Indiana Department of Workforce Development

The current commissioner of the Indiana Department of Workforce Development is resigning after less than a year in the position.

Lawmakers hope to streamline the process to reduce the amount of work the state has to do to give claimants their money. On Tuesday, Indiana’s House passed House Bill 1451 to simplify the process for Hoosiers receiving unemployment compensation. Though, it wouldn’t change the application process.

Instead of layoffs, work-share lets companies reduce employees’ hours and have the state pay affected workers a portion of their unemployment benefits relative to hours lost. A bill to create a work-share program in Indiana passed a Senate committee Wednesday.

Gov. Eric Holcomb wants to spend more than $5 billion in new and increased spending in Indiana’s next budget on everything from education to public health and economic development initiatives.

Indiana’s legislative session begins on Jan. 9. This year, lawmakers will create the state’s two-year budget. And they’re expected to tackle public health, workforce and education funding while doing it.

David Adams is the new commissioner of the Department of Workforce Development. Gov. Eric Holcomb announced his selection Friday.

Indiana Department of Workforce Development commissioner Fred Payne is stepping down, the governor’s office announced Tuesday.

As record numbers of people have quit their jobs — some for better ones — some pundits have taken to calling it “the great resignation.” The state’s Department of Workforce Development says that’s not exactly accurate — it’s more of a “great reassessment.”

The Indiana Department of Workforce Development said it is working to connect roughly 700 Afghan refugees at Camp Atterbury with jobs in the state and…