• Corporate Programs
  • Gift Cards
  • Advertise
  • People
  • Lists
  • Jobs
  • Classifieds
  • Public Notices
  • Newsletters
  • Podcasts
  • Contact Us
Indianapolis Business Journal
Subscribe Now Log In
Indianapolis Business Journal
  • Newsletters
  • Podcasts
  • Contact Us
  • Advertise
  • People
  • Lists
  • Jobs
  • Classifieds
  • Public Notices
  • News
    • Weekly Paper
      • Digital Edition
      • Purchase Past Issues
    • Diversity
    • Sports Business
    • Small Business
    • Banking & Finance
    • Regional
      • Boone County
      • Hamilton County
      • Hancock County
      • Hendricks County
      • Johnson County
      • Madison County
      • Morgan County
      • Shelby County
      • Other Counties
    • More Industries
      • Communications
      • Education & Workforce Development
      • Energy & Environment
      • Government & Economic Development
      • Law
      • Manufacturing
      • Philanthropy
      • Transportation, Distribution & Logistics
      • Workplace Issues
    • Company News
      • Eli Lilly and Co.
      • Simon Property Group
      • Elevance
      • More Public Companies
      • More Private Companies
    • Corrections
    • Multimedia
      • Photo Galleries
      • Videos
      • IBJ mobile apps
      • RSS Feeds
  • Real Estate
    • Retail
    • Restaurants
    • Commercial
    • Residential
  • Politics
  • North of 96th
  • Health Care
  • Tech
  • Opinion
    • Forefront
    • Viewpoint
    • Editorials
    • Letters to the Editor
  • Events
    • 20 in Their Twenties
      • 2025 Honorees
      • 2025 Event Video
      • 2025 Event Photos
      • Past Recipients
      • Nominate
      • Register for event
    • Bourbon & Brokers
    • CEO of the Year & C-Suite Awards
    • Commercial Real Estate & Construction Power Breakfast
    • Economic Forecast
    • Education Power Breakfast
    • Excellence in Health Care
      • 2026 Event Photos
      • 2026 Honorees
      • 2026 Event Video
      • Past Recipients
      • Nominate
      • Register for Event
    • Fast 25
      • 2026 Honorees
      • 2026 Event Video
      • 2025 Event Photos
      • Past Recipients
      • Nominate
      • Register for Event
    • Forty Under 40
      • 2026 Honorees
      • 2026 Event Video
      • 2026 Event Photos
      • Past Recipients
      • Nominate
      • Register for Event
    • Gleaners – Hunger & Health
    • Health Care & Benefits Power Breakfast
    • Indiana 250
      • 2025 Photo Gallery
      • Indiana 250 Website
    • Innovate Indiana Series
      • Innovate Northeast Indiana – Fort Wayne
      • Innovate Southwest Indiana – Evansville
      • Innovate Northwest Indiana – Valparaiso
      • Innovate West Central Indiana – Terre Haute
      • Innovate Southern Indiana – Jeffersonville – Clarksville
      • Innovate East Central Indiana – Muncie
      • Innovate North Central – South Bend – Elkhart
      • Innovate South Central Indiana – Bloomington
      • Innovate Central Indiana – Indianapolis
    • Leadership in Law
    • Life Sciences Power Breakfast
    • Nonprofit Excellence Awards
      • 2025 Honorees
    • Technology Power Breakfast
    • Women of Influence
      • 2025 Honorees
      • 2025 Event Video
      • 2025 Event Photos
      • Past Recipients
      • Nominate
      • Register for event
  • Awards
    • Submit Award Nominations
    • Award Recipients
      • 20 in their Twenties
      • CEO of the Year and C-Suite Awards
        • Past Recipients
        • 2025 Honorees
      • Fast25
      • Excellence in Health Care
        • Past Recipients
        • 2026 Honorees
        • Nominations
      • HR Impact Awards
      • Michael A. Carroll Award
      • Nonprofit Excellence Awards
      • Women of Influence
        • 2025 Honorees
        • Past Recipients
      • Forty Under 40
        • Class of 2026
        • Past Recipients
      • Tech Exec of the Year
        • 2024 Honorees
        • Past Recipients
  • Content Studio
    • Thought Leadership
      • Student success comes first
      • How IU is leading in incorporating AI into education
      • Listening to build culture, celebrate teams
      • In commercial real estate, trust turns relationships into long-term successes.
      • After 30 years, Women’s Fund of Central Indiana goes statewide, now Women’s Foundation of Indiana
      • Why Quality Facilities are a Mission-Critical Investment for Nonprofits
      • How nonprofits can adapt to a shifting financial landscape
      • Planning considerations for business succession
      • How Organizations Can Spend Less Time on Investments and More Time on Impact
      • Bringing a personal touch to financial planning
      • A prescription for better health
      • Small and mid-sized firms shouldn’t take cybersecurity risks lightly
      • It’s time to take a scalpel to the business school
      • Advancing access, affordability, and workforce readiness
      • Addressing Indiana’s workforce transformation needs
      • Rethinking Risk: How Climate Change is Reshaping Insurance
