Senate panel waters down coal-gas measure
A Senate committee is leaving a contentious battle over a proposed $3 billion coal-gasification plant in the Indiana Supreme Court’s hands for now.
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A2SO4 architectural firm reopens after temporary closure
The firm in historic Union Station had been ordered to shut down by the state because it owed more than $43,000 in delinquent taxes, but the state appears to have been mistaken in its decision.
Mass-transit bill amended, ready for House vote
A bill to let voters authorize higher taxes in central Indiana to pay for an expanded mass-transit system is ready for a full vote in the House after an amendment restricted who would be affected by it.
Panel supports scrapping Indiana school grades
A Republican-controlled state Senate committee agreed Wednesday with the new Democratic state schools superintendent that Indiana's A-F grading scale for individual schools should be scrapped.
Bill to toughen state ‘bath salts’ laws advances
The bill would require the state to suspend the business license for a year of any retailer caught selling synthetic drugs or lookalikes.
Bill that would shift Indiana voucher oversight advances
Indiana's new Democratic state schools superintendent would no longer oversee the private school voucher program that she has opposed under a proposal approved Tuesday by a Republican-controlled legislative committee.
Bill to ban Indiana teacher union deductions advances
Republicans sparked protests from teachers and union officials Tuesday by pushing legislation through a House committee that would bar Indiana schools from automatically deducting union dues from teacher paychecks, an issue that critics thought was off the table this year.
Senate OKs Indianapolis Motor Speedway funding plan
A plan providing up to $100 million in state funding toward improvements at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway has won approval from the Indiana Senate.
Indiana panel advances $30B budget on partisan vote
A pair of Republican senators argued Tuesday for the personal income tax cut that Indiana Gov. Mike Pence has made his top priority, while House Republicans across the hall advanced a budget that swaps that cut for education and roads spending.
Legislature backs delay for Indiana farmland tax hike
New calculations for property taxes on Indiana farmland would be delayed for a year under a proposal approved by the state Legislature.
Indiana unlikely to shift from school standards
A bill that could be voted on by the state Senate in the coming week would suspend implementation of the benchmarks at Indiana schools until after the state Board of Education has finished a new review of the standards it adopted in 2010.
Indiana House drops tax cut for school, road money
House Republicans tossed out Gov. Mike Pence's call for a tax cut Friday, unveiling a $30 billion biennial budget that instead relies on Indiana's roughly $500 million annual surplus to restore education cuts and pay for road and bridge repairs.
Major Indiana casino overhaul faces doubts in Statehouse
The leader of the Indiana House is hesitant about the chances of an overhaul of state casino taxes and regulations aimed at helping them against growing competition from surrounding states.
U.S. audit: Indiana should refund $5.8M to Medicaid
A federal audit released Friday recommends Indiana's human services agency refund more than $5.8 million in Medicaid funds because Logansport State Hospital did not show it had complied with special conditions for psychiatric hospitals.
Senate bill would stop paying gambling counties
The change would save the state $24 million in 2015 and another $48 million each year thereafter—all money that’s now being collected from gambling taxes and sent to cities, towns and counties.
Pence ‘very disappointed’ by House GOP budget plan
Gov. Mike Pence is unhappy with a two-year budget proposal from House Republicans released Friday that would replace his proposed tax cut with more funding for education and roads. Pence closed his Statehouse office Friday morning for “out of office staff meetings.”
Indiana tries to close loophole that helped Durham commit fraud in Ohio
The legislature is considering a bill that would require intrastate securities offerings to file audited financials, a safeguard that caused trouble for Fair Finance investors.
Tax break would barely put dent in Speedway’s to-do list
The Indianapolis Motor Speedway will need far more money than it will get from a proposed state tax subsidy if it hopes to be in the top tier of U.S. racing venues, sports business experts said.
Bill to support Speedway with state taxes passes committee
The Indiana Senate Appropriations Committee on Thursday morning unanimously passed a bill that would capture state tax money generated at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and give it back to the track to improve the facility.
Legislators pass school safety proposal in committee
Indiana lawmakers say they hope to improve security at schools around the state by offering grants toward hiring police officers and buying safety equipment.