PNS story: Federal Funding Freeze puts pause on EV charger station installments in Indiana
This story was originally published by Public News Service. By Terri Dee, anchor/producer Public News Service February 6, 2025 The number of registered electric vehicles in Indiana rose from 13,000 in 2023 to nearly 15,000 in 2024. However, plans to install more EV chargers in In “...”
Chalkbeat Indiana story: Lawmakers advance bills on DEI, sex ed, chaplains in schools
This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters Aleksandra Appleton Chalkbeat February 5, 2025 Sign up for Chalkbeat Indiana’s free daily newsletter to keep up with Indianapolis Public Schools, Marion County’s township di “...”
ICC story: Braun considers releasing execution drug costs as lawmakers rally behind anti-death penalty bill
This story was originally published by the Indiana Capital Chronicle. By Casey Smith Indiana Capital Chronicle February 3, 2025 Indiana Gov. Mike Braun suggested Monday he could reverse the previous administration’s unwillingness to disclose how much the state paid to acquire t “...”
Capital B Gary story: Gary Unites Against Bill That Could Erase Public Schools
This story was originally published by Capital B Gary. By Calvin Davis Capital B Gary January 31, 2025 With a possible hearing in the Statehouse for House Bill 1136 looming, the fight over the future of public education in Gary has escalated into a battle for the district’s su “...”
Votebeat story: Job satisfaction among election administrators continues to sink, survey shows
This article was originally published by Votebeat, a nonprofit news organization covering local election administration and voting access. By Jessica Huseman Votebeat January 30, 2025 Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration “...”
ICC story: Elections bill would strike down student IDs as voting option
This story was originally published by the Indiana Capital Chronicle By Whitney Downard Indiana Capital Chronicle January 28, 2025 Senators voted on Monday to move a proposal that some worry will discourage college students from voting and add additional duties to local county vo “...”
Chalkbeat Indiana story: Trump likes Indiana schools. Are they winning the war on ‘woke’ he wants to fight?
This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters By Aleksandra Appleton and Kae Petrin Chalkbeat January 28, 2025 Sign up for Chalkbeat Indiana’s free daily newsletter to keep up with Indianapolis Public Schools, Marion Coun “...”
PNS story: U.S. Supreme Court declines Montana voting rights case
This story was originally published by Public News Service. By Kathleen Shannon, producer Public News Service January 28, 2025 The nation’s highest court has declined to hear a case about Montana voting laws which would have disproportionately affected Native people. Last y “...”
ICC: Indiana bill would expand K-12 curricular material ban to include ‘pornographic material’
This story was originally published by the Indiana Capital Chronicle. By Casey Smith Indiana Capital Chronicle January 27, 2025 As part of an ongoing effort to eradicate “obscene” and “harmful” books or curricular material from Indiana schools, a new bill floated by Repub “...”
Chalkbeat story: IPS is confronting a legislative session that could remake it — or break it
This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters By Amelia Pak-Harvey Chalkbeat Indiana January 22, 2025 Sign up for Chalkbeat Indiana’s free daily newsletter to keep up with Indianapolis Public Schools, Marion County’s to “...”