NEWS
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 [...]
MGT Consulting Group to continue overseeing Gary schools
Gary Community Schools will continue to be managed by MGT Consulting Group after the state board charged with overseeing the Gary school district votes May 26 to extend its management contract with MGT. You’ll remember that the legislature assumed [...]
Report finds candidates who push election denial are winning primaries
Something to watch locally: the Brennan Center for Justice issues a new report, Financing of Races for Offices that Oversee Elections: May 2022 that finds “Candidates who push election denial are winning primaries and leading fundraising in races for [...]
Indianapolis International Airport site of baby formula shipment
Indiana earns some international props for its logistics networks when Indianapolis International Airport was the destination for a U.S. military flight conveying 132 pallets of Nestlé Health Science Alfamino Infant and Alfamino Junior formula manufactured in Switzerland from Ramstein [...]
Plans for Illinois casino still a go
A state court judge in Illinois denied a request for a temporary restraining order sought by a neighboring property owner that would have blocked the City of Danville, Illinois, from issuing building permits for the construction of the planned [...]