NEWS
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 [...]
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 [...]