More than a billion dollars worth of government incentives to boost rural Hoosier broadband access could get tangled in the utility pole attachment fight between Indiana’s electricity providers and telecommunications companies.... Read More
Indiana lawmakers could ban all marijuana advertising within state lines, under an amendment adopted Monday in a transportation-focused committee. It goes beyond the billboard-specific prohibition taken in a Senate panel last week.... Read More
Jennifer Ruby said she was “honored” to be chosen for the job — and to “uphold the values of government transparency and accountability.”... Read More
Legislation setting standards for new, big electricity users — plus, complicating coal-powered closures and benefiting nuclear reactor efforts — drew criticism from utility customer advocates. Proponents maintained the changes are critical to continued economic growth.... Read More
Indiana legislation to study relocation of a poor-performing casino’s license could also lead to a rare license expansion — and regulators have already gotten started. One witness at a Tuesday hearing called the study itself “destabilizing” for the industry.... Read More
Indiana marijuana adversaries contend that legislation regulating a similar drug would advance legalization — but a key lawmaker says that’s not happening.... Read More
A nearly two-year-old legal battle is over — for now — after a federal judge dismissed a lawsuit over the legality of delta-8 tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) goods and other low-THC hemp products.... Read More
Indiana lawmakers on Wednesday chose not to strip key provisions from legislation tightening handling of child sex abuse materials — yet — but did add a ban on any government-funded “obscene performance.”... Read More
Indiana’s Department of Natural Resources (DNR) houses the 40-year-old initiative, which has recorded skyrocketing interest after years of oscillation.... Read More
Indiana’s population swelled to just under 7 million residents last year — but international immigration accounted for most of the growth, according to a Thursday Indiana University analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data.... Read More
