Archive for January 2023

Pianist Joyce Yang’s wondrous poetic style is ideally suited for the brooding darkness of Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 24. Matthew Halls conducts Strauss’ symphonic poem Don Juan along with Beethoven’s short, spirited, yet compelling Eighth Symphony. Rounding out the program is Brink by Irish composer Donnacha Dennehy. This work was commissioned by the ISO and…

The 2023 Ag Women Engage Conference (formerly known as the Midwest Women in Agriculture Conference) begins on Feb. 22 at the new Terre Haute Convention Center. The conference includes two days of guest speakers, networking opportunities and breakout sessions addressing personal, family and farm issues affecting women, families and farm businesses. Brenda Mack, a fourth-generation…

By Whitney Downard Third District Republican U.S. Rep. Jim Banks does want stronger anti-abortion laws but says he doesn’t believe measures banning travel from Indiana to abortion access states like Illinois is the answer. “Neither (conservative WOWO host) Pat Miller nor I were talking about travel bans,” Banks said Wednesday in an interview with the…

Fifty-two organizations in more than 30 cities across the state will host Indiana authors during 2023 as part of a statewide speakers program and writing workshop program offered through the Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana Authors Awards. Category winners and shortlisted authors from the 2022 awards season will visit communities virtually and in-person to provide…

By Leslie Bonilla Muñiz Indiana senators on Wednesday said the state’s pension system should prioritize return on investment in one bill — not environmental and social concerns — even as they advanced another bill requiring the system to divest from China-related investments. Senate Bill 292 would require the Indiana Public Retirement System to make investment…

By Casey Smith Indiana lawmakers on Wednesday approved a bill that would further expand school choice for Hoosiers but rolled back certain provisions that would have made the program universally accessible. The bill to widen eligibility for the state’s education scholarship accounts advanced 8-5 from the Senate Education Committee. Sen. Jean Leising, R-Oldenburg, joined Democrats…