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New Scholarship Aims to Help Attract New Teachers
Teachers and education-reform groups are uniting behind a proposed scholarship to coax more top students into teaching careers. Eric Berman, reports.
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Duke Energy Would Up Rates for Infrastructure Changes
Duke Energy is proposing an infrastructure improvement plan. As Indiana Public Broadcasting’s Becca Costello reports, that would increase user rates over the next seven years.
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Gov. Pence Signed Stop-Gap Education Bills Into Law Curbing ISTEP Consequences
Governor Pence signed two education bills into law Thursday aimed at curbing negative consequences for teachers and schools as a result of the 2015 ISTEP test. StateImpact Indiana’s Claire McInerny, reports.
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Paramount Theatre
“Paramount Theatre” Indiana Weekend Anderson’s Paramount Theatre, a landmark for more than 80 years and still central to the city’s downtown, is holding its big annual fundraiser on Jan. 30 as supporters work to secure the theater’s financial future. We talk with executive director Randy Hammel and longtime Anderson reporter Ken de la Bastide about […]
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The battle over how to fund road repairs
Caucuses in the Indiana House and Senate have different ideas about how to fund repairs on state and local roads this session. And that’s created a strange dynamic – with Republican Governor Mike Pence and Democrats pushing back against a House GOP plan to raise taxes. Indiana Public Broadcasting’s Drew Daudelin reports. Photo by Drew […]
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Representative Mahan is confident about police body camera footage access bill
A bill authored by Hartford City Representative Kevin Mahan addressing who gets to look at police body camera footage stalled in the House this week as Speaker Brian Bosma expressed concerns. But as Indiana Public Broadcasting’s Brandon Smith reports, Mahan says he’s confident about the bill’s chance to advance.
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Taylor University alumnus named school’s president-elect
A Taylor University alumnus and former administration member will serve as the Upland school’s new president. IPR’s Stephanie Wiechmann reports. Photo provided by Taylor University.
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State Senate passes open adoption records bill
The Indiana state Senate has overwhelmingly approved legislation that seeks to allow adopted children access to information about their birth parents. Indiana Public Broadcasting’s Brandon Smith’s reports.
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Tax Increases on Gasoline and Cigarettes for Road Funding Survive First Committee Vote
A House road funding proposal that would increase both gas and cigarette taxes cleared its first legislative hurdle Wednesday. But as Indiana Public Broadcasting’s Brandon Smith reports, the GOP proposal was not embraced by all House Roads Committee Republicans.
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New Program Helps Foreclosure Prevention Services for Low-Income Hoosiers
Indiana Legal Services, or ILS, provides legal aid for Hoosiers in all 92 counties. Attorney General Greg Zoeller announced a new grant will help support their foreclosure prevention services for low-income residents. As Indiana Public Broadcasting’s Lisa Ryan reports, the grant will also be used to fund a partnership between Indiana law schools and ILS.
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Republicans Against Democrats’ Try for Tighter Standards on Hunting Preserves
Senate Republicans Tuesday rebuffed attempts by Democrats to tighten regulations on Indiana’s high-fenced hunting preserves. Indiana Public Broadcasting’s Brandon Smith reports.
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Another Attempt to Legalize Pot in Indiana Goes Up in Smoke
(STATEHOUSE) – The Senate has snuffed out another attempt to open the door to medical marijuana in Indiana. Portage Democrat Karen Tallian has authored bills in past years to decriminalize pot or allow medical marijuana. This time, she tried instead to allow people with valid prescriptions from other states to use that as a defense […]
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Lawmakers Still Wrestling with Sunday Alcohol Sales
(STATEHOUSE) The latest attempt to legalize Sunday alcohol sales drops last year’s requirement that supermarkets keep alcohol in a separate part of the store or behind the counter. That proposal was so strict that the usual antagonists on the issue swapped sides, with liquor stores endorsing the bill and supermarkets successfully lobbying to kill it. […]
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State Police Add Four K-9 Teams
(FORT WAYNE) – The Indiana State Police post in Fort Wayne has added a K-9 team, to its District. Trooper Christopher Davis and his partner Duke, recently completed 14 weeks of intense training. The graduation ceremony also graduated a total of four new State Police K-9 teams, bringing the total number of the agency’s teams […]
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BSU WBB Beats Eastern Michigan, Leads MAC-West
Senior forward Nathalie Fontaine scored 27 points to lead Ball State to a 76-54 Mid-American Conference win over Eastern Michigan in Worthen Arena, last night. The Cards are 9-0 at home – 13-and-4 overall, and 5-and-1 atop the MAC West. Next up: Western Michigan at Kalamazoo, Saturday at 2 p.m. You can see that game […]
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Officials find no more avian flu-infected birds since Saturday
State and federal officials say they have found no new cases of avian flu in southern Indiana’s Dubois County since Saturday. As Indiana Public Broadcasting’s Samantha Horton reports, that’s after expanding the investigation area to an additional 10 kilometers to check more bird flocks.
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Bill wants to allow legislative staff at Statehouse to carry guns
State lawmakers in Indiana are allowed to carry guns in the Statehouse building in Indianapolis. As Indiana Public Broadcasting’s Drew Daudelin reports, a Senate committee today has approved a bill that would extend the gun-carrying privilege to legislative staff members.
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Meth Bills Move Out of Senate Committee
Days after the House shot down a prescription-only bill targeting pseudoephedrine sales, two other bills targeting meth production in Indiana advanced out of Senate committee Tuesday. Indiana Public Broadcasting’s Drew Daudelin reports.
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Legislators Working on Revamping Tax Bills for Big Box Stores
Lawmakers have developed what they hope is a solution to growing concerns over property tax bills for big box stores like Walmart, Meijer and Walgreens. But, as Indiana Public Broadcasting’s Brandon Smith reports, groups on both sides of the issue say they won’t know the effect of that solution until after the General Assembly’s session […]
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Animal Advocates Seeking Support for Statewide Spay/Neuter Bill
(STATEHOUSE) – Animal welfare advocates are at the Statehouse Tuesday for Indiana Voices for Animals Day. They are trying to gain support for a statewide spay/neuter bill that will result in dramatic decreases to pet homelessness and euthanasia rates for Indiana’s animals. Another bill would give judges the legal authority to include animals in protective […]