September 20, 2023
Indiana lawmakers begin study of cost-of-living increases for public pension retirees
Lawmakers are still cagey on what, if anything, theyll do to help nearly 100,000 Hoosiers receiving public pension benefits.
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Lead bullets in deer carcasses harm eagles, other wildlife. DNR aims to educate hunters
Birds and other wildlife that eat game killed with lead shot can have issues flying and reproductive problems. People who rely on wild game for food can also suffer health issues. Lead is also found in some fishing tackle and was responsible for nearly half of all loon deaths from the early 80s to 2012.
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Stellantis says it may temporarily lay off 300 workers at Kokomo parts plants due to UAW strike
Chrysler-parent Stellantis said it may soon temporarily lay off 300 workers across two plants in Kokomo. In a statement Wednesday, the company said the anticipated layoffs are due to the United Auto Workers' "targeted" strike at an assembly plant in Toledo, Ohio.
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Indiana US Senate candidate files suit challenging law that may keep him off the ballot
An egg farmer seeking the Republican nomination for Indiana’s open U.S. Senate seat in 2024 filed a lawsuit Tuesday challenging the constitutionality of a state law that could prevent him from getting on the ballot.
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State Sen. Jack Sandlin has died
Indianapolis Republican Jack Sandlin, a member of the state Senate since 2016, has died.
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Former U.S. Rep. Steve Buyer of Indiana sentenced to 22 months in prison for insider trading
A former U.S. congressman from Indiana was sentenced Tuesday to 22 months in prison for making illegal stock trades based on inside information while working as a consultant and lobbyist after he left office.
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Expert: Indiana strong competitor for Subaru EV plant, could do more to entice workers
Subaru of Indiana is the company’s only auto manufacturing site outside of Japan and produces about half of all Subarus sold in the U.S.
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Voter advocates say Hoosiers 'short-changed' by legislative resignations
Four legislators have stepped down this year, including two state senators who left office less than a year into their four-year terms.
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Indiana's August unemployment rate bumped up compared to last year, but total employment did too
Indiana's unemployment rate reached its highest point in almost two years at three point four percent in August. The rate is a minor increase from the month prior, according to new federal estimates. It is a small but more significant bump compared to August 2022's unemployment rate.
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Attorneys for man charged with killing 2 teenage Indiana girls argue they died in ritual sacrifice
Attorneys for a northern Indiana man charged with killing two teenage girls contend in court documents filed Monday that their client had nothing to do with the crimes and that the girls actually died as part of a ritual sacrifice.
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