Indiana's House Democrats could be facing major financial pain as they begin a third day blocking a bill that would make Indiana the first state in more than a decade to enact right-to-work legislation.
The bill announced Thursday by Republican Rep. Eric Turner of Cicero would prohibit smoking in most public places and workplaces, including bars.
The ads encouraging Hoosiers to ask lawmakers to oppose the controversial legislation are paid for by Indiana’s AFL-CIO.
The Indianapolis-based funeral services company said it will hire up to 24 workers in production, delivery and installation.
An Indiana Senate committee has endorsed a proposal toughening penalties for those convicted of human sex trafficking that legislators hope to pass before next month's Super Bowl.
String of controversial reforms draw campaign contributions, ire of opponents.
The abatements will help the company build a $3.4 million, 36,000-square-foot office building at its far-east-side headquarters. Celadon also plans to add 100 jobs.
Impact CNC, a production machining company, plans to add the jobs in northeastern Indiana as part of a $12.8 million expansion.
Patrick Bauer, the leader of Indiana’s House Democrats, hinted Wednesday that party lawmakers may walk out for the second year in a row to oppose the same Republican-led right-to-work bill thwarted last year by their five-week boycott.
Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels has rescinded new Statehouse security rules that put a 3,000-person limit on the number of people allowed in the building at any one time.
A judge has ruled that Charlie White can remain as Indiana's secretary of state until a higher court has reviewed the ruling that ousted him from office.
One of the first bills that General Assembly committees will take up will be a right-to-work proposal that will draw union protests.
State officials vigorously defended a new 3,000-person Statehouse capacity limit on Tuesday, saying it was driven by public safety concerns and not by political motives as labor unions and other opponents maintain.
Indiana's Republican House leader said Tuesday that lawmakers will almost immediately take up right-to-work legislation that's likely to dominate much of the state's 2012 session.
State Sen. Luke Kenley is floating the idea of using an online sales tax to help replace revenue that wouldn't be collected if a proposal to eliminate the state's inheritance tax becomes law.
In a wide-ranging interview, Gov. Mitch Daniels discusses his goals for the General Assembly, which convenes Wednesday. Among them: Implement a statewide smoking ban, make Indiana a right-to-work state, and end what he calls “credit creep” for college students.
A Marion County judge issued an order Dec. 22 ousting Indiana Secretary of State Charlie White because he was improperly registered as a candidate when he ran for office in 2010.
Democratic state Rep. Scott Reske said the sale of nine tracts of land surrounding the Pendleton Correctional Facility would cut in half a state-owned buffer zone between Pendleton's Fall Creek Elementary School and the town's two prison facilities.
A plan by Indiana officials to limit the number of people who can be inside the Statehouse at any given time has angered Indiana Democrats and union officials.
The Indiana Economic Development Corp. announced Friday that it secured job commitments from a record 219 companies in 2011, an increase from 200 companies in 2010.
