STATEWIDE–A new commission in Indiana is exploring the possibility of absorbing rural counties from Illinois into the state. The Indiana-Illinois Boundary Adjustment Commission was created during the 2025 Indiana legislative session as part of Speaker Todd Huston’s agenda. They held their first meeting on Wednesday, which lasted roughly 90 minutes. Commission member Don Lehe from […]
INDIANAPOLIS — Leaders in Irvington have asked Mayor Joe Hogsett to not attend the neighborhood’s Halloween Festival out of respect for sexual harassment survivors. The Historic Irvington Community Council sent the letter below to the mayor’s office Wednesday. It claims survivors of incidents involving Hogsett’s former chief of staff Thomas Cook live in Irvington and […]
STATEWIDE–Democrats are reacting to a recent audit of the Indiana Economic Development Corporation. One of them, Representative Ed Delaney, believes there’s even more information that needs to be uncovered that was not in the audit. “The State of Indiana has managed to spend $800,000 to have an outside organization come up with identifying conflicts of […]
STATEWIDE–The Indiana Finance Authority says they are now accepting applications for the Residential Housing Infrastructure Assistance Program. It’s a low interest loan available for communities to fund projects that support residential housing development. State Representative Doug Miller of Elkhart wrote legislation that both created and expanded this program. He says this program has added more […]
HAMILTON COUNTY, Ind.–The Hamilton County Election Board did not get the unanimous vote it needed Thursday to move the county from traditional precinct-based voting to a countywide Vote Center model. County Clerk Kathy Kreag Williams and Democratic appointee Greg Purvis voted in favor of it, but Republican appointee Ray Adler voted against it. Indiana law […]
WASHINGTON, D.C.–Indiana Republican Congressman Rudy Yakym introduced legislation in the House that both he and his colleagues say will improve patient healthcare. The Ensuring Patient Access to Critical Breakthrough Products Act was approved by the Ways and Means Committee this week with a vote of 38-3. Yakym says this will increase access to breakthrough medical […]
ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, Ind.–The St. Joseph County Council voted 5-4 to reject a resolution opposing mid-decade redistricting efforts in Indiana. Supporters of it say it is a stand against gerrymandering, while opponents questioned its relevance at the county level. “I do not believe this resolution solves any problems, I believe it is a federal and […]
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) – Indiana Democrats are considering litigation if Republicans attempt to redraw the state’s congressional maps ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. A spokesperson for INDems told I-Team 8 there have been discussions on the prospect of a lawsuit, but couldn’t offer details on what the legal arguments would look like because there’s no map officially under […]
INDIANAPOLIS–16 members of the Indianapolis City-County Council now say they oppose a Google data center in Franklin Township. A formal vote on that is supposed to happen at a meeting on September 22. The latest two people to announce their opposition to it on Wednesday were Indianapolis City-County Council Vice President Ali Brown as well […]
STATEWIDE–Gov. Mike Braun on Friday again declined to say where he stands on redistricting congressional maps, maintaining that he wants to hear first from Republican leaders in the Indiana General Assembly. “I’ve been very clear on that issue. That hasn’t changed,” Braun told reporters during a visit to the Indiana State Police post in Indianapolis. […]
JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind.–Jeffersonville Police Chief Kenny Kavanaugh has stepped down from that role, citing the need for a change in leadership due to financial pressures facing the city. Assistant Chief Scott McVoy will serve as interim police chief. Kavanaugh said he had a meeting with Mayor Mike Moore, who discussed challenges posed by Senate Bill 1, […]
STATEWIDE–During this month of August, which is Child Support Awareness Month, the Boone County Prosecutor’s Office says you should be aware of the Indiana Child Support Program. It is administered locally by county prosecutors and serves more than 200,000 families statewide. Last year, Indiana’s county prosecutors, county clerks and the Indiana Child Support Bureau collected […]
