January 21, 2025
Bill would cut Indiana individual income tax rate more in future, if state revenues grow
Indiana is in the midst of a five-year reduction of its individual income tax rate. A bill unanimously approved by a Senate committee Tuesday would continue to cut the rate after that — but only if state revenues grow.
Read MoreJanuary 21, 2025
AI data centers threaten to derail climate progress in Indiana
Companies like Google, Meta, Microsoft and Amazon are building large data centers in Indiana for AI. Each one requires power 24/7 — and a lot of it. But Indiana utilities weren’t anticipating this when they made plans to get more power from sources like wind and solar. Data centers could delay utilities’ efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Read MoreJanuary 20, 2025
Southern Indiana lawmakers back bills on health care, education, government oversight
It’s two weeks into Indiana’s legislative session, and lawmakers across the state have filed more than 2,200 bills, only a fraction of which will become law. Here’s a look at what Southern Indiana officials are focused on.
Read MoreJanuary 20, 2025
Trump, in his inaugural address, rips into the country's past leaders and makes sweeping promises
President Donald Trump's second inaugural address featured similar themes to his first: a sweeping indictment of the country he inherits and grand promises to fix its problems.
Read MoreJanuary 20, 2025
All of the Day 1 executive actions Trump has announced so far
After his Monday inaguration, Trump is expected to sign a slew of executive orders relating to immigration and other issues.
Read MoreJanuary 19, 2025
TikTok is back online in the U.S., following Trump's promise to pause the ban
The president-elect said he will issue an executive order Monday to delay the ban while he brokers a sale. The app has returned on web and mobile, but is not available in Apple and Google's stores.
Read MoreJanuary 18, 2025
TikTok is offline in the U.S. after Supreme Court upholds ban
The app had more than 170 million monthly users in the U.S. The black-out is the result of a law forcing the service offline unless it sheds its ties to ByteDance, its China-based parent company.
Read MoreJanuary 17, 2025
Expansion to Indiana's Lifeline Law advances as student leaders, law enforcement advocate
Indiana’s Lifeline Law — which provides immunity from underage drinking charges for people who seek police or medical help — has been in place for more than a decade.
Read MoreJanuary 17, 2025
Indiana water pollution funds could be used to tackle invasive species under Senate bill
The Clean Water Indiana Program usually provides matching dollars to help farmers and landowners implement practices like cover cropping and no-till agriculture — to keep the soil from eroding and getting into local waterways.
Read MoreJanuary 17, 2025
Maximum benefits length for unemployment could be almost cut in half by Senate bill
Hoosiers on unemployment insurance could see the maximum length of benefits cut nearly in half under a new proposal heard in a Senate committee.
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