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Indiana has surpassed 2 million confirmed COVID-19 cases. Cases have slowly – but steadily – risen since October.
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Gov. Eric Holcomb joined 24 other state governors in signing an open letter to President Biden asking him to end the federal public health emergency in April 2023. The public health emergency was first declared in 2020 after the COVID-19 pandemic hit.
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Three of the 14 men charged over the kidnapping plot were sentenced in a Jackson County courtroom Thursday. During the hearing, prosecutors played a recorded statement from Whitmer in which she talked about how the case has impacted her and her family.
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Hospital capacity is strained in much of Indiana due to the early arrival of RSV and influenza, coupled with ongoing COVID-19 cases and critical health care worker shortages.
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Two new subvariants of the COVID-19 omicron strain are gathering steam nationally. Epidemiologists say cases of these subvariants are likely to peak during the holidays.
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Homeowner Assistance Funds were established through the American Rescue Plan Act in 2021 to combat COVID-19-related setbacks. Indiana’s Homeowner Assistance Fund is the state’s fund for Hoosiers. One listener wondered why applications were taking long to process and if others struggled with foreclosures in the process.
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The COVID-19 pandemic has hit businesses big and small very hard across the state,especially in areas that depend on tourism. But there’s one town in Michigan that seems to not just be rebounding — but thriving.
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In the last year, Michigan’s enrollment rates have declined 4% — the largest decrease in the country. This data comes from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center, which has been tracking enrollment rates by state since 2019.
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But researchers say the change does not overcome the shortfalls tied to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Indiana had one of the highest eviction rates in the country both before and during the pandemic, according to data released by the Eviction Research Network.