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Indiana not among 5 states granted education waiver Indiana request still pending with U.S. Department of Education Check out this story on jconline.com: http://on.jconline.com/1rWvxTr State Superintendent Glenda Ritz , and State Board of Education member Troy Albert listen to a presentation about the waiver for federal No Child Left Behind law on ... (more)

Speedway takes big step toward rail trail Hopes to connect with Downtown Indy Check out this story on IndyStar.com: http://indy.st/1rUg6uI This self-contained racing town tucked into Indianapolis' west side likes its autonomy, but it doesn't want to be left out of the loop when it comes to bicycle trails.

Investigation clears INDOT official, calls for tighter ethics rules Inspector General says former INDOT chief of staff didn't violate laws, but his conduct 'diminishes public trust' Check out this story on IndyStar.com: http://indy.st/1rUyIuG Based on an investigation by Indiana's top ethics policeman, local and federal prosecutors declined to seek ... (more)

Governor Mike Pence says Indiana should not be expected by the federal government to deal with what he calls a failed national immigration policy.

Yesterday afternoon, a seven year old boy was playing with his six year old friend on the 1000 block of South Ironwood, when an unknown male allegedly tried to lure the children to a nearby garage according to the South Bend Police Department.

If Mayor Greg Ballard gets his way, the local income tax burden in Indianapolis will grow by another 20% on working taxpayers on top of the 65% increase in that burden without relief his predecessor imposed in 2007.

A new critique of Indiana's efforts to maintain its exemptions from the No Child Left Behind requirements, written by top staff to Gov. Mike Pence, is widening a rift between state education leaders as federal officials near a decision on the waiver.

The tersely worded memo from Pence's Center for Education and Career Innovation dissects and criticizes the waiver submission by Democratic Schools Superintendent Glenda Ritz piece by piece, down to grammatical errors.

A Muncie man who was reportedly "preaching" to bicycles at the northside Walmart store late Tuesday was arrested after he allegedly threatened to kill officers.

Governor Mike Pence sent a letter urging President Obama to have undocumented children housed in Indiana sent back to their home countries, immediately.

INDOT official Troy Woodruff resigns, as probe comes to end INDOT chief of staff Troy Woodruff resigns.

Indianapolis Today, Governor Mike Pence met with Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Mathews Burwell in Washington, D.C. to discuss the state's proposal to expand the Healthy Indiana Plan through HIP 2.0. "I appreciate the willingness of Secretary Burwell to have a serious and substantive discussion about our proposal to advance ... (more)

FBI and Elkhart Police officers worked together to arrest a woman Wednesday morning for her alleged role in a 2013 armed bank robbery.

TODAY: The office of Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard is expected to make a major public safety announcement Wednesday morning.

By Josh Archambault and Jonathan Ingram - Mr. Archambault is a Senior Fellow, and Mr. Ingram Director of Research, at the Foundation for Government Accountability.

A Marion County judge has cleared the way for a lawsuit to proceed against members of the State Board of Education that alleges public access violations.

The governor wrote a letter to the president, asking the federal government to quickly resolve the border crisis and give information to states in more timely manner.

It's too early to say it will happen, but there is now talk of the potential for a showdown between Republican incumbent Mike Pence and former Democratic Governor and U.S. Senator Evan Bayh.

Pence to Obama: Reunite kids crossing border with families Gov. Mike Pence asks for government to provide to more timely information to states.

Gov. Mike Pence sent a letter to President Barack Obama today expressing his concern regarding unaccompanied children crossing the nation's southern border.