Publisher’s book fair questioned amid financial troubles
Charity event scheduled for July 31 is postponed again as complaints against New Century Publishing mount.
Charity event scheduled for July 31 is postponed again as complaints against New Century Publishing mount.
City-County Council members voted 19-10 Monday night to approve Republican Mayor Greg Ballard’s $1.9 billion plan to
transfer Indianapolis’ water and sewer utilities to Citizens Energy Group.
With just about all the meat gnawed off the bones, lawmakers might turn on each other in the upcoming General Assembly.
Community banks may soon be able tap a $30 billion government fund to help them increase lending to small businesses.
President Barack Obama on Thursday signed into law a restoration of benefits for people who have been out of work for six
months or more. The move ended an interruption that cut off payments averaging about $300 a week to 2½ million people
who have been unable to find work in the aftermath of the nation's long and deep recession.
As Indiana’s reserves dwindle toward zero and federal stimulus money disappears, trying to keep political debate friendly
and the budget in the black will be quite a challenge. Half a year before they must craft the next state budget, Democrats
and Republicans already are squabbling.
BP's employee political action committee donated nearly $24,000 to Indiana legislative candidates in June, but not everyone
wants to cash the checks after the biggest offshore oil spill in U.S. history.
The sharp increase comes after claims fell steeply two weeks ago to their lowest level since August 2008. But much of that
drop was driven by temporary seasonal factors and not an improving job market.
Rep. Mike Pence of Indiana, a member of the House GOP leadership, on Wednesday joined House Minority Leader John Boehner of
Ohio in calling for the law’s repeal.
The Senate is poised to pass legislation restoring jobless benefits for millions of people unable to find work in the frail
economic recovery.
Politicians are beginning to tepidly make the case to head off disaster.
Indiana and other states face a struggle as they grapple with putting the health care changes into place in a relatively short
span of time while they also contend with the economic downtown and strained state budgets.
The Labor Department said new claims dropped to the lowest level since August 2008. But much of that was the result of seasonal
factors.
Legendary former judge would prefer that three women—and a man—go to Daniels for a final choice.
Claims have fluctuated wildly in the past several weeks and have not dropped below January levels. Elevated unemployment claims,
along with last month’s weak jobs report and a struggling housing market, have economists worried the recovery is slowing.
Rep. Randy Borror of Fort Wayne is ending his re-election campaign to become a senior vice president for Indianapolis-based
Bose Public Affairs Group.
U.S. Senator Charles Grassley asked 16 drugmakers, including Eli Lilly & Co., Pfizer Inc. and AstraZeneca Plc, to reveal
how they treat whistleblowers who file complaints under the False Claims Act.
The state Supreme Court rammed an appeals court decision on Indiana’s voter ID bill down its throat. Was the appellate
decision “judicial arrogance?”
Senate Democrats are working on a new way to jump-start their stalled election-year jobs agenda while saving unemployment benefits for hundreds of thousands of laid-off workers. The plan combines in one bill the unemployment benefits with an extension of a popular tax credit for people who buy new homes.
Indiana will soon get its first comprehensive review of the state's criminal code and sentencing policies since 1976,
and officials hope the project will save taxpayer money and reduce how frequently released inmates return to prison