NEWS
IU Health responds to legislators’ plea
IU Health offers a six-page response to a request from Indiana legislative leaders asking state hospital systems to provide a plan to reduce prices. IU commits to achieving national average commercial pricing by January 1, 2025 (stepping up from [...]
Sen. Braun, Republicans demand General Garland rescind Oct. 4 memo
U.S. Sen. Mike Braun (R), a member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, joins seven of his Republican Senate colleagues in a letter to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland demanding that General Garland “immediately and [...]
Sites chosen for state archives building, schools for deaf and blind
Sites are selected for a new state archives building and a co-located site for the Indiana School for the Deaf (ISD) and the Indiana School for the Blind and Visually Impaired (ISBVI). The archives building will be constructed in [...]
Braun: President fails to provide Covid treatment access
U.S. Sen. Mike Braun (R) sends a letter to the President Thursday expressing concern over what he sees as the Biden Administration’s failure to provide patient access to critical Covid treatments. “The administration’s unsatisfactory coordination of the health care [...]
Gaming commission perplexed by Horseshoe Indianapolis name change
Members of the Indiana Gaming Commission seemed a bit perplexed about the name change of Indiana Grand Racing & Casino to Horseshoe Indianapolis (the fourth top-line name change in its two decades of operation: Indiana Downs, Indiana Live!, Indiana [...]
Hollywood Casino Lawrenceburg debuts Barstool expansion
Hollywood Casino Lawrenceburg debuts its $2.4 million Barstool Sportsbook expansion, a mini-casino of sorts itself now, replete with slot machines, table games, and new dining options. The state’s leading retail sportsbook, just 2½ years old, saw a renovation as [...]
HB 1369 dies in the final minutes of the 2022 session
HB 1369 ended up dying in the Senate, with only 21 votes for what had become a last-minute omnibus bill with lots of seemingly unrelated provisions . . . the most high-profile of which was the “harmful material” language [...]
Rep. Banks introduces ‘No Oil From Terrorists Act’
U.S. Rep. Jim Banks (R) introduces the “No Oil From Terrorists Act,” legislation that would ban the importation of petroleum from Iran. He notes that despite decades of precedent prohibiting oil imports from Iran, the Biden Administration is refusing [...]
Crown Point Community School Corp. adds electric school bus
The Crown Point Community School Corporation adds an electric school bus to its fleet, thanks to a grant acquired in partnership with Drive Clean Indiana. “Our district is proud to add electric transportation with the purchase of this bus. [...]
WCSC eyes website improvements to attract subs
The Wawasee Community School Corporation School Board aims to improve the corporation’s website and help find substitute teachers. WCSC Superintendent Steve Troyer had asked the Board in January for permission to explore a staffing company for substitute teachers – [...]