September 28, 2023
The U.S. needs it for a green economy, but aluminum isn't very green
The Alcoa Warrick plant in southern Indiana has had more pollution violations than any other aluminum smelter in the country in recent years. Thats according to a new report by the Environmental Integrity Project showing aluminum production is a major source of greenhouse gases and air and water pollution.
Read MoreSeptember 28, 2023
State Comptroller Tera Klutz announces resignation, effective Nov. 30
Indiana State Comptroller Tera Klutz announced Thursday she will step down from her statewide elected office at the end of November, with about three years left in her final term in office.
Read MoreSeptember 27, 2023
New state soil program aims to increase sustainable, profitable farming
A new state soil sampling program for farmers is now accepting applications.
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Holcomb says Indiana is preparing for federal government shutdown as deadline looms
Gov. Eric Holcomb said hes holding out hope that the federal government wont shut down as a funding deadline looms this week, even as the state braces for it.
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Indiana hospitals at 'breaking point' as new legislative panel prepares to examine Medicaid
The Indiana Hospital Association said hospitals are at a financial breaking point as state lawmakers begin a deep dive into Medicaid funding.
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Facing strike-related temporary layoffs at Fort Wayne supplier, local steelworker union supports UAW
Indiana's Ford, General Motors and Stellantis employees still have not been called to join the United Auto Workers strikes yet. But the state's workers are still being impacted as UAW strikes at facilities in other states lead to reduced production and temporary layoffs across the auto supply chain. Workers at an axle supplier in Fort Wayne are among the latest to feel those effects.
Read MoreSeptember 27, 2023
Indiana man sentenced to 195 years in prison for killing 3 people
A judge sentenced a central Indiana man to 195 years in prison Tuesday on his convictions of three counts of murder in the 2021 execution-style slayings of three people.
Read MoreSeptember 26, 2023
State Supreme Court says Indiana law bans corporate contributions to super PACs
The Indiana Supreme Court said state law bans corporate contributions to independent political action committees, or super PACs even as the state acknowledges such a ban would be unconstitutional.
Read MoreSeptember 26, 2023
EPA forced to finalize rule on cancer-causing emissions at commercial sterilizers like Cook
Its been about seven years since the Environmental Protection Agency found a chemical used to sterilize medical equipment and spices was a lot more harmful than the agency originally thought. But the agency still hasnt finalized a rule limiting the chemical at commercial sterilizers like Cook Group Inc. in Ellettsville.
Read MoreSeptember 26, 2023
Absentee ballot application outage frustrates some election officials, leaves others unaffected
For more than two months, Hoosier voters attempting to apply for an absentee ballot online were met with a block of bright red text informing them that the function was down while the state complied with new — and controversial — voter identification requirements.
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