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House OKs $36B two-year budget with more money for school vouchers, higher cigarette tax

February 22, 2021 | Lindsey Erdody

The budget, which takes effect in July, would make a handful of one-time investments in small businesses, regional projects, student learning loss, health initiatives, broadband and police training, and it would significantly increase funding for the private school voucher program.

Finding consensus, struggling with conflict at legislative halfway mark

February 26, 2021 | Lindsey Erdody

General Assembly has avoided COVID outbreak, but debated the budget and gubernatorial powers as tempers flared over racial issues.

Indiana Senate ditches cigarette tax hike, proposes tax on vaping

April 8, 2021 | Barb Berggoetz / Special to IBJ

The House version of the budget, which passed in late February, included a cigarette tax increase of 50 cents per pack—and even that wasn’t nearly as much as tax advocates had hoped for.

Proposed new Indiana vaping products tax blasted as ‘measly’

April 9, 2021 | Associated Press

The president of the state’s largest business organization says the Senate’s proposed tax amounts to “a measly one-tenth” of the state’s cigarette tax and is “arguably worse than no increase at all.”

Every cast-iron pan tells a story

April 15, 2021

The glossy black skillets are easy to find, relatively inexpensive, and versatile tools in our kitchens, but they are more than mere workhorses.

Cecil Bohanon & Nick Curott: COVID-19 risks outweigh those associated with vaccine

April 16, 2021 | Cecil Bohanon / Special to IBJ and Nick Curott / Special to IBJ

But as we understand, vaccine complications, sometimes leading to deaths, are a risk for all vaccinations.

FDA weighs ban on menthol cigarettes, which disproportionately addict Black Americans

April 20, 2021 | The Washington Post

The FDA has long targeted menthol cigarettes for a regulatory crackdown amid warnings from doctors and other public health experts that the products are easier to start smoking, harder to quit and cause outsize harm to African Americans.

Ex-cop Chauvin convicted of murder, manslaughter in George Floyd death

April 20, 2021 | Associated Press

Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty of second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in the explosive case that triggered worldwide protests and a furious reexamination of racism and policing.

FDA revives federal effort to ban menthol cigarettes

April 29, 2021 | Associated Press

U.S. health regulators pledged again Thursday to try to ban menthol cigarettes, this time under pressure from African American groups to remove the mint flavor popular among Black smokers.

Businesses applaud Legislature’s ‘wow’ initiatives

April 30, 2021 | Barb Berggoetz / Special to IBJ

State lawmakers came through in big ways for business and manufacturing interests this year.

Marshawn Wolley: America should strive to be anti-racist

May 14, 2021 | Marshawn Wolley

“After all, not being racist isn’t the same as being anti-racist.”

Dr. Richard Feldman: Session falls short on health care bills

May 14, 2021 | Dr. Richard Feldman

“The session was notable for what was not considered or did not survive the session; many bills were simply put off until next year.”

Big gaps in vaccine rates across United States worry health experts

May 21, 2021 | Associated Press

A month after every adult in the United States became eligible for the vaccine, a distinct geographic pattern has emerged: The highest vaccination rates are concentrated in the Northeast, while the lowest ones are mostly in the South.

Westerhausen and Kovacs: Lawmakers should reconsider policy change for future pandemics

June 18, 2021 | Dr. Donald Westerhausen Jr. and Dr. Richard Kovacs

We should celebrate the expertise and knowledge of public health professionals who produced the positive outcomes achieved in Indiana during the pandemic.

Explained: The NCAA and impact of NIL compensation

June 30, 2021 | Associated Press

Here are some questions and answers about “NIL,” the shorthand most commonly used for athlete compensation tied to use of their name, image or likeness.

FDA delays decision on e-cigarettes from vaping giant Juul

September 9, 2021 | Associated Press

Thursday’s action is part of a sweeping review by the FDA to bring scientific scrutiny to the multibillion-dollar vaping industry after years of regulatory delays.

Jim Shella: I was out of the country, off work on Sept. 11.

September 17, 2021 | Jim Shella / Special to IBJ

During 40 years in the news business, I was never so far removed as I was from the terrorist attack in 2001, possibly the biggest story of our time.

Big drop in teen vaping seen with COVID-19 school closures

September 30, 2021 | Associated Press

Teen vaping plummeted this year as many U.S. students were forced to learn from home during the pandemic, according to a government report released Thursday.

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