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Indiana has one of nation’s highest foreclosure rates

Indiana has one of nation’s highest foreclosure rates2+ hour, 12+ min ago The ATTOM report says that Martin, Pike, Perry and Lake counties contributed the most to Indiana's higher than average foreclosure rate. Hoosiers are face foreclosures at increasing rates, and it's people in both urban and rural areas. A new report…...

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Behind the walls of Indiana’s ICE detention facility

Behind the walls of Indiana’s ICE detention facility5+ hour, 12+ min ago Bundled in tan prison garb and coats emblazoned with "ICE," dozens of immigrant detainees at Miami Correctional Facility played cards and checkers in a common room outside their cells. In another building, dozens more " largely from Latin American nations " participated…...

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Indiana pension system launches database to help Hoosiers nab unclaimed retirement benefits

Indiana pension system launches database to help Hoosiers nab unclaimed retirement benefits3+ week, 6+ day ago INPRS has launched a "reclaim your retirement" campaign aimed at Hoosiers with unclaimed benefits. More than 6,000 members of the Indiana Public Retirement System have collectively left behind millions of dollars in benefits " but a new database aims to connect them…...

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Some Indiana Republicans are unsure about redistricting. Interest groups are spending money to change their minds

Some Indiana Republicans are unsure about redistricting. Interest groups are spending money to change their minds1+ mon, 1+ week ago Indiana is set to spend time during the legislative session in December deciding whether to redraw the state's congressional maps to favor Republicans. Political groups are hoping to push Republican holdouts on the issue. New ad campaigns from conservative interest…...

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Indiana continues interstate EV charging program under new guidance from Trump administration

Indiana continues interstate EV charging program under new guidance from Trump administration1+ mon, 2+ week ago The goal of the program is to reduce the fear that EV travelers will run out of battery life before reaching a charging station. The state is moving forward with its plans to place electric vehicle chargers along Indiana's interstates....

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GOP lawmaker hears objections to redistricting plans

GOP lawmaker hears objections to redistricting plans1+ mon, 2+ week ago No one at Saturday's meeting spoke in favor of the redistricting plan. Indiana lawmakers are hearing from their constituents ahead of a special legislative session on mid-decade redistricting later this week. Gov. Mike Braun called the session for this week…...

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Bernie Sanders receives award in Terre Haute named for labor rights icon

Bernie Sanders receives award in Terre Haute named for labor rights icon1+ mon, 3+ week ago Sanders spoke to a sold-out audience at the Terre Haute convention center. Bernie Sanders was in Indiana over the weekend to accept an award named for the Terre Haute-born labor leader Eugene V. Debs. The U.S. senator from Vermont has long credited…...

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Indiana Black Caucus urges Republican lawmakers to fight back against redistricting push

Indiana Black Caucus urges Republican lawmakers to fight back against redistricting push2+ mon, 2+ day ago IBLC Vice Chair Rep. Carolyn Jackson (D-Hammond) said redrawing congressional districts now "undermines the process and the people's trust." Members of the Indiana Black Legislative Caucus are calling on their Republican colleagues to fight back against a congressional redistricting push…...

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Breaking Through: revisiting the post-punk legacy of Bloomington’s Sally’s Dream

Breaking Through: revisiting the post-punk legacy of Bloomington’s Sally’s Dream2+ mon, 6+ day ago In 1983, four Bloomington musicians " Chrissie Dickinson, Cynthia Hammond, Jenny Davis, and Emily Jackson " bonded over their shared love for the music of Patti Smith, X, and The Clash. Together they formed Sally's Dream, a post-punk band that went on to…...

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We heard from 20 LGBTQ groups in Indiana. Here’s what they said about the state of pride

We heard from 20 LGBTQ groups in Indiana. Here’s what they said about the state of pride2+ mon, 1+ week ago The Northwest Indiana city of Decatur hosted its first Pride festival this year. Across Indiana, community attitudes toward LGBTQ pride seem to be warming as more communities host events. Even as a wide swath of organizers told WFYI they have…...