NEWS
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 [...]
Mapping out the Gulf of Indiana
Thank you for your attention to this matter! The longer Governor Mike Braun (R) takes to call for a special session for redistricting the better the chances are for such a session to be convened . . . or [...]
Rail merger impacts IN freight
Union Pacific to acquire Norfolk Southern in $85B deal Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announce plans to merge, forming the first transcontinental freight railroad in the United States – a move expected to have sweeping implications for the national [...]
Literacy victory lap
Record jump in IREAD scores for 2025; retention law still looms State education officials celebrate as Indiana’s third grade literacy rates reach a new high, with results from the 2024-2025 IREAD-3 assessment showing a nearly five percentage point increase [...]
Mapping out a strategy . . .
A tough decision foisted upon Hoosier GOP lawmakers Redistricting Indiana’s congressional districts at mid-decade was initially raised as a tentative proposition of sorts, and didn’t even seem to gain steam when Vice President JD Vance (R) paid a hastily [...]
A look at 2025 first half revenue
OTY win up aided by TH; Wind Creek, Bally’s CHI hurt us Until the pandemic hit in 2020, we had traditionally presented you a July deep dive into the mid-year casino numbers, detailing how things had progressed through the [...]
EV-related activity recharges
IEDC: Elevate Ventures August 4 partial payment = default Following a lull in activity related to Indiana Economic Development Corporation ancillary entities as the six-figure, gubernatorially mandated forensic audit of Elevate Ventures plays out, early August bustled with a [...]
Just how big and beautiful?
What Trump win might mean for Indiana transportation On July 4, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act received the signature of the President, codifying its controversial provisions into law. While most discussion and information about the bill, spearheaded by [...]