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Fixing Indiana’s Protected Persons statue
Delaware County court officials are working with two Muncie-area lawmakers to fix a legal loophole … that came to light in a set of sexual abuse cases prosecuted in the county’s courts. IPR’s Stephanie Wiechmann reports. Wiechmann — Protected Persons
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Progress Rail Services brings 650 jobs to Muncie
Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels joined Muncie officials today on Cowan Road to welcome a new company who will bring a fifty million dollar investment and hundreds of new manufacturing jobs to the city. IPR’s Stephanie Wiechmann reports. Wiechmann — Progress Rail Services brings jobs
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Gov. Daniels will announce new jobs in Muncie on Friday
Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels will visit Muncie tomorrow for a job announcement that will bring hundreds of jobs to the area. The Indiana Economic Development Corporation has scheduled an 11 A-M announcement at the former A-B-B building on Cowan Road. The 740,000 square-foot plant closed in 1998. The Muncie Star Press reports that the announcement will […]
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Politicians stop in Muncie to meet voters before Election Day
Candidates for both the Republican and Democratic parties are in Muncie today, reaching out to voters ahead of Tuesday’s election. Democratic state treasurer candidate Pete Buttigieg spent time at the intersection of McKinley and Riverside on the Ball State University campus, handing out hot dogs and chatting with college students. Buttigieg says even students need […]
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Legislative committee recommends law changes for religious daycares
A legislative study committee is recommending the Indiana legislature pass new laws requiring licensed religious child care centers to meet some of the same safety guidelines as non-religious ones. Currently, non-religious daycare centers are required to lock up poisons and medications, be trained in CPR, have proper immunizations, and have employees drug-tested. These rules don’t […]
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Delphi to spend $28 million in Kokomo
Delphi Electronics and Safety will spend $28 million revamping its operations in Kokomo. Company officials say Michigan-based Delphi will update its manufacturing and research equipment. It will also build an engineering lab. The company says the move will consolidate its fourteen hundred employees in Howard County… but does not create new Delphi jobs. The Kokomo […]
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Clarian to change name of Ball Memorial Hospital and all hospitals
Clarian Health has announced today that Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie will have a new name next year. Beginning in early 2011, the facility will be known as Indiana University Health Ball Memorial Hospital. Clarian president and CEO Daniel Evans, Jr. says all Clarian hospitals will receive the name change to align with the Indiana […]
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Engine maker Cummins supports fuel efficiency standards
Officials with Columbus-based Cummins say they favor new fuel efficiency standards being proposed by the Obama Administration. Indiana Public Broadcasting’s Stan Jastrzebski reports the large engine manufacturer plans to make changes, but can’t increase efficiency on its own. Jastrzebski — Cummins & Fuel Efficiency For more stories from Indiana Public Broadcasting, please visit their news […]
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September 2010 Unemployment Report
Indiana’s unemployment rate fell slightly in September to 10.1 percent — the sixth straight month of double-digit unemployment. About 298,000 Hoosiers were unemployed last month. Despite the drop in unemployment, Indiana’s Department of Workforce Development says total private sector employment fell by 7,500 jobs in September. Still, DWD Commissioner Mark Everson says any drop in unemployment […]
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Congressional Series: 8th District
Today, Indiana Public Radio and Indiana Public Broadcasting continue our congressional series with the 8th district. When U.S. Senator Evan Bayh announced his retirement last February, a game of musical chairs for his seat began. Current Congressman Brad Ellsworth is running for Bayh’s seat, which leaves the 8th district seat open. Indiana Public Broadcasting’s Micah […]
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Congressional Series: 4th District
Today, Indiana Public Radio and Indiana Public Broadcasting continue our congressional series with the 4th district. With Congressman Steve Buyer retiring, this district will have a new representative in Washington next year. Indiana Public Broadcasting’s Mike Loizzo reports. Loizzo — 4th District Race
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Second Harvest Food Bank gets donation from Walmart Foundation
Second Harvest Food Bank has received a large donation from The Walmart Foundation, but it isn’t food. Instead, the foundation has donated a refrigerated truck and $90,000 to the food bank that serves nearly 70,000 people eight east-central Indiana counties. Second Harvest executive director Lois Rockhill says the food bank’s current trucks are older and […]
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Congressional Series: 3rd District
Today, Indiana Public Radio and Indiana Public Broadcasting continue our congressional series with a look at the 3rd district. Now that the sitting congressman has resigned, the northeast seat is open for the first time in two decades. Indiana Public Broadcasting’s Phil Shaull reports. Shaull — 3rd District Race
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Ball State University Annual Crime Report
Ball State University’s annual campus safety report shows that police spent less time dealing with alcohol violations on-campus… but more time dealing with the same issue in the community. The federally-mandated report shows the number of incidents on-campus and off for the last three calendar years. Comparing 2009 numbers with 2008, alcohol arrests on-campus decreased, […]
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Congressional Series: 2nd District
This week, Indiana Public Radio and Indiana Public Broadcasting will bring you a look at some of the closely contested congressional races from around the state. Today, Michael Linville looks at the race for the 2nd district in northern Indiana. Linville — 2nd District Race
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Indianapolis International Airport sets cost of enplanement fees for five years
The governing board of the Indianapolis International Airport has signed a new agreement fixing how much airlines will pay to use the airport for the next five years. Air industry officials call these “costs per enplanement.” Indianapolis Airport officials say these costs are forecasted to increase nationwide. But according to the agreement that takes effect […]
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Anderson Community Schools loses 900 students in past year
A new student enrollment report from Anderson Community Schools shows the district has lost more than 900 students in the past calendar year… 300 more than district officials predicted. According to the report compiled by director of student services Nancy Farley, A-C-S lost about 2,300 students between September 2009 and September 2010. But in the […]
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Indiana legislature discusses how to pay back borrowed unemployment insurance funds
A legislative study committee discussed today how to pay the federal government back the nearly two billion dollars Indiana borrowed to pay unemployment benefits. Indiana Public Broadcasting’s Marianne Holland reports. Holland — Unemployment Insurance Money For more stories from Indiana Public Broadcasting, please visit their news blog.
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Brad Ellsworth answers questions from BSU students
U.S. Senate hopeful Brad Ellsworth told college students in Muncie yesterday that his generation was about to hand the world to their generation… but they had to be ready to accept it. IPR’s Stephanie Wiechmann reports. Wiechmann — Ellsworth at BSU
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Dan Coats talks about Social Security in Evansville
Republican US Senate candidate Dan Coats addressed the issue of social security today in a lunchtime address to the Rotary Club in Evansville. Coats called social security the third rail of American politics. He proposes fixes to the system – like raising the eligibility age, changing how standard of living increases are calculated, or cutting […]
