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Does Indiana’s environmental reform bill streamline standards or make unnecessary cuts?

February 6, 2026 | Marek Mazurek

Gov. Mike Braun signed an executive order for state agencies to keep businesses in mind when setting environmental rules. That directive could soon materialize in changes to rules governing the Indiana Department of Environmental Management.

Novo Nordisk vows to sue after Hims & Hers launches Wegovy knockoff pill

February 6, 2026 | Associated Press

Shares in Indianapolis-based Eli Lilly and Co., a rival to Novo Nordisk in the weight-loss market, also fell after the announcement, dropping 7.8% Thursday.

Legislation seeks speedier path to home building

January 30, 2026 | Marek Mazurek

House Bill 1001 would allow single-family houses and duplexes to be approved without a hearing in areas that are zoned residential.

Stakeholders weren’t happy with Indianapolis decisions, so they took fights to the Statehouse

January 30, 2026 | Taylor Wooten

Local Democrats who have a stronghold on Indianapolis generally oppose intervention from the Republican supermajority that passes policies at the Indiana Statehouse, but Indianapolis Republicans are willing to invite it.

Bill Taft: Can communities benefit from data centers?

January 29, 2026 | Bill Taft

Let’s use this as an opportunity to improve our neighborhoods and towns.

Central Indiana sees December surge in new-home applications

January 27, 2026 | IBJ Staff

The jump in December helped snap a four-month streak of falling numbers and pushed the entire year into positive territory.

Indiana to pursue permitting primacy over carbon dioxide storage wells

January 26, 2026 | Leslie Bonilla Muñiz, Indiana Capital Chronicle

The EPA makes those decisions in Indiana and elsewhere, but an increasing number of states are seeking primary enforcement authority.

Streamlined process or steamrolling local control? Housing permit bill advances to House floor.

January 20, 2026 | Marek Mazurek

Indiana lawmakers are considering legislation to lower houses costs by removing restrictions from the permitting process. Local governments worry the measure takes decision-making power away.

Indiana hemp drug ban clears first hurdle

January 16, 2026 | Leslie Bonilla Muñiz, Indiana Capital Chronicle

The legislation matches a federal measure some advocates predict will “decimate” the industry—then sets out regulations for what’s left.

Indiana House Republicans count affordability in utilities, housing among legislative priorities

January 8, 2026 | Marek Mazurek

House Republicans are emphasizing affordability through deregulation in their legislative priorities. The measures center on local zoning laws for housing, new methods of utility ratemaking and cutting down on code in education.

From cellphones to STEM: Education issues to watch in Indiana’s 2026 session

January 3, 2026 | Casey Smith, Indiana Capital Chronicle

Multiple education bills have already moved, and one—a cellphone crackdown proposal—was heard in the Senate education committee in early December.

Liquor store manager expected to enter guilty plea in forged documents case

December 31, 2025 | Dave Lindquist

Jitender “Jay” Singh faces two felony counts of forgery related to accusations he altered documents required for alcoholic beverage permits.

New-home applications fall for 4th month in row in central Indiana

December 31, 2025 | IBJ Staff

The year-over-year decline was the sixth during the first 11 months of 2025 following a streak of 20 straight months of rising applications.

Fox files request to shift former sports analyst Mark Sanchez’s assault case to federal court

December 29, 2025 | Cameron Shaw, The Indiana Lawyer

Fox, which has been sued for negligent hiring, is requesting the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana take jurisdiction after asserting Huse Culinary was “fraudulently joined” to the lawsuit to keep the case in state.

Trump’s return brought stiff headwinds for clean energy. So why are advocates optimistic in 2026?

December 22, 2025 | Associated Press

Solar and storage accounted for 85% of the new power added to the grid in the first nine months of the Trump administration. Experts say that’s because demand is high and the technologies can be deployed quickly.

Federal judge throws out Trump order blocking development of wind energy

December 8, 2025 | Associated Press

The judge said the effort to halt virtually all leasing of wind farms on federal lands and waters was “arbitrary and capricious” and violates U.S. law.

Redistricting dominates conversation in House, but what else are lawmakers considering?

December 5, 2025 | Marek Mazurek

As Indiana legislators debate redistricting, dozens of other bills have been filed. Here’s what stands out.

New-home applications fall for 3rd month in row in central Indiana

November 26, 2025 | IBJ Staff

Four of the area’s nine counties saw increases in filings, but usual home- construction hotbeds Hamilton County and Marion County experienced decreases.

Homebuilders hope new fees yield quicker approvals

November 7, 2025 | Taylor Wooten

The Department of Business and Neighborhood Services will more than double the cost for some permits next year, including those for building a new home or commercial structure in Indianapolis.

Eli Lilly to build $3B manufacturing site in Netherlands

November 3, 2025 | Daniel Lee

The facility is expected to produce oral medications, including Lilly’s highly anticipated GLP-1 pill for weight loss, orforglipron.

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