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Prepare for displaced left turn lanes
If you aren’t a big fan of roundabouts, diverging (and doublediverging) diamond interchanges, or “Michigan lefts” (J-turns, like the highly disfavored one at 96th Street and Allisonville Road in Indianapolis/Fishers that the Indiana Department of Transportation just this week [...]
Allen County Republican chair announces RNC chair as keynote speaker of annual dinner
Allen County Republican Party Chair Steve Shine reveals Republican National Committee Chair Ronna McDaniel as the keynote speaker for the local party’s annual Bean Dinner on Wednesday, October 25, at the Grand Wayne Center in Fort Wayne. [...]
Gaming commission okays Horseshoe Indianapolis settlement
The Indiana Gaming Commission approves an expensive settlement agreement with Horseshoe Indianapolis, agreeing to a $73,500 payment to address about nine assorted deficiencies. The two most serious involved multiple issues with internal controls related to personnel and operations of [...]
Kentucky sports wagering law irks Indiana, Ohio
Regulators in Ohio and Indiana are not pleased that Kentucky’s new sports wagering law expressly allows those between 18 and 21 years of age to place wagers – a privilege denied to residents of such age in the other [...]
Rep. Bucshon legislation okayed by energy and commerce committee
U.S. Rep. Larry Bucshon (R) sees the “Securing the U.S. Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network Act,” bipartisan legislation he introduced with U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly (D-IL), approved by a unanimous vote of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce [...]
Gross eyes CD 03 seat
Phil Goss (D) seeks to replicate the congressional election success of two of his former Wabash College classmates – former U.S. Reps. Luke Messer (R) and Todd Rokita (R) – as an open seat CD 03 candidate, the first [...]
Illinois casino, Terre Haute competitor gets temporary permit
The most direct competitor to what will be the new Terre Haute Casino Resort, the Golden Nugget Danville in Danville, Illinois, about an hour north of Terre Haute off U.S. 41, receives a temporary operating permit from the Illinois [...]
Illinois extends sports betting apps restriction
Good news for Indiana: Illinois lawmakers passed a measure May 24 that extends the restriction on sports betting apps in Illinois from accepting wagers on in-state college teams for at least another year, through June 30, 2024. The ban [...]
State’s charity gaming director retires
Diane Freeman retires from her post as director of charity gaming for the Indiana Gaming Commission after several decades of state service. Freeman has been the only person ever in charge of implementing and monitoring charity gaming for the [...]
Study: Indiana third most expensive state for medical professional services regarding injured workers
A new Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) study that compares prices paid for a similar set of medical professional services for treating injured workers across 36 states (that represent 87% of the workers’ compensation benefits paid in the United [...]