House GOP budget plan calls for school spending boost
The planned school spending increase is more than double the $201 million hike that Republican Gov. Mike Pence proposed in January.
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Priority list includes Lewis Black, Captain Hook, Sherlock Holmes, more
How about a night of Vonnegut? A cello/violin duo? A chance to cleanse the bad taste left from the TV “Peter Pan”?
GOP pushes to repeal public project wages law
The move could set off a new battle with labor unions three years after Republicans pushed through the state’s right-to-work law, which drew thousands of union protesters.
Analysis: Nursing home moratorium would yield smaller-than-expected savings
The Legislative Services Agency predicts a three-year ban on new skilled nursing beds would save the state $2.2 million—not the $24.6 million reported by the state in December.
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Indianapolis-based TriMedx, which manages medical equipment for health care providers, named James Willett as president. He previously was general manager of Ireland-based Covidien’s respiratory solutions business unit and, before that, did business development and marketing for Minnesota-based Medtronic’s surgical navigation business. Willett earned a bachelor’s degree and an MBA from the University of Nebraska. Dr. […]
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Bloomington-based CarDon & Associates Inc. is facing opposition to its plan to rezone more than 25 acres to build a senior living campus in Zionsville. Residents from neighborhoods near the proposed campus packed Town Hall on Jan. 20 to voice their opposition to the project, which they say will cause traffic problems and is too […]
Big-ticket item cut from Pence’s tax-simplification plan
The proposal to extend a sales-tax exemption to equipment purchases by manufacturers was expected to cost Indiana as much as $240 million per year in tax revenue.
Indy Eleven officials reveal new details on stadium financing
A bill that would provide state and local tax revenue for a new soccer stadium in downtown Indianapolis sailed through the House Ways and Means Committee Monday morning.
Walgreens pharmacy setting up shop on Mass Ave
The chain will occupy 2,500 square feet on the ground level of the 3 Mass building at the head of the bustling avenue and should be open within the next few months.
Senate panel sidelines proposal to end straight-ticket voting
The Senate Elections Committee voted Monday to request that the issue be assigned to a study committee for review. A similar bill is awaiting a vote in the full House.
Roundup: A Hoosier on B’way, Wizard World Comic Con, SNL’s 40th, more
Plus curator ins and outs and Glenn Close’s appearance at IU Cinema.
Ritz supporters plan Statehouse rally Monday afternoon
Organizers of the rally are targeting bills moving through the Statehouse that would shift some authority from state schools Superintendent Glenda Ritz.
Budget proposal to push school funding past Pence’s pitch
The leader of the Indiana House says a state budget proposal set for release Monday will include a larger funding increase for public schools than Gov. Mike Pence sought in his spending plan.
U.S. proposes rules for drones at industry’s infancy
Even with the proposed safety restrictions, drones can transform urban infrastructure management, farming, public safety, coastal security, military training, search and rescue, disaster response and more.
Lawmakers aim to restrict access to meth ingredients
The leaders of Indiana communities hit hard by methamphetamine are arguing for a state law requiring prescriptions to buy cold and allergy pills.
Fiscal analysis: Soccer venue ticket tax would generate meager revenue
The Legislative Services Agency estimates a ticket tax at the proposed venue would generate no more than $519,000 a year for debt repayment.
Groundbreaking set for downtown’s Market Square skyscraper
Executives of Flaherty & Collins Properties will join city officials Wednesday to turn dirt on the site, kicking off construction of the $121 million, 28-story apartment project anchored by a Whole Foods store.
UPDATE: Anthem offers 2 years of free credit monitoring
The Indianapolis-based insurer is offering the monitoring and identity-theft repair as it continues to investigate how hackers broke into a database storing information for about 80 million people.
Ritz says ISTEP testing time can be cut by 3 hours
Indiana’s schools superintendent says a plan is in the works to cut about three hours from the maximum time that students will take the state’s standardized tests.
Proposed senior living campus in Zionsville drawing opposition
The developer has scaled down the size of the project by reducing the height of one building and trimming the number of overall units in hopes of winning approval from the town’s plan commission.