The Indiana Energy Independence Fund on Tuesday announced it would begin lending services for green, energy efficient projects. The commercial lending product targets Hoosier businesses, not-for-profits and governments to help lower their energy costs.... Read More
A federal appeals court stayed an injunction blocking enforcement of an Indiana law requiring pornography websites to verify user ages. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit called the Hoosier measure “functionally identical” to one in Texas.... Read More
The bipartisan commission charged with assuaging the state’s attorney shortage recommended funding legal practice startups and a regulatory “sandbox” agency—among other budgetary and legislative suggestions—in an interim report released Thursday.... Read More
A federal judge on Wednesday dismissed a professor-led lawsuit alleging the state’s new university “intellectual diversity” requirements are unconstitutionally vague, and declined to issue a preliminary injunction blocking enforcement of the new law.... Read More
A Lake County judge on Monday declined to dismiss a long-pending lawsuit waged by the city of Gary against a range of gun manufacturers and dealers. A March law lets only the Indiana attorney general sue the firearm industry.... Read More
Democratic gubernatorial nominee Jennifer McCormick on Monday denounced an ongoing high school diploma redesign as “dismantling” educational rigor in favor of filling positions at Hoosier companies facing worker shortages.... Read More
The Indiana Public Retirement System finished shedding its $1.2 billion worth of investments in Chinese entities this month—four years ahead of schedule—state officials said Wednesday. Comptroller Elise Nieshalla and Treasurer Daniel Elliott celebrated the...... Read More
Among the Indiana Chamber of Commerce’s 50-plus conferences and seminars is a diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) summit, now in its fourth year. The event includes the crowning of a DEI “champion,” sponsored by a national employer-focused law firm. “I think that the chamber can play an important role as a convener,” Chamber President and CEO […]... Read More
The Indiana Ethics Commission on Thursday unanimously voted, 3-0, to allow a high-ranking Department of Child Services staffer to take a job with a major contractor. Chief of Staff Aaron Atwell—who has also worked as DCS’ chief financial officer—has been...... Read More
Indiana’s initial application for its $868 million share of a national “Internet for All” program has won approval, federal officials announced Monday in a joint call with Hoosier officials. The Broadband Equity Access and Deployment program, was created...... Read More
