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Indianapolis-area employers reluctant to require employee vaccinations

May 7, 2021 | John Russell

Companies are offering plenty of incentives to encourage their workers to get COVID vaccinations, but few, if any, are requiring the shots as a condition for coming back to work—or, in the case of new hires, for getting a job offer.

Q&A with Jeff Smallwood, blazing a new trail one mile at a time

May 7, 2021 | Anthony Schoettle

The Avon resident has been on a decades-long quest to blaze a paved path from downtown Indianapolis to Montezuma, a trail that is slowly taking shape.

Clusters of immigrants common at some workplaces

May 7, 2021 | Leslie Bonilla Muñiz

A 2014 study found that, on average, 37% of immigrants working in urban America had co-workers who were also immigrants.

Editorial: Holcomb’s regional grant program holds great promise

May 7, 2021

READI will encourage neighboring counties, cities and towns to partner and apply for grants of up to $50 million per region.

Indiana health officials plead with Legislature not to overturn Holcomb veto

May 7, 2021 | John Russell

If lawmakers override Gov. Eric Holcomb’s veto, any local orders to wear masks, set permitted capacity in bars and restaurants, or attendance caps at events would be swept away immediately, the health officials said.

Holcomb to reinstate job-seeking rule for unemployed, study whether to ax federal benefit

May 7, 2021 | IBJ Staff

Unemployed Hoosiers are currently receiving $300 per week from the federal government in addition to state benefits. The federal program also expanded who is eligible for unemployment.

GOP governors slash jobless aid to try to force more Americans to return to work

May 8, 2021 | The Washington Post

An unexpected slowdown in hiring nationwide has prompted some Republican governors to start slashing jobless benefits. On Friday, Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb said he would consider whether the state should continue to participate in federal pandemic unemployment programs.

Critics say Indiana COVID-19 law allows nursing home neglect

May 8, 2021 | Associated Press

Advocates for nursing home residents say they worry a new Indiana law expanding COVID-19 liability protections for health care providers will effectively block many lawsuits over neglect and substandard treatment that weren’t caused by the pandemic.

Symphony on the Prairie is set to return with initial limits on capacity

May 10, 2021 | IBJ Staff

After canceling last season due the pandemic, the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra and Conner Prairie announced Monday that the 2021 season of the popular outdoor concert series will begin June 25 with “Revolution: The Music of the Beatles.”

Legislature overrides Holcomb’s veto of bill that weakens some local COVID restrictions

May 10, 2021 | John Russell

The GOP-dominated Legislature again defied Republican Gov. Eric Holcomb on Monday, overriding his veto of a bill that will undo some local health restrictions in Indianapolis and some other cities amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Indy council ratifies COVID orders after Legislature nullifies them with veto override

May 10, 2021 | Leslie Bonilla Muñiz

The Democratic-majority council’s vote—which passed 19-5 along party lines—keeps a citywide mask mandate and restaurant capacity limits in place in Indianapolis.

White House to work with states on reimposing work-search requirements

May 11, 2021 | The Washington Post

States waived their work requirements for unemployment benefits at the start of the pandemic, but about 30 of them have reimposed or are planning to reimpose them. Gov. Eric Holcomb announced Friday that Indiana would do the same.

Holcomb signs order restoring work-search rule for jobless benefits

May 11, 2021 | Associated Press

Indiana is joining several other states creating more requirements for people to stay on unemployment, with many businesses blaming the ease of obtaining the weekly jobless benefits with making it more difficult to fill job openings.

More than 1.9 million people could see severe cuts in unemployment aid as Republicans seek to curb assistance

May 13, 2021 | The Washington Post

Indiana is not among the states cutting workers off from federal benefits. But on Thursday, Sen. Mike Braun, R-Ind., encouraged states to “pull the plug” on the benefits.

Brad Rateike: Gov’s new initiative encourages local collaboration

May 14, 2021 | Brad Rateike

Like I said, there is political calm here in Indiana, and our state is in great shape because of it—all things considered.

Dana Black: New policing law is a step in the right direction

May 14, 2021 | Dana Black

“The bipartisan legislation takes aim at reforming Indiana’s law enforcement by requiring de-escalation training and other provisions for officer conduct.”

Cecil Bohanon & Nick Curott: Economic fix requires more than jobless reforms

May 14, 2021 | Cecil Bohanon / Special to IBJ and Nick Curott / Special to IBJ

The problem is not so much a lack of available jobs.

Study recommendations will help tackle eviction crisis

May 14, 2021 | Leslie Bonilla Muñiz

An almost 30-page policy agenda and a nearly 20-page action plan tackles the city’s diminishing stock of quality affordable rental housing.

Editorial: Holcomb’s measured approach on unemployment benefits is right path

May 14, 2021

What is required is a careful balancing act between encouraging people to get back to work to fill the many available jobs and continuing to offer support to people who can’t find work in their fields.

Indiana to drop out of federal unemployment programs, end $300 supplemental benefit

May 17, 2021 | IBJ Staff

The move will also end benefits for people who did not qualify for unemployment benefits before the pandemic, including gig-economy workers, independent contractors and self-employed workers.

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