August 27, 2024
Indiana announces new program to develop housing for people with substance use disorder
Indiana wants to create rental housing developments with supportive services for people with substance use disorder. The project will be funded by $10 million of National Opioid Settlement funding.
Read MoreAugust 26, 2024
Indiana Supreme Court commission recommends measures to help attorney shortage
An Indiana Supreme Court commission wants state lawmakers to help subsidize legal startups and a scholarship program for lawyers in underserved areas.
Read MoreAugust 23, 2024
Indiana water, wastewater utilities face cyber threats and an aging workforce
In May, Russian hackers targeted a wastewater treatment plant for Tipton. Fortunately, workers at the plant noticed something was wrong and were able to switch to manual operation until they could address it.
Read MoreAugust 22, 2024
Morales issues cease-and-desist against financial asset management giant BlackRock
Indiana Secretary of State Diego Morales is accusing BlackRock, the world’s largest financial asset manager, of violating state law by misleading Hoosiers about its investment strategy — which BlackRock called “a politically motivated attack.”
Read MoreAugust 22, 2024
Indiana lawmakers begin to explore artificial intelligence, its use in government
A legislative task force exploring artificial intelligence began its work this week by learning how state government currently uses AI.
Read MoreAugust 21, 2024
The Inflation Reduction Act spurred clean energy investment in Indiana. Will it continue?
Since the law passed two years ago, more than $7.8 billion worth of private investment has come to the Hoosier state. Most of the money has gone to EV battery manufacturing plants for companies like Samsung, Stellantis and Toyota.
Read MoreAugust 21, 2024
Loretta Rush reappointed to another five-year term as Indiana chief justice
Indiana Chief Justice Loretta Rush was chosen Wednesday to serve another five years as leader of the state Supreme Court.
Read MoreAugust 20, 2024
U.S. Sen. Todd Young discusses immigration reform, pessimism in politics at NWI Forum luncheon
"We've got to secure the southern border, but we can't use that as an excuse not to reform our highly-dysfunctional legal immigration system," Sen. Young told Northwest Indiana Forum President & CEO Heather Ennis.
Read MoreAugust 20, 2024
National Consumer Price Index drops below 3 percent. Prices slightly lower across Midwest
In July, the national Consumer Price Index fell slightly below 3 percent for the first time since 2021.
Read MoreAugust 20, 2024
Indiana revenues begin fiscal year mostly on target, though sales taxes continue to lag
Indiana started off its new fiscal year on a positive note, collecting two percent more revenue than its spending plan expected as it begins the second year of its budget cycle.
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