Articles tagged as: IPB
August 12, 2024
Days after amending complaint, attorney general voluntarily dismisses IU Health lawsuit
Just more than two weeks after amending a patient privacy lawsuit against IU Health, Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita’s office filed to dismiss it. It follows a judge’s ruling that the state offered “no factual allegations” to support its initial lawsuit.
Read MoreAugust 12, 2024
Democratic governor candidate Jennifer McCormick criticizes new high school diploma proposal
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jennifer McCormick criticized the state’s plan for new high school diplomas Monday. She said the proposed diplomas are not rigorous enough and are not easily understandable for parents, students and educators.
Read MoreAugust 9, 2024
Indiana elementary school first in state to test out four-day school week
One Indiana elementary school is the first in the state to implement four-day school weeks. Students at Vinton Elementary School in Lafayette will add an hour and a half to their school days this year, but they’ll only go to school Monday through Thursday.
Read MoreAugust 9, 2024
Governor Holcomb's advice on running 100-day campaigns: 'Takes a commitment to go without sleep'
Vice President Kamala Harris is in the midst of a campaign for president that’s just three months long after officially becoming the nominee — and Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb knows something about running such an abbreviated campaign for major office.
Read MoreAugust 8, 2024
Indiana’s Pregnancy Promise Program receives three-year, nearly $3 million federal grant
A statewide program to support pregnant people and new parents with substance use disorders received nearly $3 million in federal funding to expand. The Pregnancy Promise Program expects to use the funding to prioritize rural and under-resourced communities.
Read MoreAugust 8, 2024
Leaders break ground on co-location for schools serving blind and visually impaired, deaf students
Gov. Eric Holcomb and leaders from the Indiana School for the Deaf and the Indiana School for the Blind and Visually Impaired broke ground Thursday on a project to join the two schools on one campus.
Read MoreAugust 7, 2024
Braun waves aside concerns about property tax plan hurting local government budgets, other taxpayers
Republican gubernatorial candidate Mike Braun’s property tax plan would mean definite savings for homeowners on their tax bills.
Read MoreAugust 6, 2024
Proposed federal incentives announced for South Korean tech company's West Lafayette plant
The U.S. Department of Commerce proposed nearly $500 million in federal incentives for SK hynix – which plans to build a multi-billion dollar advanced semiconductor plant at the Purdue Research Park in West Lafayette.
Read MoreAugust 5, 2024
Indiana launches All-Payer Claims Database, aims to provide greater transparency in health care
Hoosiers can now get an idea of how much individual medical procedures cost in Indiana, including average prices at various hospitals.
Read MoreAugust 5, 2024
Canada wildfires are burning. Why aren't Hoosiers seeing as much smoke as last summer?
Last summer, smoke from Canadian wildfires caused several days of dangerously unhealthy air for Indiana.
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