The initiative comes as other Indianapolis-based organizations have ramped up efforts to improve workforce development, which remains a top challenge for many Hoosier businesses.
All five Republicans and the City-County Council’s lone independent joined Democrats in approving the record-setting budget proposed by Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett.
The Carmel City Council on Monday vote voted 9-0 to approve a 3% salary increase for the city’s elected officials, which include the mayor and city council.
Although GOP favorite U.S. Rep. Jim Banks was beat on overall fundraising in the third quarter, he continues to amass more individual contributions than other contenders for Indiana’s open Senate seat in the November election.
The organization has boasted a political network that includes thousands of members drawn from nearly 4,000 Indiana churches—nearly one third of all churches in the state.
A Marion County judge will hear arguments next month over whether to suspend an Indiana law that U.S. Senate candidate John Rust says unfairly precludes him from appearing on the ballot.
The move comes five months after the utility company agreed to supply up to 10 million gallons of water to the advanced manufacturing district by 2027.
While incumbent Joe Hogsett says a broad use of incentives like tax-increment-financing bonds is often necessary to bridge funding gaps, Jefferson Shreve favors a moderated use of the city’s incentive toolbox.
This proposal to eliminate the income tax altogether is not a way to help all Hoosiers—it’s a way to keep high-earning Hoosiers from having to pay their fair share in taxes.
Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett’s fundraising wasn’t able to keep pace with Republican challenger Jefferson Shreve’s ability to bankroll his own campaign.
Republicans dropped made the decision Friday afternoon during a closed-door session after the hard-edged ally of Donald Trump failed badly on a third ballot for the gavel.
The Republican conference is expected to meet Monday evening to hear from this new crop of candidates seeking the gavel. The group is expected to vote as early as Tuesday on its next speaker-designate.
Analyst Neva Butkus with the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy called the state’s tax system “deeply regressive,” meaning that lower-income residents contribute larger shares of their income toward government services.
