PNS story: Natural disasters cost Indiana farmers millions in crop, cattle damage
This story was originally published by Public News Service. By Terri Dee, anchor/producer Public News Service December 30, 2024 Consumers are unhappy with increasing food prices and blame inflation. In reality, natural disasters have a direct link to grocery costs, and no end is “...”
ICC story: Medicaid, prior authorization to be major topics in 2025 session
This story was originally published in the Indiana Capital Chronicle. By Whitney Downard Indiana Capital Chronicle December 30, 2024 A revenue report from mid-December determined that incoming monies would be sluggish over the next two years, with barely any new dollars expected “...”
Capital B Gary story: Shoe Repairman in Gary Restores Community, One Sole at a Time
This story was originally published by Capital B Gary. By Rayonna Burton-Jernigan Capital B Gary December 19, 2024 A quiet, cold air settled over the nearly abandoned shopping center in Gary, broken only by the faint creak of a door and the muted sounds of its lone open shop. Dow “...”
ICC Story: Ohio River protection would be new federal office’s job under bipartisan bill in Congress
This story was originally published by the Indiana Capital Chronicle. By Liam Niemeyer Kentucky Lantern December 26, 2024 A bipartisan bill introduced in Congress would create a new office within the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to address environmental needs of the Ohio “...”
HAMILTON’S WORDS: Indiana law librarian finds treasure written by a founding father to a young nation
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen December 26, 2024 The basement of the Indiana Supreme Court Law Library is home to papers of former justices, renovation records and other things that tell the story of the state’s judicial system, but while inventorying all the different “...”
PNS Story: Ohio appears to have lost its battleground state status
This story was originally published by Public News Service By Farah Siddiqi, producer Public News Service December 24, 2024 By Vanessa Davidson / Broadcast version by Farah Siddiqi reporting for the Kent State News Lab-Ohio News Connection Collaboration. “As Ohio goes, so goes “...”
DENYING ACCESS: Indiana AG Rokita turns down request to see voter list sent to federal government
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen December 24, 2024 The Indiana Attorney General’s Office has denied a public records request for access to the list of nearly 600,000 Hoosier voters whose citizenship the state’s top lawyer and the secretary of state are questioning, but “...”
Chalkbeat Indiana story: Here are the education issues Indiana lawmakers are considering for the 2025 legislative session
This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters By Aleksandra Appleton Chalkbeat Indiana Dec 23, 2024 Sign up for Chalkbeat Indiana’s free daily newsletter to keep up with Indianapolis Public Schools, Marion County’s town “...”
JUDICIAL MOVES: Indiana Legislature likely to start reallocating court resources, rather than adding to them
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen December 20, 2024 One Indiana lawmaker is expecting the Indiana General Assembly to step back this coming session from continually approving requests for more trial court judges and, instead, start shifting judicial resources from slower co “...”
ICC story: Senate Democrats elect new minority leader after second round of sexual harassment accusations
This story was originally published by the Indiana Capital Chronicle. By Whitney Downard Indiana Capital Chronicle December 18, 2024 Senate Democrats elected a new minority leader Wednesday after Sen. Greg Taylor denied three new sexual harassment allegations. Sen. Shelli Yoder, “...”