HICKS: Accounting mistakes and local government reform
The $206 million in late payments is about half the total tax revenue our state’s woefully mismanaged townships kept sitting in the bank over the past several years.
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Definition of ‘college’ misleads readers
While I usually find myself in agreement with IBJ’s editorials on higher education, “Not everyone is college material” [April 7] misleads the reader by propagating a dangerous message.
BAKER: Women are still underpaid
April 17 is Equal Pay Day, a day that marks the wage gap—the number of days into the year women have to work, in addition to last year, to earn the same amount of money men made last year.
Ticket sales firm to double client list, triple work force
Get Real Sports Sales is positioned to grow as colleges, pro teams begin to outsource ticket sales.
RUSTHOVEN: Much riding on Supreme Court decision
Indiana is one of 26 states challenging ObamaCare, with Attorney General Greg Zoeller attending the first day of Supreme Court argument.
MAURER: Summer camp isn’t just for kids anymore
Have you ever wanted to operate heavy construction equipment? At Mickey’s Camp you’ll be able to operate a skid steer loader, excavator and a motor grader simulator.
Funding challenges sideline not-for-profit award program
The Indiana Achievement Awards is going on what organizers called a “sabbatical,” though its return isn’t guaranteed. The change is the result of a loss in grant funding for all not-for-profit programs at the IUPUI Solution Center, which organized the awards.
EDITORIAL: Silver linings to April’s slow start
The Indianapolis jobs picture is brighter than previous reports indicated. Revised data provided by the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics last month revealed the metro area had about 15,000 more jobs than previously reported and ended the year on a roll.
Satellite training sites give entrepreneurship agency a boost
Participation at Business Ownership Initiative-led training sessions is up nearly 30 percent so far this year as more Hoosiers start businesses of their own. Executive Director Julie Grice is looking for more counselors and money.
Indiana fair director keeping job despite critical report
The Indiana State Fair's executive director will be keeping her job despite a report critical of the fair's emergency response plan ahead of last summer's deadly stage collapse.
Daniels ranked high among governors
Gov. Mitch Daniels is winning a popularity contest of sorts. According to a ranking by The Washington Post, Daniels is the third most popular governor in the country. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo tops the list and New Jersey’s Chris Christie came in second. The rankings considered factors such as approval ratings, degree of difficulty of the job and the political leanings of their states. A bipartisan poll showed that Daniels has an approval rating of 63 percent.
Police seek robbery suspects
Indianapolis police are looking for two men believed to be responsible for at least three armed robberies north of downtown Indianapolis between 7:12 a.m. and 7:31 a.m. Wednesday. The crimes happened within a mile of each other—in the 2800 block of Sutherland Avenue, the 2500 block of North College Avenue and the 2300 block of North Talbot Street. Victims included a 16-year-old boy robbed of his jacket and shoes and a woman whose wallet was stolen.
Three people hurt in ambulance crash
Three people were sent to the hospital Thursday morning after an ambulance was hit by a van, forcing it to crash into a garage of a southwest-side church. Decatur Township officials said the ambulance was on a run when it was struck at Mooresville Road and Foltz Street, pushing it into First General Baptist Church’s garage. Van driver Heather Temple, 36, said she did not see a stop sign or hear sirens before the crash. Ambulance driver Mike Davis, 37, medic Brad Davis, 31, and Temple were all in good condition at Methodist Hospital.
Indiana panel set to start review of $205M tax error
A leading legislator said he expects the State Budget Committee to take some time reviewing a second computer programming mistake made by the Indiana Department of Revenue that short-changed local governments by about $205 million.
Faulty stage, lack of emergency plan played roles in disaster
The stage rigging that collapsed and killed seven people at the Indiana State Fair last summer did not meet industry safety standards and the tragedy was compounded by the absence of a fully developed emergency plan, investigators concluded.
Celebs arrive on red carpet for ‘Magic/Bird’
The glitterati included Rooney Mara, John McEnroe and Penny Marshall, but the real stars were Magic Johnson and Larry Bird at the Broadway premiere of the new play.
NCAA faces firestorm after replacing Shaheen
Since Tuesday, fans, coaches and prominent journalists have fired off more than 150 messages on Twitter or on blog posts either blasting the Indianapolis-based NCAA or praising Greg Shaheen, who had overseen all 89 of the NCAA’s championships since August 2010.
City approves design of $45M downtown project
Plans call for the vacant, two-story former Bank One Operations Center at the northwest corner of Washington and East streets to be converted into a five-story apartment building with office or retail space on the first floor.
Area home-building activity up in first quarter
New-home permits in the Indianapolis metropolitan area rose 13 percent in the first three months of 2012 compared with the same quarter last year, bolstered by stronger activity in February and March.