NEWS
Terre Haute Casino Resort drops “Queen” from name
In what it frames as a means to “streamline branding efforts,” Churchill Downs Incorporated decides to modify the name of its Queen of Terre Haute Casino Resort development simply to Terre Haute Casino Resort. The reference to “Queen” will [...]
IURC approves 5.5% decrease for Duke Energy customers
The Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission approves a 5.5% rate decrease for Duke Energy customers for the January-March quarter, which would not quite compensate for the 7.2% 2022 fourth quarter rate hike. Duke also seeks IURC approval for another 16% [...]
State policy expert: Tax cuts a mistake
The Center for Budget and Policy Priorities and the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy Budget hosted a recent media call to express concern about what Bloomberg describes as “the 25 state governments looking at income tax cuts,” in [...]
Jay School Corp. board OKs $6.1 M capital improvement project
The Jay School Corporation School Board votes unanimously to move forward, by recommendation of superintendent Jeremy Gulley, on a $6.1 million capital improvement project involving the construction of a “cleathouse,” installation of synthetic turf at Harold E. Schutz Memorial [...]
Lilly Endowment grant to fund institute’s Indiana Youth Worker Well-Being Project
A $20 million Lilly Endowment grant to the Indiana Youth Institute will fund the newly established Indiana Youth Worker Well-Being Project. The project is a statewide effort created by the Indiana Afterschool Network, the Indiana Youth Institute, and others [...]
U.S. Secretary of State praises Carmel roundabouts
U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken references Carmel in a nice shout out at the U.S. Conference of Mayors U.S. Conference of Mayors 91st Winter Meeting in Washington, D.C. Carmel received praised for its roundabouts that secretary Blinken suggests [...]
NFIB congratulates Rep. Houchin
The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), launches new digital advertisements congratulating U.S. Rep. Erin Houchin (R) in CD 09 – a small business owner and NFIB member – on her recent election to Congress. She is one of [...]
Maine ticket pulls FY 2023’s second-largest jackpot
The second-largest Mega Millions jackpot of Fiscal Year 2023, $1.35 billion, was won by a single ticket in Maine Friday, January 13 (the sixth Friday the 13th jackpot hit in multistate draw game history) after 25 drawings passing without [...]
Four Winds Casino South Bend sets new hotel opening date
Four Winds Casino South Bend now offers a hard opening date for the property’s new 23-story hotel, as well as its Ribbon Town Conference and Event Center with 25,000 square feet of flexible space. The 317-room hotel received its [...]
Rep. Borders eyes state-sponsored autism-Covid research
Rep. Bruce Borders (R) will be pushing for a state study of whether autism is caused by the Covid vaccine. He tells a Crackerbarrel session in Vigo County Saturday that his grandson, who turns 13 in February, was hospitalized [...]