NEWS
FWCS increases bus driver pay
The Fort Wayne Community Schools Board of School Trustees unanimously votes to ratify a four-year collective bargaining agreement between the school district and Teamsters Local 414, representing bus drivers. “Drivers’ wages will increase by 4% this year, consistent with [...]
Rep. Banks purports Americans “tuning out” Jan. 6 committee
U.S. Rep. Jim Banks (R) talks with WPTA-TV ABC21 in Fort Wayne about the January 6 committee, and contends that Americans are “by and large tuning it out,” despite the station offering evidence to the contrary about viewership. “The [...]
Judge denies preliminary injunction filed by ACLU of Indiana
In The Bail Project, Inc. v. Indiana Dept of Ins., No. 1:22-cv00862-JPH-MJD, Judge James P. Hanlon of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana on June 29 denies a motion of a preliminary injunction filed by [...]
Indianapolis a site of contracted Northrop Grumman work
Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation of San Diego is awarded a $248,225,000 modification to a Naval Air Systems Command contract to procure two additional low-rate initial production Lot 5 MQ-4C Triton unmanned aircraft systems for the Navy. Indianapolis will be [...]
Fred Payne steps down
Fred Payne is stepping down from his post as commissioner of the Department of Workforce Development on July 8 after more than four years to become the next president and chief executive officer of the United Way of Central [...]
Plans for Queen of Terre Haute Casino Resort updated
You’ll see a few minor adjustments in the plans for the Queen of Terre Haute Casino Resort: with the changes in the ingress road, planners, as we believe we’ve told you, opt to change the orientation of the hotel, [...]
Bally’s Evansville hosts VIP loyalty dinner
Bally’s Evansville hosts a Saturday, July 9, VIP loyalty dinner for qualified, invited Bally Rewards members. The event features a special dinner with the property general manager served in the Riverfront Event Center, followed by a $20,000 giveaway: cash [...]
Toll prices to Chicago going up
Effective July 1, ITR Concessions Co. LLC, the operator for the Indiana Toll Road lease, is raising tolls for travel on I-90 from the Ohio state line to the Chicago Skyway from $12.30 to $13.50 for a typical two-axle [...]
Study: State legislatures becoming more polarized
There’s an interesting new study authored by a trio of Stanford University researchers on “Polarization and State Legislative Elections” that should start you thinking – or confirm your suspicions. Here’s the abstract, complete with the spoiler: U.S. state legislatures [...]
Black students call out Monroe County Community School Corp.
A group of current and former Black students called out racial discrimination in the Monroe County Community School Corporation during a May 24 MCCSC Board of School Trustees meeting, Indiana Public Media reports. “The students shared personal experiences with [...]