NEWS
Changing the trajectory
Lowery reflects on tenure as state higher education commissioner As Chris Lowery steps down today after more than three years as Indiana’s commissioner for higher education, he leaves behind a system he believes is better positioned to address the [...]
Demo, Bayh torch passes to Beau
Bayh statewide ’62, ’68, ’74, ’80, ’86, ’88, ’92, ’98, ’04, ’16, ’26 Indiana Democrats were lost in the wilderness, without a Democratic governor in 20 years, Sen. Bayh lost his Senate seat the last time he was on [...]
The times they are a-changing
As 30th casino gaming anniversary looms, time for assessment? For those who were present at the creation, it may be a bit jarring to realize that December 8 will mark 30 years of legalized riverboat gambling in the State [...]
Wheel-y tough votes
Cities, counties deal with angry locals over road funding tax ask Indiana’s new transportation funding law is leaving local governments with a choice: pass a wheel tax or potentially lose access to one of the state’s most lucrative road [...]
In the Ivy
Pollio settles in at Ivy Tech, wants school to be state workforce engine Ivy Tech Community College President Marty Pollio envisions the state’s largest postsecondary system to become the centerpiece of workforce development in Indiana . . . and [...]
NIPSCO GenCo is a go
LaPorte Co. questions how ratepayers avoid paying data center bill NiSource secures approval from the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission (Cause No. 46183) for NIPSCO Generation (GenCo), a separate entity designed by the utility to serve the unprecedented power needs [...]
FUnintended consequences
Brace for a long special and short regular session; strange fallout? After realizing that they can’t stop the Hoosier Special Session Train from departing the station, the engineers are working to implement some safety measures as the engine warms [...]
Safer streets – but rising injuries
IMPO tracks progress towards Vision Zero 2040 Indianapolis is making headway in its quest to eliminate traffic deaths . . . but new data shows a troubling reality: while fatal crashes have leveled off, serious injuries are on the [...]
A new partner in town
INDLS adds Beech Grove ahead of Union Schools shutdown The Indiana Digital Learning School – long the sole virtual school arm for the Union School Corporation – expands its reach ahead of Union’s impending state-mandated closure, adding Beech Grove [...]
District work period
Mapping out what to expect to expect going forward As U.S. House members returned to Washington, D.C. this week following the end of the August recess – the scheduled summer “district work period” – speculation ramped up on just [...]