      • Pacers Foundation, Gleaners team up to feed hungry Hoosiers
      • Howard Bailey Financial® Vice President Marshal Johnson on Helping You “Retire With Purpose”
      • Educators preparing for new diploma standards
      • Innovation is a mindset that must be taught
      • What to consider before selling your business
      • Q&A: STATE OF WOMEN IN CENTRAL INDIANA REPORT
      • Cracking the Glass Ceiling is Not Enough: New Women’s Executive Leadership Institute Brings Sisterhood Approach to Progress
      • Integrating AI
      • Thinking of selling your business? Here’s what you need to know
      • Indiana State University focuses on workforce readiness
      • Putting students on the best career path
      • CareSource provides resources and programs to make Indiana healthier
      • Housing market on the mend
      • Cybersecurity requires savvy, vigilance
      • Kelley School of Business Indianapolis is building a robust and reliable talent pipeline
      • How mission-driven work helps retain and attract top talent
      • Innovation & Workforce
      • Talent & Workforce
      • Talent for today—and tomorrow
      • Transparency can be transformational
      • Process improvement and its impact on healthcare delivery
      • Overcoming barriers for patients and providers
      • Shaping the disruptors: How Purdue’s MBT program sets a new standard
      • Group 1001 bringing innovation to financial services
      • Bringing technological advancements to life
      • Clearing the path to rewarding employment
      • The Tragedy of the Phone-Based Childhood is an Urgent Call We Must Answer
      • Addressing laboratory staffing shortages is critical for healthcare’s future
      • Business Succession Planning Q&A
      • Designing a benefits plan that works
      • Pandemic brought changes that are here to stay
      • Help students make the connection between learning and work
    • Thought Leadership Topics
    • Sponsored Content
      • Harrell-Fish (HFI): Building for the Future While Staying Rooted in Purpose
      • What We Owe New Nurses, And Why It Matters Now
      • New Construction AI Platform Enters Indiana, Giving General Contractors ‘God Mode’ for Early-Stage Projects
      • Reauthorize The FirstNet Authority
      • Building wealth matters. Building a legacy matters more.
      • The essential role of a health plan in Indiana
      • New Initiative Protects Indiana Employers and Working Families from Increased Healthcare Costs
      • Addressing Indiana’s Healthcare Affordability Crisis
      • FirstNet: A Public-Private Partnership That Keeps America Safe
      • Make IT the Secret Weapon for Your Small Business
      • Automation can enhance client interactions
      • Loren Wood Builders: Crafting Legacy Projects Across Indiana
      • To drive government efficiency, connected technology is a must
      • INNOVATIVE – TRANSFORMATIVE – RAW AWE!
      • Where are they now: Rolls-Royce
      • Where are they now: LER TechForce
      • Where are they now: Micropulse
      • Future-ready HR: The versatility of full-service PEO partnerships
      • Where are they now: Meats by Linz
      • Where are they now: Liberation Labs
      • Where are they now: Doral Renewables/Mammoth Solar
      • Where are they now: Corteva Agriscience
      • Busey Bank Continues to Grow in Indiana, Adds Stutsman to Local Leadership Team
      • Competitive Advantages of Conscious Capitalism
      • Mohr Logistics Park: Transforming The Indianapolis Industrial Landscape
      • Empowering American Cities: Local Economic Intelligence, Trusted Advice
      • 2024 Indiana Global Economic Summit is key to building state’s economy of the future
      • When the Business of Your Business Becomes Your Wealth
      • Balancing Cost and Quality with Price Transparency Tools
      • Navigating Opportunities in Indianapolis Despite Economic Uncertainty
      • Superior Dental Care brings its highly regarded dental plans to the entire state of Indiana
    • Sponsored Content Samples
      • Sponsored Content – Emails
      • Sponsored Content – Print
      • Custom Videos
    • Business Cares Sites
      • Business Cares: Corporate Social Responsibility
      • Business Cares Breast Cancer Awareness
      • Business Cares Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
      • Business Cares Heart Health Awareness
    • Career Ready Indiana
      • 2025-26 – Earn & Learn
      • 2024-25 – Build Your Talent Pipeline
      • 2024-25 – Build Your Job Skills
      • 2023-24 – Need Talent? Grow Your Own
      • 2022-23 – Looking for Talent? Employers, We’ve Got You Covered!
      • 2021-22 – Hoosiers Talk About Why Indiana is a Great Place for Your Career
      • 2020-21 – Today’s College Students Older, Wiser
      • 2019-20 – Former Indy 500 Driver Crosses College Finish Line
    • IEDC Regional Reports
    • Contact Us
Subscribe Now Log In
  • The Tip-Off
  • Weekly Paper
  • Latest IBJ Forefront
  • Excellence in Health Care 2026
  • Forty Under 40 2026
  • Corrections
Home » Federal Government

