Employers added a robust 517,000 jobs in January, a surprisingly strong gain in the face of the Federal Reserve’s aggressive drive to slow growth and tame inflation with higher interest rates. The unemployment rate dipped to 3.4%, a new half-century low.... Read More
Gov. Eric Holcomb's proposal for a broad expansion of county-level public health programs won its first endorsement from state legislators on Wednesday.... Read More
Indiana’s high court said it will not immediately consider a challenge to the state’s abortion ban that is based on the argument that the law violates some people’s religious freedoms, leaving that decision to the Court of Appeals of Indiana, at least for now.... Read More
Former Vice President Mike Pence said Friday that he takes “full responsibility” after classified documents were found at his Indiana home. Pence said he hadn't been aware that the documents were in his residence but his lack of knowledge wasn't an excuse.... Read More
Walmart said U.S. workers will get pay raises next month, increasing starting wages to between $14 and $19 an hour. CEO John Furner told employees in a memo that the raises will come through a combination of targeted and regular annual pay increases.... Read More
The fate of Indiana’s Republican-backed abortion ban on Thursday goes before the state Supreme Court as it hears arguments on whether it violates privacy protections under the state constitution.... Read More
Republican Rep. Jim Banks, a combative defender of former President Donald Trump, announced on Tuesday that he is running for the U.S. Senate seat from Indiana being vacated by GOP Sen. Mike Braun.... Read More
California on Thursday announced it will sue the companies—including Indianapolis-based Eli Lilly and Co. (NYSE: LLY)—that make and promote most of the nation’s insulin, accusing them of scheming to illegally increase the price of the drug and demanding they return millions of dollars to some diabetics who state officials say were overcharged for the medicine they must have to survive.... Read More
Indianapolis Colts General Manager Chris Ballard learned one key lesson from his previous coaching search. Patience pays off. On Tuesday, two days after the Colts completed a 4-12-1 season, Ballard told reporters he would not rush to hire a new coach.... Read More
The U.S. Forest Service is pushing ahead with plans to log or conduct controlled burns in parts of the Hoosier National Forest despite some concerns the project could taint the drinking water supply used by more than 100,000 people.... Read More
