Articles tagged as: IPB
July 25, 2024
DNR confirms 'rabbit fever' in Tippecanoe County
The Indiana Department of Natural Resources announced Thursday it had confirmed cases of tularemia — also known as “rabbit fever” — in wild rabbits in Tippecanoe County.
Read MoreJuly 24, 2024
How do major party presidential nominees get on Indiana's general election ballot?
Since from the presidential race — and with Vice President Kamala Harris likely to replace him as the nominee — there’s been a lot of misinformation about how she’ll get on the ballot.
Read MoreJuly 24, 2024
Expert: Collaboration is vital part of disaster response for rural hospitals
When a community is facing a disaster, health care facilities can become a vital part of the response. Rural hospitals can face unique challenges in those moments — but also have some advantages over larger hospitals in cities.
Read MoreJuly 23, 2024
Indiana ends fiscal year with $2.5 billion in reserves after covering part of Medicaid shortfall
Indiana closed the books on its fiscal year with more than $2.5 billion dollars in reserve, the lowest amount since the pandemic.
Read MoreJuly 23, 2024
Consumer advocates: CenterPoint rate increase unfair to residents, favors industrial companies
While companies like Toyota and Marathon Petroleum have signed on to the settlement, the city of Evansville and consumer advocates haven’t.
Read MoreJuly 22, 2024
Students, parents advocate for arts classes in wake of Indiana's high school diploma overhaul
The Indiana Department of Education is still considering sweeping changes to the state’s high school graduation requirements that will create two new diplomas and get rid of all existing diplomas — including academic honors. Students, parents and teachers continue to express concern over the new diplomas’ rigor and the courses that will be offered.
Read MoreJuly 22, 2024
Proposed rules could protect Indiana farm workers from extreme heat — if they're enforced
The Biden administration has proposed standards for protecting farm workers in extreme heat. That’s good news for workers in Indiana — where there aren’t state laws to protect them from heat, only federal guidelines. But enforcing those new standards could be difficult.
Read MoreJuly 19, 2024
EPA requires stricter coal ash cleanup in Town of Pines due to flawed soil test
When NIPSCO tested the area’s soil to find out how much toxic heavy metals naturally occur there, it included a sample with coal ash in it — making those levels look abnormally high.
Read MoreJuly 19, 2024
National labor board overrules Indiana company's objections, affirms employees' union vote
The National Labor Relations Board this week overruled a metal powder manufacturing company’s objections to a successful unionization vote by its workers. The ruling means the union will now be able to move forward in the collective bargaining process.
Read MoreJuly 19, 2024
Indiana unemployment rate worsens for third consecutive month
Indiana’s unemployment worsened in June for the third consecutive month, rising to 3.8 percent.
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