Recently in July 2008 Category

INDIANA WIRE

USDA: FSSA taking too long to process food stamps

Indiana's busy, deficient bridges still need work

Jill Long Thompson announces `green' jobs plan

NORTHERN INDIANA

Gary Post-Tribune

Hiring freeze leaves 72 Lake County jobs unfilled

Gary council hears paramedics' budget plea

Lake County sheriff given 'A' in Good Government

Times of Northwest Indiana

Feds write off South Shore extension

Dem wants Indiana to grow 'green' economy

Trio of gubernatorial debates in works

Sheriff: Take-home cars efficient

County officials extend government hiring freeze

EDITORIAL: Shame on Indiana lawmakers for derailing South Shore project

South Bend Tribune

Luecke: Pay cuts, freezes expected

Candidate unveils green jobs plan

Rivals agree on one thing: Kill gas tax

Fort Wayne Journal Gazette

Hopeful vows incentives for 'green jobs'

Indiana bucks growing trend by keeping abstinence-only ed money

EDITORIAL: Helpful tax information

Lafayette Journal and Courier

Trolley tax extension in council's hands

Pay hike proposed for city employees

Residents speak out on trolley tax

Voluntary annexation may add 1,000 acres to city

CENTRAL INDIANA

Indianapolis Star

Rollout of Indiana welfare changes halted

County's Department of Child Services aims to improve relations with child advocates

Buried in appeals

Long Thompson pitches plan to create green jobs

Dems' chairman says he'll target Ballard

WTHR-TV (Indianapolis)

Gubernatorial candidates tout economic packages

Anderson Herald Bulletin

City looks at income tax increase

IDEM gives county $200K in grants

Muncie Star Press

Reaction to wage freeze plan mixed among city workers

Democratic gubernatorial candidate pitches 'green' jobs

Richmond Palladium-Item

900 try for 140 new jobs

Obama supporters plan meeting tonight

EDITORIAL: City must monitor cruiser cost

Terre Haute Tribune-Star

Bayh, Lugar seek info on toxin exposure

Dems touting green job creation

SOUTHERN INDIANA

Evansville Courier & Press

Warrick eyes budget freeze

Long Thompson unveils 'green jobs' plan

Long Thompson to campaign in Evansville today

Louisville Courier-Journal

Harrison sheriff report received

Thompson has ideas for state to go 'green'

