Search – Page 16 – Indianapolis Business Journal

Home » Search

Articles

Biden urges end to talks on spending bill as Dems eye new surtax

October 27, 2021 | Associated Press

Top Democratic leaders are signaling a deal is within reach even though momentum fizzled and tempers flared late Wednesday after a billionaires’ tax and a paid family leave program fell out of the Democrats’ sweeping bill.

Pelosi upbeat on Biden deal but Manchin pans billionaire tax

October 27, 2021 | Associated Press

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s upbeat comments came as President Biden and Democrats try to strike agreement soon on his big proposal, now about $1.75 trillion in social services and climate change programs

2021 Women of Influence: Ronda Shrewsbury

October 27, 2021 | Samm Quinn

Ronda Shrewsbury founded RealAmerica 26 years ago to develop affordable housing after she grew up “extremely poor.”

Billionaire tax meets opposition as Biden pushes for budget deal

October 25, 2021 | Associated Press

President Joe Biden said Monday he’s hopeful the talks with Congress can wrap up overall agreement on the package this week. It’s tallying at least $1.75 trillion, and could still be more.

Bohanon & Curott: Water system works because users contribute to cost

October 15, 2021 | Cecil Bohanon / Special to IBJ and Nick Curott / Special to IBJ

Many well-meaning American donor organizations have organized and financed community water projects in poorer nations. Too often these efforts have failed.

Senate passes bill to raise debt ceiling into early December

October 8, 2021 | The Washington Post

The debt-ceiling increase covers federal borrowing only until about Dec. 3. That means Congress faces yet another deadline to stave off default and prevent a government shutdown, two urgent tasks that carry significant political and economic consequences in the case of failure.

Lawsuit alleges Old National Bank redlined against Black Indy residents

October 7, 2021 | Marilyn Odendahl / The Indiana Lawyer

The Fair Housing Center of Central Indiana, or FHCCI, brought the legal action Thursday after a multiyear investigation of the Indiana-based financial institution and meeting with bank officials.

Amy Waggoner & Joel Elliott: Business leaders should back stronger Voting Rights Act

October 1, 2021 | Amy Waggoner and Joel Elliott

At Salesforce, we joined more than 220 companies of all sizes and sectors across the country in calling for the Senate to come together in a bipartisan way to ensure voting rights are protected, as they have done five times since the Voting Rights Act passed in 1965.

Lesley Weidenbener: Jury service is civic duty that is also educational

October 1, 2021 | Lesley Weidenbener

I have spent many hours covering court hearings and court decisions. Still, seeing a trial from the perspective of a juror opens an entirely different window into the process.

Democrats see tax ‘framework’ to pay for huge $3.5T package

September 23, 2021 | Associated Press

Staring down a self-imposed Monday deadline, lawmakers said they would work nonstop to find agreement on specifics. Democrats’ views on those vary widely, but they largely agree with Biden’s idea of raising taxes on corporations and the wealthy.

Internet funding rule could favor rural areas over cities

September 12, 2021 | Associated Press

Cities and urban counties across the United States are raising concerns that a recent rule from President Joe Biden’s administration could preclude them from tapping into $350 billion of coronavirus relief aid to expand high-speed internet connections.

Senate push for expansive electric-vehicle incentives in $3.5T budget could hit bumps

August 11, 2021 | The Washington Post

The Senate dust-up Tuesday reflects long-standing disagreements on Capitol Hill over the benefits of financial incentives to spur the transition to electric vehicles, which make up about 2% of U.S. sales.

Indiana construction projects boom thanks to new budget plan

August 8, 2021 | Associated Press

The new state budget adopted in April by the Republican-controlled General Assembly is awash in federal coronavirus relief money, allowing the state to give sizeable funding to projects that had for years been shelved and left out of spending plans.

IU trustee, manufacturing executive dies at 62

August 1, 2021 | IBJ Staff

Melanie Walker recently co-chaired the search committee that chose new Indiana University President Pamela Whitten.

Tsunami of deferred debt is about to hit homeowners no longer protected by a foreclosure moratorium

August 1, 2021 | The Washington Post

Congress approved $10 billion in federal assistance to help homeowners pay off debt, but the program is moving so slowly that protections are expiring before states have figured out how to distribute the money.

Elanco’s $100M headquarters gets final funding approval from city

July 22, 2021 | Mickey Shuey

The project was given a final, and unanimous, approval by the city’s Metropolitan Development Commission—the last step necessary to allow the city to request the funds from the Indianapolis Bond Bank.

Senator: Bipartisan infrastructure bill loses IRS provision

July 18, 2021 | Associated Press

The proposal to go after taxpayers who skip out on income taxes initially had potential bipartisan appeal, but outside groups came forward to lambaste it as a way to enable the IRS to snoop around Americans’ personal finances.

Council approves $135M in tax-increment financing bonds for Elanco project

July 13, 2021 | Leslie Bonilla Muñiz

The tax-increment financing bonds will be used to pave the way for Elanco Animal Health Inc. to build its new headquarters on the former General Motors stamping plant property west of downtown.

Fishers plans to buy portion of Hamilton Southeastern Utilities for $90M

July 9, 2021 | John Russell

While many cities are selling their wastewater systems to utility companies, the city of Fishers is bucking the trend.

« Previous 1 … 14 15 16 17 18 … 71 Next »

Search Results

1,412 results for 'fair finance'