The domestic violence shelter and advocacy organization Middle Way House, in Bloomington, recently released their 2018 annual report. Middle Way House Executive Director Deborah Morrow tells WFHB’s Wes Martin the agency is continuing to grow their services, including into domestic and sexual violence prevention programs in area schools.
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The Indiana House of Representatives’ current spending bill is half a billion dollars short, according to the latest estimation by the Revenue Forecast Technical Committee. The forecast for fiscal year 2020 was presented to the state budget committee, yesterday. It includes a $30 million revision from December’s projection. That’s still nowhere near the $600 million difference between what the technical …
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The Indiana Sheriff’s Association proposed a tax rate increase to ease overcrowding of low-level felons in County Jails, last week. The rate is currently at thirty-five dollars per day for a low level felons and the proposed twenty dollar increase would aid in solving overcrowded jails, says Hendricks County Sheriff, Brett Clark. According to the Terre Haute Tribune Star, the …
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The Indiana University Board of Trustees approved tuition and fee increases for the 2017-18 and 2018-19 academic years, this morning. The approval comes during the Trustee’s meeting at IU Northwest, in Gary. At IU Bloomington and Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, resident undergraduate tuition and fee rates will increase by 1.4 percent over the next two academic years. According to an …
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The City Council voiced support last night for a property tax increase to fund sidewalk repairs. City Controller Jeff Underwood presented a proposal re-establishing a cumulative capital development fund, along with the property tax increase. The fund is primarily supported by property taxes. Underwood says Mayor Hamilton would like to prioritize the money for sidewalk projects. As for the impact …
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