New state and federal SNAP changes are taking effect, and Indiana public health officials say they expect it will cause more Hoosiers to lose benefits.
Category: Government
Posted inEducation
Judge upholds Indiana law removing alumni-elected members from IU board
The powerful board is responsible for IU’s budget, tuition rates and academic programs.
Posted inGovernment
Indy councilors advance data center moratorium with Hogsett’s backing
Some community members wondered what took so long.
Posted inGovernment
Beckwith ignites new round of criticism after claiming Islam worse than Nazism
Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith claimed Islam is “actually worse” than Nazism and called for restrictions on the Islamic call to prayer, drawing condemnation from Muslim civil rights organizations.
Posted inGovernment
State employees to receive one-time bonus of up to $2,500
State employees will see a one-time bonus in their July 29 paycheck, but no ongoing pay raise is coming despite strong tax revenue collections.
Posted inGovernment
Beau Bayh makes ethics pledge amid close ties with Hogsett fundraiser
A fundraiser linked to Mayor Joe Hogsett has been raising money for the secretary of state candidate who has built his campaign around fighting corruption.
Posted inGovernment
Haitians who made Indiana home prepare for end of legal protections for thousands
Indiana is home to tens of thousands of Haitians. Many of them are grappling with a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision allowing the federal government to strip temporary protected status from some 350,000 Haitians nationwide.
Posted inGovernment
Council president proposes moratorium on data centers
Maggie Lewis, a Democrat, said the pause is not meant to “slow progress.”
Posted inGovernment
How Indy’s new favorite tax break for affordable housing works
The deal is known as a payment in lieu of taxes, or PILOT.
Posted inGovernment
DC Blox scales back eastside data center plans ahead of city vote
The Metropolitan Development Commission could vote on the project July 15.
