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Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb released third-party testing results from the East Palestine train derailment this week. He also issued the following statement: “Pace Labs has completed and shared the full results of their third-party dioxin testing I had ordered and expedited last week. Initial samples were taken on Saturday morning, March 4, and testing began…

Earlier this week, U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Ben Cardin (D-Md.) introduced the Modern, Clean, and Safe Trucks Act of 2023. The bipartisan bill would repeal the federal excise tax (FET) on heavy trucks and trailers, which was established over 100 years ago to support efforts to pay for World War I. Today, the…

The unpaid care provided by the 790,000 family caregivers in Indiana is valued at $10.8 billion, according to new state data available in the latest update to AARP’s Valuing the Invaluable series. This is more than a $1.5 billion increase in unpaid contributions since the last report was released in 2019. The report highlights the…

The Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer dipped 5 points to a reading of 125 in February. Farmers’ perspectives regarding both current conditions on their farms and expectations for the future also weakened. The Index of Current Conditions fell 2 points to 134 and the Index of Future Expectations declined 6 points to 121. The…

The Indiana Chamber of Commerce’s 59th Annual Indiana HR Conference and Expo in May offers a wide variety of in-depth workshops and sessions on critical HR challenges in 2023. Top industry services and products also will be showcased at the full market expo. “Human resources issues are paramount to every business, and that has been…

Noblesville is one of 21 sites around the state of Indiana that will participate in Community Transformation Workshops. Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch and the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs today announced 21 Indiana Main Street communities will participate in Community Transformation Workshops. The workshops will be held from March 2023 through December 2023…

Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita is seeking answers from several medical facilities in Indiana about possible sterilization procedures performed on vulnerable children in order to “transition” them to a gender other than their biological sex. Doctors, clinics and hospitals are increasingly prescribing puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, and even surgeries to children without disclosing the known…

Smartphones have certainly become ubiquitous, with some 85 percent of Americans and 67 percent of adults worldwide possessing one. Manufacturers sell almost 1.5 billion of them per year. And every year these manufacturers come out with upgraded models to lure customers into trading in their old models to get the latest technology at their fingertips.…

Planting more trees in urban areas has numerous health and environmental benefits. Trees are essential to human health, and they provide environmental benefits by reducing air pollution, conserving energy, mitigating the urban heat island effect, and reducing stormwater runoff. According to the Arbor Day Foundation, a single mature tree can absorb up to 48 pounds…