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The Employers’ Forum of Indiana (EFI) recently released a New Analysis of Indiana Hospital Not-for-Profit Commercial Facility Prices. In examining hospital inpatient and outpatient facility information from 2020 for only the 47 largest, non-profit, and non-critical access hospitals, the EFI found that the difference between those facilities and the national average for the same charges…

The Indiana Commission for Higher Education encourages all high school seniors and returning college students to file the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) by April 15, 2023. Students must file the FAFSA to receive funding and maintain their state scholarships, including the 21st Century Scholarship. Completing the FAFSA unlocks numerous aid opportunities for…

Turkey Run State Park’s Trail 3 was recently named the Midwest’s Best Hike in Midwest Living’s annual Best of the Midwest list. The magazine tabbed Trail 3 from the 11 in the state park near Marshall in Parke County, which features sandstone cliffs and hemlock groves. The 1.7-mile trail is a relatively rugged trek that…

EENTEK, the only U.S.-owned and U.S.-based producer of ‘wet-process’ lithium-ion battery separator materials, announced plans today to establish operations in Indiana, investing $1.5 billion in a new Terre Haute production facility. The project, which marks the company’s largest investment thus far, will create up to 642 new, high-wage jobs by the end of 2027 and…

Coral reefs around the world are indeed still at great risk. A comprehensive survey by Canadian researchers in 2021 shows that the world’s oceans have lost about half of their coral cover since the 1950s. The non-profit Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network reports that upwards of 14 percent of the world’s coral reefs perished in…

Wild tigers have been roaming the planet for upwards of a million years—about 600,000 years longer than humans. Tigers can be found across East and South Asia, with most of them lurking in the rainforests of India, Thailand and Nepal. But don’t expect to see one anytime soon, as their numbers plummeted during the 20th…

U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.), Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), and Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) reintroduced the Funding Affordable Internet with Reliable (FAIR) Contributions Act. The legislation would direct the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to conduct a study into the feasibility of collecting Universal Service Fund (USF) contributions from internet edge providers. Internet edge…

Governor Eric J. Holcomb and the Indiana Department of Workforce Development (DWD) held the 2023 State Career Development Conference Friday, March 17. An annual event for Hoosier high school students enrolled in Jobs for America’s Graduates (JAG) to participate in competitive events that highlight the employability skills they have learned through the program. As the…

Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita announced this week that his office has filed two separate Assurances of Voluntary Compliance with all respondents related to an ongoing real estate fraud operation in Marion County. “The Office of the Attorney General is pleased to have reached a settlement that will provide resolution to this matter,” Rokita said.…

The non-partisan Center for Effective Lawmaking released their 117th Congress (2021-2022) rankings this week with good news for Indiana Sen. Mike Braun. The Center for Effective Lawmaking made special mention of Senator Braun’s legislative effectiveness in their report: “Also new to our top-10 list is Sen. Mike Braun of Indiana, who first entered the Senate…