Lottery officials were predicting a revenue shortfall as recently as May. But the Hoosier Lottery just barely cleared its budget goal about $212,000 more than projected.

Gov. Eric Holcomb is pitching an idea to calm concerns about school funding, but school leaders are doubtful it will truly clear up the problem and say it could make things like navigating teacher pay even more challenging.

Students at Indianapolis Public Schools begin the 2020-21 academic year today with virtual-only classes and face a "potential technical glitch."

One of the committee's first priorities was how to adjust Organization Day -- a technical meeting of the full legislature in mid-November.

Damien Center is receiving funds from the City of Indianapolis to run a program that houses vulnerable people in hotel rooms.

The Indiana State Department of Health reported 89 additional confirmed deaths over the last week, bringing the state's total to 2,924. The state announced more than 80,000 total confirmed cases including three days with more than 1,000 reported cases and more than 906,000 Hoosiers tested.

Some faculty have said the school's reopening plan doesn't protect everyone's health.

The education reform group The Mind Trust is providing $200,000 to 11 community centers and churches to offer immediate care and oversight of e-learning for an initial 500 school-age children.

The August surge is concentrated in two facilities. The Putnamville Correctional Facility has seen 86 cases, and the New Castle Correctional Facility has 72 new cases.

Young said Democrats are to blame for the impasse, claiming they refuse to agree to anything but the House's $3 trillion proposal. Yet Democratic leaders last week offered to come down by $1 trillion if Republicans met them in the middle.