A special study committee at the Indiana statehouse has taken up the issue of redistricting in the state. And the process, which happens every ten years after the U.S. Census, will ultimately determine who represents Hoosiers in the General Assembly and in Congress. Indiana Public Broadcasting’s Marianne Holland reports.
Indiana’s Department of Local Government Finance says only two of Indiana’s 92 counties, Owen and Kosciusko, billed residents for their property taxes on time this year. Indiana Public Broadcasting’s Marianne Holland reports.
The Indiana Association of Realtors today released their August market report, one that shows home sales are down nearly twelve percent from last year. Indiana Public Broadcasting’s Marianne Holland reports.
Indiana Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Bennett faced a skeptical crowd of about two hundred education professionals in Indianapolis last night, as he defended his proposals to change how education students, teachers, principals and superintendents enter and maintain their professions. Indiana Public Broadcasting’s Marianne Holland reports.
View video clips of the event and surrounding discussion here.
Indiana health officials say they won’t report outbreaks of H1N1 swine flu on the local level for fear of giving away the identity of people infected in small communities. Indiana Public Broadcasting’s Marianne Holland reports.
Indiana’s unemployment rate decreased slightly last month according to a report from the state’s Department of Workforce Development. Indiana Public Broadcasting’s Marianne Holland reports.
The federal government has warned Indiana’s Department of Workforce Development that the legislature’s recent fix to put money back in the unemployment insurance trust fund could hurt people out of work. Indiana Public Broadcasting’s Marianne Holland reports.
Indiana Secretary of State Todd Rokita says his proposal to change how state lawmakers draw maps for General Assembly and congressional districts is about putting voters above power. But his opponents say redistricting is a legislative responsibility that should stay out of the hands of the secretary of state. Indiana Public Broadcasting’s Marianne Holland reports.
Pupils at a northwest Indiana elementary school will learn about renewable energy in a year-long program, but not just through textbooks. Michael Puente reports.
