The Indianapolis Public Library board voted 5-1 to raise CEO Gregory Hill's pay to $265,000, a move that drew public comment and criticism from library staff and union leaders. The decision was approved at the Fort Ben meeting on Monday.

Bartholomew County council began a formal process to withdraw a 20‑year tax abatement for Meridiam's countywide fiber project after months of stalled work and warnings about ARP funds.

An IndyStar analysis shows many of Mayor Joe Hogsett’s top donors are firms and individuals who have also done business with the city, spotlighting no‑bid deals and downtown projects.

INPRS' Reclaim Your Retirement initiative has reunited Hoosiers with more than $2.7M, but thousands of former public employees remain eligible. Here’s what to know.

Beech Grove City Schools will hold summer meetings about a proposed 2026 operating referendum intended to replace the 2020 levy and preserve core services. Officials warn a failed vote could mean millions in cuts.

Gov. Mike Braun asked regulators to rehear a split IURC decision that approved a $71M AES rate increase, intensifying scrutiny on a case that has drawn heavy public comment. The request could slow or reshape how the increases are implemented.

Indiana University will not renew a social work lecturer’s contract after an intellectual‑diversity review of a class slide that labeled “MAGA” as covert white supremacy.

The Education Department approved Indiana’s waiver to merge about $50M from five federal grants into one flexible pot — a move officials say will cut red tape and critics say could hurt disadvantaged students.

After a Monroe County judge sided with Showers West tenants, Bloomington’s RDC has filed appeals and voted to send two lease disputes to mediation on June 29.

Ballard's campaign says it submitted 35,167 petition signatures to county clerks as it races June 30 and July 15 deadlines. Verification now determines whether he makes the November ballot.

The Indiana attorney general has sued Greenwood‑based Smarter Pools LLC, alleging it took deposits and left customers with unfinished pool projects.

IPS published a universal dress code on June 11, 2026, setting a simple top-bottom-shoe baseline while stressing equity and restorative responses to violations.

Rep. Andre Carson filed the Summer Meals for Kids Act to fold Summer EBT into the school lunch program after Indiana opted out, warning hundreds of Hoosier children could lose summer groceries.