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Despite an increase in homebuying in Marion County, racial inequalities in homeownership persist. The Pacers Bikeshare program will offer free rides during NBA All-Star Weekend. A play celebrating a pivotal event in Indianapolis Black history is this weekend, to coincide with festivities for the NBA All-Star weekend. Preventative screenings like colonoscopies are supposed to be free for patients,...

Despite an increase in homebuying in Marion County, racial inequalities in homeownership persist. The Pacers Bikeshare program will offer free rides during NBA All-Star Weekend. A play celebrating a pivotal event in Indianapolis Black history is this weekend, to coincide with festivities for the NBA All-Star weekend. Preventative screenings like colonoscopies are supposed to be free for patients,...

It’s all hands on deck as Indianapolis gets ready to host the 2024 NBA All-Star game. Indiana University Indianapolis's new chancellor and executive vice president Latha Ramchand started work this week. Listeners want to know how Hoosiers with child support questions can find more information and resources. Attorney General Todd Rokita’s office is asking parents to submit complaints of potentially...

Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett yesterday announced a new chief of police for the city's police department. The governor signed a controversial bill yesterday that further reduces protections for the state’s wetlands. Whether southern Indiana farmer John Rust will appear on the U.S. Senate Republican primary ballot this spring is now in the hands of the state Supreme Court. Taxpayers are on the hoo...

Former Indianapolis mayoral candidate Jefferson Shreve has filed to run for Congress in Indiana’s 6th district. The Damien Center expanded financial assistance eligibility requirements for patients earning less than $72,900 dollars a year. Governor Eric Holcomb is sending members of the Indiana National Guard to the southern border of the United States. Carmel Mayor Sue Finkam formally withdrew fr...

Lawrence Township’s middle and high schools are using new metal detection systems. Indiana lawmakers are beginning to explore ways to better protect children who use social media. Medicaid members on certain plans will be required to pay premiums and POWER account contributions starting July 1st. The state is preparing to overhaul graduation requirements, in an effort to better prepare students be...

Republican Presidential Candidate Nikki Haley has reportedly received enough signatures to appear on the Indiana primary ballot - despite allegations from President Donald Trump she didn’t. A few dozen parents demanded the leaders of Indianapolis Public Schools develop a plan to improve academics for Black and Brown students. Hoosiers in need after a disaster would be able to access more money, mo...

Indianapolis has hired the first of three attorneys whose jobs will be to prosecute more people on the federal level for violent crimes. A controversial bill that would reduce protections for the state’s wetlands is headed to Governor Eric Holcomb’s desk. The Family and Social Services Administration proposed cuts to a program that supports care for children with disabilities - the lieutenant gove...

U.S. Representative Victoria Spartz will run for another term in Congress, reversing her decision not to. The Indianapolis City-County Council held its monthly meeting last night. The National Consumer Law Center recently identified Indiana as having weak debt protections laws, and some advocates are concerned about how this is affecting consumers. Medical providers say prior authorization creates...

The Indianapolis City-County Council holds its monthly meeting tonight. Wabash College honored its first Black student, who attended over 160 years ago, during an event this weekend. The Senate overwhelmingly approved a bill last Thursday that, in the words of one Republican, takes “baby steps” towards providing greater transparency at the Indiana Economic Development Corporation. More communities...

The Indiana Supreme Court yesterday made public a confidential agreement entered into by Attorney General Todd Rokita when he was publicly reprimanded by the court last year. A Senate committee approved a bill on Wednesday that would give school boards the authority to approve or deny curricular materials concerning human sexuality. Researchers have been looking at using psilocybin — a chemical co...

The reconstruction of a number of Indianapolis streets from one-way to two-way is in motion. A bill that would repeal a funding tool for downtown Indianapolis passed the Indiana House on Tuesday. A bill to close a loophole that prevents Marion County from enforcing code violations against some landlords failed to pass a Senate committee yesterday. A bill that restricts the use of cellphones by stu...

