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Lawmakers Say Indiana Bill To Monitor Early Coal Plant Closures Would Ensure Reliability
The process for Indiana utilities to retire generation facilities could be delayed, slowing the transition away from coal.

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The process for Indiana utilities to retire generation facilities could be delayed, slowing the transition away from coal.

Indiana's late 48th governor was memorialized in a sculpture now on display at the state capitol building.
The bill bars National Guard members from demanding a military trial — or court-martial — in lieu of non-judicial punishment.
Senators heard more than five hours of testimony Thursday about funding for charter and private schools.
The proposal seeks to keep Hoosier parents and students “in control” of “private health cards.”
But Indiana has made strides in reducing the number of foster children in the state.
The latest push includes a statewide poll and multiple local advocacy events intended to sway the state’s budget writers.
Other proposals would establish a camera pilot program for road construction zones and tweak some court-ordered pregnancy support payments.
Abortion care providers attribute the decreases to public confusion and dwindling clinic staff.
The bills were sponsored by Rep. Ed Soliday, R-Valparaiso.
The legislation centers on one Hoosier family — and its estranged transgender daughter — whose case is still in court.
The bill now goes to the full Senate for potential amendments and, later, a final vote.
As of the first of this month, the Hoosier State had 130,839 job openings, compared to 19,460 unemployment insurance claims.
Key sectors lawmakers represent, plus a few fun jobs.
The grant-based program provides access to free pre-kindergarten education for Indiana children from low-income families.
New economic interest filings show House Speaker Todd Huston and others do consulting outside the Statehouse.
In the most recent report, from 2020, Indiana was 44 overall and 51 – the worst in the nation – for family caregiver support.
Jurors earn less than minimum wage for an eight-hour day and haven’t gotten a pay increase in at least 25 years.
The waste was taken from East Palestine, Ohio, to a landfill facility in Roachdale.
Guard officials say the provision would promote efficiency, but veterans say it isn't a good enough exchange.