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Cass County Approves Bonds For Controversial Industrial Facility

By Rebecca Thiele • 3 hours ago

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The Cass County Council voted to approve bonds for a controversial zinc oxide manufacturing plant last week. Waelz Sustainable Products wants to locate the plant in the county after the project was rejected in Muncie.

Young, Braun Will Vote For Trump's Supreme Court Nominee Before Election

By Brandon Smith • 20 hours ago

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U.S. Sens. Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Mike Braun (R-Ind.) both say they'll vote for President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee before the Nov. 3 election.

For COVID-19 Patients, Recovery Often Takes Months

By Steph Whiteside • Sep 22, 2020

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Across the Midwest, COVID-19 cases are rising. And some survivors are still recovering — months after coming down with the disease. Karen Campbell is one of them.

At first, Campbell didn’t even consider the possibility she had the disease.

U.S. Citizenship Application Fees To Increase In Early October

By Paola Marizàn • Sep 22, 2020

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The federal government plans to increase the fees for asylum seekers and applicants for U.S. citizenship in early October.

The rule by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services takes effect Oct. 2. It increases the cost of a U.S. citizenship application by more than 80 percent.

Democrats Rally At Young, Braun Offices Over Supreme Court Vacancy

By Brandon Smith • Sep 21, 2020

Indiana Democrats are calling on U.S. Sens. Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Mike Braun (R-Ind.) to wait to vote on a nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court until after the election.

Hoosier Hospitals Charge More For Same Procedures Than Surrounding States, Study Finds

By Brock E.W. Turner • Sep 21, 2020

Hoosiers with private insurance pay more for hospital care than residents in 44 other states.

A new study out Friday by the RAND Corporation — a non-partisan research firm — says Hoosiers with private plans pay three times more than Hoosiers on Medicaid.

Indiana Officials Withdraw From Potential Purchase Of A Fourth Port Site

By Samantha Horton • Sep 21, 2020

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Indiana is withdrawing from purchasing land for a fourth port. This comes three years after an agreement to potentially purchase the land was first signed.

Indiana Groups Sue EPA For Not Regulating Certain Steel Mill Pollutants

By Rebecca Thiele • Sep 21, 2020

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The Environmental Protection Agency is facing a lawsuit for not setting limits for certain hazardous air pollutants at steel mills — like mercury and the cancer-causing chemical benzene.

Coronavirus: AG Candidates Weigh In On Vote-By-Mail, DWD Requests Unemployment Loan

By Lauren Chapman • Sep 21, 2020

The Indiana State Department of Health reported 67 additional confirmed deaths over the last week, bringing the state’s total to 3,281. The state announced more than 111,000 total confirmed cases – including two days with more than 1,000 reported cases – and more than 1.3 million Hoosiers tested.