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After legislative changes earlier this year, what’s next for Indy’s downtown tax district?

Although Majority Republicans in the Indiana Legislature didn’t kill a taxing district meant to help the city of Indianapolis and the not-for-profit Downtown Indy Inc. enhance public safety, beautification and homeless services downtown, the changes they made to the law that authorized it have sent local architects of the district back to the drawing board.

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Who gets paid? How much? What to know about the landmark NCAA settlement.

The nearly $2.8 billion settlement that has been approved by the Indianapolis-based NCAA and the nation’s five largest conferences is a historic step toward a more professional model for college sports. The plan, which still needs approval from plaintiffs and a federal judge, calls for paying damages to thousands of former and current college athletes who say now-defunct NCAA rules prevented them from earning endorsement money.

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