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More than $848 million from the federal stimulus package has been spent in Indiana, supporting 18,876 jobs, according to federal data released Friday.

The path was cleared for the state to log in the back-country area of Morgan-Monroe and Yellowwood state forests today, as a state legislative committee did not back proposed bill to protect the area.

All the traffic restrictions caused by a propane tanker explosion at Interstates 465 and 69 in Indianapolis have been lifted.

It seems like everybody at the Indiana Statehouse wants to talk about lobbying ethics these days.

A federal judge has ordered Indiana's partially privatized welfare intake system to speed up decisions on food stamp applications, but the state has a year to meet its first target.

INDIANAPOLIS - The state should delay unemployment tax increases on businesses from 2010 to 2011 to help companies retain workers and possibly wait long enough for a federal bailout, Republicans who control the Indiana Senate said Tuesday.

INDIANAPOLIS House Speaker Pat Bauer, D-South Bend, on Tuesday announced a package of ethics changes that he will sponsor in the 2010 legislative session, including a cooling-off period for lawmakers before they become lobbyists and a contribution ban for state contractors.

A legislative study committee declined Monday to endorse the idea of a uniform, later start date for Indiana schools, voting instead to send the issue back to fellow lawmakers for more debate and study.

In the last state budget, Feeding Indiana's Hungry, Inc. was appropriated $300,000 per year for the two-year budget.

The Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles license branches in 10 counties will operate longer hours next week to issue driver's licenses and photo ID cards.

Fewer Hoosiers will be without health insurance when the Healthy Indiana Plan shortens its wait list in upcoming weeks.

INDIANAPOLIS - Indiana has been one of the quickest states in the country in ordering and receiving doses of the H1N1 flu vaccine while Kentucky has lagged, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Wanted: Cleaning crew to sweep up financial mess at Indianapolis sports and convention arenas.

Indiana Secretary of State Todd Rokita will testify before the U.S. House Subcommittee on Elections today at 1 p.m. in room 1310 of the Longworth House Office Building.

A legislative committee examining potential changes to how Indiana draws legislative and congressional districts will not recommend any specific changes.

Five health information exchanges in Indiana and four state organizations have jointly applied for HIE funding under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

Indiana could lose up to $250 million in casino tax revenue if proposed casinos are approved in Kentucky and Ohio and planned expansions are made in Michigan, a fiscal analyst told lawmakers Monday.

An interim legislative committee plans to meet to discuss a host of gambling issues including competition from other states.

More than $360 million into the state's largest private contract, Indiana faces uncertainty about how it will rebuild from its failed welfare privatization attempt and what it has actually gained.

Indiana said it was going to get outsourcing right when it turned welfare eligibility services over to a private contractor in 2007.

Gov. Mitch Daniels' administration unveiled a preliminary version of its first federally-mandated report detailing how much stimulus money the state has received, how much it has spent and where it is going.

In what is seen as a Deepavali gift, the Perak government today announced the allocation of 800 hectares of land to generate funds for an Indian education fund in the state.

Residents in southern Indiana are ankle-deep in floodwater. Days of pounding-rain has left parts of southern Indiana swamped.

Indiana officials have submitted a $2.8 billion request for federal stimulus money toward starting high-speed passenger train service between Chicago and Cleveland.

Indiana could likely generate in excess of $2.3 billion per fiscal year if it expanded the state sales tax on services -- but might regret doing so, according to a new study.

Accurate property assessment is an important issue to every property owner. One year ago, in a politically courageous move, state legislators in Indiana acted in the best interest of the taxpayer and voted to eliminate township assessors, passing that duty to county government.

It's fall in Indiana and everyone wants to head to the woods to see some of the beautiful fall colors that Indiana is famous for.

As Indiana's tax collections continue to dip below estimates, Gov. Mitch Daniels said Thursday that if the trend doesn't change soon, everything is on the table except tax increases INDIANAPOLIS - As Indiana's tax collections continue to dip below estimates, Gov.

Heavy rain has caused the closure of more than 10 miles of U.S. 31 in southern Indiana.

Floyd County Chief Deputy Prosecutor Steve Owen said Edward Stoess still must serve his 30-year sentence in Indiana despite a plea agreement being reached in Oldham County, Ky.

Nearly a million men and women nationwide are on parole from prison. Illinois keeps track of 35,000 parolees.

Ever wonder when the earliest Pine Warbler on record arrived in the Dunes? What the single largest daily count of Broad-winged Hawk happens to be? How many times Blue Grosbeaks have been located in the region? Ask Professor Birds: Ken Brock of Westchester Township, who for 30 years has been birding Northwest Indiana, keeping the avian books, and ...

Property owners in Indiana are expected to save more than $70 million more on their tax bills in the next two years than originally predicted because of caps on property taxes, according to a new analysis released Monday.

The Indiana Department of Transportation is trying to get a better handle on exactly how many billboards sit along the state's highways after a federal agency found problems in Indiana and threatened to withhold $90 million.

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The Indiana Department of Revenue has released the new income tax rates for all 92 Indiana counties.

Ivy Tech Community College's proposal to expand its programs in Indiana's state prisons "shows promise," Gov.