Bike advocates choose Indy for protected lanes
Mayor Greg Ballard is scheduled to join U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx on Tuesday for a press conference on the Green Lane Project.
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City predicts rising property values around justice center
The argument that the complex could help revitalize the neighborhoods near the former GM stamping plant southwest of downtown could be crucial for securing the support of residents.
UPDATE: Presidential debate interest renewed at Purdue
The appointment of Purdue University President Mitch Daniels to the Commission on Presidential Debates raises the question of whether the university would bid to host one of the debates for the 2016 race.
Indiana lawmakers struggle with ethics system
Eric Turner, the first lawmaker to be investigated by the House Ethics Committee in close to two decades, is under review for his private lobbying against a proposed ban on the construction of new nursing homes.
Possible GOP presidential candidates play up gun credentials
U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida, former Pennsylvania U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence and Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal addressed the NRA's annual leadership forum, a kind of political pep rally the organization considers one of its premier events.
City picks former GM site for new criminal justice complex
The city of Indianapolis announced Friday that it is asking development teams to use part of the former GM Stamping Plant property west of downtown in its proposals for a new criminal justice center.
Life Sciences Power Breakfast transcript
Indianapolis Business Journal gathered leaders in Indiana’s life sciences industry for a Power Breakfast panel discussion April 24. Among other topics, the panelists discussed whether Obamacare helps or hurts companies in the industry, the biggest barrier to life sciences startups, and how rising activity among angel investors has changed the life sciences landscape.
Possible GOP presidential candidates to court NRA
Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal and former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum are set to speak at the convention's leadership forum.
Herb Simon: $160M Pacer deal helps heirs
Herb Simon, 79, says the $160 million deal the city struck with the Indiana Pacers this month for operating costs and stadium improvements is an outgrowth of negotiations that began way back in 2007.
City cites apartments for hundreds of violations
Five local apartment complexes and one owner of multiple rental properties were accused of unreasonably consuming city, public, and law enforcement resources.
Council advances smoke-detector requirement
Indianapolis homeowners and landlords would have to buy smoke detectors with non-removable, non-replaceable batteries under a proposal that’s advancing through the City-County Council with bipartisan support.
Turner skips hearing, documents claim no misdeeds
Indiana House Speaker Pro Tem Eric Turner missed an ethics review Wednesday but claimed in filings submitted to the panel that he did nothing wrong when he fought legislation that could have cost him millions of dollars.
MORTON: Indy’s road to Oz will end soon for sports team owners
The seemingly endless yellow brick road to Oz, or what residents of central Indiana have come to accept as privately owned professional sports franchises seeking financial sustenance to build and upgrade, is nearing a tipping point of practical expenditures.
Council sues city over public safety lease deal
The City-County Council wants to force officials to produce documents relating to the controversial lease of the public safety operations center on the east side. It was vacated in September due to safety and health code violations.
Ethics panel set to review Turner lobbying situation
The Indiana House Ethics Committee on Wednesday will review the actions of a senior lawmaker who worked in private to block legislation that would have cost his family's company millions of dollars.
City controller floats idea to change retirement plans
If the plan is carried out, new city employees wouldn’t be eligible for pensions through the Indiana Public Retirement System. Instead, they would have a defined-contribution plan similar to the 401(k) plans offered by private-sector employers.
FEMA approves aid for 19 Indiana counties hit by storm
FEMA officials had initially rejected Indiana's request for federal aid for local governments and some not-for-profit groups in 49 counties following the Jan. 5-9 snowstorm.<
City’s animal care and control chief resigns after suspensions
An interim administrator plans to get to the bottom of an apparent morale problem and fill at least 10 openings within the department.
Zionsville, Perry Township move toward consolidation
Zionsville could remain a town and gain an elected mayor if residents approve a government reorganization plan that’s speeding toward a November vote.
Removing false homestead exemptions to yield bonanza
Marion County stands to receive tens of millions of dollars from property owners who’ve been claiming false homestead deductions when this spring’s tax bills are collected.