While some celebrated, a city official privately told supporters to avoid gloating publicly or risk tanking the deal.
Category: Government
Posted inGovernment
The Blue Line is saved after lawmakers reach deal with city and IndyGo
The agreement preserves dedicated bus lanes in at least two parts of the city, a source said.
Posted inEducation
Controversial bill targeting academic tenure passes Indiana House
The bill, which aims to address the perception that colleges are too liberal, passed the House along party lines.
Posted inGovernment
Indy-area educators prepare to hold back more third graders
A new bill could have an outsized impact in Marion County, where nearly a third of public school district students are failing an elementary school reading exam.
Posted inGovernment
‘It feels wrong’: Blue Line faces another defeat at hands of Indiana lawmakers
Opponents of Senate Bill 52 shed tears as a committee voted to send the legislation to the full House.
Posted inGovernment
West Indy chemical plant targeted for cleanup in federal consent decree
The federal government will accept comments until March 13 on a deal for new chemical plant owners to take over Superfund cleanup.
Posted inGovernment
Indy’s ShotSpotter pilot is over, so why are the sensors still there?
Wired Magazine revealed the sensors’ locations for the first time. It’s unclear whether the devices are still transmitting data.
Posted inNeighborhoods
Wayne Township leaders approve fire merger. What happens now?
Facing financial trouble, Wayne Township Advisory Board approves fire merger with Indianapolis Fire Department.
Posted inGovernment
Where the Blue Line bill stands as session nears end
A look at the different paths forward for Senate Bill 52.
Posted inHealth
Indiana lawmaker defends controversial birth control bill after criticism from fellow Democrats
‘This should not be politicized,’ Rep. Rita Fleming, a Democrat, penned in a letter to lawmakers.
