The Commerce Department is opening applications for computer chip manufacturers to access $39 billion in government support to build new factories and expand production. All companies seeking funds will need to show how they plan to develop a local workforce.... Read More
Indiana lawmakers have sidelined a proposal that would have allowed immigrants living in the country illegally to obtain state-issued cards giving them permission to drive. A state Senate committee had endorsed the bill in early February, but it failed to advance.... Read More
Indiana Republican lawmakers voted Wednesday to prohibit Indiana University from using any state money to support its sexual research institution after a far-right legislator unleashed disputed allegations of child exploitation by its founder and famed mid-20th century researcher Alfred Kinsey.... Read More
Indiana voters would have to submit more identification information to obtain mail-in election ballots under a bill Republicans are advancing through the state Legislature. The Indiana House voted 64-27 along party lines Wednesday in favor of the bill.... Read More
European automaker Stellantis on Wednesday announced U.S. employees represented by the United Auto Workers union will receive profit-sharing checks of about $14,760 on March 10. Stellantis employs about 7,000 people at its facilities in Kokomo and Tipton.... Read More
Teachers in Indiana public schools could be required to tell parents if a student changes their gender identity or preferred name under a bill House committee members approved Monday. Lawmakers voted 9-4 to send the bill to the full House for consideration.... Read More
China continues to assert that the suspected spy balloon that flew over the continental U.S. was an unmanned civilian weather research airship. Congressman Andre Carson says while China continues to deny claims from the U.S., "we cannot let them off the hook."... Read More
Indiana Republicans endorsed a new attempt Wednesday to toughen laws on mail-in voting that opponents argue would unnecessarily add hurdles for people seeking to cast election ballots.... Read More
New Jersey-based Bed Bath & Beyond announced this week that it will close 150 additional stores in the U.S., including five in Indiana. The move comes after the retailer said it had raised about $1 billion in order to pay off debt.... Read More
Indiana lawmakers this session are eyeing ways to expand contraceptive access to prevent unintended pregnancies in the state after the Legislature approved an abortion ban this past summer.... Read More
