June 10, 2025
Data center tax breaks could leave Indiana $2.2 billion short
A proposed southside Indy data center qualifies for tax exemptions. Is it worth the cost?
Read MoreJune 10, 2025
Agencies instructed to withhold funds on top of 5% budget cuts
The Braun administration has directed agencies to withhold 5% of their funds from specific budget line items — rather than allowing department heads to identify areas for reserves.
Read MoreJune 9, 2025
Indiana Supreme Court weighs lawsuit over obstructed stop sign involved in car accident
Can private property owners be held liable in court if their bushes or hedges block a stop sign, causing an accident? That's a question the Indiana Supreme Court is weighing.
Read MoreJune 6, 2025
Activists: NIPSCO's seawall repair isn't enough to prevent coal ash 'crisis,' could stir up pollution
For years, activists with Just Transition Northwest Indiana have urged the utility to remove the coal ash on the site — both its coal ash ponds and ash used to fill holes on the plant's property.
Read MoreJune 6, 2025
Rural areas may be hit hard by state, federal policy changes. New group organizes, builds support
Rural communities are forced to grapple with significant policy changes to social service programs at the state and federal levels. An organization in southern Indiana is bringing people together around a shared mission — that they deserve better.
Read MoreJune 5, 2025
Indiana Black Legislative Caucus to host town halls around state this summer
The Indiana Black Legislative Caucus will hold a series of town halls around the state over the next four months, events meant to help educate the public and gather feedback.
Read MoreJune 4, 2025
Northeast Indiana's Tri-Share Plus launches program to share child care costs
The Northeast Indiana Early Childhood Coalition received nearly $5 million last year to launch the Tri-Share Plus program. The program splits the cost of child care between the employee, the employer and Tri-Share Plus funding.
Read MoreJune 4, 2025
Head of Indiana State Parks, former DNR Director Dan Bortner retires
Dan Bortner served as director for Indiana State Parks for 15 years until former Gov. Eric Holcomb tapped him to lead the DNR in 2020.
Read MoreJune 4, 2025
Wang moves to join court fight to unseal warrants used to search his homes
Months after IU fired them and the FBI searched their homes, former professor XiaoFeng Wang and his wife Nianli Ma are asking a federal court to unseal the search warrants.
Read MoreJune 3, 2025
Trump asks Congress to wipe out funding for public broadcasting
President Trump is asking lawmakers to claw back the $1.1 billion in federal subsidies for public broadcasting that Congress approved earlier this year. His request also includes cuts to foreign aid.
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