Legislation set to be filed at the Statehouse in January would prohibit local units of government from ever reducing spending for public safety agencies, except in the case of a genuine revenue shortfall.
Former House Speaker Brian Bosma, R-Indianapolis, is resigning from the House District 88 seat he's held since 1986.
Gov. Eric Holcomb has signed a new law assuring Griffith's voter-approved exit from Calumet Township and likely transfer into Lake County's North Township.
State lawmakers continue to overwhelmingly support the town of Griffith's efforts to exit Calumet Township.
CROWN POINT — "Hope" was the word of the day at the Lake County Government Center Tuesday as leaders of every county department, except Michae…
INDIANAPOLIS — The city of Hammond is not entitled to an exemption from Indiana's $5 cap on annual rental property registration fees, and neit…
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes once described taxes as "what we pay for civilized society."
WESTVILLE — Local government in Lake and St. Joseph counties could take a big financial hit in 2020, after debt incurred prior to July 1, 2008…
INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana continues to have the best business tax climate in the Midwest and ranks 10th among the states for employing a tax syst…
INDIANAPOLIS — It looks to be a hot summer under the Statehouse dome as Indiana lawmakers are planning to conduct in-depth reviews of several …
INDIANAPOLIS — Senate President David Long, R-Fort Wayne, stunned Hoosier lawmakers Tuesday by announcing that he plans to give up his leaders…
INDIANAPOLIS — The top Democrats in the Indiana General Assembly are condemning House-approved legislation that further minimizes the role of …
INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana has retained its title as the best business tax climate in the Midwest, despite lawmakers this year hiking fuel taxes b…
HAMMOND — Faced with a large group of residents supporting a Pulaski Park pool, Mayor Thomas M. McDermott Jr. indicated the city might conside…
INDIANAPOLIS — The Hoosier senator most often required to tell his colleagues "no" announced Wednesday that he definitely is saying "yes" — to…
INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana House voted 77-19 Thursday to transfer financial and academic control of the Gary Community School Corp. from the e…
INDIANAPOLIS — State representatives appeared likely to support a financial takeover of the Gary Community School Corp. after learning firstha…
INDIANAPOLIS — Republican Gov. Mike Pence will deliver on the final installment of a partially fulfilled 2012 campaign promise when Indiana's …
INDIANAPOLIS | A Northwest Indiana lawmaker will play a key role in shaping the legislation that House Speaker Brian Bosma, R-Indianapolis, re…
INDIANAPOLIS | Amid growing public and partisan complaints about the condition of Indiana's roads, Gov. Mike Pence announced Tuesday that he w…
INDIANAPOLIS | The dream of a Lake County convention center, funded by a local food and beverage tax, likely will require specific General Ass…
INDIANAPOLIS | School buses across Indiana may soon be wrapped in advertisements for local businesses as a way to boost school transportation …
In 2007, former Gov. Joe Kernan, a Democrat, and then-Chief Justice Randall Shepard, a Republican, spearheaded a six-month review of Indiana’s…
INDIANAPOLIS | The Indiana Department of Education is seeking a 3 percent bump in public school funding and the elimination of textbook rental…
INDIANAPOLIS | New details about Gov. Mike Pence's proposal to increase the amount of personal income exempt from state tax reveal the plan is…
