NEWS
Indiana native named comms director for Michigan governor
Hoosier native and Indiana University alum Sara Broadwater is the communications director for Michigan gubernatorial nominee Tudor Dixon (R-MI), who is challenging the incumbent Democratic governor. Broadwater has served as communications director for Lieutenant Governor Suzanne Crouch (R) and [...]
HSE teachers get a pay bump
Hamilton Southeastern Schools (HSE) teachers will receive a pay raise retroactive to July 1, 2022, and the entry-level salary for starting teachers will increase under a new agreement ratified by a vote of the teaching staff, the community news [...]
Salesforce grants IPS $1 million
Salesforce grants $1 million to Indianapolis Public Schools as part of nationwide series of grants worth $25 million intended to address students’ social, emotional and mental health. Expect IPS to use the money to create sensory-friendly environments for struggling [...]
Eldridge named Marion County Democratic Party chair
Marion County Clerk Myla Eldridge (D) is the new Marion County Democratic Party chair, easily defeating Ashley Greene-Hogue, Karla Nowlin, and Rosemary Turentine in a Tuesday caucus historic for the fact that it featured four Black female candidates. Eldridge [...]
Dems eye Carmel mayoral position
Carmel Mayor Jim Brainard (R) reveals he will not seek an eighth term in 2023, and, as we’ve told you, there has been a cadre of hopefuls jockeying for position who will now be making their plans clear . [...]
Gordon Ramsay steakhouse coming to Caesars Southern Indiana
Michelin-starred chef and television personality Gordon Ramsay will be opening his upscale steakhouse concept Gordon Ramsay Steak at Caesars Southern Indiana in Elizabeth late this year. The fine dining destination will feature a menu created by Chef Ramsay that [...]
Hard Rock International announces raises for non-tipped employees
Hard Rock International digs deep to provide raises to 10,000 of its non-tipped employees, committing more than $100 million to the initiative that is expected to benefit more than one-half of its domestic workforce. The raises include an immediate [...]
Vogel Group snags Harris
The Vogel Group poaches Cory Harris from the office of U.S. Rep. Jim Baird (R), to head its agriculture practice leading into the 2023 Farm Bill reauthorization. Harris has been Rep. Baird’s legislative director for the past two years [...]
Craft leaves AOG comms director post
Molly Craft leaves her role as communications director for the Office of the Attorney General (after her second stint), and attorney Katlyn Milligan, a former House Republican press secretary who joined OAG as deputy comms director in April, transitions [...]
More schools offer the Indiana College Core
The Indiana College Core expanded by 57 schools ahead of the 2022-23 school year, state education officials announce, bringing the total number of schools offering the program to 141, a 68% increase. “As we celebrate the 10th anniversary of [...]