Researchers will spend the summer conducting interviews and focus groups with city officials, business and nonprofit leaders, and community members to try to find out how the Council is doing.

In a packed room, some supported and some opposed the specifics of the proposal. But many voiced concerns before the vote over how the city approached the problem.

Indiana law allows police to seize property they suspect was involved in a crime, even if the person is never charged. In many cases, they eventually sell the property. The case challenges what happens with those proceeds.

Most of the nearly 300 new laws crafted by the General Assembly this year take effect Monday.

In the new model, counties in the region would contribute a small fraction of their future income tax growth to a regional fund, which would be distributed to each county based on how much its roads are used.

Indianapolis has a plan to invest $400 million into infrastructure over the next four years, but it's not enough. Officials say the fundamental problem is how they get funding from the state.

Rep. Andr Carson says special counsel Robert Mueller did not have the ability to fully investigate the case.

The proposal sparked a long debate between councilors about continuing to spend money after a unanimously passed balanced budget.

Indiana public defenders raised concerns in a House committee Monday about language in a bill that creates criminal and civil penalties for fertility fraud.

House lawmakers unanimously approved legislation Monday that creates harsher penalties for drivers who illegally pass school buses.