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Some large state agencies look to avoid layoffs despite budget cuts
Job cuts haven’t yet happened at any of Indiana’s largest state agencies, with some indicating that they are aiming to withstand budget reductions without laying off staffers. State Affairs contacted several of the state’s largest departments, asking officials to confirm whether they have recently laid off workers or plan to make staffing reductions soon. None …
IU trustees approve policy changes to align with controversial state laws
The Indiana University Board of Trustees this week approved numerous policy changes to align IU with recently passed state laws. Despite controversy surrounding some of those laws, the policies passed with little opposition from the board and IU administration. “It’s pretty clear that President Whitten and the IU administration have been complicit in these changes …
Constitution and crowd sizes
INDIANAPOLIS — As President-elect Abraham Lincoln headed to Washington for his fraught inauguration, he came to Indianapolis from Illinois and spoke to Hoosiers on Feb. 11, 1861. The nation was on the brink of a civil war as seven Southern states vowed to secede. At a railroad crossing at the intersection of Washington and Missouri …
2 top state agency officials gain ethics waivers to take new jobs
Two top state agency officials will be able to take new jobs after gaining approval of waivers from post-state employment restrictions. The State Ethics Commission on Thursday unanimously granted the waivers requested by Seth Hinshaw, chief financial officer for the Office of Education, and Robert Paglia, chief operating officer of the Indiana Economic Development Corp. …
Braun meets Trump officials in Washington, joins GOP governors in Tennessee
Gov. Mike Braun traveled to Washington this week for meetings with Trump administration officials before heading to Tennessee for talks with other Republican governors. Braun arrived in Washington on Tuesday, then flew Wednesday to Nashville, Tennessee, to take part in Republican Governors Association sessions on Thursday and Friday, according to his office. Braun’s activities in …
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No Kings Day protests happening nationwide include Indiana
INDIANAPOLIS — There will be tanks rumbling down Constitution Avenue through Washington, D.C., and U.S. Marines deployed in Los Angeles on Saturday. And there will be Hoosiers protesting in the streets of Oldenburg, Kentland, Warsaw, Albion, LaGrange, Corydon and dozens of other cities and towns. America finds itself taut with political tension as its president, …
A State Fair: The once essential mailbox is becoming a relic. What’s it all mean?
INDIANAPOLIS — The world changes, but the mail is still delivered to your door. OK, if not to your door, then to a box along your driveway. Perhaps you live in a more recently built area with a multibox installation several steps from your driveway. If you live in an apartment building, the mailboxes may …
Indiana legal scholars join court challenge on Trump tariffs
EVANSVILLE, Ind. — This spring I assembled an unprecedented coalition — including leading constitutional scholars, former U.S. senators, cabinet officials, and federal judges — to file an amici curiae brief challenging President Donald Trump’s expansive import taxes (tariffs). Our central argument was clear: The Constitution grants Congress, not the president, the exclusive authority to impose …
Why AI won’t replace workers — it will redefine their value
MUNCIE, Ind. — The most disruptive technology in human history was almost certainly the wheel. That economic shock, and all the others that followed, give us useful insight into labor market effects of artificial intelligence. The invention of the wheel cut transportation costs by 80% or 90%, dramatically reducing demand for workers who carried goods …
The GOP’s war on academia hits Indiana
INDIANAPOLIS — Heading into the 2024 campaign cycle, Republicans from Donald J. Trump to Jim Banks proclaimed their party a haven for the blue-collar working class. In contrast, many Democratic voters were described as “college educated.” Now, under the second Trump administration, there is a full-scale assault on academia nationally, including here in Indiana. >> …
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Will Joe Donnelly run for governor in 2028?
Joe Donnelly will have this message for Hoosier Democrats when they gather for their annual dinner Friday at the Indiana Roof Ballroom: “This effort is ongoing, but we have to go to every corner of every county in the state and meet people where they are,” Donnelly told Howey Politics Indiana/State Affairs Tuesday afternoon. “Our …
Judge questions proposed sentence in $44M school enrollment fraud case
A federal judge expressed wariness with the proposed sentence for a former Indiana online school executive who has admitted to helping defraud the state of at least $44 million through inflated student enrollment claims. Two other leaders of Indiana Virtual School and Indiana Virtual Pathways Academy are scheduled to appear in federal court next month …
State agencies start layoffs stemming from budget cuts
Dozens of state employees have lost their jobs this week as most agencies continue to grapple with funding cuts for staffing and operations made in the new state budget. Staffers within agencies under the secretaries of education and commerce were notified of layoffs on Tuesday, Gov. Mike Braun’s office confirmed Wednesday to State Affairs. >> …
Outgoing Indiana State Teachers Association president reflects on education landscape
Indiana State Teachers Association President Keith Gambill is preparing to step down from the group’s top position when his term ends later this summer. ISTA Vice President Jennifer Smith-Margraf will then fill the role. Gambill, who has been ISTA’s president since 2019, guided the organization through the pandemic, multiple legislative sessions and one of Indiana’s …
Despite tuition freezes, some nonresident college students will see bigger bills
For some of Indiana’s public universities, a new playbook is emerging — freeze tuition for in-state students while increasing the cost for international and nonresident students. Several universities have proposed such moves after Gov. Mike Braun encouraged Indiana’s public higher education system to hold the line on tuition increases. >> Don’t miss a thing. Download …