Indiana Office of Management and Budget Director Cris Johnston told the State Budget Committee on Tuesday that the state has been waiting for clearer guidance from the federal government on how the dollars can be spent.
Median, inflation-adjusted household income increased 6.8% last year, to $68,703—among the fastest gains on record—as more Americans got jobs and wages rose, according to annual data released Tuesday by the U.S. Census Bureau.
The Indianapolis Colts will be limited to 2,500 spectators at Sunday’s home football opener at Lucas Oil Stadium even though crowds for Indy Eleven soccer games at the venue have regularly doubled that figure since early July.
The state reported 758 new COVID-19 cases, marking the 20th time in the past 22 days that new cases have exceeded 700 in the department’s daily report.
Industrial production remains 7.3% below where it was in February, right before economic activity seized up in the pandemic.
Indianapolis-based shopping mall giant Simon Property Group announced Monday that it plans to join the growing retail trend of not being open on Thanksgiving Day.
Federal Reserve policymakers will meet this week for the first time since they significantly revised the Fed’s operating framework in ways that will likely keep short-term interest rates near zero for years to come.
AstraZeneca added 0.5% following news over the weekend that clinical trials for the pharmaceutical company’s coronavirus vaccine will resume after being paused due to a reported side-effect in a patient
Efforts to minimize human interaction and reduce the risk of COVID-19 infection are taking the shine off the most expensive seats onboard commercial aircraft.
On average, a patient admitted to an Indiana hospital with COVID-19 can look forward to staying for two weeks. That’s longer that the typical length of stay for pneumonia, a kidney transplant or open-heart surgery.
Indiana Chief Justice Loretta Rush is in quarantine after testing positive for COVID-19 over the weekend, the Indiana Supreme Court announced Monday.
Monday’s case number marked the 19th time in the past 21 days that new COVID-19 cases have exceeded 700 in the state health department’s daily report.
Eli Lilly announced the results Monday from a 1,000-person study sponsored by the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
Presidents of universities in the Big Ten Conference were presented a comprehensive plan Sunday to conduct a fall football season, but a final decision is still to come.
Several states have seen surges in educators filing for retirement or taking leaves of absence. The departures are straining staff in places that were dealing with shortages of teachers and substitutes even before the pandemic.
The Indiana State Department of Health on Sunday added historic data from newly onboarded testing facilities for the third day in a row.
If things move quickly, the Big Ten could start an eight-game season in about a month, and still compete for a spot in the College Football Playoff.
Some of the vaccine trials in the United States are taking place at Indiana University School of Medicine in Indianapolis.
The state has reported double-digit deaths in five straight daily reports and in 12 of the past 15 reports.
The arrival of cooler weather and the likelihood of more indoor gatherings will add to the importance of everyday safety precautions, experts say.
