Leslie Bonilla Muñiz – Indiana Capital Chronicle

The Indiana Economic Development Corp.’s foundation is showing no signs of shutting down — spending almost $500,000 last year despite indications from leaders that the entity was on its way out.

AES, the parent company of AES Indiana, announced on Monday that it has agreed to be purchased for more than $33 billion by a group of large domestic and foreign investors — and could go private as soon as this year.

Indiana lawmakers are crafting statewide penny-rounding policies as Hoosier retailers struggle through a nationwide shortage of the discontinued coin, but admit it needs more work. State revenues could also suffer.

Indiana leaders will give “extra” scrutiny to Medicaid and other federally funded, state-administered social services programs as part of a new entity focused on fraud, waste and abuse.

Another measure bans ranked choice voting, which isn’t used in Indiana.

Indiana lawmakers hope to crack down on doxing after more than a dozen of their own became victims of threats amid a turbulent but unsuccessful redistricting campaign.

The agency also confirmed its federal tolling application.

Potato chips and fruit juice are in; mints and soda are out.

They talked finance, health and utilities — plus, the Chicago Bears franchise’s new interest in northwest Indiana.