September 2, 2025
When wildfires compromise drinking water, utilities lean on this professor’s advice
In 2017, the Tubbs Fire in Santa Rosa, California, exposed a new threat to public health: Wildfires can contaminate drinking water with toxic chemicals which federally mandated testing is not designed to catch. Into that regulatory void has stepped Andrew Whelton, an engineering professor at Purdue University who has made it his personal mission to help water utilities recover after devastating fires.
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Nearly 500 Indiana schools will receive $27 million total for school safety upgrades
The state of Indiana will deliver more than $27 million to nearly 500 schools this year through its school safety grant program.
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Indiana initiative supporting independent candidates launches
A new initiative — Independent Indiana — launched Tuesday to help spotlight and provide resources to Hoosiers who are running, and winning, as independents.
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Libraries prepare for financial hit
Much of the discussion surrounding property tax reform has focused on schools, law enforcement and local government having to cut services due to reduced funding. But libraries are also in line to see impacts from Senate Enrolled Act 1 – legislation passed in April cutting property taxes.
Read MoreSeptember 2, 2025
IN Democrats challenge Gov. Braun's Civil Rights Commission pick
Indiana Democrats are focused on the state's Civil Rights Commission after Gov. Mike Braun appointed Philip Clay as the agency’s new executive director.
Read MoreAugust 29, 2025
Rural electric co-op is one of several in the U.S. moving away from their power supplier
More rural electric cooperatives around the country are looking to cut ties with their suppliers in favor of cheaper electric bills for customers and the flexibility to do what they want. That includes individual co-ops in Colorado, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota and South Carolina.
Read MoreAugust 29, 2025
Indiana legislative task force grapples with legal questions around AI
Indiana lawmakers on an artificial intelligence task force are wrestling with whether and how to create legal guardrails for AI.
Read MoreAugust 28, 2025
Steelmaker Nippon to reline Gary Works blast furnace, residents worry about decades of pollution
Green steel advocates said relining a blast furnace is a major financial investment for steelmakers.
Read MoreAugust 28, 2025
Indiana political centrist group shifts focus as partisan divide grows
An Indiana political group that previously tried to boost centrist candidates is shifting its focus as it tries to influence the state's political landscape.
Read MoreAugust 28, 2025
Once a 'hard no' on redistricting, Lucas says he's rethinking position after White House meeting
Indiana Republican lawmakers visited the White House on Tuesday amid a push from President Trump for more favorable congressional districts ahead of next year's mid-term election.
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