Indiana Senate amends pre-K education bill
The Indiana Senate shot down two proposed amendments to the pre-K education bill Monday, before finally accepting an amendment to add another member to the study commission.
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‘Indiana Grown’ bill passes General Assembly
House Bill 1039, authored by Matt Lehman, R-Berne, would create an 11-member commission to continue to endorse the current “Indiana Grown” initiative.
Indiana lawmakers draw close on business tax deal
A pair of legislative panels approved changes Tuesday for competing House and Senate tax measures that would cut taxes on business equipment and corporate earnings.
Bill to allow booze sales at Indiana State Fair in home stretch
The Indiana Senate passed a bill to lift the ban 33-13 last month, and the state House now has the measure. It cleared the second of its required three readings in the House on Monday.
UPDATE: Bill to limit Indiana environmental rules dies
A state senator has killed legislation that would bar Indiana environmental regulators from creating standards harsher than federal rules.
Climate case at Supreme Court looks at EPA’s power
The Obama administration is squaring off at the Supreme Court with industry groups and Republican-led states, including Indiana, over a small but important program aimed at limiting power-plant and factory emissions of gases blamed for global warming.
House committee mulls corporate contribution to mass transit
The Indiana House Ways and Means Committee is expected to vote Monday on a mass-transit bill and is considering an amendment that would require 10 percent of revenue to come from non-traditional sources.
Governors: Buzz about legalizing pot just smoke in most states
Colorado’s governor is warning other state leaders against rushing to follow his lead to legalize recreational marijuana.
New BMV class-action suit alleges drivers overcharged
Plaintiffs in the class-action lawsuit could secure refunds for overcharges on vehicle registrations and other services if their suit succeeds. The suit follows on the heels of a similar legal battle fought last year.
Potholes devouring municipal budgets locally, across U.S.
About three-fourths of U.S. states and many cities, including Indianapolis, have outspent their maintenance budgets dealing with the extreme weather.
Two former IURC workers named to utility commission
The Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission openings generated heavy interest. Gov. Mike Pence added a second round of interviews in order to hear from 21 candidates.
Delph gains names recognition in fight with own party
When conservative state Sen. Mike Delph took to Twitter about gay marriage and ultimately lost his formal vestiges of power within the Senate Republican caucus, he gained something far more valuable in the world of politics.
Pence won’t rule out run for presidency
Indiana Gov. Mike Pence is leaving the door open on a potential 2016 presidential campaign.
Senate GOP leaders punish Delph, strip him of leadership posts
The moves against the conservative senator follow an intraparty fight over amending the state's constitution to ban gay marriage.
House panel trims nursing home moratorium to one year
The construction ban is at the center of an ongoing debate between the state's existing nursing homes and developers leading a wave of construction, including Zeke Turner of Mainstreet Property Group.
Panel gives Pence half of his $400M road-funding request
The reduction, led by Senate Appropriations Chairman Luke Kenley, was a partial blow to one of the governor's key legislative goals.
FEIGENBAUM: Lawmakers press ahead on education issues
The business community has turned a keen collective eye to a passel of bills that seek to improve education, including measures that would authorize Indianapolis Public Schools to enter into an agreement with a school-management team to establish innovative network schools, allow charter school support to be distributed at the organizer level; and create a career and technical education diploma.
House committee helps Indy Eleven stadium project
The Ways and Means Committee voted 18-2 Thursday afternoon in favor of a bill that would facilitate a new downtown soccer venue.
Census: Indiana lost 2,200 farms from ’07 to ’12
Preliminary data released Thursday by the U.S. Department of Agriculture show Indiana had more than 58,000 farms in 2012. That's a decline of nearly 4 percent from the 2007 census report.
Homeowners in flood zones fear insurance spike
Steep increases are being felt from south Louisiana to New England to Columbus, Ind., are required by the Biggert-Waters Reform Act of 2012. That legislation, signed by President Obama two years ago, set into motion a process designed to start shaving down the flood insurance system's mounting deficit.