Federal Government

Indiana regulators awaiting final federal marijuana action as lawmaker drafts legalization bill

May 12, 2026
Casey Smith, Indiana Capital Chronicle

State Sen. Mike Bohacek announced on Monday his plans to draft 2027 legislation that would legalize medical marijuana in Indiana and establish regulations governing its sale, distribution and use.

Read More
2Comments
Share
Share this Article
Facebook
Twitter
LinkedIn
{{ copy_link }}

Congress considers $2.1B to replace nearly 75-year-old Roudebush, add med center in Fishers

May 8, 2026
Mickey ShueyMickey Shuey

The plan to develop the new facilities has become a priority for state leaders and Indiana’s congressional contingent.

Read More
0Comments
Share
Share this Article
Facebook
Twitter
LinkedIn
{{ copy_link }}

What’s known and unknown about emerging deal to end Iran war

May 25, 2026 | Associated Press

The United States and Iran appear to be closing in on a deal to end the war and open the Strait of Hormuz.

Read More

Trump postpones signing of executive order on AI out of concern for AI industry

May 21, 2026 | Associated Press

The president said he was postponing the signing because he didn’t like what he saw in the order’s text.

Read More

Trump to ease refrigerant rule in bid to address surging grocery costs

May 21, 2026 | Associated Press

The head of the Environmental Protection Agency said the Biden-era rule imposes costly restrictions that limit the type of refrigerants U.S. businesses and families can use.

Read More

House GOP resurrects Trump’s plan for year-round daylight saving time

May 19, 2026 | The Washington Post

Lawmakers from the middle of the country have often balked at such a proposal, saying that their residents would disproportionately suffer from late sunrises.

Read More

New Indiana transparency dashboard details how state agencies spend federal grants

May 18, 2026 | Casey Smith, Indiana Capital Chronicle

The dashboard is the first public-facing tool in Indiana dedicated specifically to tracking federal expenditures, according to the comptroller’s office.

Read More

Supreme Court rejects appeals from drug manufacturers over Medicare price negotiations

May 18, 2026 | Associated Press

The negotiation program was created as part of the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act, which capped years of debate over whether the federal government should be allowed to haggle directly with pharmaceutical companies over the prices of drugs in Medicare.

Read More

NIPSCO coal plant blocked from closure operated at a loss after federal order

May 15, 2026 | Joey Harris

Merrillville-based NIPSCO had planned to retire the two coal-fired units at the R.M. Schahfer Generating Station in northwest Indiana at the end of 2025, but the Energy Department ordered the utility to keep them open for 90 days.

Read More

Braun orders state to stop using federal survivor benefits to cover foster child costs

May 14, 2026 | Leslie Bonilla Muñiz, Indiana Capital Chronicle

The agency has been diverting funds to reimburse the state for the cost to care for those children — potentially leaving them with little when they age out of state custody.

Read More

Trump says he’ll move to suspend federal gasoline tax but he’ll need help

May 11, 2026 | Associated Press

The gasoline tax is the single largest source of revenue for federal highway and public transit programs.

Read More

Trump says ceasefire on ‘life support’ as Iran standoff deepens, strait remains closed

May 11, 2026 | Associated Press

The stalled diplomacy and recent exchanges of fire could tip the Middle East back into open warfare and prolong the worldwide energy crisis sparked by the conflict.

Read More

Trump administration settles meatpacking antitrust case involving Indiana company

May 8, 2026 | Associated Press

The federal government alleged the company’s practices allowed chicken, pork and turkey processors to inflate prices they charged restaurants, grocery stores and other buyers who were not allowed access to Agri Stats’ data.

Read More

Former White House staffers, journalists opine on state of media

May 8, 2026 | Taylor Wooten

The Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site event was titled, “Off the Record: The Press and the Presidency.”

