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Braun appoints new utilities commissioner amid affordability push
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (730+ words) A new face will take a seat on the agency that regulates Indiana’s utilities at a time when affordability and a growing interest in nuclear energy becomes a focus for state leaders. Joby Jerrells, a division chief at the state…...
Indiana ties extra college funding to degrees completed and workforce outcomes
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (672+ words) The Indiana Commission for Higher Education unanimously approved a new outcomes-based formula that places heavy emphasis on how many degrees and what kinds of credentials graduates are earning. The new formula is a much simpler approach than what was previously…...
‘She never knew a stranger’: Community mourns Hannah Rapp
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (802+ words) When Jared Turner, the boys and girls cross country head coach at Yorktown High School, thinks of Hannah Rapp, he doesn’t think first about the boxer who fought for a world title or the decorated athlete who excelled in nearly…...
Madison County jail bed expansion comes in under budget
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (267+ words) Madison County is adding more than 100 new beds to its new still-under-construction county jail. As IPR’s Thomas Ouellette reports, officials say the planned expansion is also under budget. The new jail’s housing facility was estimated to cost about $7.3 million, but…...
With low state unemployment, workforce development center sees shift in who is coming in – Indiana Public Radio
2+ day, 11+ hour ago (642+ words) The Indiana Department of Workforce Development reports the state’s unemployment rate held steady at 3.3%. In June 159,676 potential workers were seeking employment. Karen Priestly, 58, is one of those people. Retired for about two and a half years, she’s been looking for…...
Indianapolis International Airport installing over 10,000 solar panels
2+ day, 17+ hour ago (259+ words) The Indianapolis International Airport is installing 10,701 solar panels to help power the terminal, airfield and parking garage. The Parking Garage Resilience Project is similar to the Terminal Energy Resilience project. It will have solar canopy with battery storage to power…...
Governor still undecided on special session to extend gas tax – Indiana Public Radio
3+ day, 8+ hour ago (217+ words) Governor Mike Braun says he hasn’t decided whether he would support a special session to keep the state’s gas tax holiday in place. Braun extended the state’s gas tax holiday as long as he’s allowed without the legislature’s support, but…...
Federally funded state initiative focuses on rural hospitals in medically underserved areas
3+ day, 10+ hour ago (413+ words) This year, Indiana will receive $206.9 million as part of the Growing Rural Opportunities for Well-being, or GROW, Health initiative. Over the next five years, Indiana is slated to receive $1 billion. The program stems from the federal Rural Health Transformation Program,…...
Purdue veterinary college looks at expansion to address vet shortage
3+ day, 15+ hour ago (247+ words) Purdue University’s College of Veterinary Medicine is exploring an expansion that would increase its incoming class by more than 40 percent as the state continues to face a shortage of veterinarians, particularly in rural communities. The university’s Board of Trustees has…...
Local communities get payments after gas tax suspension
4+ day, 9+ hour ago (318+ words) Indiana’s Board of Finance unanimously approved Gov. Mike Braun’s proposal Tuesday to send state funds to local governments to cover the ongoing suspension of the gas and excise tax. The decision will send roughly $121 million to cover the tax suspensions…...