By State Sen. Jim Merritt (R-Indianapolis) Indianapolis’ economy is growing. First-class employers are setting up shop here, providing well-paying jobs and attracting skilled professionals to the area. Our downtown community is vibrant and thriving – it was recently ranked one of the best in the nation. But our city also faces challenges to its bright […]

When Indiana lawmakers adjourned March 14, I wondered what I was going to write about next. And when I got news that Indiana House Speaker Brian Bosma had requested an ethics investigation of fellow Republican State Rep. Eric Turner, the first thing that came to mind was “this is going to be interesting.” To get […]

Indiana lawmakers wrapped up the 2014 Legislative Session finalizing and voting on a number of issues including early childhood education, mass transit for Indianapolis, road funding and the business personal property tax repeal.  The following is list of the major bills lawmakers passed on the last day of session and are now on their way […]