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August 11, 2015
Indiana House Republicans Want Lawsuit Thrown Out
The Citizens Action Coalition, Common Cause Indiana and the Washington D.C.-based Energy and Policy Institute filed a lawsuit in May under the Access to Public Records Act, or APRA, after the House GOP caucus denied them access to emails between Bedford Rep. Eric Koch and several utility companies.
Read MoreAugust 10, 2015
State Tax Revenues Fall Short of Expectations
Individual income tax revenues performed better than expected, while sales tax collections came in slightly below target. But corporate income taxes badly missed the mark - 60 percent off expectations.
Read MoreAugust 7, 2015
Glenda Ritz Ends Race For Governor, Will Focus on Re-election As State Superintendent
Indiana Education Superintendent Glenda Ritz has ended her 2016 bid for Indiana governor. Ritz announced this afternoon she wants to focus her effort on education issues and seek re-election as superintendent.
Read MoreAugust 6, 2015
Pence Cancels BMV Contract, Asks for Ethics Probe
Gov. Mike Pence is cancelling a contract between the Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles and a private license branch operator, and wants a former top agency official now working for that company to be investigated for possible ethics violations.
Read MoreJuly 29, 2015
Indiana Supreme Court Decision Renews Fenced Hunting Debate
The debate on whether to regulate or ban fenced hunting preserves is alive again. A June decision from the Indiana Supreme Court struck down a 2005 ban from the Department of Natural Resources (DNR). Now, the industry is virtually unregulated.
Read MoreJuly 27, 2015
Indiana To Spend More Than $55M On Bicentennial Events
Plans to celebrate Indiana's birthday include building a $25 million state archives facility and a $24 million inn for Potato Creek Park near South Bend.
Read MoreJuly 22, 2015
Bills Will Expand Broadband Internet Access Across Indiana
The new Broadband Ready Communities Development Center will team with local governments to encourage and approve communications projects that expand Internet access.
Read MoreJuly 20, 2015
Indiana Might Be Able To Pay Off $2 Billion Federal Loan Early
Indiana took out a more than $2 billion loan from the federal government at the height of the recession to pay unemployment benefits. It's been paying it back ever since. And as long as the state owes money on the loan, employers have to pay a penalty.
Read MoreJuly 20, 2015
Indiana House Republicans Sued Over Public Records Access
The Indiana House Republican Caucus is facing a lawsuit over its decision to withhold emails shared between one of its members and several utility companies.
Read MoreJuly 19, 2015
Gov. Mike Pence Signs Order To Arm National Guard Members At Offices
Gov. Mike Pence says he wants all Hoosiers to know that, beginning Monday morning, members of the National Guard will be armed and able to defend themselves.
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