FEIGENBAUM: Expect uncertainty in the 2010 General Assembly
About the only certainty for the upcoming legislative session is that it will be over in March.
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UPDATE: Indiana house panel approves ethics, lobbying bill
The bill would require legislators who leave office to wait at least a year after their term expires to become a Statehouse
lobbyist.
Indiana child care agencies sue over lower reimbursements
The Indiana Association of Residential Child Care Agencies Inc. filed a lawsuit seeking an injunction to stop the cuts in
Marion Circuit Court in Indianapolis.
Daniels: Education funding cuts needed to stay in black
Gov. Mitch Daniels said Tuesday he will cut state spending on public schools by at least $300 million given a new revenue
forecast.
State revenue $1.8B behind projections, forecast says
A new revenue forecast predicts Indiana state government will take in $1.8 billion less during the current two-year budget
cycle than what lawmakers thought based on May projections.
New BioCrossroads venture fund raises $58 million
The new INext fund is the successor to the $73 million Indiana Future Fund, which the life science initiative raised in 2003.
Lilly Endowment’s two-fer
Its education focus just might make the endowment more of a jobs engine than the Indiana Economic Development Corp.
IT firm officially announces plans to create 200 jobs
Executives from BC Forward, Indianapolis’ largest computer consulting firm, said Tuesday the company will get even bigger,
with the addition of 200 jobs by 2012.
New Indiana dog-breeding rules take effect Jan. 1
Under the law passed by the Indiana General Assembly last April, commercial brokers must register with the State Board of
Animal Health if they sell at least 500 dogs or puppies per year.
IUPUI seeking funds from CIB to renovate Natatorium
IUPUI says it needs about $15 million to renovate the aging Natatorium swimming complex and wants the city’s Capital Improvement Board to fund part of the expense.
Key committee sends tax caps bill to full House
Bills aimed at placing caps on property tax bills to the state constitution are now before both chambers of the Indiana General
Assembly.
Indiana panel OKs bill to end welfare privatization
The House Ways and Means Committee voted 14-10 Monday in favor of the bill, which now heads to the full House for consideration.
‘Taxing’ not-for-profit property
Some Indiana mayors, desperate for revenue, think it’s time for "payments-in-lieu-of-taxes."
Supreme Court rejects Indiana’s appeal of Chrysler sale
The justices on Monday turned down an appeal from the state of Indiana pension funds that earlier challenged the automaker’s
bankruptcy proceedings.
Indiana weighs changes to combat out-of-state casinos
State lawmakers are weighing possible changes to state gambling laws at a time when growing competition from out-of-state
casinos threatens to cut into business at Indiana’s 11 riverboat casinos.
Indiana releases details of new welfare system
Hybrid system of technology and human contact to be tried in 10 counties before wider roll-out
Lights out (crime up?) in Muncie
Muncie plans to turn out most of its street lights to keep from going broke. But what about the social consequences?
Business inventories rise unexpectedly
Businesses unexpectedly increased their inventories in October, halting a slide of 13 consecutive declines. The small gain,
along with a fifth straight increase in sales, raised hopes that businesses will begin restocking their depleted shelves,
helping support the economic recovery.
Cash-strapped mayors may tap owners of tax-exempt property
A group of mayors led by Tom Henry of Fort Wayne and Greg Ballard of Indianapolis is seeking new sources of revenue to replace
the millions they’ll lose because of property tax caps.
Obama reforms not necessarily dire for Sallie Mae in Indiana
The plan to nationalize the federal student loan program threatens to force Sallie Mae
to hack its network of 26 offices down to five. Yet the company’s Indiana operations have several advantages that could
help weather the cuts.