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More than 1.5 million automatic taxpayer refund (ATR) checks have been printed and mailed, confirmed State Auditor Tera Klutz, CPA earlier this week. “We successfully completed printing on September 21 and sent the last batch of automatic taxpayer refund checks to the postal service on September 22,” stated Auditor Klutz. “Most Hoosiers who filed a…

Pedestrian fatalities are on the rise across the state and nation. As the fall season settles in, shorter days and more hours of darkness bring an increased risk of crashes involving pedestrians, making this October’s Pedestrian Safety Month more important than ever. To prevent these fatalities, the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute (ICJI) is urging drivers…

The Indiana Partners for Pollution Prevention (Partners) inducted its newest member at its Annual Pollution Prevention Conference and Tradeshow held on Sept. 21, 2022. As a new member, the organization pledges to implement voluntary environmental initiatives at its facility, share information and expertise with other businesses, foster environmental stewardship among its employees, and help raise…

Lilly Endowment Inc. recently awarded a $999,733 grant to Indiana Wesleyan University to bring Indiana youth to the IWU-Marion campus to help them explore how higher education can be part of their future. Lilly Endowment made the grant through Indiana Youth Programs on Campus (IYPC), an initiative designed to help colleges and universities across the…

Senator Todd Young in conjunction with Senators Mike Lee (R-Utah), Mike Braun and Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), spearheaded efforts to pass the Bulk Infant Formula to Retail Shelves Act to further ease the infant formula shortage in the United States. The bill passed the House and Senate yesterday, and it now heads to the President’s desk…

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack earlier this week announced that the Biden-Harris Administration is making $500 million in grants available to increase American-made fertilizer production to spur competition and combat price hikes on U.S. farmers caused by the war in Ukraine. “Under the leadership of President Biden and Vice President Harris, USDA…

Sunrise/Sunset: RISE: 7:39 a.m. SET: 7:27 p.m. High/Low Temperatures: HIGH: 69 °F LOW: 44 °F Today is…: • Ask a Stupid Question Day • National Bakery Day • Save the Koala Day What Happened On This Day: • 1935 The Hoover Dam is dedicated • 1939 NBC broadcasts the first televised American football game •…

The League of Women Voters of Hamilton County will host two nonpartisan candidate forums this fall to give voters a chance to hear from candidates in time for the Nov. 8 general election. Forums will start at 7 p.m. end by 8:30 p.m. Here’s the schedule: Next Tuesday, Oct. 4, Carmel City Hall, candidates for…

The state of Indiana yesterday joined local leaders to celebrate the federal approval of Indiana’s first educator-focused federal registered apprenticeship at Noblesville High School. The registered apprenticeship will help more Hoosier students pursue a pathway to teaching and is the first-of-its-kind program in the nation concentrated on special education. “As the global economy continues to…