Articles tagged as: COVID-19
April 16, 2020
Recovery Resources Adapt To COVID-19 Social Distancing, 'Stay-At-Home' Orders
The COVID-19 crisis disrupted life for everyone. But it's a unique challenge for Hoosiers with a substance use disorder.
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Indiana Among 7 Midwest States To Partner On Reopening The Economy
The Midwestern alliance joins pacts on the West Coast and in the Northeast that were announced this week.
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Indiana Will Have More Limited In-Person Voting For June 2 Primary
The state already extended vote-by-mail to any Hoosier who wants to cast a ballot that way. But Secretary of State Connie Lawson says some voters feel strongly about going to their polling place.
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Unemployment Insurance Dates Announced For Self-Employed Workers
DWD says it should be able to accept online unemployment insurance applications for self-employed workers starting April 24. The actual payments will begin May 4.
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Coronavirus: Indiana Partners With Midwest On Reopening, Clean Energy Jobs Lost To Virus
The Indiana State Department of Health reported 41 additional deaths on Thursday, bringing the state's total to 477. The state announced more than 9,500 total confirmed cases, with more than 51,000 Hoosiers tested.
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Study: People With Less Trust In Others More Likely To Experience Depression In COVID-19 Pandemic
A new study from the Pew Research Center links Americans emotions during the COVID-19 pandemic to their trust in others, finding that those with less interpersonal trust were more likely to experience bouts of anxiety, depression and loneliness.
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Holcomb, State Leaders 'Cautiously Optimistic' About Improvement In COVID-19 Trends
Gov. Eric Holcomb says hell be monitoring the "facts on the ground" to decide when businesses can start to reopen.
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'A Pretty Incredible Woman': The First Hoosier To Die Of Coronavirus, Remembered
Roberta Shelton and Tony Sizemore had lived together for the last six years, and to him and everyone who knew her she was Birdie. Sizemore says he's a private person, but he agreed to talk about Birdie's life -- and her death.
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As Schools Move Online, So Do Security Threats. Here's What Experts Say You Can Do
Efforts to protect student privacy online are more crucial than ever as schools nationwide rely on the internet to connect with students and families, and with fraudulent activity on the rise during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Hoosiers Can Get 13 Extra Weeks Of Unemployment Benefits, But There's A Wait
Under Indiana state law, unemployment benefits end after a maximum of 26 weeks. With the new federal rules from the CARES Act, the Department of Workforce Development will manage the payment of federal benefits for an additional 13 weeks.
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