A bill that puts a one-year moratorium on dedicated lanes passed out of the Indiana Senate on Monday. Legislation headed to the full Senate aims to protect poll workers while they’re doing their jobs. A bill that would have eliminated the statute of limitations for all sex crimes in Indiana was significantly scaled back by a Senate committee yesterday. A new exhibit at the Benjamin Harrison Presid...

Housing advocates gathered at the Statehouse yesterday to rally behind legislation that protects renters against negligent landlords. The lieutenant governor and several lawmakers have called for the Family and Social Services Administration to “pause” proposed cuts. 39 people drowned in Lake Michigan last year. Six of them along Indiana beaches and other public sites - a state senator is trying t...

Statehouse bills to protect citizens against large, potentially harmful water withdrawals are likely dead. Public schools may soon be required to let students attend religious instruction. U.S. Senator Todd Young says he's pleased to see Indiana embrace tech manufacturing projects, like a new semiconductor plant in southwest Indiana. Tank leaks at B-P’s Whiting Refinery in northwest Indiana sent t...

The Senate amended a bill yesterday prohibiting dedicated lanes for one year, and added the creation of a task force to study the impact of those lanes. Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department officers were involved in a shooting last night that resulted in a man’s death. Trauma-informed care could be the first state-mandated continuing education requirement for registered nurses and licensed...

The Housing and Urban Development Deputy Secretary visited Indianapolis for the city’s annual point-in-time count - the count is a snapshot of the number of people experiencing homelessness throughout the city. The Purdue Center for Regional Development and the Indiana Broadband Office have released the state’s first-ever Digital Equity Plan. While Indiana’s voter registration and participation nu...

Purdue University is hoping to bring its strengths in engineering to the Indianapolis campus, and grow partnerships throughout the state. Indiana’s unemployment rate improved in December, for the first time in eight months. A state Senate bill would establish a hunting and trapping season for bobcats in Indiana by July of next year. A bill that updates which crimes would bar individuals from worki...

Several Irvington businesses who last week spoke in favor of Senate Bill 52 - a bill that opponents say would effectively kill Indianapolis’ proposed Blue Line - have reversed course. Around 50 people gathered at the Indiana Statehouse to protest proposed changes to the state’s Medicaid programs. Indiana’s high school graduation rate is on the rise - at many Indiana schools, students who fail to m...

A traffic demonstration to slow down drivers and reduce crashes shows promise. A state law says counties with wind or solar ordinances that are more restrictive than state guidelines can’t access state incentives - a state House bill would let counties that nearly meet the guidelines get them too. Mammograms are a less effective diagnostic tool for people with dense breast tissue, but patients may...

2023 Legislation that allowed Indianapolis to set up a downtown fee on taxable properties is at risk of repeal. A state senate committee voted yesterday to approve a bill that prohibits dedicated lanes for public transportation - those opposed to the bill say it could kill Indianapolis’ proposed Blue Line bus rapid transit system. Former Marion County Clerk Beth White launched a campaign for attor...

The Indianapolis arts scene is stepping up its game ahead of the NBA All-Star 2024 Game next month. The superintendent of Brownsburg Community Schools announced his sudden retirement, effective Monday. A Senate committee approved a bill that aims to increase accessible and affordable child care options for Hoosiers families. A bill that unanimously cleared a House committee yesterday aims to addre...

Indianapolis rental prices could stabilize despite a hot housing market, according to one Indiana University expert. The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday decided not to hear an Indiana case about a student’s right to use the restroom that aligns with their gender identity. Pregnant people could claim their fetus as a dependent on their state taxes under legislation in a Senate committee, but Tuesday’...

Indiana will continue to bear the brunt of a blistering winter storm that’s sweeping across the U.S. for the next several days. About half a million Indiana residents who rely on propane gas for heat could be facing a limited supply - Governor Eric Holcomb signed his first executive order of 2024 last night seeking to avoid that. Tens of thousands of public pension recipients would get a boost thi...

A detailed look at redevelopment ideas for the West Washington St corridor is completed. Indianapolis Public Schools board members unanimously chose Angelia Moore as their new board president for 2024. A local auto workers union and Allison Transmission in Indianapolis have reached a tentative agreement, avoiding a potential strike. Senate Republicans want to significantly restrict insurance compa...