(INDIANAPOLIS) — Governor Holcomb is trying to defuse a disagreement over school funding for schools which don’t resume in-person classes. Senate President Pro Tem Rod Bray (R-Martinsville) last week warned schools that a fully online semester would classify them under the law as virtual schools, which receive 15% less money per pupil. Holcomb says he’ll […]
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — The pandemic has impacted local families and many are struggling to pay rent, but help is on the way. The Indianapolis City-County Council paved the way for a $7.5 million extension of the city’s rental assistance program. There is currently a waitlist for rental assistance in Marion County. Those who need assistance […]
INDIANAPOLIS — Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett made no mention of the city’s record pace of homicides this year in his State of the City address Monday night. Hogsett said did highlight plans he would like to see rolled out in regards to criminal justice and public safety, without an effort to defund the police department. […]
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) – A new look at public safety in Indianapolis starts Thursday night, with the first of several public meetings with city leaders. City officials plan to show research taken right from the community. The city has been asking for public feedback for weeks. They launched an online survey in early July asking for […]
(INDIANAPOLIS) — Indiana’s second-largest teachers’ union says it wants schools to reopen, but only if it’s safe to do it. American Federation of Teachers Indiana president GlenEva Dunham says some schools it represents have enough precautions in place to bring students back. She applauds seven others who are sticking to online. But she says schools […]
(INDIANAPOLIS) — Indianapolis has begun equipping police officers with body cameras. East District officers will be the first to get cameras. IMPD plans to hook up 10 officers a day until the entire force is wired for video by early October, a week or two later than originally scheduled. Police Chief Randal Taylor says the […]
STATEWIDE — The coronavirus pandemic has certainly had an impact on the race for governor in Indiana. Gov. Eric Holcomb is seeking another term as governor as he has accepted the Republican nomination. State Democrats are putting forth Dr. Woody Myers, former Indiana state health commissioner, to challenge Holcomb. With exactly three months to go […]
(INDIANAPOLIS) — Indiana’s deadline to return your absentee ballot is facing a legal challenge. Absentee ballots have to arrive in the county clerk’s office by noon on Election Day or they don’t count. The NAACP and Common Cause of Indiana argue that’s an undue burden on voters at any time, and especially when the pandemic […]
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — The city’s rental assistance program has paid out $3.5 million so far to people struggling financially during the coronavirus pandemic, according to a representative for the mayor. IndyRent.org launched July 13 and suspended applications a week later after receiving more than 10,000 requests. The program remains shut down while the pending applications […]
(INDIANAPOLIS) — Marion County middle and high schools will have to keep classrooms half full if they reopen, and nearly all of them will have to use e-learning at least part of the time. Marion County Health Department director Virginia Caine says until the rate of positive coronavirus tests in Marion County goes down, middle […]
