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01/24/2025

Gov. Mike Braun is ordering the Indiana Department of Health to resume releasing individual terminated pregnancy reports, as it did before the state’s near-total abortion ban took effect.

Gov. Mike Braun is ordering the Indiana Department of Health to resume releasing individual terminated pregnancy reports, as it did before the states near-total abortion ban took effect.

01/24/2025

Governor Braun orders the release of individual Terminated Pregnancy Reports. A Senate committee approves a bill to extend state income tax cuts, provided revenue increases. A proposal to slash unemployment insurance benefits nearly in half.

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01/24/2025

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Leonardo designed fanciful flying machines, studied light and shadow investigated gravity, dissected cadavers and poured the sum of his scientific and artistic knowledge into a portrait that would become the most famous painting on Earth.

01/24/2025

Hi, How Are You Day is an annual event honoring the late singer-songwriter Daniel Johnston, a pioneer of outsider and lo-fi music. Johnston’s work has been celebrated by artists including Beck, Kurt Cobain, Tom Waits and Lana Del Rey.

Hi, How Are You Day is an annual event honoring the late singer-songwriter Daniel Johnston, a pioneer of outsider and lo-fi music.

01/24/2025

Senators and representatives from Southern Indiana districts have so far filed legislation on Medicaid, voting, s*x education and oversight for sheriffs and other elected officials.

Its two weeks into Indianas legislative session, and lawmakers across the state have filed more than 2,200 bills, only a fraction of which will become law. Heres a look at what Southern Indiana officials are focused on.

01/24/2025

Every 2 years Indiana Lawmakers must pass legislation for the state's budget. Here's a quick look on what that process is like. Tune in as we break down the issues being raised by the General Assembly each week on Indiana Lawmakers.

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01/24/2025

This week on Cultural Manifesto, celebrate, “Hi, How Are You Day,” an annual event honoring the late singer-songwriter Daniel Johnston. The Indianapolis-based label Joyful Noise Recordings will host the event on January 24, featuring an exhibition of Daniel Johnston’s visual artwork. The exhibit was curated by Johnston’s friend and former road manager Don Goede.

Listen to interviews with Goede, and Joyful Noise Recordings’ founder Karl Hofstetter, as they discuss the significance of Johnston’s music.

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Daniel Johnston was born in Sacramento, California in 1961 and he grew up in West Virginia. As a teenager, Johnston began obsessively creating music and art, often recording his songs on cheap consumer tape recorders. Throughout his life, Johnston faced serious mental health issues, struggling with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. In his music, Johnston wrote about his life and troubles with disarming honesty.

While living in Austin, Texas in the mid-1980s, Johnston began distributing his homemade tapes by hand, passing cassettes out to friends and strangers. By the late 1980s, Johnston’s tapes had fallen into the hands of high-profile indie rock musicians, including members of Sonic Youth and Dinosaur Jr., who championed his music. In 1992, Johnston’s name was thrust into popular culture, when Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain appeared on MTV wearing a Daniel Johnston t-shirt.

Johnston died in 2019 at the age of 58, but his legacy remains stronger than ever. Johnston’s music has expanded beyond the world of underground rock, with artists including Lana Del Rey, Beck and Tom Waits performing his songs.

01/24/2025

The Senate Education and Career Development Committee plans to make any amendments to the bill Wednesday and vote to send it to the full Senate.

Senate lawmakers are considering a bill that would address teacher shortages in STEM, change the amount of time high school students are allowed to leave school to attend religious instruction, and alter the timeframe of when schools must notify parents...

01/23/2025

Two Republican-sponsored bills would restrict how schools teach about and discuss issues like race, s*xual orientation and gender in Indiana classrooms.

01/23/2025

You know them, you love them, now find out how our public libraries came to be a sanctuary for Americans everywhere. Join us for a screening + community-driven conversation of Free for All: The Public Library on Saturday, February 1 at the Indianapolis Public Library - Central Library.

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01/23/2025

Legislation proposing a change to how farmland property taxes are calculated could reduce farmers’ bills by more than $100 million a year.

Legislation proposing a change to how farmland property taxes are calculated could reduce farmers bills by more than $100 million a year.

01/23/2025

A House bill, HB 1007, aims to help ensure AI data centers coming into Indiana have the massive amount of power they need — primarily by subsidizing small nuclear plants and keeping coal and natural gas plants online.

A House bill aims to help ensure AI data centers coming into the state have the massive amount of power they need primarily by subsidizing small nuclear plants and keeping coal and natural gas plants online. Consumer and environmental advocates worry t...

01/23/2025

This week on Echoes of Indiana Avenue, celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day with an hour of gospel music from artists who performed on the Avenue, as we explore the connection between gospel music and the struggle for civil rights.

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Also, hear an interview with the Indianapolis-based historic preservationist Claudia Polley, who attended King’s 1959 speech in the Indiana Avenue neighborhood.

Gospel music played a profound role in the civil rights movement, serving as both a source of spiritual nourishment and a rallying cry for social change. Enjoy music from local and national artists, including The Wandering Travelers, Staple Singers, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Mahalia Jackson, Dorothy Love Coates and more.

01/23/2025

The Indiana Black Legislative Caucus said Gov. Mike Braun’s executive order ending diversity, equity and inclusion in state government sends a message that Indiana doesn’t care about fairness.

The Indiana Black Legislative Caucus said Gov. Mike Brauns executive order ending diversity, equity and inclusion in state government sends a message that Indiana doesnt care about fairness.

01/23/2025

Last year, Indiana was one of just 10 states chosen as part of a federal demonstration program to increase access to mental health and substance use disorder resources.

Last year, Indiana was one of just 10 states chosen as part of a federal demonstration program to increase access to mental health and substance use disorder resources. The states eight pilot sites received their designations as Certified Community Beha...

01/23/2025

Leonardo conducts scientific experiments and paints the most famous portrait on earth in Leonardo da Vinci | Painter-God.

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Leonardo designed fanciful flying machines, studied light and shadow investigated gravity, dissected cadavers and poured the sum of his scientific and artistic knowledge into a portrait that would become the most famous painting on Earth.

01/23/2025

Indiana is in the midst of a five-year reduction of its individual income tax rate. A bill unanimously approved by a Senate committee Tuesday would continue to cut the rate after that — but only if state revenues grow.

Indiana is in the midst of a five-year reduction of its individual income tax rate. A bill unanimously approved by a Senate committee Tuesday would continue to cut the rate after that but only if state revenues grow.

01/22/2025

Seeds of Caring held a MLK Day of Youth Service in Indianapolis. The nonprofit seeks to empower children to “create a kinder community with their hearts, hands, and minds.”

Seeds of Caring held its MLK Day of Youth Service at the Madam Walker Legacy Center in Indianapolis to celebrate the work of Dr. Martin Luther King.