A Pew Research Center report released earlier this year shows there has been little progress in increasing the share of Black graduates from a college-level STEM program over the past decade.
The Energy Department plans to award $7 billion for Regional Clean Hydrogen Hubs—or H2Hubs—next year, but the competition is expected to be stiff. At least 21 states are expected to compete.
Ultimately, no part of the state should become economically parched due to the lack of an adequate water supply. And care must be taken to make sure existing aquifers aren’t overtaxed or abused.
A story released this week by The Indianapolis Star raises serious questions not just about whether the agency—known as IOSHA—adequately investigated COVID-related workplace complaints, but also whether it was even equipped to try.
Lots of work has been done over the past 30 years to cull the number of branches from 189 in 1988 to 124 today. But it’s clear that more trimming needs to be done for the sake of efficiency and financial responsibility.
Only four candidates are running for three open sets. Only one race—to represent District 3—is contested.
To keep investment coming, Fishers officials know they must beef up the city’s amenities.
Stemming the drop in Hoosier high school graduates who choose college will take a multi-pronged effort by the state, universities, high schools and parents.
The city estimates it faces a funding gap of $1 billion a year for roads and transportation infrastructure.
City and state government and community leaders know that they must create communities that are attractive not only to companies but increasingly to workers.
The state needs to keep up its frenetic drive toward economic progress and boost its pool of educated tech workers if it hopes to surpass other states and become a technology hub for the heartland and the nation.
Indiana ended up with a rushed law that seemed to please few.
Focusing on the stasis at Circle Centre misses the excitement building in other areas with ambitious mixed-use projects finally getting under way.
We think the opportunities are worth the cost.
No matter a person’s position, we need to respect that his or her feelings and passions are real and not dismiss them out of hand. We need to seek first to understand, not use any means necessary to score purely political points.
It’s certainly easy to see Holcomb’s motivation in proposing to send some of that money back to taxpayers. Higher prices at the pump, in the grocery store and, well, everywhere are squeezing Hoosier families.
Indiana lawmakers have attempted to regulate the industry, but their regulations haven’t really taken hold.
Improvements are already evident in the mall with promises of more to come.
These developments are exactly the kind of thing city leaders say is needed to prevent the Indianapolis from losing population and slowing economic growth.
But we should consider all of the information we learn within the context of the chaotic time we are living in—and when appropriate, we should give people, policymakers and administrators the benefit of the doubt.
