State News

News related to Indiana and non-Hendricks County specific.

Motorists: stay alert and share the road with farm equipment this spring

INDIANAPOLIS (April 16, 2025)   — Planting season is quickly approaching for Indiana’s 94,000 farmers. With the warm weather and sunshine, Hoosier motorists will also see more large slow-moving farm equipment traveling Indiana’s rural roads and highways. The Indiana State Department of Agriculture, Indiana Department of Homeland Security, Indiana Department of Transportation, Indiana State Police and Hoosier Ag Today want to …

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Steuerwald authors bill to address state’s attorney shortage

STATEHOUSE (Feb. 6, 2025) – State Rep. Greg Steuerwald (R-Avon) authored legislation to establish a scholarship for public service attorneys to encourage more Hoosiers to practice law in rural areas. According to a report from the Commission on Indiana’s Legal Future, on which Steuerwald serves, Indiana ranks in the bottom 10 …

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Indiana Jumps to Sixth in the Nation in Reading

INDIANAPOLIS – In just two years, Indiana students have improved to sixth in the nation in reading according to results from the 2024 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) rankings. This is the highest Indiana has ever ranked in fourth grade reading and follows the state’s historic investments in a number …

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Chronic Absenteeism Improves in Indiana for Second Year in a Row, Still Higher than Pre-Pandemic

INDIANAPOLIS – Today, the Indiana Department of Education (IDOE) presented the state’s most recent chronic absenteeism data and unveiled a new Attendance Insights dashboard to the Indiana State Board of Education (SBOE). Recent data shows student attendance is improving, with chronic absenteeism improving for the second consecutive year. “We know that students can only …

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Indiana’s Third Grade Literacy Rates Increase for Third Consecutive Year

INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Department of Education (IDOE) today released results from the 2023-2024 Indiana Reading Evaluation and Determination (IREAD) assessment, which show third graders had the largest single-year increase since the assessment was launched in 2013. “Ensuring Hoosier students are able to read is key to not only the future of Indiana, but to …

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State of Indiana Launches SUN Bucks

INDIANAPOLIS – The state of Indiana today announced that applications for the Summer Electronic Benefits Transfer (SEBT) program, also known as SUN Bucks, are now open. SUN Bucks is a new benefits program that provides families a one-time payment of $120 for each eligible school-aged child to help purchase groceries …

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