Pence says he won’t run for Bayh’s Senate seat
Republican Mike Pence said he’ll instead run for re-election to the Congressional seat representing much of eastern Indiana
that he first won in 2000.
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Fast-growing Ivy Tech feeling pain of funding cuts
Hoosiers enrolling at fast-growing Ivy Tech Community College might find it increasingly difficult to get the classes they
want at the times they prefer. Blame burgeoning enrollment and $10 million in funding cuts.
City to use $22.9M in stimulus for street, bridge repairs
Indianapolis will spend $22.9 million in federal stimulus money to make street and bridge repairs starting in the spring.
Two recipes to improve Indy
City father and Indiana Pacers chief Jim Morris says Indianapolis will rise or fall depending on how well the city nurtures
children and connects with the world. So, how are we doing?
State Senate panel to vote on casino bill
An Indiana Senate committee plans to vote Tuesday on a bill that would allow casinos on Lake Michigan and the Ohio River to
move inland.
House lawmakers put statewide smoking ban on hold
The bill, would ban smoking in public places statewide except casinos and pari-mutuel horse racing venues.
Bill would give CO2 pipeline firms right to take private land
A consumer group opposing Senate Bill 115 argues the measure is yet another concession to the developer of a coal-to-methane
plant proposed in Rockport.
Obama aims aid package at middle class
The president’s proposals include bigger tax credits for child care and retirement savings; caps for student loan payments;
and boosting aid for families caring for elderly relatives.
Judge blocks Indiana cuts in foster care payments
A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Indiana Department of Child Services from cutting state subsidies to foster and
adoptive parents and residential treatment centers that help provide for children.
Rights, safety in debate over guns-at-work bill
The House Natural Resources Committee voted 10-1 to advance the bill last week amid strong support from the National Rifle Association and opposition from business interests and domestic violence advocates.
Senate bill would snuff out Indiana’s smoking-cessation agency
Anti-tobacco advocates worry cost-cutting move could seriously diminish state’s efforts to curb Hoosier tobacco use.
State’s unemployment rate jumps to 9.9 percent
Indiana’s jobless rate made its biggest increase since mid-2009. Department of Workforce
Development Commissioner Teresa Voors attributed the rise, in part, to a decrease in construction in December.
Bill on Sunday microbrewery sales clears Senate
The bill would limit the amount of Sunday carryout sales from Indiana microbreweries to about three cases per transaction.
Senate, House panels approve ‘net metering’ bills
A bill aimed at utility customers who install renewable power sources is seriously flawed and would hurt Indiana’s renewable
energy movement, advocates say.
ISTA scandal could limit union’s influence, sway election
A securities-fraud case Secretary of State Todd Rokita brought against the union last month could make matters worse for the
already hobbled ISTA, blunting its ability to help elect Democrats in November.
Indiana GOP wants to block federal health reform mandates
Republicans in the Legislature have joined their counterparts in 25 other states in trying to prevent key aspects of reform
from taking effect in Indiana.
EnerDel hopes to hire 1,100 at new manufacturing plant
Lithium battery-maker will get incentives worth $53.1 million for expansion into Hancock County.
High court shoots down business election-spending law
The Supreme Court threw out a 63-year-old law designed to restrain the influence of big business and unions on elections,
ruling that corporations may spend as freely as they like to support or oppose candidates.
Jobless claims rising again
The number of newly-laid off workers seeking jobless benefits unexpectedly rose last week.