NEWS
Indiana signs another consent decree over Lake Michigan pollution
Yet another consent decree is signed by an Indiana steel manufacturer over Lake Michigan pollution. Cleveland Cliffs, owner of the Burns Harbor steel mill, enters into a deal t0 settle charges over an August 2019 discharge of cyanide and [...]
A Republican supports a Democrat
Here’s some news that you don’t hear too often: in Jennings County, the Columbus Republic reports, “Republican Mayor Mike Ochs will step down next year after two terms and has thrown his support to North Vernon’s Democratic clerk-treasurer as [...]
IDOE opens applications for Indiana Employability Skills Innovation and Implementation Grant
Applications are open for the Indiana Employability Skills Innovation and Implementation Grant. The Indiana Department of Education grant is available for Indiana schools seeking support in integrating Indiana Employability Skills into their curriculum. By integrating curriculum supporting Indiana Employability [...]
Indiana Youth Institute releases annual data, pandemic isolation info
The latest edition of Indiana Youth Institute’s annual Kids Count data book, a treasure trove which compiles dozens of measures of the well-being of Hoosier youth, features data from 2020, making it the first compilation to look at data [...]
Ballard recounts RFRA effects
In a piece examining the potential backlash Republicans might face nationally on LGBTQ+ issues, the Washington Post tells readers Conservatives Against Discrimination roundtable discussing “how gay and transgender issues are being talked about …. During the forum, former Indianapolis [...]
Garcia named Indiana Democrat committee treasurer
Jessica Garcia is the new treasurer of the Indiana Democratic Party State Central Committee. A member of the second class of Hoosier Women Forward, she replaces Henry Fernandez, who stepped down from the position earlier this month. Garcia, originally [...]
Hoosier Lotto jackpot tops $10 million
The Hoosier Lotto jackpot for Saturday, April 30, was $11.0 million, the highest since early in August, topping $10 million at mid-month for the first time in eight months. The eight-digit local Lotto lucre complements a Powerball jackpot that [...]
Ball State seeks clarification on data deals
While rules of the Indianapolis-based National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) prohibit athletes, staff members, conference employees and university leaders from gambling on sports and bar those same individuals from providing information to anyone associated with sports wagering, the Mid-American [...]
McDermott to target Sen. Young’s SCOTUS vote in primary challenge
Hammond Mayor Tom McDermott, Jr. (D) is making it clear that he intends to hammer U.S. Sen. Todd Young (R) “for making Indiana history as the first Indiana US Senator to vote NO on an African American nominee to [...]
Rokita, other attorneys general takes issue with GoFundMe’s terms of service
In a letter co-signed by a bipartisan group of 27 other like-minded state and territorial attorneys general, Attorney General Todd Rokita (R) expresses concerns to GoFundMe executives on behalf of consumers who utilized the platform. Under his statutory authority [...]