State vaping law survives federal challenge
A federal judge on Thursday upheld as constitutional a controversial state law that regulates the manufacturing of vaping “e-liquids,” allowing the statute to go into effect Friday.
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Judge faces deadline for decision on Indiana abortion law
U.S. District Judge Tanya Walton Pratt has said she will issue a ruling before Friday, when the law adopted this year by the state Legislature is set to take effect.
Sallie Mae planning hundreds of jobs at new Indy office
Student loan provider Sallie Mae Bank is expected to announce plans Thursday morning to spend nearly $16 million on a collections office and call center that will hire up to 278 people before the end of 2023.
Hill to campaign for U.S. Senate by walking length of Indiana
It's a tactic the 63-year-old used in a losing Senate campaign 26 years ago to gain attention, and one he's returning to as he lags in fundraising behind Republican candidate Rep. Todd Young.
Indiana auto buyers receive extra time to get title, plates
Indiana residents buying vehicles will have extra days to get their titles and plates beginning Friday. And auto dealers will have more time after a sale to deliver a title.
State to see several new laws starting July 1
Indiana lawmakers approved dozens of new laws during the latest General Assembly and many will take effect Friday.
Indiana Democratic Party files complaint over political ad
The complaint sent Tuesday focuses on a technicality in FEC rules that Democrats argue the Republican Governors Association did not comply with when producing the ads.
Indy groups reap $5.8M in workforce training grants
The awards from the White House’s TechHire initiative are earmarked to help workers with limited English skills and disadvantaged young people prepare for technology and manufacturing jobs.
Economy fared better in first quarter than previously estimated
The latest revision reflected stronger export sales and less drag from business investment. But consumer spending growth had its weakest showing since the first quarter of 2014.
Donnelly calls for gun-sales ban for those on no-fly list
Congress should pass gun-control legislation to bar felons, people with mental illness and those on the government no-fly list from purchasing firearms, U.S. Sen. Joe Donnelly said Monday.
Plastics manufacturer plans $6M expansion in Noblesville
Metro Plastics Technologies Inc. plans to leave the plant where it’s been housed for 35 years to move into a newly built facility.
Clinton emphasizes federal-local collaboration in speech to mayors
"I will have your backs every day,” she told those attending the U.S. Conference of Mayors annual meeting in Indianapolis. She said she would seek local government leaders' input and would give them the flexibility to solve problems as they see fit.
Software company Emarsys speeding up hiring plans
The marketing-software firm originally planned to employ 167 employees by the end of 2020. But it’s accelerating those plans and expects to be halfway to that goal by the end of this year.
U.S. stocks tumble after Britain’s vote to leave EU
Markets in America mirrored a worldwide selloff Friday morning as the U.K.’s decision to leave the European Union fanned speculation that a divided Europe would hinder already fragile global growth.
Indiana gets more than $600,000 in federal housing grants
The money will be used to make repairs and improvements to public housing units, as well as providing housing counseling to struggling consumers.
Weekend mayors’ conference a ‘coup’ for Indianapolis, leaders say
Indianapolis will host the U.S. Conference of Mayors this weekend for the first time in the group’s 84-year history.
New state law allows distilleries to sell carryout 7 days a week
The new law lifts the ban on carryout sales for artisan distilleries, putting the businesses on par with wineries and craft breweries, which already sell alcohol on Sundays.
With new Carmel HQ, tech firm aims to move beyond rocky past
Publicly traded Determine Inc. generated fanfare when it announced it was moving its headquarters here and adding 24 jobs to the 35 already here. But many investors have been betting against it for years.
State poised to reap record lottery payout
The Hoosier Lottery is having a banner year, thanks in part to this winter’s record $1.6 billion Powerball jackpot mania and other efforts to better reach Indiana players.
Court rules in favor of Carmel in Home Place annexation case
In his decision, Special Judge Matthew Kincaid wrote that the residents of the 1,017-acre area of unincorporated Clay Township did not prove all of the elements necessary to prevent Carmel’s annexation.