INDIANA WIRE

BP green lights Whiting refinery expansion

Seat belt usage up, traffic fatalities down

NORTHERN INDIANA

Gary Post-Tribune

County hiring freeze talks will continue

BP project gets corporate OK

EDITORIAL: School candidates don't belong on slates

Times of Northwest Indiana

$3.8 billion BP Whiting project gets green light

Hobart officials crunching numbers

Lake County fire chiefs seek more money

C.P. council queries pay for parks chief

No layoffs, no new positions expected in '09

EDITORIAL: Lake County needs a permanent hiring freeze, not just a mere frost

Elkhart Truth

Budgeting Beyond Basics: Elkhart Municipal Airport

Fort Wayne Journal Gazette

Township approves borrowing $1 million

EACS eye property taxes for help

Lugar says science is key to food crisis

EDITORIAL: Privatization questions

Lafayette Journal and Courier

Ackerson, Buyer spar over veterans issues

EDITORIAL: There is no way around tax increase

CENTRAL INDIANA

Indianapolis Star

More fire mergers are on the docket

COLUMN: Crime in Indy has a worthy opponent

EDITORIAL: Redirect public funding from roads to mass transit

Muncie Star Press

Adviser touts Obama's economic plans

Tax bills mailed for Randolph

EDITORIAL: Senate vote stands in way of free flow of information

Richmond Palladium-Item

No raise this year

Engineer: Liberty CAFO would be different

EDITORIAL: More proof: Seat belts do save lives

SOUTHERN INDIANA

Evansville Courier & Press

METS exhausts fuel budget, but no plans to cut routes, boost fares

Louisville Courier-Journal

Jeff tries to soften action by EPA

NATIONAL

Forbes

State Gas Tax Guzzlers

INDIANA WIRE

State buildings shift to energy efficiency

Long Thompson to air first general election ad

Advocate: Stats show Medicaid drops under changes

Lawmaker wants testing of air at recycling plant

Unions slow to back Thompson in governor's race

NORTHERN INDIANA

Gary Post-Tribune

Effort to privatize Medicaid falls short

Clay's credit card charges total $2,500 so far

Times of Northwest Indiana

Surveyor's job search may skate through obstacle

EDITORIAL: Porter County's brain trust seeks outside help again

South Bend Tribune

Pollster: Data show election is Obama's to lose

South Bend sets water-rate control referendum

Schellinger back at Indy architectural firm

Fort Wayne Journal Gazette

Assessors battle for their jobs

Baseball fan Henry buys in

EDITORIAL: Borrowing is not the answer

COLUMN: Henry loses high ground with bridge referendum

Lafayette Journal and Courier

Carroll County eyes tax hikes

EDITORIAL: Bad politics simply might be criminal (USDOJ)

CENTRAL INDIANA

Indianapolis Star

Indianapolis to borrow $154 million to cover tax revenue shortfall, mayor says

EDITORIAL: Destiny's inexcusable fate, system's lack of answers

Anderson Herald Bulletin

Assessor asks voters to check 'no'

Muncie Star Press

Mayor: Pay hikes for city workers unlikely

EDITORIAL: AAA rating money in taxpayers' pockets

Richmond Palladium-Item

Tax supporters: We'll be back

Take-home cruiser policy up for vote

Union County commissioners will recommend CAFO moratorium

EDITORIAL: City shouldn't go it alone to build center

SOUTHERN INDIANA

Evansville Courier & Press

Pay freeze for county's elected officials getting mixed reaction

Audit says more funds missing

EDITORIAL: State debates

INDIANA WIRE

New debate group seeks 3 governor's debates

Indiana mortgage brokers could lose licenses

Bayh, Hill add extra tax break for some

NORTHERN INDIANA

Gary Post-Tribune

Judge, Crown Point at odds over health insurance

Hobart Township misses out on revenue

Politics notebook

Visclosky: Short-term relief tapping strategic oil reserves

Lawmakers study adult education funds, future

Lake County looks at dealing with real hiring freeze

Visclosky upset at CN rail ruling

Hobart mayor wants $16.2 million to run city

EDITORIAL: State takes good first step on coyote law

EDITORIAL: Blanket hiring freeze wrong way to cut cost

Times of Northwest Indiana

Quality of life study: Live longer, prosper elsewhere

Voter registrations still pouring in

Taxpayers, politicians may benefit from new tax bills

Rust Belt may put on a shine

EDITORIAL: Show signs of progress on Good Government Initiative

EDITORIAL: Let sheriff, public express views on policy decisions

South Bend Tribune

Fry presses fight against VIM plant

EDITORIAL: Mortgage brokers must obey the law

COLUMN: Governors not in control of the economy

Fort Wayne Journal Gazette

Unions slow to back Long Thompson

EDITORIAL: Skillman will listen to rural concerns

Lafayette Journal and Courier

Trolley tax gets hearing this week

Clinton Central to hold hearing on $22.5M project

Campaigns already planting seeds for grassroots efforts

EDITORIAL: Four-day week isn't worth the small savings

CENTRAL INDIANA

Indianapolis Star

Speculation swirls about Bayh

COLUMN: What Bayh would bring to the ticket

EDITORIAL: Unshackling the press, empowering the people

COLUMN: Gaps in state's political lineup

Anderson Herald Bulletin

County budgets falling way behind

Muncie Star Press

Manure-spreading condemned at CAFO Watch Conference

Richmond Palladium-Item

Food, drink tax plan tabled

Randolph County ethanol plant still plans to open on time

EDITORIAL: Legislature should look at grad rate

Terre Haute Tribune-Star

Obama HQ opens in Terre Haute

SOUTHERN INDIANA

Louisville Courier-Journal

Homeowners will get extra tax deduction

COLUMN: Will Obama pick Bayh to be running mate?

