Local leaders plan pitch for downtown casino, circle potential sites
Indianapolis elected officials are considering a big gamble at the Statehouse next year on efforts to land a casino license for downtown.
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Braun’s post-election committees raise hundreds of thousands from Indiana business leaders
Gov. Mike Braun’s post-election fundraising committees continue to draw major support from Indiana’s business community less than a year into his first term as governor, according to new Federal Election Commission filings.
A major question for the Supreme Court: Will it treat Trump as it did Biden?
Key legal principles at the heart of conservative challenges to major initiatives in the Biden years are driving the arguments in the fight against Trump’s tariffs, which is set for arguments at the high court on Wednesday.
Judge again bars Trump administration from deploying troops to Portland
A federal judge in Oregon on Sunday barred President Donald Trump’s administration from deploying the National Guard to Portland, Oregon until at least Friday.
Government shutdown could become longest ever as Trump says he ‘won’t be extorted’ by Democrats
The government shutdown is poised to become the longest ever this week as the impasse between Democrats and Republicans has dragged into a new month.
Will logistics and the courts stand in the way of Indiana’s redistricting efforts?
The goal for President Donald Trump and his allies is for Republican supermajorities in Indiana to redraw the state’s maps to buoy Republicans’ chances of keeping control of the U.S. House of Representatives in the 2026 midterm elections.
Trump says Senate should scrap the filibuster to end the government shutdown
President Donald Trump is calling on the Senate to scrap the filibuster, so that the Republican majority can bypass Democrats and reopen the federal government.
Hegseth orders the military to detail dozens of attorneys to the Justice Department, AP learns
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the military to provide dozens of lawyers to the Justice Department for temporary assignments in Memphis and near the U.S.-Mexico border that could run through next fall.
Lawyers for Comey seek grand jury transcript, bringing fresh challenge to a case pushed by Trump
Lawyers for former FBI Director James Comey want to review a transcript and audio recording of grand jury proceedings in his criminal case, citing what they say were “irregularities” in the process that should result in the dismissal of an indictment pushed by President Donald Trump.
Judge says she’ll likely order Trump administration to send SNAP funds to states
A federal judge on Thursday indicated she would probably order the Trump administration to use reserves to partially fund food assistance for about 42 million Americans in November, potentially delaying a complete cutoff in benefits during the government shutdown.
Trump sets 7,500 annual limit for refugees entering US. It’ll be mostly white South Africans
The Trump administration is restricting the number of refugees admitted annually to the United States to 7,500 and they will mostly be white South Africans.
Former Indiana Daily Student adviser sues IU trustees, alleges firing was unconstitutional
James Rodenbush’s complaint says he was fired after refusing to “censor the students’ work” in the newspaper. But the IU Bloomington chancellor says the school has “never attempted to censor editorial content, period.”
‘Classrooms to Courtrooms’ initiative brings judges to Arsenal Tech High School
Indiana Court of Appeals Judge Elizabeth Tavitas and Marion County Superior Court Judge Helen Marchal spoke to students as part of an initiative aimed at exposing high school students to different opportunities in the legal profession.
Downtown Indianapolis tops list for potential new casino site, study finds
The study also noted that a downtown Indianapolis location would also divert roughly $140 million in gaming revenue from existing racetrack casinos, particularly Caesars-owned facilities in Anderson and Shelbyville.
Michigan man sentenced to 60 years in prison for 2023 murder at Muncie apartment complex
Delaware Circuit Court Judge John Feick sentenced Adonis Logan, 20, for the murder of Jack Simpson.
Indiana lawmakers still working out logistics of special session, won’t meet Nov. 3
Legislators have up to 40 calendar days to conduct business in a special session.
Customs office planned at Indianapolis Executive Airport in Zionsville
Having a U.S. Customs and Border Protection office would allow international flights to land at the airport, which has a 7,001-foot runway and is the fifth-busiest non-towered general aviation airport for business traffic in the United States.
Appeals court blocks order requiring Bovino to brief judge on Chicago immigration sweeps
The one-page suspension by the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals came before Greg Bovino’s first late-afternoon meeting with U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis at the courthouse in downtown Chicago.
Judge’s order blocking removal of man from US wasn’t received until after he was deported, DHS says
The man was deported to Laos a day after a federal judge in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, told U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to keep him in the country so that he could present what the judge called a “substantial claim of U.S. citizenship.”
Muncie man sentenced for causing fatal crash while fleeing police
Delaware Circuit Court Judge Judi Calhoun sentenced Zacrey Antrim, 30, after he pleaded guilty in July for resisting law enforcement resulting in death, resisting law enforcement resulting in serious bodily injury and operating a vehicle with a controlled substance in his blood.