Articles tagged as: COVID-19
June 22, 2020
UFCW Union Asks Poultry Plant To Reinstate Hazard Pay
As Indiana's economy reopens, many companies are ending the extra pay they offered essential workers during the shutdown, but one labor union is asking an Indiana-based poultry processor to bring hazard pay back.
Read MoreJune 22, 2020
Indiana Offers Public Schools $61M In Remote Learning Grants
Traditional public school corporations, public charter schools, accredited non-public schools, higher education institutions and other education-related entities are eligible to apply for the funding.
Read MoreJune 22, 2020
EPA Under Trump Makes Major Rule Changes During COVID-19 Crisis
Here are seven rule changes the Environmental Protection Agency made or proposed since Indianas "Stay-At-Home" order went into effect on March 25.
Read MoreJune 21, 2020
Coronavirus: May Unemployment Sees Drop, Ball State Study Shows Longer Recovery
The Indiana State Department of Health reported 23 additional confirmed deaths over the weekend, bringing the state's total to 2,350. The state announced more than 42,000 total confirmed cases, with nearly 412,000 Hoosiers tested.
Read MoreJune 18, 2020
Educators Relieved K-12 Funding Safe From Cuts, Democrats Ask For More Protections
Many school leaders feared the state's education budget approved by lawmakers in 2019 would be cut back in light of revenue shortfalls spurred by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read MoreJune 18, 2020
Study: State, Local Governments Face Challenges, Tax Losses From COVID-19
A recent study by Ball State University economists shows local county-level revenues may be down an average of between 2.4 and 6.8 percent this year from 2019.
Read MoreJune 17, 2020
Grounded: COVID-19 Forces Airlines To Search For Airport Parking Lots
Airport officials say traffic is down at Indianapolis International up to 95 percent. They're expecting lower than normal activity for at least the next three years.
Read MoreJune 17, 2020
No Cuts To K-12 Education Funding, Despite Revenue Shortfalls Due To COVID-19
At a press conference Wednesday, Gov. Eric Holcomb said the state's budget for K-12 schools approved by lawmakers in 2019 will remain on track, despite revenue shortfalls spurred by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read MoreJune 17, 2020
Indiana Expects Budget Shortfall Of More Than $3 Billion By Next Year
Officials say they expect a $1.7 billion shortfall this fiscal year (which ends in two weeks) and another roughly $2 billion loss next fiscal year.
Read MoreJune 17, 2020
Spread Of COVID-19 In Indiana Slows In Latest Fairbanks Study Results
In the Fairbanks study's first round of testing in late April, the number of people who actively had the virus was more than the number who previously contracted it -- providing a sort of baseline for the spread of the disease.
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