Senate Republicans are growing increasingly frustrated with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin as he makes what they see as unacceptable compromises in his quest for a stimulus deal with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, people familiar with the talks said Thursday.
The state reported 42 new deaths due to COVID-19, the second time in three days that deaths have exceeded 40. Hospitalizations rose past 1,500 for the first time since May 4.
Combined with earlier losses reported by Delta and United, the four largest U.S. airlines have lost at least $10 billion in each of the last two quarters. A recent uptick in passengers, however modest, has provided some hope.
Even though Big Ten Conference football teams that begin play this weekend will compete without spectators, the mayors from 11 cities sent a letter to the conference expressing concerns about the possible implications.
Indiana also experienced a weekly decrease in initial jobless claims, according to Labor Department data released Thursday.
On Thursday, a federal advisory committee will debate whether the guidelines the FDA has set for vaccine developers are rigorous enough. Interest is so high, the FDA is airing the meeting on YouTube.
A Federal Reserve survey of business conditions around the country found that the U.S. economy grew at a “slight to modest” pace in September and early October, but that the pace of activity varied greatly among sectors.
The state on Wednesday announced a five-part plan that also includes sending 2 million N-95 masks and 400,000 face shields to nursing homes, which have been particularly hard hit by the virus.
The bill included new money for small businesses, schools, health care systems and the unemployed, but omitted Democratic priorities such as state and local aid—as well as $1,200 stimulus checks for individuals.
Vaccines can’t be given to youngsters unless they’ve been tested in their age group—a major hurdle in efforts to reopen schools and resume more normal activities that are critical to families’ well-being.
HealthCare.com provides an online platform that allows insurance shoppers to compare plans and prices, then talk to an insurance agent to buy a plan. Last year, more than 3 million people visited the website.
New COVID-19 cases reported by the Indiana State Department of Health have exceeded 1,500 in 13 of the past 14 days.
Purdue Pharma, the company that makes OxyContin, the powerful painkiller that experts say helped touch off an opioid epidemic, will plead guilty to counts including conspiracy to defraud the United States and violating federal anti-kickback laws, the officials said.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday told fellow Republicans that he has warned the White House not to divide GOP legislators by sealing a $2 trillion relief deal with Democrats before the election
Though the details can be mind-numbingly technical, the stakes are high: If widely adopted, the standards could give Americans a sense of certainty and perhaps more confidence to return to offices, classrooms and public spaces next year.
Indiana Office of Management and Budget Director Cris Johnston said, as of Oct. 15, the administration had either already spent or committed to spending about $1.7 billion of the $2.4 billion the state received from the federal Coronavirus Relief Fund
Central Indiana builders saw a huge rush of business last month from people who want new homes, resulting in the biggest month for single-family building permit filings since August 2006.
Indiana has reported an increase of 357 deaths so far in October, already topping the numbers in each of the previous three months.
The American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living released a report Monday that said the United States is beginning to see a third spike of new COVID cases in nursing homes due to the increased community spread among the general population.
Meanwhile, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell—who has rejected spending the enormous sums Pelosi and Mnuchin are discussing—announced the Senate will be voting Tuesday and Wednesday on much more targeted bills.
