Indiana University South Bend and other IU campuses across the state of Indiana are increasing tuition 2.5% over the course of each of the next two academic years for in-state undergraduate students. Tuition costs at IUSB stood at $3,363.40 per semester for in-state undergraduate students for the 2018-2019 school year. In addition to tuition, there…
Indiana’s senior senator, Todd Young, has joined with a bipartisan group of senators in support of a bill that would raise the federal minimum age to buy tobacco products to 21. The bill also covers e-cigarettes.
Indiana schools superintendent Glenda Ritz made it official on Thursday: she is seeking the Democratic nomination to take on Mike Pence in next year’s gubernatorial race. “As the mother of two children that have moved away from Indiana, I know all too well that many of our best and our brightest feel that they do…
The Indiana Attorney General’s office is warning consumers about a fast-growing phone scam targeting Hoosier households. The state of Indiana has seen a large uptick in the number of people filing complaints regarding a scam from callers who purport to work for the Internal Revenue Service. Callers claim to be IRS employees and demand past…
Are Indiana’s corporate executives overpaid? A new report from the AFL-CIO finds that CEOs of Indiana companies in the S&P 500 index earned more than 306 times the amount of the average Hoosier worker in 2014. Corporate CEOs earned $12,556,710 on average compared to just $41,033 for the average worker. The report is part of…
Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson said on Wednesday that he would not sign that state’s “religious freedom” bill that closely mirrors the recently-passed Indiana law that has caused a national uproar. The key to the decision appears to be pressure from the business community, which has faced calls for boycotts similar to what is happening in…
A new report from the US Bureau of Economic Analysis highlights the recent economic struggles of Hoosiers. Indiana ranked 39th in the United States in terms of per capita income in 2014. That puts the Hoosier State well below neighboring Illinois, which ranked 16th. Indiana also had lower per capita income than neighboring Ohio (29th)…
Barely a week ago, a group of local community activists, elected officials, and LGBT allies were celebrating the third year anniversary of the passage of South Bend’s Human Rights Ordinance. The Human Rights Ordinance bans discrimination in education, employment, and access to public accommodations based on race, color, sex, disability, national origin and ancestry. An…
Indiana will continue its Sunday ban on alcohol sales at retail. The news comes after a bill to legalize Sunday alcohol sales stalled in the Indiana House. The issue will not be revived during the current session of the General Assembly. According to the Associated Press: Republican Rep. Tom Dermody of LaPorte said Tuesday he…
The Indiana House has passed a bill that would eliminate the common construction wage law in the state, allowing the state and municipalities to decide the pay for each position of a public works project. The common construction wage law sets base pay rates on public building projects in the state to ensure a decent…
