CIB’s influence has grown with city’s sports scene
State lawmakers formed the Capital Improvement Board in 1965 to oversee construction of the city’s convention center.
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CIB IN CRISIS No simple fix for $50M hole-WEB ONLY
Click here to learn more about the CIB’s bond troubles. The Indianapolis Capital Improvement Board revealed just days ago that it will cost nearly $50 million annually to get the organization’s books back into the black. Now, the question is whether professional sports teams or taxpayers will foot the bill-a debate that’s already raging behind […]
Congress postpones digital TV switchover until June-WEB ONLY
After weeks of debate, Congress is giving consumers four more months to prepare for the upcoming transition from analog to digital television broadcasting. The House voted 264-158 yesterday to postpone the shutdown of analog TV signals to June 12, to address growing concerns that too many Americans won’t be ready by the Feb. 17 deadline […]
Republic Airways’ traffic dips in January-WEB ONLY
After enjoying a bump in passenger counts last year, Indianapolis-based Republic Airways posted a decline in January compared with the same period a year ago. The regional carrier said yesterday that it transported 1.3 million passengers last month, down 2.4 percent from the previous January. In 2008, Republic flew 18.9 million passengers, up 16 percent […]
Republic Airways’ traffic dips in January-WEB ONLY
After enjoying a bump in passenger counts last year, Indianapolis-based Republic Airways posted a decline in January compared with the same period a year ago. The regional carrier said yesterday that it transported 1.3 million passengers last month, down 2.4 percent from the previous January. In 2008, Republic flew 18.9 million passengers, up 16 percent […]
Stimulus to change dynamics at Statehouse-WEB ONLY
There’s no doubt that Gov. Mitch Daniels, lawmakers and school officials will cash the check when Indiana receives its share of a federal stimulus package making its way through Congress. Daniels and legislators began this session expecting to have little new money to spend over the next two years, but now the state and its […]
Latest jobs numbers may change state’s priorities
Jobs themselves may become “Job One” for our elected officials.
Bill would help renters deal with foreclosures-WEB ONLY
Indiana legislators say they are trying to fix a situation in which landlords facing foreclosure on their rental properties sometimes give tenants little or no notice that they need to find a new place to live. Lawmakers want to give renters a heads up before they are kicked out of their homes. So the Indiana […]
House speaker not high on several hot issues-WEB ONLY
Most lawmakers say the biggest issue before the Indiana General Assembly this year is passing a balanced budget during tough economic times. But there are a few hot topics that some legislators also want addressed this session. They include taking the next step toward amending caps on property tax bills into the state constitution, starting […]
EYE ON THE PIE: Good intentions just aren’t enough-WEB ONLY
Two weeks ago in this space, I offered an over-the-top column about online networks. Many readers failed to recognize the tonguein-cheek approach to linking up with others. Instead, they interpreted that hyperbolic diatribe as an attack on computers, the modern age, progress and humanity. Your author was described as an isolationist doomed to a lonely […]
Bill would slow rollout of Indiana welfare changes-WEB ONLY
A Republican lawmaker has defied Gov. Mitch Daniels and filed a bill to slow the rollout of Indiana’s new welfare intake system, but the leader of the GOP-controlled state Senate is skeptical the legislation is needed. The bill by Rep. Suzanne Crouch, R-Evansville, would stop the Family and Social Services Administration from automating welfare intake […]
Obama takes office, appeals for ‘hope over fear’-WEB ONLY
Stepping into history, Barack Hussein Obama grasped the reins of power as America’s first black president today, declaring the nation must choose “hope over fear, unity of purpose over conflict and discord” to overcome the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression. In frigid temperatures, an exuberant crowd of more than a million packed the […]
Town of Fishers considers new form of government
Sitting in gridlocked traffic along Interstate 69, Fishers residents might already think of their town as
a city. This sprawling suburb of 65,000 people certainly looks nothing like the burg of less than 1,000 it was three decades ago.
But down at the municipal government complex, Fishers is still a town, just as it was incorporated in 1891.City’s environmental effort gets boost
The McKinney Family Foundation has created a fund to support initiatives of Mayor Greg Ballard’s 3-month-old Office of Sustainability, an environmental initiative that promotes projects ranging from energy-efficient city buildings to bicycle paths.
Falling scrap prices hurt recycling industry
It’s the best of times and the worst of times for Indianapolis recycling firms. On the one hand, public interest and participation
in recycling programs have never been stronger. On the other, the industry’s capacity to turn all that trash into treasure
rarely has been weaker.EDITORIAL: State’s thriftiness will lift economy-WEB ONLY
Democrats think they’ve seized on a flaw in the State of the State address Mitch Daniels delivered Jan. 14: The Republican governor, who spent much of his first term focusing on business issues, didn’t unveil a jobs package to rekindle the state’s economy. House Speaker Pat Bauer, a Democrat from South Bend, took advantage of […]
Green biz feeling blue-WEB ONLY
It’s the best of times and the worst of times for Indianapolis recycling firms. On the one hand, public interest and participation in recycling programs have never been stronger. On the other, the industry’s capacity to turn all that trash into treasure rarely has been weaker. Blame the recession, which caused prices for products such […]
City’s environmental effort gets boost-WEB ONLY
The city’s Republican administration is getting green from a prominent Democratic family to support an environmental initiative ranging from energy-efficient city buildings to bicycle paths. The McKinney Family Foundation has created a fund to support initiatives of Mayor Greg Ballard’s 3-month-old Office of Sustainability. The McKinney family, led by former First Indiana Bank head Robert […]
Daniels: Hard financial decisions ahead-WEB ONLY
Gov. Mitch Daniels cautioned lawmakers about Indiana’s fiscal challenges during his State of the State speech last night, saying that drafting a new two-year budget this session will be full of hard decisions. But Daniels, sworn in to a second term on Monday, said spending restraints and other actions taken during his first term have […]
Daniels cautions Indiana lawmakers about budget-WEB ONLY
Gov. Mitch Daniels cautioned lawmakers about Indiana’s fiscal challenges during his State of the State speech last night, saying that drafting a new two-year budget this session will be full of hard decisions. But Daniels, sworn in to a second term on Monday, said spending restraints and other actions taken during his first term have […]