Dolly Parton’s Indiana literacy program receives first major donation from energy foundation
CenterPoint Energy Foundation is donating $500,000 to the Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library of Indiana.... Read More
Madelyn Hanes
Indiana Capital Chronicle
Get your groove on: Indiana State Fair kicks off Friday
The 168th annual fair kicks off Friday and runs through Aug. 17, remaining closed on Mondays. ... Read More
Local part-time elected officials can lose health insurance, Indiana Supreme Court rules
The Indiana Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that local units of government across the state can choose to exclude part-time elected officials from receiving health insurance.... Read More
Indiana Health Fair kicks off with new title but all the same benefits
State health leaders kicked off the Indiana Health Fair Thursday — offering Hoosiers more than $4,000 worth of free health services over four days at the Indiana Convention Center.... Read More
Indiana among top states for cover crop adoption
Hoosier farmers planted about 1.6 million acres of overwinter living covers – cover crops and small grains, like wheat – this spring, elevating the state to the top in the nation in cover crop adoption, according to a survey by the Indiana State Department of Agriculture. ... Read More
Indiana secures $6.25 million to advance apprenticeships
Indiana scored a $6.25 million boost from the federal government to expand registered apprenticeships across the state – growing a path to high paying, in-demand careers for Hoosiers. ... Read More
More than 10 years after criminal code reform, Indiana piles on new penalties
The new laws, set to take effect July 1, were passed in this year’s long legislative session. Among the changes are stricter sentences for fentanyl-related offenses, harsher penalties for resisting law enforcement and criminalizing swatting.... Read More
Indiana expands education options with microschools
The charter school movement in Indiana is growing with a new option designed for rural families called microschools – each tailored to the community it serves. ... Read More
Federal funding uncertainty eliminates Indiana programs, threatens others
Hurricanes Sandy, Helene and Milton. The Surfside condo collapse in Florida. Maui’s wildfires. Floods in Kentucky. All of these disasters had Hoosiers on the ground rescuing victims as part of Indiana Task Force One, a highly trained team of first responders and one of 28 federal squads across the country. But President Donald Trump’s proposal to close […]... Read More
Braun appointees join IU board; changes made to protest policy
A newly constituted Indiana University Board of Trustees on Thursday changed the school’s protest policy related to a federal lawsuit after Gov. Mike Braun’s three new appointees were sworn in. ... Read More