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Following a record-setting year of enrollment for On My Way Pre-K, Indiana’s Office of Early Childhood and Out-of-School Learning is now accepting applications for the 2023-2024 school year. On My Way Pre-K allows 4-year-olds from lower-income families to receive a free, high-quality, prekindergarten education through Indiana’s only state-sponsored prekindergarten program. Information about the program and…

U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) will join U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Alejandra Y. Castillo and local and state stakeholders at a listening session Tuesday on the formation of Tech Hubs across the country. Following the listening session, Young and Assistant Secretary Castillo will hold a media availability. Tech Hubs are a…

Employment scams are now the second riskiest, according to a new report from the Better Business Bureau. Employment scam reports submitted to BBB Scam Tracker ℠ were up 23.1 percent from 2021 to 2022. The median dollar loss of $1,500 for employment scams is significantly higher than the overall median dollar loss of $171 for…

By Steve Smitherman President at CareSource Indiana It’s hard to believe we’ve reached the three-year mark since the COVID-19 pandemic began. When it came to our health, this period was marked by confusion and a number of worries. These ranged from masks, vaccines and boosters, mental health challenges, job loss and more. But for over…

The Indiana Economic Development Corporation (IEDC) today announced a partnership with Independent Colleges of Indiana (ICI) to distribute $3 million to increase the recruitment and retention of engineering and nursing graduates across Indiana. The two organizations launched two new initiatives that will sustainably distribute the grant funding to graduates of engineering programs and nursing students…

Statewide home sales jumped 17% from January to February in an unusually sharp seasonal increase, according to MLS data released by the Indiana Association of REALTORS. February’s total of 4,895 homes sold was 15% below 2022, continuing to close the year-over-year sales gap that had grown four straight months to 30% in December before narrowing…

By: Whitney Downard An estimated 790,000 Hoosiers provide more than 740 million hours of care to their elders as family caregivers, a service which the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) values at more than $10.8 billion. Most Americans are unprepared for long-term care as they age, relying heavily upon family caregivers to provide the…

By: Nikki Kelly When lawmakers passed a near-total abortion ban last summer in a special session, several key Republicans talked about expanding access to birth control as a companion piece. Now is the time for them to back that up. “We are going to work pretty hard on trying to make available contraception so we…

The Indianapolis Airport Authority anticipates nearly 70,000 passengers will travel through the Indianapolis International Airport (IND) starting tomorrow and into the weekend. According to TSA officials, approximately 17,000 passengers per day are anticipated to move through the Indy airport security checkpoints. Thursday through Saturday are the busiest days this week with more than 18,000 passengers…