Coronavirus
The Indiana State Department of Health reports 96 flu deaths this season, seven more than last week. The CDC reports flu virus activity increase in Indiana again last week, but the state remains in the “high” category.
Indiana Suffers 105 Covid Deaths since December 19th, Increased Cases
WASHINGTON — You have the right to breathe, says your senator. That’s why he wants federal mask mandates to hit the road. The Freedom to Breathe Act is co-sponsored by Indiana’s own, Senator Mike Braun, who’s also running for governor. Braun, along with his GOP co-sponsors, say government overreach was out of control during the […]
INDIANAPOLIS — You’re hearing talk of mask mandates and COVID infections again. Your senator, who’s running for governor, says he won’t let it happen again in Indiana. “So, there would absolutely be none of them,” says Senator Mike Braun on WIBC’s Hammer & Nigel, “I would not be for any mandates coming from our state […]
INDIANAPOLIS — A federal transportation mask mandate will remain in place for an additional two weeks, says the CDC. The mandate requires you to wear a mask on public buses, trains, planes, or any other form of public transportation as a measure to curb the spread of COVID-19. It remains in place because of a […]
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — When the pandemic began in March of 2020, some states began immediate stay at-home orders, or quarantines. Some states chose quarantines at a later date, but what happened immediately to the economies of the first states to implement quarantines? They took a hit, according to an ongoing study from Purdue University. […]
(INDIANAPOLIS) – Another COVID-19 variant is gaining ground, but health experts say this one isn’t cause for alarm. BA.2 isn’t actually a variant, but an Omicron subvariant, meaning it’s mostly the same as the last version. It is more contagious, and has been blamed for a rise in cases in countries in Europe and Asia. […]
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Most school districts in Indiana have already gone to a mask optional plan as they still navigate the COVID-19 pandemic, but South Bend Schools were among the last holdouts to keep masks required up until this week. At a school board meeting on Monday, the district voted to move to mask […]
STATEHOUSE — Governor Holcomb has signed a bill making parts of his COVID emergency order into state law, which means his order has been rescinded nearly two years after it was out in place. With the order being lifted, the state will no longer receive expanded food stamp benefits starting April 15th. The bill will […]
(INDIANAPOLIS) – Employers would have to offer medical or religious exemptions from the COVID vaccine under a bill passed by the Senate. Businesses could ask workers to document their exemption requests but couldn’t just refuse to consider them. That’s narrower than the House’s version, which would have let workers refuse the vaccine, no questions asked. […]