Category Archives: WXKE Indiana News
Indiana losing farmland but increasing productivity
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - The state has lost nearly 346,000 acres of farmland from 2010 to 2022, but the Indiana State Department of Agriculture says agricultural productivity increased. Director D...
Jul 02, 2024
Nearly 150 new laws take effect July 1 in Indiana
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - All or part of nearly 150 new laws will take effect on July 1 in Indiana. Those include the legalization of happy hour, the requirement that schools hold back third grader...
Jun 28, 2024 BreizhAtao / Depositphotos.com
Federal ruling puts Healthy Indiana Plan in jeopardy
WASHINGTON D.C. (ADAMS) - The Healthy Indiana Plan that has provided health insurance to hundreds of thousands of people may be in jeopardy. A federal judge has found fault with the U.S. Department of...
Jun 28, 2024
SCOTUS puts Biden Administration "good neighbor" smog plan on hold
WASHINGTON D.C. (ADAMS) - The Supreme Court is stopping the Biden administration's controversial "good neighbor" pollution rule. The plan would have forced states to cut emissions to reduce the amount...
Jun 28, 2024 jordano / Depositphotos.com
Some Indiana Medicaid beneficiaries will have to pay premiums
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - Some Indiana Medicaid beneficiaries will have to start paying premiums for the first time in years on July 1. People enrolled in the Healthy Indiana Plan, Children's Healt...
Jun 28, 2024 Lenets_Tatsiana / Depositphotos.com
Indiana GOP selects Noblesville pastor as lieutenant governor nominee
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - The Indiana Republican Party has selected Noblesville pastor Micah Beckwith as the lieutenant governor nominee over state Representative Julie McGuire. She was the choice ...
Jun 17, 2024 Se. Mike Braun, (R) Indiana
INDOT will spend $265 million on welcome center overhaul
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - The Indiana Department of Transportation will spend $256 million to overhaul welcome centers in the state. The rest stops in the state are mostly dated to the mid-1960s an...
Jun 13, 2024 kbuntu / Depositphotos.com
DNC spending $700,000 in Indiana
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - The Democratic National Committee is spending nearly $700,000 to try to break the Republican supermajorities in Indiana. The Indiana House and Senate have been dominated b...
Jun 11, 2024 cowardlion / Depositphotos.com
INDOT commits $50 million for local safety projects
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - On Monday, the Indiana Department of Transportation announced a commitment of $50 million in Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) funds to support safety improvement ...
Jun 11, 2024
Holcomb adds $300,000 meeting place to governor's estate
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) - Governor Eric Holcomb has added a $300,000 expansion to the Carriage House. Residence Director Marianne Molony says the project added around 317 square feet to the home an...
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