(INDIANAPOLIS) – The Senate will try for a third time to require that Indiana high school seniors fill out the federal college financial aid form. The Commission for Higher Education says Indiana missed out last year on $65 million dollars in Pell Grants to attend college because two out of five students don’t apply. Associate […]
STATEWIDE — A new bill in the Indiana Statehouse deals with issue surrounding public comments at school board meetings. House Bill 1130 passed in the Indiana House, 92 to 1. The bill is authored by State Representative Tim O’Brien of Evansville. The bill would require school boards across the state to allow time for public […]
(INDIANAPOLIS) – Senate Republicans are getting more blunt about their skepticism of a House-passed tax cut. Governor Holcomb and House Republicans have endorsed a change in how business equipment is taxed. The money from that tax goes not to the state, but local governments. Senate Tax and Fiscal Policy Chairman Travis Holdman (R-Markle) says he’s […]
WASHINGTON — Rep. Victoria Spartz is part of a bipartisan congressional delegation that departed Tuesday for Brussels, Belgium, and Kyiv, Ukraine. The delegation includes Gregory Meeks (D-NY), Chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, as well as Representatives David Cicilline (D-RI), Ami Bera (D-CA), Colin Allred (D-TX), Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA), Tom Malinowski (D-NJ), Sara Jacobs (D-CA), […]
EDINBURGH, Ind. (WISH) — The operation to help thousands of Afghan refugees at Camp Atterbury is wrapping up. In 2021, the Johnson County military and civilian training post under the auspices of the Indiana National Guard was the beginning of a new journey for thousands of evacuees. On Monday, Indiana and local leaders gathered at […]
STATEHOUSE — The package of tax cuts being pushed by state lawmakers is getting sweeping support from Hoosier businesses. Indiana Chamber of Commerce president Kevin Brinegar tells Indy Politics there are a few taxes in particular that he says would have an immediate impact on helping businesses. One of which would eliminate the minimum that […]
(INDIANAPOLIS) – The Indiana House has voted overwhelmingly to close a couple of loopholes in the legal definition of rape. Attica Republican Sharon Negele’s bill addresses what she says is the rare but not unheard-of circumstance where someone fools a woman into believing the person making sexual contact is her usual sexual partner. She says […]
(INDIANAPOLIS) – A House committee has voted to bar transgender girls from girls’ high school sports. The IHSAA has had a policy for several years requiring transgender girls who want to play sports to show they’ve completed hormone therapy, and that their muscle mass or bone density is typical of other girls the same age. […]
INDIANAPOLIS — Hoosiers hoping to win big while the United States competes at the Beijing Winter Olympics will have several sports on which to wager. The Indiana Gaming Commission last week said casinos and mobile sports wagering operations in Indiana can accept bets on seven Olympic events: Alpine Skiing Bobsled Cross-Country Skiing Curling Ice Hockey […]
STATEHOUSE — Around 130 school districts provide insurance for their workers and teachers through a multiple employer welfare arrangement, also known as a “MEWA”. These arrangements are made up of similar employers that contribute money to a fund based on the number of employees they have. Money from the fund is then used to provide […]
