EPA policies cannot force economic choices
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Indianapolis Waterworks’ rate hike request excessive, critics say
Customer groups say an 18-percent rate hike sought by the Indianapolis Department of Waterworks is excessive even for a utility
drowning in variable-rate bond debt that’s swelled since financial markets collapsed.Venture firms seek help to spur IPOs
Venture firms seek help to spur IPOs Venture capitalists are urging regulators to make it easier for startups to go public by reforming post-Enron corporate-governance rules, a bid to end the worst initial public offering slump in decades. The Securities and Exchange Commission should review regulations, including pre-IPO financial reporting requirements, as well as rules […]
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS EPA policies cannot force economic choices Almost five years ago, a colleague and I were sought out by a large think tank to help develop a study to value natural resources on federal lands. This was during the height of the Bush administration. Several dozen scientists were working on the project, and my […]
Sides square off over big rate hike
Sides square off over big rate hike Waterworks request excessive, critics say Customer groups say an 18-percent rate hike sought by the Indianapolis Department of Waterworks is excessive even for a utility drowning in variable-rate bond debt that’s swelled since financial markets collapsed. The Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission is weighing the department’s request filed in […]
Signs point toward difficult special session-WEB ONLY
Indiana legislative leaders have a debate blueprint they hope will prevent a long, costly special session for a new state spending plan. They’ve formed a special committee that will ask for a revised revenue forecast, even though lawmakers just received one last month. They want a full budget proposal from Republican Gov. Mitch Daniels, complete […]
Study finds support for county smoking ban-WEB ONLY
Health and safety officials released a new opinion poll this morning during a news conference at City Market showing support for a smoking ban in Marion County. The findings came from the Survey Research Center at IUPUI. The proposed ban would prohibit smoking in any workplace, including bars and bowling alleys.
Indiana budget group orders new revenue forecast-WEB ONLY
Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Indiana‘s State Budget Committee has ordered a new revenue forecast it hopes will paint a more accurate picture of state finances before lawmakers meet for a special budget-writing legislative session. Republican Sen. Luke Kenley of Noblesville said a committee will examine recent revenue projections and actual tax collections to […]
Biomet settles 24 patient lawsuits-WEB ONLY
An Indiana medical device maker has told shareholders it is settling two-dozen lawsuits against Dr. John King, the one-time West Virginia osteopath at the center of scores of malpractice claims. Warsaw-based Biomet Inc. has reached agreements with 24 of 27 plaintiffs who sued over bone stimulators made by its EBI subsidiary and allegedly implanted by […]
Chrysler seeks termination of 3 Indy dealerships-WEB ONLY
Chrysler LLC has asked a federal bankruptcy court in New York to terminate the franchises of three of its Indianapolis dealerships and 17 others in Indiana, according to records the automaker filed in court today. Axed locally would be Palmer Dodge Inc., 4545 E. 96th St.; Palmer Dodge West, 5051 W. Pike Plaza Road; and […]
Eight former employees who say firings were racially motivated agree to $2.75M settlement from Lottery
The Hoosier Lottery has agreed to pay $2.75 million to settle a lawsuit filed by eight black former employees who claim racial
discrimination motivated their firing four years ago.Velodrome plans in limbo
While the Marian College cycling team has been off this month hunting national championships in Colorado, a plan by school officials to manage the Major Taylor Velodrome has not yet won support from Indy Parks.
Bus company proposes Muncie-Indianapolis route-WEB ONLY
A bus company is proposing service between Muncie and Indianapolis, with stops at communities in between. Louisville, Ky.-based Miller Trailways president John Miller said the service would begin in January 2010 if the company receives a federal grant through the Indiana Department of Transportation. The bus would leave Indianapolis each day at 9 a.m., with […]
Hubler of Shelbyville on GM closure list-WEB ONLY
Hubler Chevrolet Center Inc. of Shelbyville and several other General Motors dealerships in Indiana are on the chopping block after receiving notice Friday that their dealership agreements would not be renewed when they expire late next year. But most dealers are keeping quiet about the notifications as they hold out hope they can persuade GM […]
Hubler of Shelbyville, others on GM closure list-WEB ONLY
Hubler Chevrolet Center Inc. of Shelbyville and several other General Motors dealerships in Indiana are on the chopping block after receiving notice Friday that their dealership agreements would not be renewed when they expire late next year. Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 But most dealers are keeping quiet about the notifications as they hold […]
Voters across Indiana turn down school projects-WEB ONLY
Voters rejected millions of dollars in school projects in special elections yesterday in central and northern Indiana. In the Mooresville school district south of Indianapolis, voters rejected a proposed $50 million middle school, 2,689-1,674, and a $45 million high school renovation, 2,564-1,780. In the Nineveh-Hensley-Jackson school district that straddles Johnson and Morgan counties, a proposed […]
Judge won’t hold up Chrysler sale for state funds-WEB ONLY
A bankruptcy judge yesterday denied a motion from a pair of Indiana state pension funds and a state construction fund to delay the proposed sale of most of Chrysler’s assets, saying the funds’ plan to challenge the legality of the sale in another court wasn’t enough of a reason to push back the proceedings. Normal […]
Judge won’t hold up Chrysler sale for Indiana funds-WEB ONLY
A bankruptcy judge yesterday denied a motion from a pair of Indiana state pension funds and a state construction fund to delay the proposed sale of most of Chrysler’s assets, saying the funds’ plan to challenge the legality of the sale in another court wasn’t enough of a reason to push back the proceedings. U.S. […]
Delphi attorney says rescue talks continue-WEB ONLY
Talks between Delphi Corp. and members of President Barack Obama’s automotive task force continue in hopes of reaching a deal on a plan to lift the auto supplier out of bankruptcy protection before a crucial deadline passes. Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Delphi Attorney Jack Butler said today that the talks, which also include […]
EYE ON THE PIE: Financing plans can end friendships-WEB ONLY
They went home without passing a budget. They will return. They are the members of the Indiana General Assembly, 150 citizens but just a few individuals. Adherence to party discipline is their major concern; neither good policy nor the welfare of the people is even a tangential consideration. I had written these lines when Myrtle […]