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Dec 20, 2024 · The new Big Ten is resulting in sharply higher carbon emissions BY: Shaun Chornobroff - December 23, 2024 Carbon dioxide emissions from Big Ten football team travel for regular-season conference games more than tripled in 2024 compared to 2023 after the addition of a quartet of West Coast schools, a Capital News Service analysis found.
What to expect in the final hours before Indiana's first execution ...
Dec 17, 2024 · Barring a last-minute intervention by Indiana’s governor, death row inmate Joseph Corcoran will die in less than 24 hours, before sunrise Wednesday. The convicted murderer is currently being held at the Indiana State Prison, located in Michigan City. The execution will be the first in 15 years ...
Lawmakers hint at road funding changes • Indiana Capital Chronicle
Dec 19, 2024 · It appears all funding options are on the table as budget heads and other lawmakers on Wednesday called on the Indiana General Assembly to boost transportation infrastructure investment at the state and local levels. The two-year panel — the Funding Indiana’s Roads for a Stronger, Safer Tomorrow ...
Indiana Supreme Court justices explain why execution will go …
Dec 10, 2024 · In a split, 3-2 decision, Indiana’s Supreme Court justices issued an order Thursday evening denying requests by Corcoran’s lawyers to delay his impending execution date and allow for his case to be reviewed or to overturn his sentence. Release of their opinion that explains the reasons behind the court’s decision was delayed until Tuesday morning, however.
Be warned: the 2025 legislative session has a ridiculously heavy …
Nov 15, 2024 · As I head into covering my 26 th regular legislative session, I have never seen such a behemoth load of major issues on the agenda.. The number of fiscal decisions to be made is staggering. Then add in major topics such as health care costs, child care needs and utility proposals and it could be one of the more momentous I have covered in my career.
Following a nationwide trend, Indiana’s teacher vacancies persist
Nov 8, 2024 · New federal data shows that the majority of the country’s public K–12 schools had difficulty hiring fully-certified teachers heading into the current academic year — and Indiana districts are not immune to vacancies.
Lawmakers get first glimpse of budget asks
Nov 13, 2024 · Indiana’s State Budget Committee on Tuesday kicked off its first hearing for the upcoming 2026 and 2027 fiscal years. Lawmakers are set to file an initial vision for the $40 billion-plus biennial budget in January.
Legislative leaders talk energy, taxes in Indiana Chamber Q&A
Nov 19, 2024 · Indiana’s legislative leaders — minus one embattled dropout — talked budget, energy, taxes and more in downtown Indianapolis on Monday morning.
Indiana governor candidates discuss absenteeism, literacy, and …
Oct 24, 2024 · Braun: Invest in career scholarship programs, support extracurricular exploration, and reward schools for graduating students prepared to excel in their career, college, or the military.. Q: School attendance in Indiana is improving, but remains below pre-pandemic levels. Lawmakers have passed and proposed a variety of solutions to absenteeism, including meetings with families to identify ...