Floyd council rejects tax increase

State Budget Commitee approves Ivy Tech expansion

INDIANA WIRE

AG won't appeal ruling in sex offender law

NORTHERN INDIANA

Gary Post-Tribune

Budget cuts hamper airport

County puts 10-day halt on hires to iron out details for job freeze

EDITORIAL: Housing Authority is about jobs, as well

Times of Northwest Indiana

Lake officials agree to 10-day hiring freeze

Another prisoner permitted to sue jail

EDITORIAL: NICTD shouldn't shut down Miller's South Shore station

South Bend Tribune

EDITORIAL: Candidates for judge wanted

Fort Wayne Journal Gazette

Shrunken tax bills in the mail

Too late for Allen to put bridge fixes on fall ballot

EDITORIAL: Rainy days ahead

Lafayette Journal and Courier

EDITORIAL: County should revisit vote center sites

CENTRAL INDIANA

Indianapolis Star

COLUMN: Indianapolis City-County Council Democrats keep embarrassing themselves

Panel: Censure Indianapolis Councilman Monroe Gray

Republicans for Obama has Indiana presence

Township options (Johnson County)

Anderson Herald Bulletin

Councilman Pepelea suing city

EDITORIAL: Alex mayor right to trim expenses

Muncie Star Press

It's official: DynAmerica closing

Governor, residents celebrate opening of highway

Rural Indiana has room for lots of agriculture

EDITORIAL: The sooner Delaware County gets tax bills, the better

Richmond Palladium-Item

Governor rides along

Greencastle Banner-Graphic

Putnam County BMV top ranked

Terre Haute Tribune-Star

No damages to Bennett's home after car catches fire in garage

Indiana for Change to open Terre Haute office

SOUTHERN INDIANA

Evansville Courier & Press

Assessor chided for letter

EDITORIAL: State finances

Louisville Courier-Journal

Privatized road deals seen pinching revenue

INDIANA WIRE

Gubernatorial camps, parties feuding over money

Hammond mayor seeks more foes to NIPSCO rate hike

US lawmakers hope to approve Great Lakes compact

Lawmakers want more money to gauge levee risks

FEMA seeks immunity from suits over trailer fumes

NORTHERN INDIANA

Gary Post-Tribune

Daniels boosts academics

School administrators' pay raises put on hold

EDITORIAL: Senate should pass U.S. media shield law

COLUMN: 2008 Legislature didn't resolve property tax mess

Times of Northwest Indiana

Daniels distributes trail funding

County hiring despite possible layoffs

Nearly $2M targeted for E.C. housing

GOP works on filling ballot vacancy

State: Health plan underused

Gov. Daniels praises Valpo youth program

EDITORIAL: Hammond should give one last year of funding for bus service

South Bend Tribune

City cost-share programs to be axed

Concerned county leaders to study future of RV industry in Elkhart County

Fort Wayne Journal Gazette

Bridge upkeep fights to make ballot

Judge accused of thwarting test for DWI

Ethics under review (Allen County Plan Commission)

EDITORIAL: Judging the judges

Lafayette Journal and Courier

Youth chip in for city's entrance signs

EDITORIAL: Gov't agencies should follow BMV's lead

CENTRAL INDIANA

Indianapolis Star

No easy answer explains city's wave of killings

Suit: Sale of Pan Am Plaza hurt taxpayers

Investigation into Rep. Kathy Richardson finds no support of ghost employment allegation

Ex-attorney's drunken driving trial delayed

EDITORIAL: Give state leaders credit for all-time high rating

Anderson Herald Bulletin

Panel asks public about smoking ban

Muncie Star Press

Citizens group withdraws opposition to property tax rates

Tax abatements mean 51 jobs for Henry County

SOUTHERN INDIANA

Evansville Courier & Press

EVSC bond going to ballot

EDITORIAL: Right to know

INDIANA WIRE

Toll Road operator, union set new contract talks

Allen County judge faces drunken-driving charge

Commissioners vote 2-1 to continue courthouse plan

NORTHERN INDIANA

Gary Post-Tribune

Lake County asks to freeze hiring now

Election board rejects vote on rail extension

Treasurer's tax relief plan gets mixed reaction

Lynn Buhl named EPA regional chief

Hammond joins fight against NIPSCO hike

EDITORIAL: Gary School Board cuts up credit cards

Times of Northwest Indiana

Hammond to oppose any NIPSCO rate increase

Munster gets $2M for methane plant

South Shore query off ballot

Loan keeps parks afloat fiscally

Council rejects 'Murphy Plan'

