GOP lawyer leads lawsuit against Indiana over trucker fees
Jim Bopp filed the suit on behalf of a trucking trade group and claimed Indiana lacks the authority to collect $100 million annually in fees from nearly 400,000 truckers.
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Indiana’s unemployment rate creeps up to 3.9 percent
The state’s rate has risen from 3 percent in June, when it narrowly missed a state-record low of 2.9 percent.
Holcomb seeks tax tweak for software firms
Gov. Eric Holcomb wants to boost Indiana’s tech sector with a tweak to state tax law that will benefit software firms and their customers but reduce state revenue as much as $10 million a year.
Indiana lawmaker being deployed for Puerto Rico recovery
Sen. Mike Delph of Carmel will be miss at least a portion of the 2018 Indiana General Assembly for an Army Reserve deployment.
Carmel redevelopment leader steps down to focus on campaign
Corrie Meyer, who oversaw the city’s redevelopment commission for three years, hopes to claim the Indiana Senate seat currently held by Mike Delph.
Two groups make deal on Sunday booze sales
Two powerful lobbying groups say they have resolved differences that previously led state lawmakers to give up on efforts to overturn the Prohibition-era Sunday carryout sales ban.
Pence touts GOP tax overhaul in visit to Indiana
Vice President Mike Pence said Thursday that a GOP effort to overhaul the U.S. tax code for the first time in three decades is neither a Republican or a Democrat issue, but a "jobs issue."
Fishers cries foul, claims tax formula benefits Carmel
Fishers leaders say the state’s formula for distributing income tax revenue to local entities is unfair, and they want changes.
Timber sale at Indiana forests takes place despite protest
About 200 protesters chanted as state officials oversaw the sale of timber rights on 300 acres of two state forests in southern Indiana.
State awards $900,000 for conservation projects
Twenty-five soil and water conservation districts across Indiana will receive nearly $900,000 in grants awarded by the Indiana State Department of Agriculture and the State Soil Conservation Board.
Holcomb’s agenda for 2018 targets workforce issues, education, opioids
Gov. Eric Holcomb said there would be “no more stove-pipe approach,” referring to criticisms by some legislative leaders that the workforce development system is convoluted and divided into isolated silos.
Honda executive to lead Indiana workforce development agency
Gov. Eric Holcomb announced Tuesday that Fred Payne will become commissioner on Dec. 12 at the state agency that oversees Indiana's workforce development efforts.
Indiana prosecutors vehemently oppose medical marijuana
The Association of Indiana Prosecuting Attorneys argues any type of marijuana legalization would come with grave consequences.
Ohio firm buys Indiana Legislative Insight, sister publications
Ed Feigenbaum, long-time publisher of Indiana Legislative Insight, Indiana Gaming Insight and Indiana Education Insight, says he has no plans to leave the operation he founded despite its sale.
Panel backs banning local restrictions on Airbnb rentals
A legislative study panel has recommended that lawmakers block local governments from adopting what it calls "any undue restrictions" on using someone's primary residence as a short-term rental.
Torch relay cited as top promotional campaign
The Indiana Office of Tourism Development was awarded Best Public Relations Campaign for the Indiana Bicentennial Torch Relay at the U.S. Travel Association’s 2017 Mercury Awards ceremony last month in Minneapolis.
Study: Road tolls could generate billions for Indiana
The feasibility study on a proposed statewide tolling program estimates the money would be generated from tolls on six major highways.
Online school receives millions from state despite poor performance, unconventional spending
Indiana Virtual School has attracted thousands of students but graduated very few. A Chalkbeat Indiana investigation found the school’s founder hired his own company to manage the school, for which it received millions of dollars.
Suit: Indiana Secretary of State’s office broke election law
A government watchdog group is suing Indiana Secretary of State Connie Lawson, accusing her office of allowing voters to be illegally purged from the state's voting rolls.
Holcomb tells INDOT to leave I-465 out of interstate tolling study
Gov. Eric Holcomb says he has directed the Indiana Department of Transportation not to include the Interstate 465 loop around Indianapolis in a strategic plan for tolling along certain Indiana interstate highways.