Articles tagged as: COVID-19
June 17, 2020
No Cuts To K-12 Education Funding, Despite Revenue Shortfalls Due To COVID-19
At a press conference Wednesday, Gov. Eric Holcomb said the state's budget for K-12 schools approved by lawmakers in 2019 will remain on track, despite revenue shortfalls spurred by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Indiana Expects Budget Shortfall Of More Than $3 Billion By Next Year
Officials say they expect a $1.7 billion shortfall this fiscal year (which ends in two weeks) and another roughly $2 billion loss next fiscal year.
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Spread Of COVID-19 In Indiana Slows In Latest Fairbanks Study Results
In the Fairbanks study's first round of testing in late April, the number of people who actively had the virus was more than the number who previously contracted it -- providing a sort of baseline for the spread of the disease.
Read MoreJune 17, 2020
Hoosier Workers, Unions Rally For Racial And Economic Justice
Almost 100 workers in Indiana drove laps around the Statehouse as part of a national Workers First Caravan for Racial and Economic Justice. Its sponsored by labor unions across the state and led by the AFL-CIO.
Read MoreJune 16, 2020
Indiana Congressman: Schools, Colleges Must Open Or Lose Federal Funds
An Indiana congressman introduced a bill that would block federal funding for schools and colleges if they don't offer classroom teaching by this fall.
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Can The U.S. Handle A Second Wave Of COVID-19: A Conversation
Indiana Public Broadcasting's All IN talked to an epidemiologist and a hospital executive who reflected on the past three months and talked about what to expect as states continue to open.
Read MoreJune 16, 2020
Northern Indiana's LaGrange County Requires Face Masks
LaGrange Countys COVID-19 cases have spiked, with 215 new cases since Memorial Day. In all, the number has almost quadrupled in 21 days.
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Coronavirus: Pandemic Food Benefits Delayed, Incumbents Favored In Vote-By-Mail Primary
The Indiana State Department of Health reported 25 additional confirmed deaths since Sunday, bringing the state's total to 2,265. The state announced more than 40,000 total confirmed cases, with more than 363,000 Hoosiers tested.
Read MoreJune 15, 2020
Not All Frontline Workers Work In Hospitals. Meet Janitor Dennis Osborn
Dennis Osborn is a janitorial contractor who works for a pharmaceutical company in Indianapolis. He says he's thankful he's been able to work during the "Stay-At-Home" order -- construction contractors working for the company haven't been as lucky.
Read MoreJune 15, 2020
Pandemic Food Stamp Benefits Delayed For Some Families, FSSA Offers Help Line
The state says people don't have to do anything to get the benefits; they should have received a new card in the mail or had them added to their existing food stamps card.
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