60% sewer rate increase urged

EDITORIAL: Vanes sets legal precedent for counseling of alcoholics

South Bend Tribune

Treasurer to refund tax overpayment

Special deputy raises sought

EDITORIAL: Outlaw coyote sales in Indiana

Fort Wayne Journal Gazette

City seeks $30 million roads bond

Study finds Hoosiers pay more for gas

New Haven staff to get 2% raises in tight budget

Souder calls for mortgage disclosure

Lafayette Journal and Courier

Carroll County proposes income tax hike

EDITORIAL: Congress should not raise gas tax

CENTRAL INDIANA

Indianapolis Star

Voters to get their say on IPS renovations

Foundation's troubles reach Indy councilman

School vote is a statement to mayor (Carmel)

EDITORIAL: Helping ex-inmates improves community too

COLUMN: Housing audit shows agency needs repairs

Anderson Herald Bulletin

Local jobless rate increases

Muncie Star Press

Tax cap could cost county $1.1M in 2009

County council wants in on government consolidation

Lieutenant governor to listen to rural citizens

EDITORIAL: We all could use lesson in civility

COLUMN: Council members can attend meetings just like public

Richmond Palladium-Item

EDITORIAL: BMV makes key strides

SOUTHERN INDIANA

Evansville Courier & Press

Support may swing Ind. House

EDITORIAL: Welfare in Indiana

Louisville Courier-Journal

Jeff revamping plan commission

INDIANA WIRE

Duke, Daniels mark start of work on coal-gas plant

Indiana's credit rating increased

NORTHERN INDIANA

Gary Post-Tribune

Clay: Slate no reason for another election

Times of Northwest Indiana

Surveyor: Postings don't defy proposed layoffs

E.C. case an AG campaign issue

Ex-trustee could lose his lawyer

Audit: Pencil sale proceeds fishy

City bumps up cost of tickets for speeding

Kouts town marshal retiring in October

EDITORIAL: Lake County councilmen must guard henhouse, not foxes

South Bend Tribune

South Bend to cut 200 jobs by 2010

Parks face deep budget cuts in next two years

EDITORIAL: Job loss calls for leadership

WSBT-TV (South Bend)

Hint of hope on the horizon for Monaco Coach workers

Fort Wayne Journal Gazette

Wabash homestead levy falls 93%

Hoosiers open wallets for Obama

Allen auditor lays off grant official

EDITORIAL: BMV a model of service

EDITORIAL: Long Thompson not alone getting hefty donations for campaign

Lafayette Journal and Courier

County locks in 20 vote center sites

CENTRAL INDIANA

Indianapolis Star

Helping ex-cons lead new lives

State picks designer for I-465/I-69 project

Buyer's job fair draws stream of applicants

Schellinger back at helm of architectural firm

EDITORIAL: When public demanded action, the BMV listened

Muncie Star Press

BSU renovation project needs $19M more

Despite protest and possible legalities, Randolph to build courthouse annex

EDITORIAL: Prairie Creek open for now; changes needed for future

Richmond Palladium-Item

Democratic governor candidate visits Richmond

SOUTHERN INDIANA

Evansville Courier & Press

Hoosier credit rate gets boost

Louisville Courier-Journal

Jail will be dedicated to former Clark sheriff

Schellinger returns to helm of Indiana architectural firm

I was out of town over the weekend, so today's update also will include a few stories from Saturday and Sunday.

INDIANA WIRE

BMV's customer satisfaction rate on the rise

Will state's financial picture remain sound?

