Bob Ross paintings sell for more than $600K to help public TV stations
The three paintings, all painted in Indiana, were the first of 30 Ross works being sold to benefit public TV stations hurt by cuts in federal funding.
The three paintings, all painted in Indiana, were the first of 30 Ross works being sold to benefit public TV stations hurt by cuts in federal funding.
The raises come at an increasingly precarious time for IPS, which faces a funding cliff. The district is projected to end 2026 with an estimated $44 million deficit, according to cash flow projections from September.
The prospect of travel delays due to the shutdown could complicate the vote. Still, Speaker Mike Johnson said the GOP was “very optimistic” about the outcome.
Small business owners with government contracts say the shutdown has caused payment delays and the cancellation of some projects, and they will be working to make up for lost time and money, if the government reopens.
House lawmakers made their long-awaited return to the nation’s capital this week after nearly eight weeks away. Republicans used their slight majority to get the bill over the finish line with a mostly party-line vote of 222-209.
The class-action lawsuit would affect more than 7,700 men and women who worked as volunteer coaches in sports other than baseball, according to a motion for preliminary approval filed this week.
Indianapolis-based Alloy Partners says its OneHealth Studio, a venture studio that quietly began operating last month in partnership with Elanco Animal Health Inc., will be ready to create its first startups early next year.
The Bloomington-based Applied Research Institute, which manages Heartland BioWorks, said the agreement will position Indiana as a “central nexus for biomanufacturing training and innovation.”
It becomes harder to guarantee that emergency help arrives when people need it most.
Community leaders are advancing important efforts we can get behind.
We spent far more time in the most recent State Budget Committee meeting dealing with the possibility of creating yet another casino.
New nonprofit Friends of Broad Ripple Village hopes to end a stagnant commercial era for the neighborhood.
We have another way to help nonprofits. IBJ’s annual Holiday Wish List gives businesses and individuals a way to contribute goods and services to nonprofits rather than giving money.
The fledgling program is starting with 12 students, but Regional Opportunities Initiatives Inc. CEO Tina Peterson predicted that the training hub will become a crucial part of southern Indiana’s microelectronics and defense ecosystem.
The attractions generate little or no revenue and are expensive to maintain, the Indianapolis Zoo’s CEO said.
Six new agreements signed by the Education Department will effectively move billions of dollars in grant programs to other agencies.
While Indiana legislative leaders haven’t yet detailed their education priorities for 2026, they have a list of unfinished business to tackle when it comes to schools.
The proposed executive order comes after a split among Senate Republicans in July killed a proposal backed by the White House to block all state artificial intelligence regulation.
The emergency response app founded by southern Indiana native Michael Martin has raised more than $450 million from investors including BlackRock Inc. and Highland Capital Partners.
The Indiana Music History Project is rolling out an online collection of 50 video interviews with prominent Hoosiers.