Negative ads shake up 2014 GOP primary battles
What has otherwise been a fairly sleepy primary cycle suddenly started to wake up in the past week, when negative ads from an otherwise soft-spoken veteran lawmaker hit the airwaves in Indianapolis.
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Election key step in town’s change into city
An Indianapolis suburb will begin the transition from the town to city this Tuesday, as voters in Fishers vote in its first municipal primary election.
UPDATE: Indiana education waiver could be at risk, Feds say
Indiana's efforts to set its own educational course could be in danger if the state fails to correct issues with the implementation of its No Child Left Behind waiver, the U.S. Department of Education said.
Indiana Grown Commission now accepting applications
The IGIC was created by a law signed by Gov. Mike Pence on March 27. The legislation creates a commission that oversees the programs that market and promote Indiana-produced agriculture.
Indiana counties with vote centers on the rise
Residents in 16 out of Indiana's 92 counties can head to designated vote centers during next Tuesday's primary elections, up from seven counties in 2012.
Committee OKs $8.3 million for emergency road work
The Public Works Committee of the Indianapolis City-County Council approved $8.3 million in emergency road repairs Thursday night, after the list of proposed projects was revised to include every council district.
Daniels says trip for political meeting was appropriate
Purdue University President Mitch Daniels said his trip to a conference in Georgia attended by several Republican presidential hopefuls was a chance to promote the school and meet potential donors.
House ethics panel finds Turner didn’t violate rules
The House Ethics Committee expressed concerns Wednesday that House Speaker Pro Tem Eric Turner’s efforts to kill a proposed nursing home moratorium did not achieve the “highest spirit of transparency” and vowed to tighten those rules.
Indianapolis fire chief stepping down with illness
Brian Sanford, who has led the department since 2008, will remain in the position until a replacement can be found.
Democratic councilors wrangle road repairs for districts
Indianapolis might forego repairing some heavily traveled, winter-damaged roads to instead focus on shoddy streets spread among all City-County Council districts.
Los Angeles Clippers owner banned for life by the NBA
Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling has been banned for life by the NBA in response to racist comments the league says he made in a recorded conversation.
Indiana forms coalition to fight public corruption
Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller said the Public Integrity Coalition will educate and train officials from counties, cities, towns, townships and other local government units.
UPDATE: Panel proposes tax hikes to add hundreds of officers
A City-County Council task force recommended Monday an increase in the income taxes dedicated to public safety. It also backed eliminating a homeowner tax break.
Bike advocates choose Indy for protected lanes
Mayor Greg Ballard is scheduled to join U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx on Tuesday for a press conference on the Green Lane Project.
City predicts rising property values around justice center
The argument that the complex could help revitalize the neighborhoods near the former GM stamping plant southwest of downtown could be crucial for securing the support of residents.
UPDATE: Presidential debate interest renewed at Purdue
The appointment of Purdue University President Mitch Daniels to the Commission on Presidential Debates raises the question of whether the university would bid to host one of the debates for the 2016 race.
Indiana lawmakers struggle with ethics system
Eric Turner, the first lawmaker to be investigated by the House Ethics Committee in close to two decades, is under review for his private lobbying against a proposed ban on the construction of new nursing homes.
Possible GOP presidential candidates play up gun credentials
U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida, former Pennsylvania U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence and Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal addressed the NRA's annual leadership forum, a kind of political pep rally the organization considers one of its premier events.
City picks former GM site for new criminal justice complex
The city of Indianapolis announced Friday that it is asking development teams to use part of the former GM Stamping Plant property west of downtown in its proposals for a new criminal justice center.
Life Sciences Power Breakfast transcript
Indianapolis Business Journal gathered leaders in Indiana’s life sciences industry for a Power Breakfast panel discussion April 24. Among other topics, the panelists discussed whether Obamacare helps or hurts companies in the industry, the biggest barrier to life sciences startups, and how rising activity among angel investors has changed the life sciences landscape.