Tax revenue grows in downtown district
A new report from the Legislative Services Agency shows that a special taxing district downtown captured more than $16 million in state and local tax revenue.
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Panel likely to recommend casinos on land, more live dealers
A panel of lawmakers appears increasingly likely to recommend several changes to try to prop up a gambling industry rocked by competition from Ohio and other states. The group is expected to vote at an Oct. 30 meeting.
BMV mailing out claim forms for excise overcharges
The Bureau of Motor Vehicles has begun mailing out claim forms to Indiana motorists for refunds from about $29 million in overcharges on excise taxes when vehicles were registered, the agency said Wednesday.
Food maker to spend $43.9M to re-equip Lebanon facility
Canada-based Skjodt-Barrett Foods plans to hire 97 more workers by 2017 at its Boone County operations, established in late 2011.
Fishing lure maker plans Indiana expansion
LureCraft Fisherman's Shop Inc. said the expansion will triple its current space in LaGrange and allow it to add 91 workers before the end of 2017.
Judge halts planned consolidation of Zionsville, Perry Township
A Boone County judge has ruled that Zionsville can’t absorb the operations of Perry Township even if voters OK a reorganization plan that’s already on next month’s ballot.
Gay marriage decision reignites GOP debate
The Supreme Court's gay marriage decision has stirred up a divisive issue inside the GOP that many Republican leaders hoped to avoid ahead of the 2016 presidential contest.
Indiana county clerks told to allow gay marriages
The Indiana attorney general's office told county clerks across the state Tuesday that they must issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples.
Police recommend charges against Elwood mayor
A prosecutor says state police investigators have recommended that criminal charges be filed against a central Indiana mayor over the spending of campaign money for personal expenses.
Business, philanthropic leaders urge preschool expansion
Indiana lawmakers should act quickly to expand a preschool pilot program – one that’s not even yet underway – when they meet for their budget-writing session next year, business and not-for-profit leaders said Monday.
Pence asks HHS for alternative Medicaid approval
The governor met with Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell on Monday in Washington, D.C., but said no deal has been reached yet.
Indianapolis again says proposals for justice complex not public
A representative of Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard told Marion County judges Monday that the request for proposals the city issued to three teams competing to design, finance and construct a criminal justice facility is not a document the public can see.
Indiana Rep. Brooks urges more women in politics
Rep. Susan Brooks also said it's unfortunate that the United States hasn't had a female president while many other countries have been led by women.
Supreme Court rejects appeal from Indiana on gay marriage
Justices turned away appeals from five states including Indiana seeking to prohibit same-sex marriage. The court’s order immediately ends delays on such marriages in those states but leaves the Constitutional question hanging.
Gambling fight set to test governor’s power
Indiana Gov. Mike Pence has been firm on his opposition to expanded gambling since taking office, but that position could put him at odds with fellow Republican lawmakers willing to hear out the state’s struggling gaming industry.
Obama: Workers not winning as productivity fuels growth
During his visit Friday to Indiana, President Barack Obama said that while the economic recovery is lowering the jobless rate, the economic recovery is helping the wealthy and not middle-class workers.
Obama highlighting manufacturing gains in Indiana visit
President Barack Obama is expected to put a manufacturing focus on his revived economic message Friday during a visit to Indiana, calling attention to industrial gains that have helped restore some higher-wage jobs.
Officials raise stink about smelly toll road toilets
The state has notified the company leasing the toll road that the travel plazas need improvement. And in a letter back to the state last month, ITR Concession Co. said it has hired additional cleaning staff to handle the restrooms.
New program aims to keep inmates from reoffending
The First Time Offender Program will convert the Plainfield Short Term Offender Program into the Heritage Trail Correctional Facility and also offer addiction-recovery services, family and social support, mentoring and behavioral change programs.
Highway interests seek silos for state transportation funds
As Indiana charts a path out of its transportation-funding shortfalls, highway-building interests are moving to cordon off their share of future revenue.