NEWS
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 [...]
South Bend aims to improve student internet access
South Bend Community Schools is collaborating with city leaders to provide students in the surrounding area with better internet access. The plan is to create a private Long Term Evolution (LTE) service owned by the school district to give [...]
K-12 schools continue naming trend
School districts continue to cash in on the trend to add naming rights to their facilities to help address budget deficiencies. Most recently, the Interra Credit Union logo now adorns the Goshen High School court, after the gym was [...]
The Washington Post takes interest in Indiana’s Schmuhl
The Washington Post sends its big gun, top national political correspondent Dan Balz, to Indiana to check in on the heavy lift facing Mike Schmuhl. “At this time three years ago, he was trying to help an openly gay [...]
Rep. Whetstone makes TV moves
In the open seat HD 25 GOPrimary, former Rep. Matt Whetstone (R) purchases $36,790 worth of air time on WIBC 93.1-FM in Indianapolis from April 14 through May 2, the only legislative candidate on that station as of midmonth [...]
Silver Express remains on top
Silver Express in Indianapolis remains the state’s leading Hoosier Lottery retailer for a fourth consecutive month, the longest such streak since Southside Marathon, LLC of Fort Wayne in 2020, and the state’s longest streak since a six-month run by [...]
Record number of students place wagers on March Madness
As March Madness® was drawing to a close, the Inside Higher Ed website, dedicated to higher education news, observes that “a record number of students” were among the record number (45 million) of Americans placing wagers on the event, [...]
Man dies after casino parking garage fall
The latest unfortunate death incident involving a casino parking garage occurred in the very early minutes of Friday, March 18, at Horseshoe Indianapolis. A white male who appeared to be in his 40s was found dead next to the [...]
Beyers named PlayUp USA head of wagering
Hoosier native (and Clarksville High School alum) Chad “Rex” Beyers is the new head of wagering for PlayUp USA, much to the delight of his huge stable of friends in the industry who have seen him work with more [...]