Pence backs study of county government reforms

INDIANAPOLIS | State lawmakers are expected to study the structure of Indiana county government this summer with an eye toward establishing a single county executive.

Reporter should have sought opposing viewpoints

President Barack Obama’s minion came to Gary to tout the raising of the minimum wage to $9. She concluded the result would be a more robust economy. If so, why not raise the minimum wage to $15? Or let’s really gas up the economy and raise it to $25. Or why not $40?

House limits regulatory power of local governments

INDIANAPOLIS | Every local government in Indiana is set to lose its authority to regulate most aspects of private-sector employment.

"What letter grade would you give the Indiana General Assembly?"

Ana Fletcher, Lowell | "F. The minimum wage is ridiculous. We have to work on so little while they raise their own income when they want, but it doesn't matter to them."

Official: Raising minimum wage would help families

GARY | Raising the minimum wage to $9 from $7.25 per hour would help 15 million American workers better provide for their families and also would stimulate the economy, said an official from the U.S. Department of Labor.

Minimum wage roundtable set in Gary

GARY | The U.S. Department of Labor will hold a roundtable discussion Wednesday in Gary on President Barack Obama’s proposal to raise the minimum wage.

Indiana House rejects minimum wage increase

INDIANAPOLIS | Indiana's minimum wage will remain at the federal minimum of $7.25 per hour after the Republican-controlled House voted on party lines Monday to reject a proposal increasing the state's minimum hourly wage by one dollar.

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Small businesses sound off against minimum wage increase

The state’s leading advocacy group from small business owners is against President Barack Obama’s call to raise the federal minimum wage to $9 an hour.

GUEST COMMENTARY: This Labor Day, celebrate the American worker

For many in Indiana and across the country, Labor Day symbolizes the end of summer, back-to-school sales and a fun three-day weekend. But it’s more than that for me.

Are you a waiter who lives in Indiana and works in Illinois?

Do you live in Indiana but work in Illinois as a waiter or waitress?

Senate bars local government from boosting minimum wage

INDIANAPOLIS | Local governments could not set a minimum wage higher than the state minimum under legislation approved 27-23 Thursday by the Indiana Senate.

GUEST COMMENTARY: Who really makes the minimum wage?

Indiana and Illinois share a border, but the similarities between the two end there.

House says local governments can't increase minimum wage

INDIANAPOLIS | Local governments would be barred from setting a minimum wage higher than the federal rate under legislation approved Wednesday by the Indiana House.

Religious leaders, labor activists urge minimum wage hike

CHICAGO | Religious leaders and labor activists in the South Chicago and East Side neighborhoods said Tuesday they want Illinois lawmakers to approve an increase in the state's minimum wage.