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Amendment Targets IndyGo Finances In A New Way A measure taking aim at IndyGo finances gets new life at the Indiana Statehouse.  A new amendment to a bill seeks to have the bus company pay for utility work. Another bill that would have changed how the bus system covers costs died in the House last week. Now, Republican Sen. Aaron Freeman (Indianapolis) has added new language to a House utility bill.  Debating on the Senate floor this week, he said the amendment comes after hearing that compan...

Low-Risk Ways to Earn More on Your Savings Low-Risk Ways to Earn More on Your Savings How the heck are you supposed to keep your savings safe and still earn interest? Here are a few ideas. Not too long ago, a conservative investor could easily earn 5% in an insured bank account, or 8% on risk-free Treasury bills. But as today’s savers are only too well aware, those days are long gone. Today, banks are paying nothing, or close to it. And Treasury notes? Agree to lock up your savings for 10 ye...

Indianapolis rapid transit has survived its latest Statehouse challenge. Senate Bill 141, which jeopardized the planned Purple and Blue bus rapid transit lines, will not advance out of House committee by deadline. The bill, filed by Indianapolis Republican Sen. Aaron Freeman, advanced out of the Senate but stalled in the House Roads and Transportation Committee. Rep. Jim Pressel, R-Rolling Prairie, chairs the committee and ultimately decided to not hold another hearing on the bill before Thursd...

Right-to-carry bill stalled in the Indiana Senate by Margaret Menge, The Center Square  | April 01, 2021 09:30 AM Print this article The right-to-carry bill that was moving swiftly through the Indiana General Assembly has now stalled in the Senate, and state senators aren’t saying why. The bill, H.B. 1369, would allow anyone who is legally able to own a handgun to carry one outside the home without having to get a license from the state. If the bill passed...

Will Robots and Artificial Intelligence Take Your Job? One thing is for sure: There are changes ahead. A 2014 Pew Research Center study asked nearly 2,000 experts about how technologies like robotics and artificial intelligence (AI) would affect jobs. About half said a significant number of jobs, both blue- and white-collar, would be gone, potentially resulting in massive unemployment, income inequality and a complete breakdown of social order. While we’re used to factory jobs being lost, th...

Legislation would likely mean the loss of tens of millions of dollars for the lines, writes the head of a national public transportation group.

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The Pros and Cons of Working in Retirement The Pros and Cons of Working in Retirement Retirement doesnt have to be synonymous with not working. It could mean working, but only doing things you want to do, not have to do. Not long ago, the phrase “working in retirement” was an oxymoron, much like “bittersweet” or “act naturally.” After all, if you’re working, you’re by definition not retired. But that was then. These days, working at least part-time while retired is increasingly...

Feb 23, 2021 / 10:52 PM EST INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — A state legislature bill that would likely kill a major expansion of bus rapid transit for IndyGo took a step forward Tuesday. Senate Bill 141 passed 32-to-17 with a few Republicans joining Senate Democrats in opposition. The bill now heads over to the House for consideration. Without exception, bus riders along 38th Street did not know their current bus line is slated to be replaced by the Purple Line, a bus rapid transit route to connect the...