A city county council committee is recommending paying $16 million for additional emergency road repairs.

The measure, which now goes to the Senate, would require the National Security Agency to get permission before searching phone metadata. But critics say the bill doesn't go far enough.

Gov. Mike Pence has named the first woman to chair the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission.

A City County Council committee is committing more than $7 million dollars in tax increment financing for a pair of development projects. The Metropolitan Economic Development Committee voted 5-1 in favor, Monday, in an effort to reduce blight and vacancy.

Rep. Beto O'Rourke of Texas says he routinely gets complaints of Border Patrol agents' unprofessionalism or abuse. O'Rourke and his colleague say training hasn't kept up with the growth of the agency.

HIP 2.0 will cover those making up to 138 percent of the federal poverty level.

The suggestion last month that the FCC might let Internet providers charge companies more for faster service prompted a firestorm of protest. The commission votes Thursday to begin debate on the plan.

There soon will be new rules for smoke detectors in Marion County. The City County Council approved the changes, Monday.

The Department of Public Safety is concerned with the level of youth crime in Indianapolis. So, it is hosting an inaugural event to put young people to work as a way to do something more productive with their time.

The Department of Public Works says there are $24 million in emergency road repairs needed in Indianapolis because of the harsh winter. Monday, the City County Council approved money to pay for a third of those projects.