One catch is that a big increase in assessments across the state—thanks to higher property prices over the past few years—means bills could be up regardless of other changes.
Now the question is what should be done to punish the airline and what can prevent such a catastrophe in the future.
Lawmakers should earmark additional spending toward tourism over the next two years and monitor the results carefully.
It’s hard to argue against the vision for the park and the economic opportunity it will bring.
Indiana’s high smoking rate and poor health rankings demand a solution that lawmakers have avoided for far too long.
On Tuesday, the Senate approved the bill 61-36, including support from 12 Republicans. Indiana Sen. Todd Young was one of them. Sen. Mike Braun, a Republican who is planning to run for governor, voted no.
Some Hoosiers can’t afford access to quality health care. Others simply need to be prodded to do the right thing and make good choices.
We were delighted to see that a new set of 30 recommendations from the Governor’s Workforce Cabinet is largely free of bureaucracy. Instead, the recommendations are practical, actionable and refreshingly feasible.
A Pew Research Center report released earlier this year shows there has been little progress in increasing the share of Black graduates from a college-level STEM program over the past decade.
The Energy Department plans to award $7 billion for Regional Clean Hydrogen Hubs—or H2Hubs—next year, but the competition is expected to be stiff. At least 21 states are expected to compete.
Ultimately, no part of the state should become economically parched due to the lack of an adequate water supply. And care must be taken to make sure existing aquifers aren’t overtaxed or abused.
A story released this week by The Indianapolis Star raises serious questions not just about whether the agency—known as IOSHA—adequately investigated COVID-related workplace complaints, but also whether it was even equipped to try.
Lots of work has been done over the past 30 years to cull the number of branches from 189 in 1988 to 124 today. But it’s clear that more trimming needs to be done for the sake of efficiency and financial responsibility.
Only four candidates are running for three open sets. Only one race—to represent District 3—is contested.
To keep investment coming, Fishers officials know they must beef up the city’s amenities.
Stemming the drop in Hoosier high school graduates who choose college will take a multi-pronged effort by the state, universities, high schools and parents.
The city estimates it faces a funding gap of $1 billion a year for roads and transportation infrastructure.
City and state government and community leaders know that they must create communities that are attractive not only to companies but increasingly to workers.
The state needs to keep up its frenetic drive toward economic progress and boost its pool of educated tech workers if it hopes to surpass other states and become a technology hub for the heartland and the nation.
Indiana ended up with a rushed law that seemed to please few.
