Automatic Taxpayer Refund hitting Hoosier bank accounts
Indiana’s Automatic Taxpayer Refund has begun to arrive in the bank accounts of Hoosiers. $125 is being direct deposited into the bank accounts of all single Indiana Residents who filed state tax returns for 2020, using direct deposit as the means for receiving a refund, and $250 for married couples that filed joint returns this way.
Having filed your 2020 tax return electronically and receiving your state tax return refund through direct deposit is the most efficient means to get this Automatic Taxpayer Refund; however, if you did not supply the State Department of Revenue with a bank account, then your Automatic Refund will be sent in the form of a paper check over the coming months.
If you do not receive your refund, you will have to wait until September for further direction from the Indiana Department of Revenue.
Public invited to attend Waldron Arts Center Awakening art exhibition opening reception on Friday, May 6
The City of Bloomington will celebrate the opening reception of a new art exhibition at the John Waldron Arts Center on Friday, May 6 from 5-8 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. Awakening is a Spring introspective featuring ten local artists of mixed mediums in the Waldron’s Visual Arts Galleries: Huner Emin, Honey Hodges, Mac Clout, Christina E., Raheem Terrell Rashawn Elmore, Garrett Ann Walters, Brick Kyle, Elise Putnam, Diego Manansala, and Ellise Smith. Bloomington-based musician Lewis Rogers of Busman’s Holiday will DJ a set during the reception. The exhibition is curated by Chaz Mottinger, Special Projects Manager in the City of Bloomington’s Economic and Sustainable Development department.
The ownership of the Waldron reverted to the City of Bloomington in January 2021 following its use by Ivy Tech Community College as classroom, performance, and display space since 2010. Since reopening earlier in 2022 under the temporary management of the City, the Waldron has hosted work by over 50 local established and emerging artists. Awakening will be the final show mounted by the City of Bloomington before the building’s management is scheduled to be taken over by the newly formed Constellation Stage and Screen in July 2022.
The Waldron’s reopening follows a 21-month closure, during which time the City of Bloomington completed repairs to both stabilize and upgrade the facility. Repair of the facility follows recommendations made by the community-led Waldron Task Force (bloomington.in.gov/news/2021/05/06/4840).
Indiana State Police seeks Recruits for Motor Carrier Inspectors
The Indiana State Police is now accepting additional applications for Motor Carrier Inspectors (MCI). The MCI positions will staff permanent scale facilities in Lowell, West Harrison, Terre Haute, Richmond, and Seymour. Inspectors enforce both state and federal regulations pertaining to commercial motor vehicles operating within the State of Indiana.
Trainees must complete the Motor Carrier Inspector School scheduled to begin on July 25, 2022 and conclude on September 30, 2022. The training will be conducted Monday through Friday at the Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Division in Indianapolis, IN. Housing will be provided. During the training, trainees will develop skills including emergency vehicle operations, defensive tactics, communications, hazardous materials, first-aid, post-crash investigations, and truck inspections.
Trainees are paid during the MCI school and are provided with all necessary equipment. The starting salary is $36,124 and will increase to $37,202 at the end of the first year of employment. To apply for a Motor Carrier Inspector position, visit the Indiana State Police website at https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/indianasp. Applications for Motor Carrier Inspector must be submitted by 11:59 PM (Indianapolis time), Wednesday, May 18, 2022.
This Week in Hoosier History
1922 – Jack Johnson, former world heavyweight boxing champion, was the star at the Broadway Theater in Indianapolis. For the week, he appeared twice daily on stage as he demonstrated the necessity of self-defense and performed various gymnastic exercises. He played tug of war with audience members and, as the newspaper said, “He always won.” At the time, according to filmmaker Ken Burns, “Jack Johnson was the most famous and most notorious African American on earth.”
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