The Regional Cities committee largely agrees on the goal of the initiative: attract and retain talent. There's less consensus on how to accomplish that.

Carmel officials have delayed action for at least two weeks on a proposal that would ban discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.

The Yorktown Town Council voted 6-1 Monday against joining the commission for the Mounds Lake reservoir, a week after a similar rejection by the Daleville Town Council.

The Corrections and Criminal Code committee was assigned 20 different topics to study this summer. No other committee has more than 10 items on its agenda; most have around five.

Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller has joined counterparts in 10 other states in asking a federal appeals court to halt implementation of new water rules while the states try to overturn those regulations in court.

Indiana collected about $6 million more in taxes last month than expected, putting the Hoosier State right on par with projections for the entire year.

The Indiana Family and Social Services Administration says recipients of food stamps and aid for needy families won't be able to use their cards for purchases starting 11 p.m. on Sept. 26 as the agency shifts from current provider JPMorgan Chase to new provider Xerox.

U.S. Sen. Joe Donnelly and Fifth District Congresswoman Susan Brooks want to create a federal drug task force that can work with Gov. Mike Pence's newly-created state-level drug abuse task force to help address the heroin crisis gripping the state and the nation.

From 2003 to 2013 - the most recent year for which data is available - the number of heroin overdose deaths in Indiana grew from three to 152.

Indiana Gov. Mike Pence is forming a task force to recommend steps that state officials should take to fight drug abuse.