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The state's port at Burns Harbor in Portage provides shippers with ocean access through the Great Lakes and handles cargo that includes iron, steel, grain, chemicals, fertilizers, limestone, coal and more.
Category Archives: Indiana
In Georgia, Handel thanks Trump and reaches out to Democrats
CORRECTS THE SPELLING OF HANDEL'S FIRST NAME TO KAREN - Supporters react as election results for Republican candidate for Georgia's 6th Congressional District seat Karen Handel are shown on a television during an election-nigh... . CORRECTS THE SPELLING OF HANDEL'S FIRST NAME TO KAREN - Republican candidate for Georgia's 6th District Congressional seat Karen Handel declares victory during an election-night watch party Tuesday, June 20, 2017, in Atlanta.
Pence sibling courted for Republican congressional run
One of Mike Pence's older brothers is being courted as a possible Republican candidate for the same eastern Indiana congressional seat that the vice president and former governor of the state represented for 12 years. Greg Pence, who once ran the family's now-bankrupt chain of Tobacco Road convenience stores, says he has been courted to run for the district, which covers a broad swath of central and southeastern Indiana, including Muncie and Columbus, The Indianapolis Star reports .
5G upgrade opponents thwarting progress
The May 10 editorial criticizing the state for overreach of local authority by streamlining the local permitting process for 5G wireless infrastructure was short on facts and common sense.
Messer named to U.S. House committee
Rep. Luke Messer, R-Indiana, has been appointed by House Speaker Paul Ryan to serve on a bipartisan Task Force on Intergovernmental Affairs. The task force plans to work to restore the proper balance of power between federal, state and local governments.
Walorski: Tax Reform Will Boost Job Creation, Help Hoosier Families
U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski last week in a House Ways and Means Committee hearing examined how pro-growth tax reform would strengthen the Indiana economy, boost job creation, and help Hoosier families keep more of their hard-earned money. "I am grateful to represent Indiana's 2nd District, one of the largest manufacturing districts in the country," Congresswoman Walorski said.
A step back for transparency
We've said more than once here that efforts to make Indiana government more transparent usually take at least one step back for every step forward. A recent development was definitely not a step forward.
On further reviewA a oeMorning Editiona report last week offered 13…
A "Morning Edition" report last week offered 13 million NPR listeners results from Indiana's largest-in-the-nation school voucher program: Per-pupil education spending, adjusted for inflation, less than 2009 as the state picks up tuition bills for more families who always intended to send their children to religious schools Early research finding ... (more)
‘Crunch time’ for many
Area farmers who raise corn are looking for a kernel of good news amid this spring's wet, and, until recently, chilly weather.
APNewsBreak: City pays Indiana congressman’s wife $20K/month
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Crumbling roads and bridges bring higher taxes and fees
In this Feb. 18, 2017 file photo, officials look over the scene at Interstate 15 in the Cajon Pass, Calif., where part of the freeway collapsed due to heavy rain. A state $5 billion annual plan raises fuel taxes and vehicle fees to pay for repairs to state and local roads, while also providing money for public transit and biking and walking trails.
Continue reading Crumbling roads and bridges bring higher taxes, fees
For the first time in nearly 30 years, Tennessee will soon tax motorists more to fill their tanks. So will California, Indiana and Montana.
Indiana school faces backlash over Trump a resistancea class
A private college in Vice President Mike Pence's home state of Indiana is facing backlash after offering a "Trumpism & U.S. Democracy" course that described the president in class materials as a purveyor of "sexism, white supremacy, xenophobia, nationalism, nativism and imperialism." Now officials at Butler University in Indianapolis are doing damage control after conservative news outlets picked up on the description of the fall class, which also indicated students would discuss and "potentially engage" in "strategies for resistance" to President Donald Trump.
Indiana school faces backlash over Trump ‘resistance’ class
A private college in Vice President Mike Pence's home state of Indiana is facing backlash after offering a "Trumpism & U.S. Democracy" course that described the president in class materials as a purveyor of "sexism, white supremacy, xenophobia, nationalism, nativism and imperialism." Now officials at Butler University in Indianapolis are doing damage control after conservative news outlets picked up on the description of the fall class, which also indicated students would discuss and "potentially engage" in "strategies for resistance" to President Donald Trump.
Indiana lawmakers face big list of bills at session’s end
House Majority Leader Matt Lehman, R-Berne, looks at a bill during a session at the Statehouse Friday, April 21, 2017, in Indianapolis. House Majority Leader Matt Lehman, R-Berne, looks at a bill during a session at the Statehouse Friday, April 21, 2017, in Indianapolis.
Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb supports GOP ‘Obamacare’ repeal
Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb says he supports congressional Republican's bill to repeal and replace former President Barack Obama's health care law. Holcomb's support is somewhat at odds with his own statements calling on Washington Republicans to spare Medicaid funding, which pays for a state program covering poor people.
Indiana approves man’s – ATHE1ST’ license plate after appeal
The Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles denied Chris Bontrager's first request in February without citing a specific reason. The bureau's denial letter to Bontrager noted the agency could refuse a personalized plate if it had a connotation offensive to good taste or decency, was misleading or deemed improper.
Two presidents better than one? Idea no more radical these days than cooperation
Former Indiana Rep. David Orentlicher, D-Indianapolis, has a bold idea about how we can remove much of the vitriol and dysfunction from our political culture. Orentlicher and I talk over the air about this idea, which is at the heart of his book, "Two Presidents Are Better Than One: The Case For a Bipartisan Executive."
Trump protesters gather downtown to appeal to state leaders
An organization formed to resist the agenda of President Donald Trump planned a rally for Saturday afternoon on the Allen County Courthouse lawn. The rally, beginning at 2 p.m. will include testimonials by individuals who say they will be negatively impacted by Trump's legislation in an effort to appeal to Senators Todd Young and Joe Donnelly and Congressman Jim Banks.
Hillary Clinton appears to read Pence email headline in viral photo A …
A photo of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton appearing to read a newspaper headline about Vice President Mike Pence's use of private email while he was governor of Indiana has gone viral. According to the Huffington Post , Clinton was flying from Boston to New York on Friday when fellow passenger Caitlin Quigley sneaked a snapshot of the 2016 Democratic presidential nominee, who was sitting in coach next to aide Huma Abedin.