GOP-backed bill would end straight-ticket voting option
Only 12 states allow or offer straight-ticket voting, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures. The practice has been declining in availability over the past decade.
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Lawmakers to discuss high school civics test measure
Indiana House committee members are set to discuss legislation that would require high school students to take the same test that immigrants must pass to become a U.S. citizen.
CNBC’s ‘American Greed’ to profile Tim Durham
The show, which airs at 10 p.m. Thursday, follows Durham’s path from his modest roots in Seymour, Indiana, through his quest to become the world’s richest businessman to his arrest and conviction for running a $200 million Ponzi scheme.
Ticket giveaway: ‘So Costly A Sacrifice: Lincoln and Loss’ exhibit
A new exhibition looks at mortality and the man. Chime in with your favorite other Abe, Abby, or Abraham to have a chance at free passes.
Bills filed that would allow medical marijuana in Indiana
Two Democratic lawmakers have filed bills that would allow the use of medical marijuana in Indiana, although neither measure is likely to advance in the Republican-controlled Legislature.
Potbelly, Soupremacy owner joins race for mayor
Local Republicans are hoping history repeats itself with their new candidate to replace Mayor Greg Ballard. Chuck Brewer, a decorated Iraq War veteran and the owner of two downtown restaurants, announced his candidacy Monday.
Sprawling industrial complex near Cottage Home attracts buyer
Teagan Development has agreed to buy the 539,000-square-foot building near Mass Ave and the Monon Trail and plans to convert some of the space into restaurant and retail uses.
Longtime Cummins executive Carter set to retire
Pamela Carter, the first woman ever to lead one of Cummins’ four main business units, has been in the position since 2007.
CEO Roundup: We’re not your father’s health care company anymore
The CEOs of Anthem, Lilly, Zimmer and Hill-Rom tried to woo investors at the J.P. Morgan Healthcare conference by stressing how they’re broadening business beyond plain-old insurance, pharmaceuticals, implants and hospital beds.
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Eli Lilly and Co. is trying to play catch-up in the hot trend of fighting cancer by targeting the body’s immune system. According to Reuters, Indianapolis-based Lilly signed two separate deals with New Jersey-based Merck & Co. Inc. and New York-based Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. to pair their newly approved “immune-oncology” drugs with Lilly’s cancer drugs. […]
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Stephanie Tooley, a nurse practitioner, has been named executive director of quality at St. Vincent Indianapolis Hospital. She previously held the same position on an interim basis. Before that, she directed inpatient units at Peyton Manning Children’s Hospital at St. Vincent. Tooley earned a bachelor’s degree in nursing and a master’s degree in nursing administration […]
NFL confirms probe into whether Pats used deflated footballs
The game operations manual notes that people who alter footballs or allow an unapproved football to be used in a game can be disciplined with fines or other punishments.
Deputy mayor joins GOP race to succeed Ballard
A Republican primary contest is shaping up in the Indianapolis mayoral election, with Deputy Mayor Olgen Williams' announcement that he intends to run.
A&E priority list includes Sutton Foster at the Cabaret, a Coltrane tribute, more
Get a jump on your weekend A&E planning as the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra plays Avon and the Stanley Clarke Trio comes to Carmel.
Indiana House bill would legalize chemical cremation
The legislation would require the State Board of Funeral and Cemetery Service to adopt rules for alkaline hydrolysis. The process is legal in 11 other states.
Union to talk about Indiana Pillsbury plant set to close
The union that represents workers at a Pillsbury plant set for closure expects to meet next month with General Mills officials to discuss the plant’s future. The union represents 335 workers at the plant and 80 workers at a neighboring plant that could be impacted.
Fountain Square landlord keeps duckpin bowling alive
The game has become a must-have-reservations attraction in the historic Fountain Square neighborhood and one of Indy's most original activities for corporate team-building, date night or a fun time out with friends.
Pence’s $51M prison expansion proposal met by skepticism
The proposal comes just months after Indiana's criminal sentencing laws changed in part to reduce the need for more prison space.
IU informatics, computing school sees enrollment surge
An Indiana University school devoted to information technology and its applications to other fields has seen its enrollment nearly triple in the last seven years, university officials said.
NCAA restores Paterno’s football wins record in settlement
The National Collegiate Athletic Association reached an agreement that will restore 111 wins it stripped from former Pennsylvania State University football coach Joe Paterno after the Jerry Sandusky child sex-abuse scandal.