Gubernatorial hopeful McCormick proposes lobbyist gift ban, other transparency measures
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jennifer McCormick’s transparency plan also calls for a sexual harassment reporting system, which she said has been overdue.
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jennifer McCormick’s transparency plan also calls for a sexual harassment reporting system, which she said has been overdue.
Last year’s inspection numbers were down almost 40% from the pre-pandemic period, when the FDA averaged about 4,300 annual inspections.
For now, disclosure forms bearing councilor workplaces, board memberships and potential conflicts of interest are only available through a records request to the council office.
Full House Resorts says Rising Star Casino Resort, in the Indiana city of Rising Sun, is the worst-performing location in its portfolio and it wants to move it to another location 150 miles away.
But some city-county councilors are so tired of waiting on the Legislature to act that they are suggesting exploring city-based solutions.
The training center, a 272-room hotel for Republic employees and an 800-space parking garage are part of Republic’s $200 million corporate campus. A 122,000-square-foot headquarters building is under construction and expected to open in January 2026.
In much of the 1800s, the post office had more employees than any other branch of the federal government, including the War Department.
Lugar, a Republican, led with civility and grace that were well-recognized in his time but are even more revered today.
The legislative body overwhelmingly approved the proposal, which authorizes an investigation by an independent human resources or law firm with no ties to city business, as well as the creation of a council investigative committee.
The committee, which will have the power to subpoena witnesses including members of the Hogsett administration, is made up of five Democrats and two Republicans.
From the opening, both candidates were thrown on the defensive, forced to reckon with their records—Harris on the economy and border security, Trump on immigration and his actions on Jan. 6, 2021.
The providers—including the regional Planned Parenthood affiliate—had sought a permanent injunction to expand the near-total ban’s medical exemptions and to block its requirement that abortions can only be performed at hospitals.
Regulated medical marijuana would be made available initially under McCormick’s plan and, eventually, recreational adult use would be legalized.
The new federal tax guidelines arrive in the midst of a grueling election season, the outcome of which will shape a looming partisan battle in Washington over a set of soon-expiring tax cuts adopted in 2017 under President Donald Trump.
The legislation would add the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, which can recommend that the president block or suspend any transactions with a worrisome impact on national security.
Sen. Mike Braun, the Republican candidate for governor, partnered with conservative public policy group Hoosiers for Opportunity, Prosperity & Enterprise Inc., or HOPE, to develop his agenda.
Now we just hope the council keeps the heat on to get to the bottom of this very messy and unacceptable situation.
IBJ asked Republican U.S. Sen. Mike Braun, Democrat Jennifer McCormick and Libertarian Donald Rainwater how they plan to approach economic development and job creation.
Before a panel of three judges at a federal appeals court, attorneys for the two sides—and content creators—were pressed on their best arguments for and against the law that forces the two companies to break ties by mid-January or lose one of their biggest markets in the world.
Meanwhile, former President Donald Trump has a major advantage over Vice President Kamala Harris in the state.