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Meet the Indiana, Purdue, high school divers on Team USA for 2024 Paris Olympics
Seven divers with Indiana ties are competing for the United States in the 2024 Paris Olympics − three from Indiana University, two from Purdue University, one from an Indiana high school and one local high school grad who also competed for Purdue. Two other Purdue divers are competing for other nations. Indiana divers competing in the 2024 Paris Olympics ...
Interview: Mike Braun Discusses Plans For Property Tax Reform
Indiana Senator and Republican nominee for governor, Mike Braun, stopped by the WIBC studio today to talk to Kendall & Casey about his plans for Indiana if he wins the gubernatorial election. Braun showed up with a “blueprint” that outlined his plans to return property tax bills to 2021 levels for Hoosier homeowners. Braun also […] The post Interview: Mike Braun Discusses Plans For Property Tax Reform appeared first on WIBC 93.1 FM.
Pesticides as big a cancer risk as smoking; study identifies risk in PA counties
(The Hill) – Pesticides may cause cancer on a level equivalent to smoking cigarettes, a new study has found. The widespread use of pesticides may lead to hundreds of thousands of additional cancer cases in major corn-producing states like Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Missouri and Ohio — even for Americans who don’t work on farms, according to findings published Thursday in […]
Indiana Secretary of State receives National Voter Outreach Video Award
INDIANAPOLIS—Secretary of State Diego Morales is pleased to announce that his office was the winner of the National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS) voter outreach video competition. The #TrustedInfo2024 contest encouraged state election officials to creatively highlight their offices as trusted sources for election information. During a workshop,...
E-scooters more popular despite City’s push to promote e-bikes
Despite adding e-bikes around town to promote micro-mobility and provide another option for transportation, e-scooters still appear to be the more popular choice. Jeffrey Jackson, transportation demand manager for the City of Bloomington, said data from Bird showed that only 7 percent of trips taken in Bloomington are from their e-bikes. The City’s licensing agreement with Bird, Lime and Veo was updated last year to require that 25 percent of their fleet consist of e-bikes. Data from Lime will become available in September, but Jackson said it has been difficult to get hard data from these companies.
O’Neill School’s Limnology Lab vital to monitoring health of state’s lakes, preparing students
Photo by Jessica Corry, O'Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs. The important job of monitoring the health of Indiana’s public lakes has been entrusted by a state agency to Indiana University’s Paul H. O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs for 35 years. In the process, many student interns have participated in this task, collected vital data and subsequently applied the knowledge and skills they gained to professional roles across the country.
Indiana Arts Commission awards over $3.5 million to arts organizations
The Indiana Arts Commission gave more than $3.5 million to over 300 arts organizations throughout the state. The IAC provides organizational support and project funding to creative and artistic organizations that engage within their communities. Eighteen organizations in Monroe County were awarded funds as either organizational support grants or project...
Anti-abortion group argues that Indiana health department’s abortion records must be public
In defense of its lawsuit against the state health department, a South Bend-based anti-abortion group doubled down in new court filings that related medical records do not compromise patient privacy and should be made available to the public. The ongoing lawsuit was filed in May by “Voices for Life,” which seeks to regain access to […]
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