Indiana House Democrats take boycott into second week
House Democrats say they won't return to the Statehouse unless Republicans give into their demands to change labor-related legislation.
House Democrats say they won't return to the Statehouse unless Republicans give into their demands to change labor-related legislation.
The NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis was supposed to be a chance to look ahead to new draft picks and a season ending with a Super Bowl in the Circle City, but uncertainty over a new labor agreement is tempering the excitement. In one week, the contract between the NFL and the players will expire. The deadline prompted NFL coaches, general managers and team personnel to meet in Indianapolis to discuss contingency plans for a potential lockout. Most NFL coaches arrived at the Westin Hotel on Thursday evening but avoided the media after an hour-long closed-door meeting.
Labor unrest and proximity have made the Land of Lincoln the haven of choice for out-of-state lawmakers looking to block Republican-backed bills.
Growing cargo and logistics business overshadows such titillating concepts as solar farm, recreation campus.
Lawmakers from Indiana, home of next season's Super Bowl, are urging the NFL and players union to avoid a work stoppage that would have a "devastating impact" on the state's economy.
Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels says Republicans will not be "bullied or blackmailed" out of pursuing their agenda despite a boycott from House Democrats over contentious labor and education proposals.
Hoosier Park Racing & Casino owner Centaur LLC last week won court approval of its plan to cut debt by about $636 million and exit bankruptcy.
So given Indianapolis’ central location, what’s a gambler to do when she gets the urge to press her luck? Figuring that out is nearly as hard as deciding whether to hit or stand on 16.
The massive powersports convention is one of the biggest annual events hosted by the city and is the first to use the expanded Indiana Convention Center since a $275 addition was completed.
The giant hotel chain is now the official hotel of the Indianapolis-based sports governing body.
As Eli Lilly and Co. outsources work and sheds unnecessary properties, it is making moves with surplus real estate that could establish the strongest physical connection between Lilly and downtown since the company was founded at Pearl and Meridian streets 135 years ago.
The Indiana governor received just 4 percent of the vote among potential Republican presidential candidates at the Conservative Political Action Conference. But an IUPUI political science professor says the weak showing shouldn’t dissuade Daniels’ supporters.
Regional Center Hearing Examiner gives blessing to the $155 million development’s master plan. Site plans will go before the Metropolitan Development Commission on March 2.
The recently expanded Indiana Convention Center gives Indianapolis more space than Denver, but Denver has more hotel rooms and a larger budget.
City has a strategy to pitch Indianapolis to honchos.
Strategic Marketing & Research Inc., commonly known as SMARI, measures ad effectiveness for several states, attractions.
Leisure travelers could plug gap until additional conventions fill the expanded Indiana Convention Center.
Improvements, which include nine new cell towers and more Wi-Fi coverage, are expected to be made before Indianapolis hosts next year’s Super Bowl.
A technicality caused the City-County Council on Monday night to put off a final vote on the massive North of South mixed-use project slated to be built on 14 acres north of the Eli Lilly and Co. corporate campus.