Read More

Fishers-based Pierce Aerospace wins contract for NASA project

May 8, 2026 | Susan OrrSusan Orr

Fishers-based Pierce Aerospace has been selected to support a California-based NASA research project focused on next-generation air-traffic management systems.

Read More

Judge rules DOGE’s cuts to humanities grants were unconstitutional

May 7, 2026 | The Washington Post

The decision comes after more than a year of litigation over the grant cuts, which revealed new information about DOGE’s inner workings and influence over key decisions.

Read More

Federal court rules against new global tariffs Trump imposed after loss at Supreme Court

May 7, 2026 | Associated Press

At issue are temporary 10% worldwide tariffs the Trump administration imposed after the Supreme Court struck down even broader double-digit tariffs.

Read More

Indiana incumbents fend off primary election challengers in congressional races

May 6, 2026 | Casey Smith, Indiana Capital Chronicle

Among the state’s sitting congressional delegation — which currently includes seven Republicans and two Democrats — six incumbents overcame challengers, while three other representatives faced no primary competition at all.

Read More

Election updates: Shreve outlasts opponent in 6th District | Baird wins 4th District primary | Ford, Spartz win in 5th

May 5, 2026 | IBJ Staff

Check here for primary election updates throughout the evening.

Read More

Trump’s drugmaker deals could save economy $529B over 10 years, White House economists say

May 5, 2026 | Associated Press

The potential savings estimated would be substantial as Americans spent $467 billion on prescription drugs in 2024, according to the most recent government data available.

Read More

Landlords want to be paid for pandemic losses, hope to reach deal with Trump administration

May 3, 2026 | Associated Press

More than 1,500 property owners who filed a federal lawsuit are hoping to recoup as much as $1.5 billion — a fraction of what the industry lost.

Read More

2026 Innovation Issue: Braun, Trump sweep DEI out of government

May 1, 2026 | Lesley WeidenbenerLesley Weidenbener

In a letter to Hoosiers, Braun said the state was “replacing the divisive DEI ideology with a level playing field of MEI: Merit, Excellence, and Innovation.”

Read More

This Week

MAY 22-28, 2026

This week's cover
IBJ Digital Edition

Lilly goes on $21B buying spree to build drug pipeline

Daniel Bradley

Health care summit uses IMS to draw together leaders from across sector

Tom Murphy / Special to IBJ

Q&A with Schahet Hotels CEO Jeffrey Brown about collaboration with Ball State

Dave Lindquist
Previous Issues See Full Issue

Support IBJ's Award-Winning Journalism

Join the thousands of business and community leaders and Indiana residents that choose IBJ as their primary local news source.

Unlimited access!
Join Now Already a paid subscriber? Login here
  • Images
  • Event Videos
  • 2026 Education Power Breakfast

    More Photos
  • Innovate Northeast Indiana, Elevating Indiana's Future. IBJ Media, Inside INdiana Business, State of Indiana

    2026 Innovate Northeast Indiana – Fort Wayne

    More Videos

Events

IBJ will honor Indiana nonprofits, foundations, organization leaders, businesses who work with nonprofits and philanthropists at the inaugural Nonprofit Excellence Awards presented by KSM CPA & Advisors.

RSVP HERE!


More events

Nominations

IBJ’s 20 in their Twenties honors emerging leaders who are making an impact on their communities at the very start of their careers. These 20-somethings are entrepreneurs, engineers, volunteers and social justice advocates — and people who will continue to contribute in the decades ahead. 

NOMINATE HERE!


Back To Top
  • Subscriptions
    • Online & Print Subscriptions
    • FREE eNews
  • Submit to Edit
    • Submit People
    • Submit Records
    • IBJ Awards
  • IBJ.com Account
    • My Account
    • Register
  • Events
    • Upcoming IBJ Events
    • Award Nominations
    • Event Sponsorship Opportunities
  • Support & Information
    • Customer Service
    • Contact Us
    • Career Opportunities
    • Reprints
  • Advertising
    • IBJ Advertising
    • Contacts
    • Classifieds
    • Legal Notices
    • Submit Advertising
  • Multimedia
    • Photo Galleries
    • Videos
    • IBJ Mobile App
  • IBJ.com
    • Book of Lists
    • Editorial Calendar
    • IBJ Digital Newspaper
    • Past Print Issues
    • Magazines/Supplements
    • IBJ Store
  • Online Products
    • Purchase Past Issues
    • Bookstore
  • IBJ Media
  • Inside INdiana Business
  • The Indiana Lawyer
  • Indiana 250
  • AdEndeavor
Copyright © 2026 All Rights Reserved Privacy Policy | Terms of Service