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Better-than-expected Indiana outlook brings calls for bigger education boost
Indiana educators on Thursday called for a bigger school funding boost to help improve the state’s lagging teacher pay, as new projections showed state tax collections are expected to bounce back stronger than expected from the pandemic recession.
Indiana poised to open school vouchers to families making more than $100,000
Indiana lawmakers are almost certain to approve a significant expansion of what is already a broad private school voucher program, setting one of the highest family income ceilings in the nation.
Equal pay bill passed by House, but faces long odds in Senate
The bill would make it easier to sue employers over pay discrimination, curb the ability of companies to retaliate and include a requirement that businesses submit detailed pay data to the federal government for use in policing pay discrimination laws.
Buttigieg casts transportation spending as down payment on infrastructure
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg presented his department’s budget to lawmakers Thursday as a miniature version of the administration’s mammoth infrastructure plan, with new money for transit, rail and racial justice.
Former VP Mike Pence undergoes surgery to implant pacemaker
The 61-year-old former Indiana governor had previously been diagnosed with a heart condition called asymptomatic left bundle branch block.
Lawsuit targets pay practices at Olive Garden’s parent
Darden Restaurants employs more than 167,000 hourly workers at 1,800 restaurants. In addition to the Olive Garden chain, it owns Longhorn Steakhouse, Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen, Yard House and The Capital Grille.
After union vote, Bezos vows to do better for Amazon workers
Amazon’s treatment of workers has been in the spotlight during the pandemic. While coronavirus was raging, warehouse workers had to pack orders as Amazon sales soared. The company has more than 950,000 workers in the United States.
Jay Hall and Michael Chartier: Common-sense sentencing reform is good for Indiana
| Jay Hall and Michael Chartier
More than 1,400 people are in prison for sentences that Indiana lawmakers decided eight years ago were too harsh. Unfortunately, they failed to make these sentencing changes retroactive.
Indiana budget outlook shows bigger-than-expected tax revenue jump
A new state tax revenue forecast given Thursday to state legislators projects state tax collections going up by more than 4% in in each of the next two years.
Five Below planning $105M-plus distribution facility in Shelby County
The massive facility, which would employ hundreds of people, would be built on a 100-acre site adjacent to Interstate 74.
Turning point: When is it safe to plant your garden?
The goal is to keep things moving forward with the warming season, taking into account weather predictions and, because those are just predictions, average spring warming trends where you garden.
Every cast-iron pan tells a story
The glossy black skillets are easy to find, relatively inexpensive, and versatile tools in our kitchens, but they are more than mere workhorses.
Giving your rental a refresh without angering your landlord
Homeowners wanting a design fix flocked to home-improvement stores, but renters may have felt stuck, not wanting to risk violating their lease.
Indiana reports highest daily COVID-19 case count since Feb. 20
The state said more than 1.49 million Hoosiers had been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as of Thursday. Almost 2.1 million had received the first dose of a two-dose vaccination.
UPDATE: GOP lawmakers override governor’s veto of bill that weakens his emergency powers
The Indiana House and Senate voted to override GOP Gov. Eric Holcomb’s veto of a bill giving legislators more authority to intervene during emergencies declared by the governor. The conflict ultimately may be decided in court.
March retail sales, boosted by stimulus checks, soar 9.8%
Newly vaccinated and armed with $1,400 stimulus checks, Americans went on a spending spree last month, buying new clothes and going out to eat again.
U.S. jobless claims plunge to 576,000, lowest since pandemic
The Labor Department said Thursday that applications plummeted by 193,000, from a revised 769,000 a week earlier.
Letter: Masks still needed to protect vulnerable
At the current rate of 6.1 million vaccinations daily, it will take 4.7 years to achieve global herd immunity.
Letter: Income inequality is growing
There is no standardized methodology for estimating wealth and income inequality. This makes it tempting for one to choose a methodology that resembles one’s politics.