By Niki Kelly | Editor-in-Chief
Looking for a reason to cheat on your diet? It’s National Cheeseburger Day, so act accordingly.
Around $80 million in federal disaster funds have already flowed to Hoosiers, with more money announced on Thursday.
An electricity rate dispute goes to the Indiana Supreme Court.
A new IEDC leader named and an AES Indiana update.
Plus, I argue that Hoosiers buying diesel deserve some state tax relief, too.
Gov. Mike Braun, right, and Indiana Department of Homeland Security Director Jonathan Whitham update reporters on state and federal disaster response. (Photo by Niki Kelly/Indiana Capital Chronicle)
Indiana approved for mass SNAP replacement
By Mackenzi Klemann
The Indiana Family and Social Services Administration will begin issuing additional Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefit replacements to Hoosiers in 19 counties whose food perished in power outages on Aug. 11.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture approved the agency's request Thursday to replace SNAP benefits for affected households in all or parts of Carroll, Dearborn, Decatur, Delaware, Fayette, Franklin, Hancock, Henry, Lake, LaPorte, Madison, Marion, Porter, Pulaski, Randolph, Rush, Tipton, Union and Wayne counties.
A substation. (Courtesy Duke Energy Indiana)
Indiana Supreme Court hears Duke Energy case that could reshape your legal representation
By Leslie Bonilla Muñiz
Indiana Supreme Court justices on Thursday sketched out a "middle ground" in a power plant dispute that could upend legal precedent allowing groups to sue on behalf of their members.
Attorneys for Duke Energy Indiana, ratepayer watchdog Citizens Action Coalition and others met for oral arguments in a case that has united dozens of disparate groups for coal, clean energy, gun rights, retirees, rural education and beyond in favor of the concept of associational standing.
COMMENTARY
Gas and diesel prices in Indiana on Sept. 17, 2026. (Photo by Niki Kelly/Indiana Capital Chroncile)
Hoosiers using diesel receive no relief from tax suspensions
By Niki Kelly
Our daughter called last week, and she was absolutely beside herself. She had just topped off her diesel-powered VW Jetta. It cost $42 for not even half a tank.
As a young woman working and living independently, her rising fuel costs have her in panic mode. Diesel has surpassed $6 a gallon for the first time in U.S. history. And yet Gov. Mike Braun has left her and other diesel owners out of state relief.
NATIONAL NEWS
Students ages 12 to 18 experienced higher rates of reported victimization at school than away from school in 2024, according to a new report from the federal Bureau of Justice Statistics. (Photo by Amanda Watford/Stateline)
Violent victimization at school rose among students in 2024, federal data show
By Amanda Watford
Students ages 12 to 18 experienced higher rates of reported crime at school than away from school in 2024, according to a new federal analysis. But the overall rate of crime victimization at school has not changed significantly since 2014.
The rate of total victimization, including theft and nonfatal violent crimes such as robbery, aggravated assault and simple assault, was 27 per 1,000 students at school in 2024, compared with 17.7 per 1,000 away from school, according to a new federal Bureau of Justice Statistics report released this month.
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
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