NEWS
Rep. Smith sees bullying bill clear House
Rep. Vernon Smith (R) of Gary joked he was nervous to present his HB 1483 on Third Reading, the first time he had done so in approximately 15 years, he said. After House Committee on Education Chair Bob Behning [...]
USDA: Fewer Indiana farms in 2022
The number of farms in Indiana in 2022 was 54,800, according to the Indiana Field Office of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service That figure is down by 300 (- 0.54% ) from 55,100 one year [...]
Govs. Holcomb, Cox call for greater state role in nation’s immigration policy
Governor Eric Holcomb (R) teams up with Gov. Spencer Cox (R-UT) – who is widely viewed as perhaps the most moderate of sitting GOP governors – on a controversial Tuesday Washington Post op-ed urging “Congress to end its two-decade [...]
Former Indiana senator sees days knocked off incarceration
Former Sen. Brent Waltz (R) of Greenwood, who pleaded guilty last summer to federal criminal charges related to illegal conduit contributions from gaming interests, has 41 days knocked off his incarceration at FCI Ashland, a low security federal correctional [...]
Indy’s Lucas Oil Products secures rights for Oklahoma casino and resort
Indianapolis-based Lucas Oil Products secures the naming rights for the new 6,500-seat events arena in Oklahoma at WinStar World Casino and Resort on the Texas/Oklahoma state line along I-35. Lucas Oil Live will debut later this year with live [...]
Rokita joins Republican attorneys general in abortion drug lawsuit
Attorney General Todd Rokita (R) is among 22 Republican state attorneys general supporting a lawsuit to end access to the use of mifepristone for drug-induced abortions. All. for Hippocratic Med. v. Food and Drug Admin., No. 2:22-cv-00223-ZThe GOP AGs [...]
No 2023 primary in Wayne County
After Wayne County Republican Chair Gary Saunders successfully challenges two of the three candidates who filed for the Richmond mayoral nomination for not having voted in the past two Republican primary elections (Ron Oler (R) remains standing), there will [...]
Lafayette school eyes four-day weekly schedule
Lafayette School Corporation’s Vinton Elementary School is considering a pivot to a four-day school week that would have students stay later Monday through Thursday and take off Fridays, a move that officials say aims to attract teachers amid a [...]
IDEM helps schools celebrate Earth Day
To help Indiana schools celebrate Earth Day 2023, the Indiana Department of Environmental Management is again offering free hands-on classroom presentations, in addition to virtual webinar presentations, to elementary students across the state. Classroom Earth Day presentations on air, [...]
Report: Indiana lags in clean energy jobs since Inflation Reduction Act’s passage
A new report from Climate Power, a group that advocates for policies to combat climate change, looks at public announcements from the private sector since the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act, and finds that Indiana is in line [...]