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Many Ind. schools to lose out on funding increase
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — Many Indiana school districts will see their funding stay flat or even shrink over the next two years despite a new state budget that increases money for education. Indiana lawmakers last month approved a two-year budget... -
'Doc' laid to rest
BREMEN — Hundreds gathered along the streets of downtown Bremen today to bid farewell to their beloved “Doc.” Dr. Otis R. Bowen, former Indiana governor, secretary for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and local...
Tags: Politics, Mike Pence, Regional Authority, Jackie Walorski, U.S. House of Representatives
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Indiana governor signs $30B state budget into law
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Gov. Mike Pence signed Indiana's new two-year, $30 billion budget into law Wednesday, praising its tax relief measures and other provisions as incentives that would lure new investment and jobs to the state. The Republican...Tags: Career and Workplace, Labor Legislation, Employment Opportunities, Regional Authority, Budgets and Budgeting
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Pence approves Indiana school safety grants
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Gov. Mike Pence signed a bill Tuesday that will help Indiana schools hire more resource officers to improve safety as lawmakers continue discussions about whether school staff and volunteers should one day be armed. Pence...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Substance Abuse, Health and Safety at School
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Pence sets new rules for more 'Sagamore' awards
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Many more residents are set to receive "Sagamore of the Wabash" designations under new Gov. Mike Pence. The Pence administration will allow each of the state's 150 lawmakers to nominate two residents each year for the...Tags: Regional Authority, Politics, Executive Branch, Government
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Computer glitches derail school tests in 3 states
TOM LoBIANCO,Associated PressINDIANAPOLIS (AP) — School districts across several states are rescheduling high-stakes tests that judge student proficiency and even determine teachers' pay because of technical problems involving the test administrators' computer systems....Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Teaching and Learning, Judges, Justice System, Teachers
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Indiana State Teachers Association picks new leader
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indiana State Teachers Association is tapping a new leader as it deals with new leadership at the Statehouse. Shelbyville elementary school teacher Teresa Meredith is taking over for longtime ISTA President Nate...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Teachers, Education
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Indiana Legislature passes $30 billion budget
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indiana General Assembly approved a two-year, $30 billion budget early Saturday that gives Gov. Mike Pence a partial victory in his quest for an income tax reduction and restores some money cut from education and...Tags: Justice System, Budgets and Budgeting, Politics, Ball State University, Taxation
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Indiana budget deal includes 5 percent income tax cut
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana Gov. Mike Pence and legislative leaders reached a budget deal Thursday that will cut the state's personal income tax rate by 5 percent over the next four years while giving small increases to school funding. The tax-cut...Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Politics, Business, Taxation, Executive Branch
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Report: Many Ind. districts flout law on contracts
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) — More than 25 percent of Indiana school superintendents do not comply with a year-old state law requiring them to post their employment contracts on their districts' websites, a report Sunday said. The Evansville Courier &...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Career and Workplace, Justice System, Labor Legislation, Employment Opportunities
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GOP senators block Ind. online sales tax proposal
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Republicans headed off a scheduled state Senate vote Thursday on a bill aimed at forcing Amazon.com and some other online-only retailers to start collecting Indiana's 7 percent sales tax this summer. The bill that cleared the...Tags: Money and Monetary Policy, Brandt Hershman, Walmart, Politics, Republican Party
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Fiscal tug-of-war stalls Indiana voucher expansion
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The timing would seem perfect for an expansion of school vouchers in Indiana, where the state's high court recently upheld the nation's broadest voucher law and the initiative enjoys broad support in one of the country's most...Tags: Justice System, Scott Walker, Politics, Students, Public Schools
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