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Indiana Youth Institute releases annual data, pandemic isolation info
The latest edition of Indiana Youth Institute’s annual Kids Count data book, a treasure trove which compiles dozens of measures of the well-being of Hoosier youth, features data from 2020, making it the first compilation to look at data [...]
Ballard recounts RFRA effects
In a piece examining the potential backlash Republicans might face nationally on LGBTQ+ issues, the Washington Post tells readers Conservatives Against Discrimination roundtable discussing “how gay and transgender issues are being talked about …. During the forum, former Indianapolis [...]
Garcia named Indiana Democrat committee treasurer
Jessica Garcia is the new treasurer of the Indiana Democratic Party State Central Committee. A member of the second class of Hoosier Women Forward, she replaces Henry Fernandez, who stepped down from the position earlier this month. Garcia, originally [...]
Hoosier Lotto jackpot tops $10 million
The Hoosier Lotto jackpot for Saturday, April 30, was $11.0 million, the highest since early in August, topping $10 million at mid-month for the first time in eight months. The eight-digit local Lotto lucre complements a Powerball jackpot that [...]
Ball State seeks clarification on data deals
While rules of the Indianapolis-based National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) prohibit athletes, staff members, conference employees and university leaders from gambling on sports and bar those same individuals from providing information to anyone associated with sports wagering, the Mid-American [...]
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 [...]