Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 27:00 — 24.3MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreA lawsuit brought against the Indiana Department of Child Services today alleges that the Department doesn’t protect children within its system of care; The South Bend Fraternal Order of Police issued a public letter yesterday, in harsh criticism of Mayor Pete Buttigieg; Over 160 Duke Energy customers …
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 2:44 — 3.8MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreThe Indiana State Senate approved a nearly $34.5 billion state budget, today. Indiana works on a biennial budget, meaning every two years the state legislature votes on allocating billions of dollars to the state’s general fund. The 2020-2021 budget is nearly $3 billion more than the budget …
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 27:00 — 61.8MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreA staff photographer at The Herald-Times is dismissed, as newspapers are sold to GateHouse Media; Indiana legislators support a ‘tax amnesty’ program; Supporters of redistricting reform push legislators to act; Sen. (R-Lawrenceberg) Chip Perfect withdraws bill eliminating child labor laws, after conflict of interest scandal; EPA re-schedules …
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 2:59 — 1.7MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreIndiana Governor Eric Holcomb announced his proposed state budget, today. The embattled Department of Child Services would get, in the Governor’s proposed budget, $286 million each year. This is the full amount DCS had requested. DCS has been struggling with increasing case loads and limited resources for …
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 30:22 — 69.5MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreIncreases in Indiana’s revenue are expected to be offset by state expenditures in the Department of Child Services and Medicaid; Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill’s office said they’re pleased with a Texas Supreme Court Judge’s decision, on Friday; Attorney General Curtis Hill will use public funds to …
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 28:51 — 20.7MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreIndiana Senators Joe Donnelly and Todd Young praise President Trump for his North Korean summit; Uncertainty over global trade tariffs have Bloomington and Monroe County considering charging residents for recycling, for the first time; Richland Bean Blossom Community School Board approves Assistant Superintendent Jerry Sanders as Interim Superintendent …
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 2:33 — 1.9MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreIndiana Governor Eric Holcomb announced yesterday his plans to review and reform the state’s Department of Child Services. The Department of Child Services is struggling to cope with a dramatic increase in the number of children in need of services such as foster care and counseling. That’s …
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 1:55 — 1.8MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreIndiana House Democrats say they’re worried about state of the Department of Child Services. House Democratic Leader Terry Goodin from Austin, Indiana issued a statement today in the wake of the first progress report evaluating DCS, issued by The Child Welfare Policy and Practice Group. DCS’ evaluation …
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 28:39 — 11.5MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreThe Indiana Legislature’s Short Session is set to end on March 15th and this afternoon the legislature struck down a number of bills; Indiana Senate Republicans initiate a last-minute proposal to allow 10 percent of public school districts’ teachers to be unlicensed; Indiana House Democrats say they’re …
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