Newfields Departures, Ballot Access Lawsuit, Evictions & Foreclosures Data, IU Health Nurse Union, College Credit in High School

December 08, 2023

Two more Board of Trustees members at Newfields have stepped down. Five Board of Trustees members have now resigned since President and CEO Colette Burnette’s departure. Indiana Republican Congressman Jim Banks might have an opponent on the ballot for next year’s U.S. Senate primary. Brandon Smith reports a judge ruled in favor of southern Indiana egg farmer John Rust Thursday, in a lawsuit challenging the state’s ballot access law. Indiana researchers have unveiled a statewide evictions and foreclosures dashboard, believed to be the first of its kind in the country. Nurses at IU Health’s University and Methodist hospitals say they’re planning to unionize. More high schools than ever offer students the chance to earn college credit - at one Indianapolis charter school, that’s the entire focus.

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