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South Bend school officials want the community’s feedback on the recommendation to close Clay High School as part of a new Facilities Master Plan.
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Throwing stars would be legal for Hoosiers to own and carry under legislation headed to the House floor. -
Republican lawmakers passed a controversial bill out of a Senate committee Wednesday that requires teachers to notify parents if students request a name, title or pronoun change in the classroom. The amended legislation also addresses other issues under the banner of “parents rights."
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A bill that makes it a crime in many cases to electronically track someone goes a little less far after changes by a House committee Wednesday.
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Law enforcement officers get a 25-foot bubble around them that the public can’t cross when told to stop under a bill that’s a step away from the governor’s desk.
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WVPE's Kent Fulmer speaks with conductor Soo Han about The Diamond Jubilee Concert, celebrating 75 years of the Elkhart County Symphony Orchestra.
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Stutsman announced today that he will take on the role of CEO of Lacasa Inc., in Goshen. -
Senate sends bill to simplify unemployment pay deductions, allow overpayment debt relief to governorState officials say some of the tight rules on unemployment benefits end up clogging up the system, preventing people from quickly getting paid and costing the state a lot of money – especially during economic downturns. A bill to alleviate some of DWD’s administrative burden and expedite the process of getting more money to beneficiaries heads to the governor’s desk after passing the Senate Tuesday.
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The bill’s author has said it could help Indiana to reach its goal of recycling half its waste. But a University of Pittsburgh professor questions whether some of these chemical processes should be considered recycling at all.
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It’s likely Indiana will be sued if a bill banning gender-affirming surgery for people in prison becomes law.
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The South Bend Police Department will have a new Chief of its patrol division in Captain Joe Leszczynski.
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The United States Supreme Court rules against Michigan district in Perez v. Sturgis Public Schools special ed case.
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Providers say Senate Bill 480 is harmful to trans youth and exacerbates Indiana’s health care worker shortage.
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It now goes back to the state House to consider changes made to the bill.
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It’s an initiative that will match employer costs up to 4 thousand dollars per candidate that the employer applies to sponsor in the 2023 H-1B visa lottery.
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A Senate committee rejected an effort Monday to allow anyone to vote absentee by mail in Indiana.
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