Stories tagged with "deputy director"

Some state workers are jobless, but others will go to Vegas by indystar

As the state Department of Administration laid off 33 employees Friday, some wondered why other options weren’t chosen Gov. Mitch Daniels has told state agencies they can ask... – Nov 14, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Communities

Claim targets dress code at Broad Ripple nightclub by Vic Ryckaert

Broad Ripple nightclub bans hair picks, loose-fitting pants A popular Broad Ripple nightclub says its dress code is intended to keep out guns. But the Indiana Civil Rights... – Oct 30, 2009 at 12:54 AM in Communities

$2.1M will put LEDs in Indy traffic lights by indystar

Indianapolis will join other cities using federal stimulus funds to add traffic signals with light-emitting diodes. Also called LEDs, the diodes are brighter, last longer than... – Oct 12, 2009 at 12:45 AM in Marion County

Indy getting hundreds of brighter traffic signals by indystar

Indianapolis will join other cities using federal stimulus funds to add traffic signals will light-emitting diodes. Also called LEDs, the diodes are brighter, last longer than... – Oct 07, 2009 at 4:02 PM in Communities

Life gets less comfy in Indiana by Bill Ruthhart

As recession took hold, it meant fewer hours and fewer cars for Hoosiers Hoosiers are working less, earning smaller pay raises and increasingly going without comforts such as a... – Sep 22, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Communities

House moves to extend unemployment benefits by indystar

WASHINGTON — Despite predictions the Great Recession is running out of steam, the House is taking up emergency legislation this week to help the millions of Americans who see... – Sep 21, 2009 at 7:27 AM in Politics & Government

Mild temperatures cool off attendance at outdoor pools in metro area by Bruce Smith

This summer’s cool weather put a chill on attendance and revenues at city and community swimming pools in the metro area. The summer started hot, but when the weather turned... – Sep 07, 2009 at 12:30 AM in Communities

Crowds down 20 percent at Plainfield's Splash Island by Bruce Smith

PLAINFIELD — An unusually cool summer has put a chill on attendance figures at Plainfield’s Splash Island. Heading into the Labor Day weekend and the official end of... – Sep 02, 2009 at 7:18 AM in Plainfield

Health insurance bus comes to IUPUI tonight by indystar

President Barack Obama’s “Health Insurance Reform Now” bus tour — visiting all 50 states before Congress heads back to Washington — will be in... – Aug 31, 2009 at 9:27 AM in Health Care & Pharma

Storms damage homes, disrupt power in Hendricks County by Josh Duke

Lightning damaged about a dozen Hendricks County homes Tuesday, and storms rolling through the area blew down numerous trees and power lines. Most of the lightning strikes caused... – Aug 05, 2009 at 8:26 PM in Hendricks County

My best trip ever by indystar

Mark Zelonis, deputy director of environmental and historic preservation, Indianapolis Museum of Art Though we spoke essentially no German, we (wife Sally and our... – Jun 27, 2009 at 8:37 PM in Travel

Commissioners re-appointed by indystar

The Indiana Boxing Commission’s days, at least in name, are coming to an end July 1, but its three commissioners have been re-appointed by Gov.Mitch Danielsto serve on the... – Jun 20, 2009 at 1:00 AM in Sports

Total loss from storm not yet determined by indystar

Fishers Federal emergency management authorities are expected to visit Fishers this week to assess damage from Tuesday’s thunderstorm. Fishers Police Sgt. Randy McFarland... – Jun 04, 2009 at 1:19 AM in Fishers

About 200 people tell the city they want to keep Ellenberger Park's ice rink, what it brings to the area by indystar

About 200 tell city they want to keep Ellenberger rink, what it brings area About 200 people spoke out Tuesday evening, and they didn’t skate around the issue: They said they... – May 23, 2009 at 1:00 AM in East Marion County

Teacher files lawsuit over ISTA fund's management most recent comment by dabney1234

Couldn’t have happened to a more corrupt... – Jun 12, 2009 at 1:12 PM

Indiana farmers far behind planting corn by indystar

The soggiest April in decades has left Indiana farmers far behind in their annual sprint to plant the state’s corn crop, a delay that could cut farmers’ yields if... – May 06, 2009 at 9:58 AM in Business

City takes tough stand against bus benches by John Tuohy

Seats that ex-cop’s company uses for advertising called illegal, will be removed Former Indianapolis police officer Judd Green says he got tired of seeing elderly women... – Apr 30, 2009 at 1:40 AM in Marion County

Ex-astronaut Ind. Tech graduation speaker by indystar

FORT WAYNE, Ind. — Former U.S. astronaut Robert “Hoot” Gibson will be the commencement speaker May 16 at Indiana Tech. Gibson was a NASA astronaut for 18 years and was mission... – Apr 08, 2009 at 8:31 AM in Communities

Are Indy's police surveillance cameras worth it? by Brendan Oshaughnessy

IMPD has little hard data to indicate whether the eyes on the streets are helping cut crime The corner near Tricia Mera’s home on the Near Northside is much quieter nowadays,... – Apr 06, 2009 at 12:45 PM in Crime & Courts

Fort Wayne pulls support for housing plan by indystar

FORT WAYNE, Ind. — City officials have pulled their support for a developer’s plan to rejuvenate a Fort Wayne neighborhood by building rent-to-own housing after the... – Mar 23, 2009 at 1:00 AM in Communities