IndyGo’s hopes remain alive for federal Red Line funding
The House’s $1 trillion federal spending bill, crafted over the weekend, includes $50 million for the Red Line. Project funding has been in limbo for more than a year.
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Lawmakers settle on $1T plan to avoid U.S. government shutdown
While losing on funding for the wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, President Trump won a $15 billion down payment on his request to strengthen the military, though that fell short of what he requested.
City set to rescind tax breaks for planned Interactive Intelligence expansion
The company that bought Interactive Intelligence last year for $1.4 billion has fallen short of the Interactive’s hiring and investment goals and is vacating a new, $12.4 million office building on the northwest side.
Three Hamilton County school districts asking voters to OK referendums
Carmel Clay Schools and Sheridan Community School Corp. on Tuesday will ask voters to approve a seven-year tax hike for operational funding, and Westfield Washington Schools will ask to cover $90 million in construction projects.
Holcomb faces deadline on divisive energy, alcohol bills
Thus far, the Indiana governor has refused to detail any action he may take, saying he was “still reviewing” them and “looking at every angle.”
IU professor leads local DataRefuge effort
The national effort involves downloading decades of federal data, including records from the the EPA and NASA, that observers think are at risk of becoming inaccessible.
Purdue’s decision to acquire Kaplan a ‘high-risk, high-reward’ move
Observers say the deal is unprecedented for a public research university and leaves unanswered questions about how others in the sector will respond.
Greenwood mayor leads push to turn downtown into residential, retail hub
Mayor Mark Myers, a second-term Republican, hopes to take a page from the playbooks of Carmel and Fishers, which have drawn more residents downtown by creating a commercial and residential hub.
Indiana governor signs budget, bills affecting vaping, roads, schools chief, more
Gov. Eric Holcomb has signed into law Indiana’s two-year budget, an infrastructure funding plan, a vaping-overhaul measure, a school-chiefs bill and legislation affirming the religious liberties of students.
Holcomb signs pre-K expansion, needle exchange bills
The preschool pilot will expand from five counties to up to 20 under the bill.
Trump unveils plan to cut corporate, personal taxes
President Donald Trump proposed dramatic cuts in corporate and personal taxes Wednesday in an overhaul his administration asserts will spur national economic growth and bring jobs and prosperity to America’s middle class.
VA limiting new hiring as it aims to widen private care
The Department of Veterans Affairs is leaving thousands of positions unfilled, citing the need for a leaner VA as it develops a longer-term plan to allow more veterans to seek medical care in the private sector.
Indiana governor says he will sign several contested bills
Gov. Eric Holcomb declined to say whether he'll sign bills that would limit which businesses can sell cold carryout beer and eliminate much of the current financial incentive for installing solar panels.
Tech leaders say they’re pleased with Legislative session
One of the victories, tech leaders said, was the legislative green light for a toll-road fund to invest $250 million in venture capital. But the mechanism for doing so has yet to be determined.
Holcomb vetoes public records search-fee bill
In his only veto so far this Legislative session, Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb shot down a bill that would have allowed public agencies to charge a fee if a public records request took longer than two hours to complete.
Lawmakers approve new Marion County judicial selection process
The previous system had been thrown out by a federal appeals court in 2015 as unconstitutional, and Indiana Senate President Pro Tempore David Long said it was the Legislature’s responsibility to replace it.
Indiana Supreme Court set to be all-white, all-GOP appointed
Gov. Eric Holcomb will have 60 days to choose one of three names forwarded by the Indiana Judicial Nominating Commission.
Legislature approves new test: ‘ILEARN’ is in, ISTEP is out
The new test would be used for the first time in 2019, meaning ISTEP still has one more year of life.
Lawmakers pass budget with investments in education, entrepreneurism
The final version of the bill eschews a proposed $1 per pack cigarette tax increase. But it includes many of Gov. Eric Holcomb’s priorities.
Bill to close cold beer loophole approved
The bill sets such a high bar that Jay Ricker, who started selling carryout cold beer at two of his Ricker’s convenience stores, says he will have to stop sales by April 2018.