Articles tagged as: IPB
July 11, 2023
Southern Indiana construction site fatality highlights industry’s persistently high death rate
A worker died on a southern Indiana construction site last week after being crushed. The incident may reflect some the risks construction workers face as the industry’s nationwide rate of work fatalities remains stubbornly high.
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New state initiative pays for teachers to pursue STEM licensing
A new partnership between the Indiana Department of Education and Education Service Centers of Indiana aims to license more educators to teach STEM subjects. Eligible teachers could receive free tuition, free books, and $1,000 stipends from the initiative.
Read MoreJuly 11, 2023
Why social conservative backlash made Indiana the right state for anti-LGBTQ+ bills
The departure of several long-time lawmakers and a prior Republican focus on "kitchen table" issues has set the scene for a backlash in Indiana on social conservative issues. Political scientists say that backlash made the Statehouse an apt environment for out-of-state groups to push anti-LGBTQ+ legislation.
Read MoreJuly 10, 2023
Indiana Department of Health, local organizations launch campaign to promote vaccine clinics
The Indiana Department of Health, along with local health departments and other statewide health care entities, have launched the Start Smart campaign to promote immunization clinics.
Read MoreJuly 10, 2023
Curtis Hill, who the Indiana Supreme Court said battered four women, runs for governor
Former Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill, whose law license was temporarily suspended while in office when the state Supreme Court ruled he criminally battered four women, is running for governor.
Read MoreJuly 10, 2023
Indiana's slate of anti-LGBTQ+ bills part of national fight over 2020 Supreme Court decision
Indiana lawmakers filed nearly two dozen anti-LGBTQ+ bills during this years legislative session, up from a peak of seven over previous years. The explosion in bills targeting LGBTQ+ Hoosiers is part of a national trend, in which state legislatures across the country proposed more than 500 bills in 2023.
Read MoreJuly 7, 2023
Report: Maternal mortality rates nearly doubled for white, Hispanic Hoosiers in 20-year study
Indiana had one of the highest maternal mortality rate increases in the nation between 1999 to 2019, according to a new study.
Read MoreJuly 7, 2023
A lawsuit may put Indiana’s new physician non-compete restrictions to the test
A Fort Wayne doctor is suing his employer to get out of a non-compete agreement. The suit could be the first test of a new state law that restricts new non-competes for some physicians.
Read MoreJuly 6, 2023
Indianapolis Councilor Potts launches Democratic bid for open U.S. Senate seat
A second Democratic candidate has thrown their hat into the ring for Indianas open 2024 U.S. Senate race.
Read MoreJuly 6, 2023
Former owner of Richmond plastics recycler implicates city in fire, asks to dismiss lawsuit
The city of Richmond has said the original owner of a former plastics recycling business is responsible for the huge industrial fire there in April. But now the owner is blaming the city which partially owns the property.
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