Trump administration still garnishing wages of student loan borrowers during pandemic
The Trump administration is fighting a class-action lawsuit for continuing to garnish the wages of defaulted borrowers in violation of a federal order.
The Trump administration is fighting a class-action lawsuit for continuing to garnish the wages of defaulted borrowers in violation of a federal order.
Indiana State Health Commissioner Kris Box said during Friday’s press briefing that OptumServe, which is subsidiary of United Health Group, is not providing all test results within a 48-hour window, as the contract requires.
Most of the funding will be used to expand Workforce Ready Grants and Employer Training Grants. The state also plans to use some of the funding to scale up career coaching efforts and other workforce development outreach.
The S&P 500 jumped another 2.6% after a report said the U.S. job market surprisingly strengthened last month, bolstering hopes that the worst of the recession may have already passed.
Pandemic-related drops in sales and individual income taxes—the state’s top two revenue sources—continue to have the most significant impact on the state budget.
The expansion will allow Indianapolis-based Aria to boost testing-kit assembly from 137,000 to 400,000 per week, the company said.
An April survey by Indiana INTERNnet, an online portal that matches students with employers seeking interns, found that 37% of the 181 employers surveyed no longer planned to hire interns this summer, while 48% still planned to but with program changes.
The S&P 500 is now down less than 6% from its record high set in February after being down nearly 34% earlier this year when recession worries were peaking.
With no new business in April and downtown hotel occupancy stuck below 8% since late March, the agency overseeing the Indiana Convention Center and Lucas Oil Stadium has seen revenue crater.
State leaders say Indiana schools can reopen safely in the fall if they screen students and staff, create individual health plans, and maintain social distancing, according to newly released re-entry guidelines.
Marion County on Friday saw its cumulative death toll from the virus reach 604, up from 598 in Thursday’s report.
America’s labor market unexpectedly rebounded in May, signaling the economy is picking up faster than thought from the depths of the damage from the coronavirus pandemic.
American Airlines said it will aggressively add back flights in July, while United Airlines also announced plans to add back flights, while taking a more cautious approach.
In all, the department store chain—which filed for bankruptcy protection last month—is closing nine locations in Indiana.
The NBA’s Board of Governors has approved a 22-team format for restarting the league season in late July at the Disney campus near Orlando, Florida. The Indiana Pacers would be among the 22 teams involved in the restart.
Organizers said the event will be replaced with a modified State Fair 4-H Livestock Show featuring additional activities.
Gap Inc. has more than 390 stores at Indianapolis-based Simon’s malls, including its namesake brand, Old Navy and Banana Republic.
The Dallas-based discount retail chain filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection May 27, citing financial strains caused by COVID-19-related store closures.
St. Louis-based Sugarfire Smoke House has closed its downtown Indianapolis restaurant following ongoing issues with the building’s landlord.
The department said Thursday that the cumulative death toll in the state rose to 2,052, up from 2,032 the previous day—an increase of 20.