Republicans maintained control of the Indiana House but Democrats made big gains, including in a number of central Indiana races. Republicans appear likely to maintain their supermajority in the Indiana Senate, though Democrats picked up seats.... Read More
The university launched the Journey to 2030 campaign in 2022 with the goal of raising $750 million by the end of the decade. The private liberal arts university on Indianapolis’ west side told attendees on Friday that the campaign had reached $502 million.... Read More
Seventeen Democrats in the 25-member body voted 17-7 to pass the spending proposal, which includes record spending for police, at almost $400 million, and a 37% increase in the Department of Public Works budget over the previous year.... Read More
Secretary of state candidate Greg Ballard is suing the Indiana Election Commission and asking a court to order it to meet to consider four campaign finance complaints.... Read More
Using a $15 million gift from 100-year-old Virginia Staff Shannon, a 1945 Franklin graduate, the college plans to build a two-story academic facility featuring a mock courtroom for pre-law students and an investment trading lab aimed at business majors.... Read More
Civic group Downtown Indy Alliance released a 42-page report examining both data and attitudes as part of its annual State of Downtown event on Thursday evening.... Read More
Indiana Landmarks announced Wednesday the hiring of André Myers as the next director of its Black Heritage Preservation Program, succeeding Eunice Trotter, who founded the program in 2022.... Read More
The MDC passed a 10-year property tax abatement and 15-year enhanced personal property tax abatement for the development, which economic development officials have called the largest private capital investment in Indianapolis history.... Read More
Dan Elsener's long career at Marian ushered a struggling, small college on the brink of financial ruin into a doctoral university with a medical school, engineering school and nationally recognized teacher education program.... Read More
All six members of the Metropolitan Development Commission present voted “yes” on the measure after it was passed by the Democrat-led Indianapolis City-County Council and supported by Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett.... Read More
