Indiana receives A- for transparency
Indiana received an A-minus, the highest score in the country, for government spending transparency.
Indiana received an A-minus, the highest score in the country, for government spending transparency.
The Monroe County Council decided to postpone a vote Tuesday night on raising the juvenile county option income tax, which funds the Youth Services Bureau of Monroe County and juvenile probation officers, and it passed a motion to transfer funds from the county to the Energy Conservation Non-Reverting Fund.
The US House of Representatives approved a bill sponsored by Rep. Todd Young, R-9th District, to repeal the definition of full-time employment as 30 hours per week in the Affordable Care Act on Thursday.
Gov. Mike Pence opted to withhold from signing a bill passed by the Indiana General Assembly to “pause” Energizing Indiana’s energy-efficiency program, but the legislation will still become law without the governor’s signature.
A debate for the 9th district of Indiana U.S. House of Representatives seat seemed to leave candidate Kathy Heil with a leg up in the race against opponent Mark Jones.
A new law signed Tuesday by Gov. Mike Pence will cut taxes for businesses in the state, but opponents have expressed concern about how it will influence other taxpayers.
The third Bloomington City Council deliberation session on a controversial Habitat for Humanity project will take place this Wednesday.
Here are the four biggest things that happened — or didn’t happen — in the 2014 legislative session in Indiana.
A bill passed in the Indiana House of Representatives Feb. 26 would bring Energize Indiana, an energy-saving organization, to an end.
The Indiana Senate signed off on a controversial bill Tuesday that would institute random drug testing among certain recipients of social welfare benefits.
Representatives of the Indiana Department of Transportation opened a meeting to gather feedback on the subject of I-69 Monday night.
SB 222 would add training for coaches and increased restrictions related to concussions for student athletes. SJR 9 says the right to hunt, fish and harvest wildlife “is a valued part of Indiana’s heritage and shall be forever preserved for the public good.”
A bill passed in the Senate Appropriations Committee yesterday that would require drug testing for people receiving state benefits if they had been convicted of a prior drug abuse.
The Indiana House of Representatives almost considered a provision that would allow certain state contractors to discriminate based on religion in their hiring practices.
The University of Notre Dame must comply with an Affordable Care Act provision mandating it pays for contraceptives for students and staff.
A house bill could be the first step in creating a statewide requirement for a technical skills-based high school diploma, and a senate bill is addressing the problem of deer on runways.
For the first time in years, Monroe County Assessor Judy Sharp will have an opponent in a general election. But her challenger might not even be eligible for the office.
A bill aimed at forcing future legislatures to review the effectiveness of some tax credit programs is making some local nonprofit organizations nervous.
House Enrolled Act 1427 requires the board to conduct a review and implement the new standards by July 1, 2014.
Local and Indiana residents gathered outside the office of Rep. Todd Young, R-9th District, Tuesday to pressure Young to support what they call common-sense immigration reform..