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Indiana seeks contractors to improve middle school reading scores

September 11, 2025 | Aleksandra Appleton, Chalkbeat Indiana

The state is seeking donations to supplement state funding for the pilot program, which middle schools would be able to opt into, said Indiana Secretary of Education Katie Jenner.

3 big questions as Indiana prepares to ask for federal education funding flexibility

September 9, 2025 | Aleksandra Appleton, Chalkbeat Indiana

State officials say their request would give schools more freedom to address their specific needs. But would funding reach those who need it?

Rokita backs INDOT request to waive federal race/gender hiring considerations for contractors

September 9, 2025 | Maura Johnson, Indiana Lawyer

Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita sent a letter to U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy in which he argued that the federal Disadvantaged Business Enterprise program is unconstitutional.

IU announces initiative studying health, performance of female athletes

September 9, 2025 | Michelle Kaufman, Inside INdiana Business

The Female Sports Performance and Research Initiative, in partnership with Pacers Sports & Entertainment and the Indiana Sports Corp, aims to generate data to support evidence-based guidelines using women-centered research.

More than 50 Indianapolis schools apply to collaborate on transportation, facilities

September 9, 2025 | Amelia Pak-Harvey, Chalkbeat Indiana

Indiana lawmakers created the pilot program earlier this year after a confrontational legislative session in which Republican legislators called for more efficiency in the Indianapolis school environment.

Braun administration seeks legal opinion on business diversity programs

September 9, 2025 | Niki Kelly, Indiana Capital Chronicle

The administration is seeking an advisory opinion on the legality of the Governor’s Commission on Supplier Diversity and the continued implementation of the Minority and Women’s Business Enterprises Program.

Butler Angel Network aims to give students venture capital experience

September 8, 2025 | Alex Brown, Inside INdiana Business

Students will actively participate in due diligence, deal sourcing, portfolio analysis and angel investor communication as a way to gain real-world exposure to early-stage investing, the university said.

Trump asks Supreme Court for emergency order to keep billions of dollars in foreign aid frozen

September 8, 2025 | Associated Press

The crux of the legal fight is over nearly $5 billion in congressionally approved aid that President Donald Trump last month said he would not spend.

Crane bay structure at former GM stamping plant site under demolition, plans for event pavilion scrapped

September 5, 2025 | Mickey Shuey

Retention of the crane bay structure had long been considered an integral part of the stamping plant redevelopment by neighbors and city leaders.

Lingering conflict means angst for startup community

September 5, 2025 | Susan Orr

Indianapolis-based Elevate, a nonprofit venture investment firm, has been operating under a cloud since late April when state officials froze its funding.

Nate Feltman: Meeting the AI education challenge

September 5, 2025 | Nate Feltman

While today these political changes get most of the headlines and attention, it is the disruptions and change that artificial intelligence will bring that will have more long-term economic and societal implications.

READI regions provide ‘sound foundation’ for Indiana’s regional policy, study says

September 4, 2025 | Alex Brown, Inside INdiana Business

Earlier this year, Gov. Mike Braun signed an executive order directing state leaders to establish a unified regional framework for economic and workforce development.

IU Indianapolis festival celebrates Ray Bradbury, stokes imagination

September 4, 2025 | Dave Lindquist

The name of Festival 451 Indy, which begins Saturday and runs until Oct. 5, is inspired by Bradbury’s best-known work, “Fahrenheit 451.”

Work underway on $78M performance facility for Indiana Fever

September 4, 2025 | Mickey Shuey

Indiana Fever and city officials took part in a formal groundbreaking ceremony for the 108,000-square-foot downtown development Thursday morning.

Indiana slashing reimbursement rates for child care providers

September 4, 2025 | Niki Kelly, Indiana Capital Chronicle

Child care providers around Indiana will see reimbursement rate cuts of 10% to 35% as the state’s Family and Social Services Administration tries to close a $225 million funding gap.

Judge reverses Trump administration’s cuts of billions of dollars to Harvard University

September 3, 2025 | Associated Press

The government had tied the funding freezes to antisemitism, but the judge said the university’s federally backed research had little connection to discrimination against Jews.

An Indiana community bet on carbon capture. Trump is blocking it.

September 3, 2025 | The Washington Post

The administration’s cancellation of the $500 million grant for machinery to trap and bury the plant’s greenhouse gas left the staunchly Republican community stunned.

Indiana libraries prepare for impact from budget moves

September 2, 2025 | Noelle Maxwell, Indiana Capital Chronicle

Much of the discussion surrounding property tax reform has focused on schools, law enforcement and local government. But libraries are also in line to see impacts from legislation cutting property taxes.

Government shutdown looms as Congress returns after monthlong August recess

August 31, 2025 | Associated Press

The annual spending battle will dominate the September agenda, along with a possible effort by Senate Republicans to change their chamber’s rules to thwart Democratic stalling tactics on nominations.

PBS, NPR stations struggle with Trump-fueled government funding cuts