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ILEARN Scores Show Deep Divides in Marion County, City Market Project Hit with Delays, EPA Moves to Undo Climate Change Finding, Investment in Dolly Parton's Imagination Library
August 04, 2025
Fewer than 3 in 10 Marion County public school students passed Indiana's latest ILEARN exam. An ambitious overhaul of the entire City Market block has hit a number of delays. The Environmental Protection Agency wants to undo its finding that climate change harms people, and eliminate greenhouse gas standards for cars and trucks. First Lady Maureen Braun last week announced a "significant investment" in Dolly Parton's Imagination Library of Indiana.
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