A key section of a west side, rail-to-trail project was completed this week.

State and federal budget cuts posed challenges for some departments.

In an unanimous vote Monday night, the City County Council passed a resolution addressing the power company and also urged state leaders to do more to oppose the company’s request to raise rates, a second year in a row. Last year the state approved AES Indiana to increase rates and the company is currently in the middle of those approved increases.

The Indianapolis City County Council approved its 2026 budget Monday night. It is the largest to date, at $1.7 billion. That is despite losses in funds after state lawmakers’ cut property taxes earlier this year.

Gov. Mike Braun and Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith posted and deleted critical social media posts about the incident.

Starbucks union workers rallied outside of a store in downtown Indianapolis Thursday as part of a national push for fair labor contracts. Union members are demanding better wages and benefits and increased hours.

The Vision for the Prison event will invite community members beyond the fence of the historic women’s prison site to take part in clean-up efforts and see plans for the area.

Elanco Animal Health opened its new global headquarters Wednesday. State and local leaders attended a ribbon-cutting event and said the project could be a catalyst for the health industry and innovation in Indiana.

The Aces held off Indiana 107-98 in overtime in Game 5 of the semifinals. Indiana, despite being decimated by injuries, made Las Vegas work for the win. Kelsey Mitchell, who scored 15 points, left the game with a leg injury. The Aces took the lead early in overtime and didn’t give it up. The second-seeded Aces, who won the league title in 2022 and 2023, will host the fourth-seeded Phoenix Mercury on Friday.

About 24,000 civilians in Indiana work for the federal government in areas such as law enforcement, federal courts, the postal service, transportation security and veterans affairs.