Articles tagged as: IPB
November 19, 2024
Sen. Greg Taylor silent on sexual harassment allegations, dodges questions from reporters
Senate Democratic Leader Greg Taylor (D-Indianapolis) was largely silent Tuesday about sexual harassment allegations against him.
Read MoreNovember 19, 2024
Preliminary data shows Indiana's unemployment rate above national average, up from last year
In October 2023, Indiana’s unemployment rate stood at 3.6 percent. Over the past year it grew to the current rate of 4.4 percent.
Read MoreNovember 18, 2024
Advocates warn election results could lead to more limits on reproductive rights
Advocates said they are afraid of how the results of state and national races will affect access to reproductive care. Organizers expect more attacks on reproductive rights in the near future.
Read MoreNovember 18, 2024
Indiana legislative leaders say likely no major tax changes in 2025 session
Indiana legislative leaders say they likely won’t enact transformative changes to the state’s tax system in the 2025 legislative session.
Read MoreNovember 18, 2024
Indiana Senate Democrats reelect Greg Taylor as leader amid sexual harassment allegations
Indiana Senate Democrats reelected Greg Taylor as their caucus leader Monday, just after an Indianapolis Star story detailed multiple sexual harassment allegations against Taylor that stretch back more than a decade.
Read MoreNovember 15, 2024
Federal appeals court upholds Indiana’s trans youth gender-affirming care ban
Indiana’s 2023 law shares nearly identical language to Tennessee’s ban, which will be heard by the U.S. Supreme Court in December.
Read MoreNovember 15, 2024
Indiana, Overdose Lifeline have distributed more than 1 million naloxone kits since 2020
Indiana has distributed more than 1 million doses of naloxone since partnering with Overdose Lifeline in 2020. Advocates and state officials said it was one of the many solutions that contributed to Indiana’s significant decrease in overdose deaths last year.
Read MoreNovember 15, 2024
Report: Most local governments haven't started to spend opioid settlement money
A new state report shows most local governments in Indiana have not started spending their portion of opioid settlement dollars. The total settlement fund is split evenly between the state and local governments.
Read MoreNovember 15, 2024
Indiana public colleges, universities present budget requests to state lawmakers
Major state budget requests from Indiana’s public colleges and universities center on new and renovated facilities focused on high-wage, high-demand jobs.
Read MoreNovember 14, 2024
Report: Indiana HIV criminalization laws target actions with no risk of transmission
A new report shows most of the conduct targeted by Indiana’s HIV criminalization laws carry no risk of transmission. Advocates want lawmakers to use this information to modernize the laws around HIV in Indiana.
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