Indiana GOP picks candidates for attorney general, superintendent
The attorney general nomination required three rounds of balloting because no candidate won a majority in the first two contests.
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Former top BMV official fined $500 for ethics violation
A former top Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles official violated state ethics laws when he helped negotiate a lucrative state contract with a company and then took a job with the firm, officials said Thursday.
WWII-era Navy plant modernizes, expands
The local operation of multibillion-dollar defense contractor Raytheon Co. has become the sole location for some key Raytheon programs, including modernizing outdated military vehicles.
UPDATE: Indianapolis to turn on first new streetlight in 35 years
The city plans to end a moratorium on new streetlights by installing 100 lights in areas with high accident and crime rates, and in growing neighborhoods, Mayor Joe Hogsett announced Thursday.
Ex-BMV official reaches proposed ethics violation settlement
A former Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles official who took a job with a company he awarded a lucrative state contract has reached a proposed settlement of alleged ethics violations.
Senate candidate Hill challenges opponents to debates
The Democratic candidate running for Indiana's open U.S. Senate seat is challenging his GOP and Libertarian opponents to a series of debates and town hall meetings ahead of the November election.
Digital marketing startup Torchlite plans to add 140 workers
The Indianapolis-based firm, which connects client companies to freelancers, inked an incentive deal with the Indiana Economic Development Corp. that will provide up to $2.8 million in tax credits.
Republicans Zoeller, Walorski slam Trump on judge comments
Two top Indiana Republicans have condemned GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump's comments about the impartiality of a Latino federal judge presiding over lawsuits involving Trump University.
Governor’s race goes negative as GOP group weighs in with anti-Gregg ad
The Republican Governors Association called the Democrat a “wasteful-spending, tax-loving, former lobbyist.”
Indiana Republicans facing choice in schools chief race
Republicans are looking to regain control of the state Department of Education from Democrat Glenda Ritz, who is seeking re-election to the position she won in in 2012.
Pence seeks federal pre-K money after previously turning it down
Indiana Gov. Mike Pence reversed a previous position and announced on Thursday that he will seek federal money to help expand a pre-kindergarten program for disadvantaged children.
Ancestry.com digitizes 17M vital records under Indiana deal
The records scanned mostly from microfilm rolls cover birth and death certificates dating back to the early 1900s and marriage records from 1958 through 2005.
Refrigerated-warehousing firm plans $13.6M expansion, 65 new jobs
Merchandise Warehouse said it will build a 90,000-square-foot, 50-foot-tall addition to its food-grade facility at 1414 S. West St.—a move that will boost its capacity by 25 percent.
Obama on ‘myth-busting’ mission in visit to Indiana
In a visit to Elkhart on Wednesday, President Barack Obama tried to undermine Republican arguments about the economy, working to give cover to Democrats to embrace his policies ahead of the presidential election.
County gets $59M as part of local road-funding package
The distribution is part of $505 million that county auditors have distributed to local government units statewide, $435 million of which can be used for transportation funding.
Obama to find Indiana county still dependent on RV industry
When the president returns to the city of Elkhart on Wednesday, he will find the area remains heavily dependent on recreational vehicles and still striving to diversify its economy.
Michigan company to expand in Indiana, hire up to 147
Spartan Fleet Vehicles and Services announced the plans Tuesday to invest $10.9 million to increase production of walk-in vans, parcel delivery vans, truck bodies and other items.
Hoosiers could pay more for Obamacare policies next year
Seven insurers have filed requests to set new premiums for 2017, ranging from an average increase of 29 percent by Indianapolis-based Anthem Inc. to a decrease of 5.3 percent by Chicago-based Celtic Insurance Co.
Recycling advocate Hamilton seeks to fill Hale’s House seat
Carey Hamilton hopes to replace Christina Hale on the ballot as Hale runs alongside Democratic gubernatorial candidate John Gregg.
Trump reaches magic number to clinch nomination
Reached the number of delegates needed to clinch the Republican nomination for president on Thursday, Donald Trump has completed an unlikely rise that has upended the political landscape.