Articles tagged as: COVID-19
February 3, 2021
House Passes Bill To Provide Additional Aid To Small Businesses, Goes To Senate
House Bill 1004, passed by the Indiana House Tuesday, will provide funds to help small businesses that have been hit hard during the pandemic.
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Indiana Virtual School Funding Fix Legislation Takes Next Step With House, Senate Approval
Lawmakers in both chambers of the Indiana General Assembly have approved legislation to provide full funding for schools operating virtually during the pandemic after the Senate approved its version of the bill Tuesday.
Read MoreFebruary 2, 2021
Indiana House Member Returns From COVID-19 Hospitalization
Democratic Rep. Vanessa Summers of Indianapolis told House members Tuesday that she was hospitalized for 18 days, including 11 days in the intensive care unit, and was still using supplemental oxygen to breathe.
Read MoreFebruary 1, 2021
Hoosiers 65 And Over Now Eligible For COVID-19 Vaccine
The Indiana Department of Health announced Monday that Hoosiers age 65 and older are now eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.
Read MoreFebruary 1, 2021
Coronavirus: Indiana To Receive More Vaccine Doses, Holcomb Relaxes Restrictions
The Indiana Department of Health reported 258 additional confirmed deaths over the last week. That brings the states total to 9,340 confirmed deaths. The state also reported more than 15,500 new cases in the last week the fewest weekly reported total since late October.
Read MoreFebruary 1, 2021
Some Grocery Stores Continue To Ban Reusable Bags, Despite Low Risk Of COVID-19 Spread
The science on how the virus spreads has evolved -- and some question the need to continue reusable bag bans.
Read MoreJanuary 29, 2021
Lilly 4Q Profit Surges, Helped By New COVID-19 Treatment
Eli Lilly's new COVID-19 treatment helped the drugmakers fourth-quarter profit surge even though U.S. regulators approved its use late in the quarter.
Read MoreJanuary 29, 2021
COVID Forces Artist With Disability To Pause Teaching
Johnson Simon, a painter and professor who has cerebral palsy, had his career plan interrupted by the coronavirus pandemic. He spoke to Seth Johnson about his passion for teaching in an audio diary project for our Move to Include series.
Read MoreJanuary 28, 2021
Virtual School Advocates Seize Opportunity To Voice Funding Frustrations, Parent Sues SBOE
An Indianapolis parent is suing the State Board of Education after it changed a policy to ensure full funding for students learning remotely because of COVID-19.
Read MoreJanuary 28, 2021
Survey: Parents and Teachers Grapple with In-Person Learning
A new national survey from Public Agenda finds that only about a third of parents think they can handle the challenge of educating their children. But it also finds that teachers and parents are in broad agreement that in-person teaching during COVID-19 is dangerous.
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