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Budget Has Big Ongoing, One-Time Obligations
By Whitney Downard When drafting the state’s next budget, lawmakers will need to consider the state’s ongoing commitments and one-time obligations under the cloud of a potential recession. This comes after more than a year of revenues out-performing projections and two years of cash infusions from the federal government, boosting the state’s reserves. Indiana operates…
Read MoreIndiana Targets High-Tech Investments with New West Coast Hire
Indiana Secretary of Commerce Brad Chambers today announced Jillian Ochs has been named west coast business expansion specialist for the Indiana Economic Development Corporation (IEDC). In this new role, Ochs will represent the IEDC to entrepreneurs, innovators and enterprise businesses in California, proactively increasing the state’s brand awareness in the west coast market and working…
Read MoreDaily Almanac: Jan. 7, 2023
Sunrise/Sunset: RISE: 8:06 a.m.SET: 5:34 p.m. High/Low Temperatures: HIGH: 40 °FLOW: 27 °F Today is… • Distaff Day• Harlem Globetrotter’s Day• National Bobblehead Day What Happened On This Day: • 1927 First transatlantic commercial telephone service is established from New York City to London• 1959 The United States recognizes the new Cuban government of Fidel…
Read MoreVersiti Blood Center of Indiana Issues Emergency Appeal for Blood Donations
Versiti Blood Center of Indiana has issued an emergency appeal for blood donation. With less than a day’s supply of lifesaving blood on the shelves for Indiana hospitals, patients’ lives are at risk. Versiti saw a significant decline in donations during the holiday season, and the downward trend continues as the region navigates ongoing winter…
Read MoreLawmakers Cautiously Eye Property Tax Relief
By Leslie Bonilla Muñiz Indiana lawmakers are drawing up changes to the state’s property tax system, with high value assessments last spring pointing toward potentially high bills this year. But their approach has been cautious, laden with warnings about a lack of data and negative consequences. Taxable assessed values shot up 15% from 2021 to…
Read MoreJudge Orders Rokita to Release IG’s Report About Former Job
By Casey Smith An informal advisory opinion issued to Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita about the private-sector job he also held while beginning his term in state office must be made available to the public, a Marion County judge ruled this week. The decision comes nearly two years after a local voting rights activist made…
Read MoreMeeting Notes: Noblesville School Board 01/10/2023
Meeting AgendaTuesday, Jan. 10, 2023 at 7 p.m.Educational Services Center Board Room, 18025 River Rd., Noblesville
Read MoreLawmakers Cautiously Eye Property Tax Relief
By Leslie Bonilla Muñiz Indiana lawmakers are drawing up changes to the state’s property tax system, with high value assessments last spring pointing toward potentially high bills this year. But their approach has been cautious, laden with warnings about a lack of data and negative consequences. Taxable assessed values shot up 15% from 2021 to…
Read MoreJudge Orders Rokita to Release IG’s Report About Former Job
By Casey Smith An informal advisory opinion issued to Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita about the private-sector job he also held while beginning his term in state office must be made available to the public, a Marion County judge ruled this week. The decision comes nearly two years after a local voting rights activist made…
Read MoreMeeting Notes: Noblesville School Board 01/10/2023
Meeting AgendaTuesday, Jan. 10, 2023 at 7 p.m.Educational Services Center Board Room, 18025 River Rd., Noblesville
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