Tag: Indiana state government
Indiana attorney general continues business advisory roles
INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana’s new attorney general is being paid by private businesses for consulting work, including $25,000 a year for advising a Connecticut-based pharmaceutical...
Top Indiana officials defend governor’s emergency powers
INDIANAPOLIS — Officials in Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb’s administration on Thursday defended his use of emergency powers during the COVID-19 pandemic as lawmakers continued...
School boards push back against Indiana voucher expansions
INDIANAPOLIS — Local school leaders across Indiana are lining up against a Republican-backed school funding plan over concerns it wold give private schools a...
Indiana school to be named for trailblazing Black coach
WHITELAND, Ind. — A new school in Johnson County will likely be named for a man who coached the first all-Black basketball team to...
Indiana awards $30M in funding for new trails projects
INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana has awarded nearly $30 million to communities and nonprofit groups for construction of 70 miles of new trails Gov. Eric Holcomb...
Indiana health officials tout 8,200 vaccinations at Speedway
INDIANAPOLIS — More than 8,000 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in the first two days of a vaccination clinic at the...
Public warned to avoid NW Indiana lake where waterfowl died
HAMMOND, Ind. — State environmental officials are warning the public to avoid a northwestern Indiana lake while authorities investigate the deaths of dozens of...
Plans curbing Indiana governor’s emergency power face doubts
INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana legislators remain determined to limit the governor’s executive order power as the state reaches a full year under a public health...
Indiana Sen. Todd Young announces 2022 reelection campaign
INDIANAPOLIS — Republican U.S. Sen. Todd Young has announced that he’s seeking reelection to his Indiana seat.
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DNR probes NW Indiana lake deaths of numerous ducks, geese
HAMMOND, Ind. — Indiana's wildlife and environmental agencies are investigating the deaths of numerous ducks, geese and other waterfowl recently found dead around a...