Gary schools wrestling with debt as enrollment plummets
The school district has seen its enrollment drop by more than 1,000 students in the past year, to about 6,000 this fall. Enrollment stood at about 16,000 students a decade ago.
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Indiana struggling with change for dual-credit teachers
Todd Bess, executive director of Indiana Association of School Principals, said he's heard from some school leaders that up to 90 percent of their teachers wouldn't meet the new standard.
Indiana Pacers legend Mel Daniels dies at 71
Mel Daniels, the Hall of Fame center who helped the Indiana Pacers win three American Basketball Association titles, died Friday. Daniels later was an assistant coach, executive and scout with the Pacers.
Indianapolis, South Bend, Evansville set to elect mayors
Voters will go to the polls Tuesday for municipal elections across Indiana.
Caregivers see need for more pint-sized medical devices
Companies—including Indiana-based OrthoPediatrics Corp.—are starting to answer parents’ call for more help for children.
Renovation eyed for ex-Studebaker plant in South Bend
City officials are working with an entrepreneur to turn the 950,000-square-foot building and a pair of adjacent two-story buildings into a place for high-technology businesses, manufacturing, offices, condominiums, stores and restaurants.
ACLU sues Indiana agency over adoption subsidies
The American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana has filed a lawsuit on behalf of two foster parents against the director of the Indiana Department of Child Services' Central Eligibility Unit over adoption subsidies.
Governor makes Huge appointment to Indiana Finance Authority
Dan Huge has been named public finance director of the Indiana Finance Authority, a position with which he's already familiar.
Thoughts on ‘The Nether’ at the Phoenix Theatre
I appreciated a good space battle, but my favorite science fiction used speculation to make me wrestle with questions of the here and now.
Grand jury investigating Louisville basketball sex scandal
The book, “Breaking Cardinal Rules: Basketball and the Escort Queen,” has spurred a grand jury investigation into allegations that strippers and prostitutes were used to entertain University of Louisville basketball players and recruits.
Indiana on track to meet tax-amnesty collection goal
The tax amnesty is being counted on to provide $84 million for the state’s new Regional Cities program and $6 million to support Amtrak’s Hoosier State line between Indianapolis and Chicago.
Wal-Mart, Target step up their holiday strategies
Wal-Mart and Target have a lot to prove this holiday season. Both are heading into the season with turnaround plans they launched after being battered by the economy and their own mistakes.
U.S. paycheck increases remain on sluggish pace
In the past 12 months, pay and benefits have risen just 2 percent. That's below the 3.5 percent to 4 percent typical of a healthy economy.
Consumer spending records weakest gain in 8 months
Much of the September slowdown reflected a fall in energy prices, which resulted in a 1.2 percent drop in spending on nondurable goods such as gasoline.
PROXY CORNER: Kimball International Inc.
Jasper-based Kimball International Inc. makes furnishings under the brands National Office Furniture, Kimball Office and Kimball Hospitality.
When it comes to health benefits, Hoosier employers are cheap
Lower wages, higher hospital prices and unhealthy lives force Indiana employers to charge more and give fewer health benefits to their workers.
IPS board votes to close Key school, OKs school-autonomy plan
Indianapolis Public Schools board members voted Thursday to shut down the groundbreaking Key Learning Community while approving a plan that would move IPS schools toward more autonomy.
Hoosiers among few to see lower Obamacare costs
The cost of health insurance under the President Barack Obama’s Affordable Care Act is expected to climb across much of the nation, but Indiana is projected to see a 12.6 percent decrease in the cost of a benchmark plan.
Indy Chamber beefs up its microlending territory
The U.S. Small Business Administration blessed the Chamber’s microlending division with a new designation, giving it more cash to deploy and a bigger geographical footprint.