http://www.newsandtribune.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:03:40 +0000 http://www.newsandtribune.com/statenews/Indiana%20News_item231139226.html http://www.newsandtribune.com/statenews/Indiana%20News_item231139226.html Nine Hoosiers died from swine flu over the past week, nearly doubling the state's number of flu deaths since the pandemic started in the spring. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:03:40 +0000 http://www.newsandtribune.com/statenews/Indiana%20News_item231139225.html http://www.newsandtribune.com/statenews/Indiana%20News_item231139225.html BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Indiana University economists predict a weak recovery in 2010 as the state and nation begin to recuperate from one of the worst recessions since World War II. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:03:40 +0000 http://www.newsandtribune.com/statenews/Indiana%20News_item231139224.html http://www.newsandtribune.com/statenews/Indiana%20News_item231139224.html Blacks have suffered disproportionately from HIV/AIDS for a long time, and lately the gap has widened. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:03:38 +0000 http://www.newsandtribune.com/statenews/Indiana%20News_item231139223.html http://www.newsandtribune.com/statenews/Indiana%20News_item231139223.html Indiana's school chief warned school superintendents Thursday declining state revenues could force cuts in public education spending, education officials said. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:03:45 +0000 http://www.newsandtribune.com/statenews/Indiana%20News_item64787487.html http://www.newsandtribune.com/statenews/Indiana%20News_item64787487.html More than $300 million is generated from delinquent Louisiana taxpayers; California finance chief hangs it up; Iowa Gov. Culver campaigns as problem solver; and stimulus Web site turns up boo-boos. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:33:38 +0000 http://www.newsandtribune.com/statenews/Indiana%20News_item435913642.html http://www.newsandtribune.com/statenews/Indiana%20News_item435913642.html State Rep. Ed DeLaney may owe his life to a friend and a jammed gun. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:33:38 +0000 http://www.newsandtribune.com/statenews/Indiana%20News_item435913641.html http://www.newsandtribune.com/statenews/Indiana%20News_item435913641.html Voters in some of this week's three Marion County school referendums delivered clear answers but not many clues for other area school administrators preparing to make their own appeals at the polls. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:33:38 +0000 http://www.newsandtribune.com/statenews/Indiana%20News_item435913640.html http://www.newsandtribune.com/statenews/Indiana%20News_item435913640.html A day after voters trashed a proposal to create a Regional Transportation District, local train and bus boosters said they will continue to push for mass transit funding -- but probably not for an RTD. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:33:37 +0000 http://www.newsandtribune.com/statenews/Indiana%20News_item435913639.html http://www.newsandtribune.com/statenews/Indiana%20News_item435913639.html An Indiana swine herd has tested positive for H1N1 influenza, the U.S. Department of Agriculture confirmed this week. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:03:34 +0000 http://www.newsandtribune.com/statenews/Indiana%20News_item977840923.html http://www.newsandtribune.com/statenews/Indiana%20News_item977840923.html Top officials in Kentucky and Indiana urged quick action Wednesday to protect their states' interests in response to Tuesday's decision by Ohio voters to authorize casino gambling. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:33:36 +0000 http://www.newsandtribune.com/statenews/Indiana%20News_item658225735.html http://www.newsandtribune.com/statenews/Indiana%20News_item658225735.html The state's gaming industry must adapt quickly to a new reality: competition from Ohio. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:33:35 +0000 http://www.newsandtribune.com/statenews/Indiana%20News_item658225734.html http://www.newsandtribune.com/statenews/Indiana%20News_item658225734.html It and rsquo;s going to be a long, hard climb out of the current economic downturn for many recession-ridden states hit hard by the housing crash, unemployment and shrinking revenues. But as the national economy starts its slow recovery, 11 states and the District of Columbia are showing signs of emerging from the recession, according to a new report. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:33:41 +0000 http://www.newsandtribune.com/statenews/Indiana%20News_item81846889.html http://www.newsandtribune.com/statenews/Indiana%20News_item81846889.html It and rsquo;s going to be a long, hard climb out of the current economic downturn for many recession-ridden states hit hard by the housing crash, unemployment and shrinking revenues. But as the national economy starts its slow recovery, 11 states and the District of Columbia are showing signs of emerging from the recession, according to a new report. Wed, 04 Nov 2009 09:03:42 +0000 http://www.newsandtribune.com/statenews/Indiana%20News_item718185192.html http://www.newsandtribune.com/statenews/Indiana%20News_item718185192.html Battered by a grim economy, job-hungry Ohioans approved casinos for Columbus and three other cities yesterday. Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:33:41 +0000 http://www.newsandtribune.com/statenews/Indiana%20News_item523895075.html http://www.newsandtribune.com/statenews/Indiana%20News_item523895075.html The state's top schools official said Tuesday he expects to have a final vote by the end of the year on his proposal to reform the way the state trains and licenses teachers.