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>> INDIANA BUSINESSES PREPARING

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FOR POTENTIAL CHANGES IN

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COVID-19 VACCINATION LAWS FOR

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WORKERS AND WHAT WILL THE LEGACY

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PROJECT FROM THE COLLEGE

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FOOTBALL NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

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GAME LOOK LIKE IN INDIANAPOLIS?

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IBJ MANAGING EDITOR GREG WEAVER

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JOINS US NOW WITH A LOOK AT

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THESE STORIES AND MORE COMING UP

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IN THIS WEEK'S IBJ.

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GREG, GREAT TO SEE YOU, THANKS

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FOR JOINING US.

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>> THANKS FOR HAVING ME.

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>> OKAY.

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LET'S START WITH AN INTERESTING

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STORY.

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LOAN DEFAULTS IN INDIANA AND

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NATIONWIDE AT AN HISTORIC LOW.

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AND THE CREDIT QUALITY ACTUALLY

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IMPROVING.

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THAT SEEMS SURPRISING.

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>> AT THE BEGINNING OF THE

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PANDEMIC, A LOT OF FINANCIAL

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ANALYTICS WERE ANTICIPATING THAT

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THE DEFAULT RATE WOULD INCREASE

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OBVIOUSLY.

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BUT WHAT HAS HAPPENED IS IT IS

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NOW AT AN HISTORIC LOW, AT 0.19%

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NATIONALLY, AND IF YOU RECALL

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DURING THE GREAT RECESSION, IT

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ROSE TO AN HISTORIC HIGHS OF 3%.

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WHAT FOLKS ARE SAYING IS THAT

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THE REASON THAT IT'S GONE DOWN

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THIS TIME IS THAT THE ECONOMIC

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DOWNTURN WAS SHORT, AND THE

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FEDERAL RELIEF TO BUSINESSES AND

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INDIVIDUALS MADE A HUGE

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DIFFERENCE

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>> YEAH.

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SO A POSITIVE, A LITTLE SILVER

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LINING DURING THE PANDEMIC.

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ANOTHER INTERESTING STORY THAT

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WE'LL SEE BEGIN TO TAKE SHAPE AT

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THE INDIANA STATEHOUSE,

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LAWMAKERS WILL BE TAKING UP, AND

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THAT PITS RELIGIOUS RECOMES

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AGAINST EMPLOYER RIGHTS.

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IT IS IT OKAY FOR COMPANIES TO

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QUESTION THE SINCERITY OF

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WORKER'S BELIEFS.

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A HOT BUTTON ISSUE.

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>> IT IS.

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A LOT OF EMPLOYERS, PARTICULARLY

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HOSPITALS ARE REQUIRING THEIR

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EMPLOYEES TO RECEIVE COVID-19

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VACCINATIONS.

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BUT THERE ARE A NUMBER OF

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LAWMAKERS WHO BELIEVE THAT THESE

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BUSINESSES SHOULD BE FORCED TO

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ACCEPT EXEMPTIONS FOR RELIGIOUS

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AND MEDICAL REASONS.

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AND SO THAT'S GOING TO BE THE

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DEBATE AS WE HEAD INTO COMMITTEE

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HEARING THURSDAY NEXT WEEK IN

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THE INDIANA HOUSE

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>> MY ANTICIPATION WOULD BE

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THERE WOULD BE HEATED DEBATE,

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FOLKS ON BOTH SIDES OF THAT

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ISSUE HAVE VERY STRONG BELIEFS.

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>> VERY MUCH SO.

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EMPLOYERS ALREADY HAVE TO MAKE A

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NUMBER OF ACCOMMODATIONS FOR

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PEOPLE'S RELIGIOUS BELIEFS UNDER

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THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT.

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BUT THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT DOES

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ALLOW FOR EMPLOYERS TO QUESTION

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THOSE BELIEFS THAT THEY THINK

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THEY ARE NOT SINCERE.

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BUT UNDER THIS LEGISLATION THAT

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THE INDIANA HOUSE IS

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CONSIDERING, THERE WOULD

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BE -- THEY WOULD BE FORCED TO

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ACCEPT THOSE OBJECTIONS

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>> ONE MORE STORY INTERESTING

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ONE, EACH BIG SPORTS EVENT HAS A

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LEGACY COMPONENT.

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THE COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF

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NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME IN

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JANUARY.

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A LOOK AT WHAT THAT LEGACY

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PROJECT WOULD LIKE LIKE.

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>> THE LEGACY PROJECT HAS

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CREATED AN INDIANA LEARNING

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ONLINE LAB.

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IT HAS PROVED TO BE PARTICULARLY

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HELPFUL DURING THE PANDEMIC

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BECAUSE TEACHERS NEED ASSISTANCE

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IN KIND OF LEARNING HOW TO TEACH

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ONLINE.

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NOW, ALSO HELPING STUDENTS MAKE

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THE TRANSITION BACK INTO THE

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CLASSROOM.

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>> GREAT.

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LOTS OF GREAT STORIES COMING UP

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IN THE IBJ.

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PLUS STATE-WIDE COVERAGE FROM

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INSIDE INDIANA BUSINESS IN THIS