INDIANAPOLIS – Paying to file taxes is the last expense college students plan for, and why should they when thousands of students qualify to file their taxes for free with Indiana’s free filing program for qualified taxpayers? Indiana free file (INfreefile) allows anyone with an adjusted gross income of $66,000 or …
Read More »Butler University Practice Court to be Named Matt White Court Through Major Gift
INDIANAPOLIS – Friends and fraternity brothers of 1989 Butler University graduate Matt White have made a major gift to Butler University toward the second phase of renovations to Hinkle Fieldhouse, set to begin in May 2019. With the gift, the donors have chosen to honor White, who passed away after …
Read More »$1 million gift from Butler alumni to name Andre B. Lacy School of Business Investment Room
INDIANAPOLIS — Sean ’89 and Erin McGould ’93 have made a $1 million gift to Butler University to name the investment room of the new building for the Andre B. Lacy School of Business. The building will open in the fall 0f 2019. The new McGould Investment Room will include …
Read More »Gov. Holcomb Appointed to the American Workforce Policy Advisory Board
INDIANAPOLIS – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross and Advisor to the President Ivanka Trump announced Gov. Eric J. Holcomb as one of the 25 members of the American Workforce Policy Advisory Board. “Ensuring our country has a skilled and ready workforce is the defining issue of the decade, …
Read More »Vaccinations are a Safe and Effective Way to Prevent Disease
HENDRICKS COUNTY – Hendricks County health officials are urging parents to ensure that their children are up-to-date on receiving recommended vaccinations. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there have been 79 cases of Measles, a preventable disease, in January 2019 alone. These cases occurred in 10 different …
Read More »INDOT Adding Resources to Attack Indy-area Interstate Potholes
INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Department of Transportation is adding additional maintenance crews and bringing on contractor resources to address potholes forming on the Indianapolis metro area interstates resulting from the recent freeze-thaw conditions. INDOT has more than doubled the number of maintenance crews focused on patching potholes in the Indianapolis area …
Read More »Gov. Holcomb Announces Next Level Teacher Compensation Commission Members
SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Governor Eric J. Holcomb today announced the volunteer citizen members of the Next Level Teacher Compensation Commission as a part of his effort to make teacher pay competitive with surrounding states. The commission has been tasked with determining what constitutes competitive teacher compensation in Indiana and …
Read More »Alzheimer’s Association Greater Indiana Chapter Advocacy Day at the Statehouse Wednesday
INDIANAPOLIS, February 11, 2019 – About 100 advocates from across the state will gather at the Statehouse in downtown Indianapolis Wednesday, February 13 from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. for State Advocacy Day, hosted by the Alzheimer’s Association Greater Indiana Chapter. Attendees will include people living with Alzheimer’s disease, caregivers, …
Read More »Criminals Beware: Indiana DOR is Ready for Tax Season
INDIANAPOLIS – Criminals looking to steal identities and submit fraudulent tax returns better look elsewhere. The Indiana Department of Revenue’s (DOR) Identity Theft and Tax Fraud Prevention Program is a national leader, stopping over $110 million in attempted identity theft and tax refund fraud since 2014. “The amount of stolen …
Read More »Officers Save Man From Drowning in Jackson County
Indiana Conservation Officers are investigating a boating accident that occurred in Jackson County Sunday evening. Jerry Cash (59), of Seymour, was rescued from swift water after capsizing his canoe in the White River. At 7:42 P.M. Anthony Davis of Seymour contacted the Jackson Co. Sheriff’s Department about a man yelling …
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