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Ball State Board of Trustees silent on Ferguson resignation
As the Ball State University Board of Trustees met on campus today, the name on everyone’s minds was now-former President Paul Ferguson, whose resignation was approved at a board meeting in Indianapolis on Monday. But as IPR’s Stephanie Wiechmann reports, several Friday morning committee meetings were business as usual, with no mention of the week’s […]
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LGBT Rights Debate En Route to Senate Floor
The debate over LGBT rights will head to the senate floor after a committee approved a bill this week that will provide protections for people based on sexual orientation … while allowing for some religious exemptions. The committee listened to hours of testimony on the proposal. As Indiana Public Broadcasting’s Barbara Brosher reports, few Hoosiers […]
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Statehouse Weekly Roundup
Senate Republicans’ attempt at balancing gay rights with religious freedom took its first step in the legislative process this week. A committee shut down Sunday alcohol sales for another year. And House lawmakers approved a bill on police body camera footage. Indiana Public Broadcasting’s Brandon Smith reports on the week at the Statehouse.
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Single-Family Home Building Up in December
(INDIANAPOLIS) — Single family homes are on the rise again, at least for December of 2015. More people filed permits to build their own homes last month than in December of 2014. Overall, though, building permits dropped by one percent last year.
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E-Cigarettes Could Go Up in Smoke in Monroe County
(BLOOMINGTON) — E-cigarettes could be coming into the crosshairs of the Monroe County Board, in Bloomington. The Board is considering health data on e-cigarettes and may move to ban the devices in public places.
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Income tax cut included in House Republicans’ road funding plan
Tucked inside road funding legislation offered by the House Republicans this session is a five percent cut for the state’s income tax. A House committee approved the bill – and thus the tax cut – today. As Indiana Public Broadcasting’s Brandon Smith reports, some see the income tax cut as an effort to make the […]
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Yorktown superintendent running for state schools superintendent
The superintendent of Yorktown Community Schools has announced she’s running for the state’s top education post. IPR’s Stephanie Wiechmann reports. Photo and Indianapolis sound recording by Eric Weddle. Hear McCormick’s full candidacy announcement here:
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Researchers Investigating Listeria Outbreak
An outbreak of Listeriosis has killed one person in Michigan and hospitalized 11, including a person in Indiana. As Indiana Public Broadcasting’s Sarah Fentem reports, researchers hope to use the outbreak to better detect future problems.
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ACLU and DOC Reach Agreement on Treatment of Mentally Ill Prisoners
The ACLU of Indiana and the Department of Corrections have finally reached an agreement on how to treat mentally ill prisoners, years after a judge attributed a number of suicides to poor treatment in Indiana prisons. Jake Harper has the story. —
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Meth Bills Advance from House Committee
A House committee Wednesday approved two bills aimed at curbing meth production in Indiana, which leads the country. As Indiana Public Broadcasting’s Drew Daudelin reports, both are similar to bills advanced last week through Senate committee.
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Indiana Retail Stores Still Dry on Sundays
(STATEHOUSE) – Hoosiers will still not be able to buy alcohol from retail stores on Sunday, at least for the moment. Wednesday, the Indiana House Public Policy Committee voted 5-8 on a bill that would make it legal to buy beer, wine and liquor in stories on Sundays.
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Indianapolis Principal Honored
(INDIANAPOLIS) – Governor Mike Pence ordered that flags be flown at half-staff in Marion County in honor of Principal Susan Jordan, who died Tuesday trying to save students from a school bus accident. Flags are to be lowered on the day of her funeral, which has not yet been announced. The governor said that Principal […]
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Road Funding Bills Move on at The Statehouse
Dueling road funding plans should advance to the House and Senate floor today. Eric Berman reports.
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Sunday alcohol carryout sales bill dies in committee
Indiana will remain the only state to ban carryout alcohol sales on Sundays after this year’s measure to allow sales died in a House committee today. Indiana Public Broadcasting’s Barbara Brosher reports.
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Bill nicknamed “Super RFRA” dies in Senate committee
A state Senate committee did not vote today on a rewrite of last year’s Religious Freedom Restoration Act. And as Indiana Public Broadcasting’s Brandon Smith reports, both supporters and opponents of the existing law say they aren’t surprised the bill died in committee.
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Italian fertilizer company building headquarters in Anderson
Officials in Anderson say an Italian-based organic fertilizer company is bringing its North American headquarters to the Madison County city. Italpollina says it will spend $9 million to build a new facility near the Flagship Enterprise Center on Scatterfield Road. Company CEO Luca Bonini says the plant will be finished by December and Italpollina will […]
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Police Body Camera Bill Approved in House
The House Tuesday approved a measure dealing with police body camera footage that critics charge doesn’t go far enough in making those videos available to the public. Indiana Public Broadcasting’s Brandon Smith reports.
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Fort Wayne Health Officials Hoping for Needle Exchange Program
(FORT WAYNE) – The Allen County Department of Health reports the number of new STD cases had increased last year from the number the year before. According to the Journal Gazette, there were 23 new cases of HIV in 2015 compared to only 18 in 2014. Likewise, there were almost 400 cases of Hepatitis C […]
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BSU MBB Loses at Buffalo; Double-Header Coming Saturday
James Whitford’s Ball State men’s basketball Cardinals fell short last night at Buffalo, 76-to-64. The Cards were sloppy with the ball for the second straight game. They committed 19 turnovers. Ball State’s league-leading, 3-point shooting was off last night as well. The Cards made only 4 out of 18 treys. Ball State’s Jeremiah Davis scored […]
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Bracken calls for downtown Muncie park
The Muncie Gearbox Maker’s Hub is already an approved concept by the city and major partner Ball State University. But that hasn’t stopped an influential Muncie resident from dreaming of a park and underground parking garage on the downtown spot. IPR’s Keagan Beresford reports on how he’s selling it to the community. Photo by Keagan […]