Biden administration ramps up antitrust efforts amid worries about high prices
Senior administration officials have been worried about polling showing that voters—including many Democrats—blame President Biden’s economic policies for high inflation.
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Indiana high court rejects AG’s bid to stall governor’s powers lawsuit
Gov. Eric Holcomb’s lawsuit argues a law passed in April over his veto by the Legislature is unconstitutional because it gives lawmakers a new power to call themselves into a special legislative “emergency session” during statewide emergencies declared by the governor.
Tech companies pledge billions in cybersecurity investments
Google, Microsoft, Apple, Amazon and Amazon were among the companies committed to investing billions of dollars or develop programs to strengthen cybersecurity defenses and to train skilled workers, the White House announced Wednesday
Biden appeals to top tech, energy and finance execs to ‘raise the bar on cybersecurity’
The president raised concerns about the shortage of cybersecurity professionals, as the White House estimates roughly half a million cybersecurity jobs remain open, amid an onslaught of cybersecurity attacks.
House passes $3.5T Biden blueprint after deal with moderates
House Democratic leaders have muscled President Joe Biden’s multi-trillion-dollar budget blueprint over a key hurdle, ending a risky standoff and putting the party’s domestic infrastructure agenda back on track.
House moderates offered deal to ease Biden budget standoff
Tensions flared overnight as a band of moderate lawmakers threatened to withhold their votes for the $3.5 trillion plan. They were demanding the House first approve a nearly $1 trillion bipartisan package of road, power grid, broadband and other public works projects that’s already passed the Senate.
Prosecutor uncertain whether he’ll move offices to Community Justice Campus
Marion County Prosecutor Ryan Mears said his hesitancy arises from concerns over how such a move could increase the prosecutor’s operating costs.
Westfield City Council approves $16.7M bond for new library
Plans call for the 45,000-square-foot library to be built on 3.6 acres at Westfield Boulevard and Park Street in downtown Westfield.
Budget clash pits moderate Democrats against Biden, Pelosi
Nine moderates have threatened to oppose the budget resolution unless the House first approves a $1 trillion, 10-year package of road, power grid, broadband and other infrastructure projects that’s already passed the Senate.
Amtrak proposes new routes through Indianapolis, airport train station
The proposal, posted on Amtrak’s website, adds far more frequent routes from Chicago to Indianapolis to Cincinnati and a new connection between Indianapolis and Louisville.
Westfield’s latest lawsuit against clerk-treasurer alleges she compromised city data
The city of Westfield’s latest lawsuit against Clerk-Treasurer Cindy Gossard claims she allowed an unauthorized and unidentified IT professional to access city computers. Gossard claims she did so to investigate suspicious spyware.
Democrats face new hurdles in legal fight over redistricting
The fight over redrawing political maps is just ramping up in state legislatures and nonpartisan commissions around the country. But both Republicans and Democrats already are planning for major showdowns in the courts.
Facebook hit by new U.S. antitrust case as FTC seeks do-over
The Federal Trade Commission on Thursday filed the new complaint in federal court in Washington, alleging that Facebook violated antitrust laws by buying Instagram and WhatsApp in order to eliminate them as competitors.
Hammond mayor starts Senate campaign to challenge Todd Young
Mayor Thomas McDermott Jr. filed with the Federal Election Commission on Wednesday to begin raising money for a Senate race.
Landlords look for an exit amid federal eviction moratorium
Smaller landlords with fewer than four units, who often don’t have the financing of larger property owners, were hit especially hard by the pandemic, with as many as 58% having tenants behind on rent, according to the National Association of Realtors.
Biden to require vaccines for nursing home staff as condition for funding
Hundreds of thousands of nursing home workers are not vaccinated, according to federal data, despite those facilities bearing the brunt of the early COVID-19 outbreak and their workers being among the first in the country to be eligible for shots.
Indiana sets up blue-ribbon commission to modernize state’s public health system
The 15-member commission will be co-chaired by former state Sen. Luke Kenley and former Indiana State Health Commissioner Dr. Judy Monroe.
Indiana National Guard to help conduct COVID-19 testing as demand skyrockets
Gov. Eric Holcomb acknowledged that people were waiting up to three hours at some sites to get tested as the number of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations climb across the state to levels not seen since early in the year.
Appeals court says state can halt enhanced unemployment benefits
A decision issued Tuesday by the Indiana Court of Appeals is allowing the state to again stop the federal enhanced unemployment benefits that Gov. Eric Holcomb had tried to end in June because he thought the extra money encouraged workers to stay out of the job market.
Indiana’s governor backing schools on mask mandates
Indiana’s governor gave his support Monday to the growing number of school districts across the state issuing mask mandates for students and staff as they try to head off more COVID-19 outbreaks.