double the previous projections – and face a slow recovery as the economic crisis saps air travel and cargo demand, an industry body warned today.The International Air Transport Association, which represents 230 airlines worldwide, increased its loss estimate from the $4.7 billion it […]
More foreign car brands could find their way into American garages under a plan by auto racing magnate Roger Penske’s dealership group to snap up Saturn from the ruins of General Motors Corp. The deal announced Friday is one more example of how the cataclysm that hit Detroit’s three carmakers is reshaping the global automotive […]
Authorities in Madison say a fire that heavily damaged the 154-year-old Jefferson County Courthouse last month was accidental. Investigators said today that a contractor who was soldering two sections of pipe accidentally started the fire in a wooden part of the roof. The May 20 fire destroyed the courthouse’s dome-topped bell tower. A county official […]
An elderly woman missing for more than eight hours is safe this morning. Lizzie Holmes, 83, who suffers from Alzheimer’s disease, walked away from her home late last night, prompting a massive search from East 56th Street to East 38th Street, and from Fall Creek Parkway to Franklin Road. The search, which included the use […]
The Westfield City Council is expecting a big turnout at public hearing tonight to discuss a proposed smoking ban. The ordinance would eliminate smoking in public places and businesses, including restaurants, bars and eight out of every 10 hotel rooms. Violators would pay fines between $50 and $500. The meeting starts at 7 p.m. at […]
Executives of Emmis Communications Corp. collectively earned 25 percent less in fiscal 2009 compared with the prior year, according to a filing sent to shareholders today notifying them of the company’s July 14 annual meeting. The decrease in pay coincides with recent financial struggles plaguing the Indianapolis-based radio-broadcasting and magazine-publishing company. Emmis CEO Jeff Smulyan […]
Duke Energy Corp. has struck a settlement with customer groups as part of a regulatory request to upgrade its electric grid, including the use of “smart” electric meters, the company announced today. If approved by the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission, Duke would begin installing the meters within six months. The Charlotte, N.C.-based utility eventually plans […]
The city’s Capital Improvement Board will meet today for the first time since Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels and Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard presented their plan to rescue the financially troubled entity. Last Thursday, the two proposed raising hotel, rental car and sports-admission taxes, and merging the CIB into a new agency, to raise the funds […]
