NEWS
GOP holy war
Unprecedented convo rebuke to top pick marries Braun, Beckwith The fall race has now been defined – but only between Republicans and Democrats. Much of the next few months will be spent figuring out who wins the internecine Republican [...]
New big-buck online poker bust
School ass’t principal helped run multi-million $ Central IN club A three-year investigation sparked by a complaint to the Indiana Gaming Commission from someone who claimed to have lost $50,000 in an online poker club culminates in multiple felony [...]
Women lead appellate field
Seven of eight applicants are female; three are Black women We’re now able to tell you about the eight applicants for the Indiana Court of Appeals District 4 vacancy that will be created by the retirement of Judge Patricia [...]
Diploma dilemma
SBOE, Jenner say lots of work ahead amid diploma backlash Following a continuous slew of somewhat panicked, largely negative feedback from educators on the state’s new proposed high school diplomas, the Indiana State Board of Education is pushing forward [...]
New records request process
Greater efficiency touted; change offers twist on transparency A few months ago, we told you about how the Holcomb Administration was moving to standardize Access to Public Records Act requests for information, developing a unique form that would need [...]
Lottery $ to state ≈ FY 23 level
Strong multistate game sales outweigh scratch-off weakness Thanks in large part to five multistate jackpot runs so far this fiscal year – in July, August, October, March, and April that each topped $1 billion (there were three jackpots that [...]
A tale of two schools
Your guide to what’s next ahead of IUPUI split July 1 Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis just wrapped up its final semester before each school goes its separate ways this summer. The road ahead for both seems to [...]
Fleming out; Dant Chesser in?
Ds to leave their last two Ohio River House seats Less than one week after being renominated without opposition and learning that she faces a rematch with her 2022 opponent, Rep. Rita Fleming (D) on Monday retired from her [...]
Referenda rundown
Three referenda on May ballots see success . . . but one fails Four school districts in the state included referenda on ballots during the May 7 primary election. Three out of four requests passed – including one in [...]
Terre firma in CDI first month
Strong launch for Terre Haute casino in short, hotel-free The first set of revenue numbers are in for the Terre Haute Casino Resort, and it is the solemn duty of your favorite gaming newsletter to analyze them in all [...]