Legislature Passes on Formal Study of LGBT Rights
Republican legislative leaders say a formal study on creating civil rights protections for the LGBT community won’t happen this year. But they say they’ll be thinking about the issue...
View ArticlePost-Bankruptcy, Toll Road Gets New Management
Eight months after previous management filed for bankruptcy, the Indiana Toll Road has a new operator.IFM Investors took ownership of the operation of the road and its pavilions after the state finance...
View ArticleScience Central's Martin Fisher Talks Science Education and "The Weekly...
Last Saturday, May 23rd, WBOI's local segment, The Weekly Experiment, aired its milestone 200th episode.The man behind it is Martin Fisher, the executive director of Science Central, who gets...
View ArticleRitz Rolls Out Gubernatorial Bid in Fort Wayne
Indiana State Schools Superintendent Glenda Ritz brought her newly-announced campaign for governor to Fort Wayne Friday.Ritz officially announced her candidacy Thursday in Indianapolis, and is now...
View ArticleIn "Jacksonland," Betrayal, Expansion, and a Burgeoning Democracy
President Andrew Jackson has become a towering, mythic figure in American history. In grade school, children learn that he was a man of humble beginnings who rose to become president, of his heroism in...
View ArticleNew Law Aims to Make Family Caregiving Easier
Home health care advocates are trying to get the word out about a new law aimed at helping family caregivers provide better treatment to their relatives.The Caregiver Advise, Record and Enable – or...
View ArticleInterview: NPR Legal Affairs Correspondent Nina Totenberg
Nina Totenberg has a lot of superlatives to her name.As NPR's Legal Affairs Correspondent, she's a built a career as a legendary journalist, with a voice and style all her own. She's won countless...
View ArticleFort Wayne's Same-Sex Couples Celebrate Marriage Ruling
Same-sex couples in Fort Wayne are celebrating Friday’s decision by the U.S. Supreme Court to legalize gay marriage in all 50 states.The 5-4 decision by the Court requires that all states license and...
View ArticleSCOTUS Decision Leaves Door Open for Hoosier Redistricting Reform
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled this week that an independent redistricting commission in Arizona is, in fact, legal.The decision opens the door for other states to explore such commissions in an effort...
View ArticleFWCS to Begin Discussions About North Side High School Mascot
Fort Wayne Community Schools announced Thursday it’s planning to open a conversation about the mascot at one of its high schools.Since 1927, the nickname for North Side High School has been the...
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