Senate Bill on electronic stalking passes committeeThe Indiana Senate Corrections and Criminal Law Committee heard SB 161 on stalking though use of a tracking device authored by Sen. Crider. The bill provides the following: a person who, with the intent to track an individual and without the individual’s knowledge, places a tracking device on an individual or the individual’s …
House passes State Representative Hall’s bill to add personal financial literacy curriculum for high school studentsIndiana House lawmakers recently voted to advance State Rep. Dave Hall’s (R-Norman) legislation that would require high school students to demonstrate proficiency in personal financial literacy in order to graduate. The proposed legislation would task the State Board of Education …
Taste of Bloomington cancelled . . . againThe once annual in-person celebration of over 40 of Bloomington’s local restaurants, local vendors, and regionally headlining musical acts has been cancelled for the 4th straight year. Well, in all fairness, 2020 and 2021 morphed into a To-Go version of the event that once brought thousands of people …
24-state coalition asks federal court to strike down new Waters of the United States (WOTUS) ruleAttorney General Todd Rokita filed suit against the Biden administration over what he describes as “to protect Hoosiers’ jobs, property and freedom from an overreaching US Environmental Protection Agency rule.” The ruling in question redefines the phrase “navigable waters” under …
Proposed legislation encourages Hoosiers to become teachersThe Indiana House of Representatives recently voted unanimously in support of legislation co-authored by State Rep. Jack Jordan that would help more Hoosiers become certified teachers. House Bill 1528 would allow individuals enrolled in a transition-to-teaching certification program to apply for a Next Generation Hoosier Educators Scholarship. The scholarship …
WAWA stores now planned for IndianaAfter years of receiving thousands of requests, WAWA has decided to expand into Indiana. The East Coast gas station chain also offers its own deli with custom-prepared sandwiches and hot breakfast sandwiches, along with a dinner menu featuring burgers, soups, sides, and snacks. Noblesville will be the location of the …
Indiana University to sponsor America’s Role in the World ConferenceMarch 2-3, 2023IU Hamilton Lugar School of Global & International Studies. John Kerry, U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, will virtually kick off the eighth annual America’s Role in the World conference (ARW8). The schedule of panel discussions for this year’s event, Raising the Heat on Foreign Policy,is now available …
IU Research Team makes huge ground in life-saving efforts against peanut allergiesResearchers from Indiana University School of Medicine have found a way to block anaphylaxis caused by peanut allergies.The groundbreaking discovery could lead to life-saving therapeutics for people with severe peanut allergies. The team details their findings in a newly published article in Science Translational Medicine. …
Bloomington High School North students have chance to start college early at Ivy TechIvy Tech Community College Bloomington and Bloomington High School North have partnered to give students the chance to start college early by earning the Indiana College Core (ICC) in high school. The ICC is a 30 credit hour general education core of college credit …
Monroe County Sheriff fires Correctional Officer after an incident with an uncompliant inmateMonroe County Sheriff Ruben Marte released video footage of an incident that happened in the Monroe County Jail on January 31st. The video shows several correctional Officers attempting to transport the inmate from his cell, as he physically and verbally refuses. The inmate, …
