Few students signed up for career scholarships, as lawmakers look to expand the law
Just over 200 Indiana students received state funding for job training in the first year of the state’s Career Scholarship Accounts program.
Just over 200 Indiana students received state funding for job training in the first year of the state’s Career Scholarship Accounts program.
Critics of the proposal maintain it limits free speech and conflates criticism of a foreign government with anti-Jewish rhetoric.
Valerie McCray, a clinical psychologist from Indianapolis, will seek the Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senate seat now held by Republican Mike Braun, who is running for governor.
Congress began leaving Washington on Thursday for the long holiday weekend without a plan for how to prevent a government shutdown next week.
Borrowers will be eligible for cancellation if they are enrolled in the new SAVE plan, if they originally borrowed $12,000 or less to attend college, and if they have made at least 10 years of payments.
Indiana Statehouse Democrats from both the Senate and House came together Thursday afternoon to release a bicameral agenda, which they said underlined their commitment to big-ticket issues even in a short session.
A bill to require earlier interventions for students struggling with literacy is top-of-list for Indiana Senate Republicans, who unveiled their 2024 agenda Thursday morning.
House Speaker Todd Huston says legislation that would bar IndyGo from using dedicated bus lanes for the Blue Line merits consideration.
Indianapolis-based DecisionRx uses technology to recommend medication decisions to physicians and pharmacists based on genetic profiles, existing medication regimes and contraindications.
Lawmakers are already looking to make changes in a law they passed a year ago meant to boost apprenticeships and work-based learning opportunities.
But in a race that has five competitive candidates for the Republican nomination for governor, being a recognizable figure can be just as important as financial prowess, and Chambers has some ground to make up in the recognition category.
While it’s true that the tax deserved a public airing, the time to account for the behind-closed-doors shenanigans was last year when the movement was afoot to slip the taxing mechanism into the state budget.
Despite rising wages, voters as a group lost spending power during 2021 and 2022 due to inflation and high interest rates, and are still facing an uphill battle.
Funding for 20 percent of the government—including the Transportation Department, some veterans’ assistance and food and drug safety programs—is set to expire Jan. 20, just after midnight.
The emerging deal would make the existing child tax credit more generous, a major Democratic priority. In exchange, it would also continue several business tax breaks favored by corporate America, a Republican priority.
Iowa has been an uneven predictor of who will ultimately lead Republicans into the general election. George W. Bush’s 2000 victory was the last time a Republican candidate won in Iowa and went on to become the party’s standard-bearer.
A new statewide report is fueling discussions about consolidating Indiana’s smallest school districts, but state lawmakers continue to lack an appetite for action—at least for now.
The legislation comes in response to a state proposal to withdraw as much as 100 million gallons of water per day from aquifers connected to the Wabash River for the LEAP Research & Innovation District in Boone County.
The updated report found that Indiana could bring in between $413 million and $929 million over the first three years of legalization in “average” conditions at different possible tax rates.
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is expected to propose rules this week that would further rein in banks’ ability to charge customers a fee when they overdraw their bank account.