BOONE COUNTY, Ind.–Empowering teachers, getting households to thrive, and making sure Indiana is more financially sound are just a few of the principles that mean a great deal to Josh Lowry. He’s a Democrat running for the House District 24 seat. District 24 represents northeastern Boone and western Hamilton counties in the Indiana House of […]
CARROLL COUNTY, Ind. — The attorneys for Delphi murders suspect Richard Allen have once again filed for a speedy trial. In a motion filed Wednesday, attorneys Andrew Baldwin and Brad Rozzi have requested the case finally move to trial within 70 calendar days of the date the motion was filed. That would put the trial […]
EVANSVILLE, Ind. — A Georgia man is facing more than four years in prison for fraudulently using people’s credit card information in 28 states, including Indiana. According to the Department of Justice, Yapo Ngbichi took advantage of more than 300 stolen credit card numbers between 2017 and 2019. He mainly used the stolen info to […]
STATEHOUSE — It’s crunch time at the Statehouse as lawmakers have less than three days left to get any legislation they want to see become law through both chambers. In the Senate, lawmakers passed 19 bills on Tuesday, many of which will have to go to conference committees since there are still conflicts with versions […]
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind.–If you’ve ever read legislation and didn’t think it made sense, a Purdue University professor says there is a method based in artificial intelligence that could help. It’s called natural language processing (NLP). “One of the things that NLP can help with is in processing that language and providing better options for the […]
STATEWIDE — The creation of a statewide alert for at-risk, missing veterans is one step closer to becoming state law. The Green Alert bill, also known as House Bill 1021, would create an alert system similar to a Silver Alert or AMBER Alert, except it would notify everyone of a veteran reported missing and believed […]
STATEHOUSE — Lawmakers are in the final week of the legislative session as some put in last-ditch efforts to pass bills and resolutions they would like to see sent to Gov. Eric Holcomb for his signature. One of those resolutions was discussed in the State Senate on Monday as a resolution condemning the use of […]
STATEWIDE–This legislation in Indiana is one that lawmakers claim would create a new problem-solving court to help abused or neglected children. The bill says this would be for children up to the age of three and their families. The goals of these courts are to reduce things like repeat maltreatment as well as long and […]
STATEWIDE — WalletHub recently released their yearly report on states with the highest and lowest tax rates. Indiana ranked 32nd, meaning it trended toward having higher tax rates than most states. The analysis took into account Real-Estate Tax, Vehicle Property Tax, Income Tax, and Sales Tax for its evaluation. The study took into account both […]
STATEWIDE — Child advocacy centers are a place of support and strength for abused children. A bill heading to the governor’s desk would give a new boost to the efforts of advocacy centers across Indiana. House Bill 1123 essentially lays out a few standard quality expectations for child advocacy centers. That comes down to things […]
