Articles tagged as: COVID-19
August 17, 2020
Damien Center To Run Hotel Housing Program
Damien Center is receiving funds from the City of Indianapolis to run a program that houses vulnerable people in hotel rooms.
Read MoreAugust 16, 2020
Coronavirus: Holcomb Aims For School Funding Certainty, GOP Rejects Expanded Vote-By-Mail
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.
Read MoreAugust 14, 2020
Ball State Tries To Reassure Concerned Faculty About On-Campus Return
Some faculty have said the school's reopening plan doesn't protect everyone's health.
Read MoreAugust 14, 2020
Sites Will Offer Indy Students Free, In-Person E-Learning Care
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.
Read MoreAugust 13, 2020
Indiana Prisons See August Spike In COVID-19 Cases
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.
Read MoreAugust 12, 2020
Young Says COVID-19 Relief Talks At Impasse, Won't Say If Trump Executive Orders Are Legal
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.
Read MoreAugust 12, 2020
Holcomb Aims To Provide Some School Funding Certainty
Funding became a huge question mark last week after Senate President Pro Tem Rodric Bray (R-Martinsville) sent a letter to schools warning them they could lose 15 percent of state dollars if they dont reopen to in-person instruction.
Read MoreAugust 12, 2020
State Consumer Advocate: People Need More Time To Pay Overdue Utility Bills
Last week, Gov. Eric Holcomb said the state has no plans to further extend a ban on utility shutoffs during the COVID-19 crisis. But more than 11 percent of Hoosiers are still unemployed and cases are going up.
Read MoreAugust 11, 2020
Indiana Education Head On Reopening Schools: Contact Tracing Is A 'Beast'
Many districts across the state are bringing students back in person but are also offering online learning for those nervous about returning. Schools have already recorded positive coronavirus cases since reopening and had to adjust their plans, including shutting down temporarily.
Read MoreAugust 11, 2020
Indianapolis Warns Fines Coming For Virus Rules Violations, Bars And Nightclubs To Remain Closed
Mayor Joe Hogsett said several businesses flouted the city's rules on crowd sizes, distancing and face masks over the weekend.
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