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State Tipoffs Involving Indiana Newsletter for Saturday August 24, 2024 ( 4 items )  

Gov. Cooper: Alarming Outcomes From Private School Voucher Expansions in Other States Provide Cautionary Tale for North Carolina
RALEIGH, North Carolina, Aug. 24 (TNSres) -- Gov. Roy Cooper, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Research surrounding private school vouchers in Ohio, Louisiana, Indiana, Arizona and Washington, D.C. shows that voucher programs put students and communities at risk * * * As North Carolina legislators consider expanding the state's private school voucher program, alarming outcomes from other states serve as a stark warning of the potential dangers. The dire consequences  more

Ind. Utility Regulatory Commission Issues Agenda for Aug. 28 Meeting
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Aug. 24 -- The Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission issued the following agenda: * * * TO: Commission Chairman James F. Huston, Commissioners Bennett, Freeman, Veleta and Ziegner FROM: Commission Technical Divisions DATE: August 23, 2024 RE: 30-Day Utility Articles for Conference on Wednesday, August 28, 2024 @ 10:00 a.m. The following thirty-day filings have been submitted to the Commission. Each item was reviewed by the appropriate Commission Technical Divisions a  more

Indiana Population Growth Projected to Slow Due to Rising Mortality, Declining Births
BLOOMINGTON, Indiana, Aug. 23 (TNSres) -- Indiana University issued the following news release: * * * Migration into state to become sole source of growth by 2060 * * * Indiana's population will grow by nearly 383,000 residents from 2020 to 2060 -- a 5.6% increase over this 40-year stretch -- according to projections released by the Indiana Business Research Center at the Indiana University Kelley School of Business. Growth over this period will be heavily front-loaded, with 60% of these   more

Rep. DeLaney 'not Impressed' With IEDC
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Aug. 24 -- The Indiana House Democrats issued the following news release on Aug. 22, 2024: Today, Aug. 22, the Indiana Economic Development Corporation testified in front of the State Budget Committee to request an additional $200 million. While half of this money is to be used for a disclosed project in Kokomo, the other half is to be used for private, undisclosed operations. This request is on top of the $500 million allocated by the state in the 2023 budget, of which t  more