Articles tagged as: Indiana
November 13, 2015
Study Shows Indiana's Incarceration Rate Above National Average
A recent study shows Indiana's incarceration rate is above the national average, and well above other nations.
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New Coalition Of Indiana Businesses Pushing For Anti-Discrimination Law
Indiana Competes joins the fight for LGBT rights already being waged by Freedom Indiana, a broad group of government and community leaders, businesses and individuals, and Tech for Equality, a group of tech companies led by former Angie's List CEO Bill Oesterle.
Read MoreNovember 10, 2015
Pence Says House Democrats' $2B Road Plan Could Bankrupt Indiana
The House Democrats' plan would shift more than $500 million dollars a year from Indiana's General Fund to specifically pay for road maintenance and improvements. The proposal involves using budget reserve dollars to cover that shift in the plan's first year. Pence says that move would put Indiana on a path towards fiscal irresponsibility.
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Public Health Experts Critical Of Indiana's New HPV Vaccination Reminder
An outspoken critic of the state's vaccination reminder letter seems to have sparked several changes in the language of those letters, and health experts worry fewer parents will now vaccinate their children against human papillomavirus (HPV).
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2,000 Soldiers In Training Drill At Indiana's Camp Atterbury
The drills are carried out at indoor training centers where the soldiers go through virtual battlefield simulations to test their reactions, with specific tasks for various assignments.
Read MoreNovember 9, 2015
Zoeller Opposes Student-Loan Debt Collectors Robocalling
Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller is urging Indiana members of Congress to work to restore a longstanding prohibition on student loan debt collectors from using robocalls to cellphones.
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Report Gives Indiana D- For Government Accountability, Transparency
In the State Integrity Investigation by the Center for Public Integrity, Indiana received Bs in the categories of internal auditing and state pension fund management, but in the 11 other categories, it scored Ds and Fs.
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Indiana Fell Short Of Revenue Target In October
Through a third of the current fiscal year, Indiana is about $61 million below target, which is about 6 percent off the mark.
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New Program Trying To Get Indiana's Low-Level Drug Offenders Treatment Instead Of Jail Time
The Recovery Works program is aimed at improving offenders' recovery rates and reducing recidivism.
Read MoreOctober 30, 2015
New Program To Equip More Emergency Workers With Naloxone
Indiana is using at least $100,000 from a recent pharmaceutical settlement to equip emergency responders with an opioid antidote that can reverse heroin overdoses.
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