Indiana doles out $60 million interest payment to feds
The state owes $2 billion in federal unemployment insurance debt.
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U.S. OKs $196M for high-speed Chicago-Detroit rail
The U.S. Department of Transportation has approved $196.5 million for part of a high-speed Amtrak passenger rail link between Chicago and Detroit, U.S. Sens. Carl Levin and Debbie Stabenow from Michigan said Wednesday.
Farm subsidies may face cuts amid record profits
U.S. farmers earning record profits are fighting to maintain agricultural subsidies, a likely target of the congressional supercommittee working to reduce federal spending.
Angling to be VP: Republicans run without campaigning
More than a year from Election Day, all sorts of Republicans, including Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels, are making a point of keeping themselves in the national spotlight, stoking speculation that they are potential running mates for the eventual GOP presidential nominee.
Medical supplier Hill-Rom makes $42M fraud settlement
Hill-Rom Holdings Inc., a medical-equipment company based in Indiana, agreed Tuesday to pay nearly $42 million to settle a government lawsuit. The government had accused the company of knowingly submitting false claims to Medicare from 1999 to 2007.
Postal service union workers plan rallies around Indiana
Organizers from the AFL-CIO say the rallies in 13 locations around Indiana are part of a national effort seeking support for congressional action to shore up the struggling agency.
Non-candidates Christie, Daniels loom over presidential race
Governors Chris Christie of New Jersey and Mitch Daniels of Indiana have ruled themselves out of the 2012 race for the White House. Yet both Republicans are keeping themselves in the public eye.
GAO finds cost estimates for F136 engine outdated
Some members of Congress hope to revive work on the alternate engine for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, which Rolls-Royce in Indianapolis worked on for nine years before the project was halted in April.
Daniels outlines fix for national debt in new book
Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels writes in his new book that massive entitlement spending reform is needed to avert a national economic disaster.
Libertarian Horning enters U.S. Senate race
The frequent candidate for political office in Indiana used his campaign announcement to assail the two-party system that dominates the American political system.
Obama to seek new income tax rate for wealthy
The president is going to call it the “Buffett Rule” for Warren Buffett, the billionaire investor who has complained that rich people like him pay a smaller share of their income in federal taxes than middle-class taxpayers.
Sweeping reform to patent system signed into law
The first significant change in patent law since 1952 is designed to ease the way for inventors to bring products to market and help whittle down a massive backlog of applications.
Transfer of Newport depot sets stage for redevelopment
Sen. Richard Lugar says the site of the former Newport Chemical Depot will serve as an economic engine for the region.
Official says feds got Indiana error rate wrong
Indiana makes a lot of errors on unemployment insurance benefits, the White House and U.S. Labor Department said Wednesday, but the state official overseeing those payments said federal officials are making mistakes of their own.
Conservative legislator Delph won’t challenge Lugar
State Sen. Mike Delph said Wednesday he would stay in the Indiana Legislature and focus on raising his family.
Senate passes overhaul of patent system
The legislation would fundamentally alter the way patents are reviewed and mark the biggest change to U.S. patent law since at least 1952.
No more mail? What would Ben Franklin think?
Hanging in the balance is a $1.1 trillion mailing industry that employs more than 8 million people in direct mail, periodicals, catalogs, financial services, charities and other businesses that depend on the post office.
Mourdock could benefit from climate regulations
Indiana Treasurer Richard Mourdock has campaigned heavily against measures to combat climate change even as he holds stock in an energy company that's banking on those regulations to help build a market for its product.
Panel delays vote on Monroe County I-69 section
A committee of the Bloomington-Monroe County Metropolitan Planning Organization decided Friday to delay voting on the highway's hotly debated Monroe County extension until November.
Video shows former councilor taking money from FBI agent
Prosecutors showed video in court of a former Indianapolis City-County Council member taking what they say was a $5,000 bribe from an undercover FBI agent seeking help opening a strip club in the city.