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New Affordable Housing, Hospital Mergers Impact, Indiana Tax Collections, Election Surveys, Gaza Ceasefire Protest
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New Affordable Housing, Hospital Mergers Impact, Indiana Tax Collections, Election Surveys, Gaza Ceasefire Protest
October 23, 2023

Forty Six Flats is being built through a partnership between the city, the developer, Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority and nonprofit Partnership for Affordable Housing. National experts say hospital mergers contribute to Indiana’s high healthcare costs. Indiana tax revenues were steady in the first quarter of the new fiscal year. WFYI and the Indianapolis Recorder sent election surveys to this year’s Indianapolis City-County Council candidates, for both contested and uncontested races. You can read each candidate here. Indianapolis protests call for a ceasefire in Gaza, and an end to U.S. aid to Israel.

Kountry Kitchen Reopens, Opioid Settlement Funds, Indiana College Enrollment Rates, Crisis Intervention Training
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Kountry Kitchen Reopens, Opioid Settlement Funds, Indiana College Enrollment Rates, Crisis Intervention Training
October 20, 2023

Kountry Kitchen Soul Food Place announced its reopening after a fire destroyed its building in 2020. Tippecanoe County will receive $1.1 million from the opioid settlement fund and a state matching program. Indiana’s college going rate unchanged a year after hitting lowest in a generation. Some counties are looking for new ways to improve interactions between law enforcement and people experiencing a mental health crisis.

Indiana’s Newest State Senator, Water Pipeline Opposition, EPA Cleanup, Children With Disabilities Isolated
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Indiana’s Newest State Senator, Water Pipeline Opposition, EPA Cleanup, Children With Disabilities Isolated
October 19, 2023

Cyndi Carrasco chosen by GOP precinct caucus to replace Jack Sandlin in Indiana Senate. Greater Lafayette group forming to oppose water pipeline to Lebanon. EPA to clean up debris from fire at former Richmond plastics recycling business. Why this Indiana family keeps going back to a school they say fails their son.

‘96 Remains Identified, Elevation Grants Awarded, READI Grant Study, Care Farms & Mental Health
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‘96 Remains Identified, Elevation Grants Awarded, READI Grant Study, Care Farms & Mental Health
October 18, 2023

Indiana authorities have identified an Indianapolis man who vanished in 1993. A fourth round of funding through the Elevation Grants was announced this week. Indiana University and Purdue University will examine the effectiveness of the READI grant program. Care farms are agricultural places for people with physical or mental health challenges to process their emotions, while performing farming tasks and working with animals.

Stellantis Layoffs, Indianapolis 2024 Budget, Vitality Grants, Abortion Care Access
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Stellantis Layoffs, Indianapolis 2024 Budget, Vitality Grants, Abortion Care Access
October 17, 2023

Stellantis Layoffs, Indianapolis 2024 Budget, Vitality Grants, Abortion Care Access

Medicare Enrollment Events, State Rep Schaibley, Hydrogen Hub Funding, Damien Center Outpatient Program, UAW Strike Continues.
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Medicare Enrollment Events, State Rep Schaibley, Hydrogen Hub Funding, Damien Center Outpatient Program, UAW Strike Continues.
October 16, 2023

Medicare Enrollment Events, State Rep Schaibley, Hydrogen Hub Funding, Damien Center Outpatient Program, UAW Strike Continues.

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