Bloomington resident and military contractor Kevin Suddeth says he plans to focus on education spending and I-69 in his attempt to unseat State Representative Matt Pierce. But Pierce says Suddeth’s stances on issues conflict. WFIU’s Daniel Robison has more.
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Following Governor Mitch Daniels’ latest round of budget cuts -- totaling $150 million -- state-funded universities are rushing to find money they can afford to cut. However, even though the problem is the same for each school, the solutions are highly tailored. WFIU’s Arianna Prothero reports…
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A Bloomfield company is creating jobs along with its foam and metal packing materials.
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Only 13 township assessing officials remain in Indiana – down from more than 1,000 a year ago. That baker’s dozen is now in the awkward position of being the exceptions to government consolidation laws. As WFIU’s Daniel Robison reports,the situation highlights the disconnect between state and local officials on streamlining government.
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In the second part of WFIU's two-part health care series, lawmakers weigh in on other possible solutions to the Healthy Indiana Plan waiting list problem.
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The new Indiana state budget flat-lines funding for higher education, essentially amounting to a funding cut with increases in health care and utilities, among other costs. But, as WFIU’s Daniel Robison reports, Indiana University administrators are not only pleased with the budget, they think they couldn’t have fared any better.
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At a standing-room only legislative forum at the Monroe County Public Library this week, representatives from nearly every local organization affected by the still-unfinished state budget railed against Governor Daniels’ newest budget proposals. WFIU’s Daniel Robison has more...
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Lawmakers will gather at the Indiana statehouse today to hear the details of Governor Mitch Daniels’ plan for a state budget to be passed in the upcoming special session. Indiana Public Broadcasting’s Marianne Holland reports.
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Governor Mitch Daniels’ agenda for this year’s legislative session largely failed. But, at the end of the General Assembly’s four months, one of the Governor’s pet projects passed: a bill granting qualified immunity to teachers from student disciplinary lawsuits. But, as WFIU’s Daniel Robison reports, state educators are questioning its need…
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