September 21, 2023
Groups file injunction in lawsuit challenging local government for failure to redistrict by deadline
Common Cause Indiana, the League of Women Voters of Indiana and the Madison County NAACP have filed a preliminary injunction in their lawsuit against Andersons city council.
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Egg farmer John Rust sues to get on Indiana U.S. Senate primary ballot
John Rust is challenging a state law that requires either a primary voting record or local political party chair permission to run.
Read MoreSeptember 20, 2023
Indiana to receive $32.9 million in first round of CHIPS and Science Act funding
Indiana will receive $32.93 million dollars in the first round of funding from the federal CHIPS and Science Act, a measure to boost U.S. semiconductor manufacturing.
Read MoreSeptember 20, 2023
Indiana regulators concerned about technology, speed needed to comply with power plant rule
Utilities, industries and state regulators are all concerned about a proposed federal rule to nearly eliminate carbon emissions at power plants. It was one of many topics at a legislative summer study committee last week.
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Indiana lawmakers begin study of cost-of-living increases for public pension retirees
Lawmakers are still cagey on what, if anything, theyll do to help nearly 100,000 Hoosiers receiving public pension benefits.
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Lead bullets in deer carcasses harm eagles, other wildlife. DNR aims to educate hunters
Birds and other wildlife that eat game killed with lead shot can have issues flying and reproductive problems. People who rely on wild game for food can also suffer health issues. Lead is also found in some fishing tackle and was responsible for nearly half of all loon deaths from the early 80s to 2012.
Read MoreSeptember 20, 2023
Stellantis says it may temporarily lay off 300 workers at Kokomo parts plants due to UAW strike
Chrysler-parent Stellantis said it may soon temporarily lay off 300 workers across two plants in Kokomo. In a statement Wednesday, the company said the anticipated layoffs are due to the United Auto Workers' "targeted" strike at an assembly plant in Toledo, Ohio.
Read MoreSeptember 20, 2023
Indiana US Senate candidate files suit challenging law that may keep him off the ballot
An egg farmer seeking the Republican nomination for Indiana’s open U.S. Senate seat in 2024 filed a lawsuit Tuesday challenging the constitutionality of a state law that could prevent him from getting on the ballot.
Read MoreSeptember 20, 2023
State Sen. Jack Sandlin has died
Indianapolis Republican Jack Sandlin, a member of the state Senate since 2016, has died.
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Former U.S. Rep. Steve Buyer of Indiana sentenced to 22 months in prison for insider trading
A former U.S. congressman from Indiana was sentenced Tuesday to 22 months in prison for making illegal stock trades based on inside information while working as a consultant and lobbyist after he left office.
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