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The Indiana Department of Environmental Management yesterday announced that the agency is now accepting nominations for the 2023 Governor’s Awards for Environmental Excellence. This marks the 30th year the awards have been given to celebrate innovative projects with measurable environmental benefits. Watch the Governor’s call for nominations video. “It is always an honor for IDEM…

Indiana DNR will increase Chinook salmon stocked in Lake Michigan by 50,000 starting this spring, per Lake Michigan Committee agreement. The change will increase the annual production target for Chinook from 225,000 to 275,000. Baitfish populations have rebounded from an all-time low in the mid-2010s after lake-wide stocking reductions made by all state agencies during…

Less than a week after launching two separate lawsuits against TikTok, Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita now is calling on Apple and Google to change their age ratings for the app when making it available to consumers. “Sexual content, profanity and drug references run rampant in TikTok videos,” Rokita said. “This kind of material threatens…

U.S. Representatives Victoria Spartz (IN-05) and Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) today introduced the bipartisan Stop Anticompetitive Healthcare Act. The bill would amend the Federal Trade Commission Act to expand antitrust enforcement to non-profit hospitals. Currently, the FTC has no ability to stop anticompetitive actions by non-profit hospital systems. “Hospital consolidation and lack of competition is a…

The Indiana Department of Education (IDOE) launched its new Indiana Graduates Prepared to Succeed Dashboard (Indiana GPS), which displays a transparent, robust view of school and student performance over multiple measures. The dashboard can be accessed directly online at indianagps.doe.in.gov “Through the launch of the Indiana Graduates Prepared to Succeed dashboard, Indiana is  re-envisioning how…

A tier one supplier for the electric vehicle industry, soulbrain MI, recently announced plans to establish operations in Kokomo, creating up to 75 new, high-wage jobs by the end of 2025. “This investment in Indiana will allow soulbrain MI to increase production of our advanced electrolyte solutions, powering batteries that are critical to the next…

At the first Best IN Manufacturing luncheon yesterday, the Indiana Chamber of Commerce celebrated that thriving industry by honoring the makers that have risen to the top in the Coolest Thing Made in Indiana competition and Indiana’s Best Places to Work in Manufacturing program. Among the businesses the Chamber recognized as Indiana’s most enjoyable manufacturing…

HerMD, a female-founded, physician-led organization, focuses on gynecology, menopause, sexual health and medical aesthetics, earlier this week announced its first location in Indiana and fourth physical location in the US. HerMD will open in Carmel City Center on Jan.19 at 885 Monon Green Blvd., Suite 118 in the Hamilton West building. HerMD currently operates 3…

The Hamilton County Commissioners honored outgoing Councilman Steve Schwartz with the Continental Award Monday at their bi-monthly meeting. The award is the highest honor that can be bestowed on Hamilton County residents. “I admire Steve for all the things he’s done behind the scenes that people never knew about,” says Commissioner Mark Heirbrandt. “He’s never…