NORTHERN INDIANA

Gary Post-Tribune

Tax accounting trio unsung heroes in region's public corruption fight

Politics notebook

IDEM giving BP free ride, activists say

Obama ready to woo NWI

Officials unite on South Shore referendum

EDITORIAL: South Shore vote will make no difference

GUEST COLUMN: Clay: Put aside differences, support U.S. Steel Yard

Times of Northwest Indiana

RBA to wrestle with Hammond's transit gap for now

GOP candidate back in race for House seat

Sheriff's marine unit facing rough seas in budget storm

School officials looking forward to checks late this week

EDITORIAL: Referendum on South Shore would set a bad precedent

South Bend Tribune

Bayh pushes new rail funding package

Hoosier leaders disagree on rocky economy

Monaco layoffs add insult to injury

ND grads launch Obama Web site

EDITORIAL: Shame on the Hoosier Lottery

EDITORIAL: South Shore worth the cost

COLUMN: More to it than money, but money matters

Fort Wayne Journal Gazette

Allen Circuit judge faces DWI charges

EDITORIAL: Mayor joins bridge debate

COLUMN: Lugar, loose nukes and Obama

Lafayette Journal and Courier

WL's e-mails sporting gentle green reminder

Four-day week next step for county workers?

Obama's office 1 of 12 in state

EDITORIAL: Hold on to the surplus; we might need it

CENTRAL INDIANA

Indianapolis Star

Radios cause static between agency chair, board

Ballard's doing it his way -- like it or not

Bayh gets rave reviews for 'audition'

Ind. wins higher S&P rating on $3.46B debt

EDITORIAL: New tool for rebuilding city neighborhoods

Anderson Herald Bulletin

City Council ready to clear the air

Muncie Star Press

Prosecutor: 'I have not done anything wrong'

Governor to attend highway ceremony

Richmond Palladium-Item

EDITORIAL: Give local governments tax options

Terre Haute Tribune-Star

Lower-cost road paving drawing mixed reviews

SOUTHERN INDIANA

Evansville Courier & Press

Gas prices fueling request for Warrick budget change

Louisville Courier-Journal

State election agency faces big test

Rebate from state's surplus seen as unlikely

INDIANA WIRE

Monaco Coach closing 3 RV plants employing 1,400

State ends fiscal year with balanced budget

Democratic congressional candidates have big bucks

Congressional candidate fundraising at a glance

NORTHERN INDIANA

Gary Post-Tribune

State rejects school project

City scours budget to match grant for recycling program

Obama opens three local offices

COLUMN: Legislature should blow up fireworks law

Times of Northwest Indiana

Council president to critics: No more spending increases

State rejects Hammond high school plan

City hikes incentive for retirement buyouts

South Shore issue may not make ballot

EDITORIAL: Keep trying to gain approval of Hammond school consolidation

South Bend Tribune

Job cutbacks dismay political leaders

St. Joseph County treasurer sends warning to delinquent taxpayers

Fort Wayne Journal Gazette

Allen revisits tax-aid policies

Lafayette Journal and Courier

WL budget planning proves challenging

State confirms cause of misdirected $2M-plus TIF funds

Advocates, opponents get set for center's next step

Mayor's mother dies after cancer battle

EDITORIAL: Campaign financing still needs fixed

CENTRAL INDIANA

Indianapolis Star

IndyGo hopes to change route with new CEO

State officials enter fiscal 2009 amid surplus but preach caution

Absentee ballot sites to increase this year

IMPD unveils an 'integrity plan'

Airport to again discuss Weir Cook name change

EDITORIAL: Homelessness quest: halfway home, miles to go

COLUMN: OK, so Lucas Oil Stadium is flooded and expensive -- but it looks fantastic

WISH-TV (Indianapolis)

State budget balanced for third year

Muncie Star Press

Mayor, council at odds over government consolidation committee appointments

GOP touts its ticket at the fair

EDITORIAL: Declining gambling profits should make lawmakers wary

Richmond Palladium-Item

Wayne County property taxes dip an average of 40 percent

Terre Haute Tribune-Star

Goode, Ellsworth push U.S. oil drilling plans

State auditor touts Indiana's budget surplus

WTHI-TV (Terre Haute)

State Rep. candidate speaks out on gas tax

SOUTHERN INDIANA

Evansville Courier & Press

State surplus at $321 million

EDITORIAL: School Board election

Louisville Courier-Journal

Daniels reappoints 2 to education panels

Indiana ends year with balanced budget