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Richmond Education Association supporters attended a Sept. 27 school board meeting to voice concerns about the district's supplemental payments and decision to suspend REA President and teacher Kelly McDermott.

Legal dispute over Richmond teachers’ temporary pay bump may set key precedent for Indiana schools

A legal dispute between a teacher's union in Richmond and their school corporation may set an important precedent for how educator salaries are negotiated across the state. The Richmond Community Schools board recently set up temporary supplemental payments to teachers for this school year. But the local teachers union argues the payments' timing infringes on their bargaining rights.

Foster Success hosted a program to encourage entrepreneurship in July 2022. The nonprofit's new Pathways program aims to help students as they transition out of high school.

Indiana high schoolers in foster care can sign up for more college, career support

A new statewide program aims to help hundreds of students in foster care determine how to achieve their post-high school goals.

Indiana State Parks See More People, Officials Encourage Social Distancing While Using Trails

State parks remain open, but with some restrictions. Campgrounds are closed and so are most restrooms. Trails are off limits to mountain biking and equestrian use.

Chief Deputy Coroner Alfie McGinty discussed a proposed $800,000 opioid response grant program at a press conference on Wednesday.

Marion County's $800K opioid response program would support treatment, prevention and other services

If approved by the full Council, the program would be funded through the city’s share of the national opioid settlement with opioid manufacturers and distributors. Indiana is slated to receive $507 million, which will be distributed across the state.

Eighty percent of Hoosier LGBTQ high schoolers told a state survey they felt hopeless every day for more than two weeks.

Nearly a quarter of Indiana LGBTQ youth attempt suicide. This year, anti-LGBTQ bills at the Statehouse tripled

State numbers show nearly a quarter of LGBTQ youth have attempted suicide. The numbers come in a year when lawmakers filed more than two dozen bills with anti-LGBTQ+ themes.

Indiana's Hepatitis C Rate Is Double The National Average -- Weak Prevention Laws Aren't Helping

The state has implemented just one of five CDC-recommended measures to prevent the spread of the disease through sharing contaminated needles.

According to the Chamber’s report, parents who miss work bring on cost to themselves and their employer. The estimated economic impact factors in the costs of employee absenteeism and turnover, and lost tax revenue which the report said is more than $1 billion a year.

Indiana's child care issues cost the state $4 billion last year, Chamber report says

A recent survey of Hoosier parents shows 57 percent say they’ve recently missed work or school due to child care-related issues, and 40 percent say they’ve left the workforce in the last year due to those complications.

New Secretary of State - March 19, 2021

Indiana’s new Secretary of State. The COVID-19 vaccine and more.

Another challenge to the abortion ban - September 9, 2022

Another challenge to Indiana’s abortion ban. Student loan forgiveness taxed by the state.

Karlee Macer Governor Candidacy - August 17, 2019

Karlee Macer won’t run. The head of Indiana’s National Guard resigns and more.

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