Articles tagged as: IPB
February 19, 2024
Federal program helps low-, moderate-income Hoosiers with tax preparation
How can low- to moderate-income Hoosier taxpayers receive assistance in filing their taxes? Several members of our audience inspired this question. The Internal Revenue Services Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program includes sites nationwide with certified tax preparers to assist in filing taxes.
Read MoreFebruary 16, 2024
Lawmakers want to move leftover funds from one scholarship to the Transition to Teaching program
A Senate committee passed a bill this week that would fund additional scholarships for school employees with non-teaching degrees. Lawmakers hope the expansion will encourage more people to transition to teaching from other careers.
Read MoreFebruary 16, 2024
Report: Heat, pollution and wildfires expected to make Indiana's air quality worse in 2054
Most of Indiana is expected to experience one to seven more days of poor air quality in 2054. That's according to a new report by the First Street Foundation, a nonprofit risk mitigation research group.
Read MoreFebruary 16, 2024
Weekly Statehouse Update: Mandates and restrictions in active shooter drills, local dog sale bans
Republicans advance a bill eliminating local bans on selling dogs at pet stores. A Senate committee approves legislation requiring schools to develop armed intruder drills. And grassroots substance use recovery groups would get more funding opportunities under a bill heading to the Senate floor. Here's what you might have missed this week at the Statehouse.
Read MoreFebruary 15, 2024
Planned Parenthood expands vasectomy services to increase birth control options after abortion ban
More people are seeking vasectomies following the overturn of Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood centers want to meet that demand in more parts of the state. Planned Parenthood will offer vasectomy services at four locations across Indiana.
Read MoreFebruary 15, 2024
Robotics bill expands school grant eligibility, widens what funds can be used for
A proposal to expand grant funding for robotics competition programs passed the Senate Education and Career Development Committee unanimously Wednesday.
Read MoreFebruary 15, 2024
Indiana Supreme Court pauses order that put John Rust onto GOP primary ballot for U.S. Senate
It's looking more likely that the Indiana Supreme Court won't allow southern Indiana egg farmer John Rust to be on the Republican primary ballot for U.S. Senate.
Read MoreFebruary 15, 2024
What roles do the Senate president pro tempore, speaker of the House play in Indiana?
What role does the Indiana Senate president pro tempore serve? It's a question a member of our audience recently asked.
Read MoreFebruary 14, 2024
Senate education committee passes bill requiring schools develop armed intruder drills
A Senate committee advanced a bill Wednesday that would require public schools to develop a protocol for armed intruder drills. Several school safety advocates testified in support of the bill, but some lawmakers worry the drills could negatively impact students and staff.
Read MoreFebruary 14, 2024
Certification could mean more funds for substance use recovery support by community organizations
Some Hoosiers in substance use recovery don't have enough support or resources, and some grassroots organizations want to step in to fill those gaps. A Senate committee passed a bill to establish standards for recovery community organizations, which gives these groups access to more funding opportunities.
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