By Niki Kelly | Editor-in-Chief
Did you know cruise control is credited to a Hoosier inventor? Hagerstown native Ralph Teetor didn’t like how his friend would vary his speed during conversation in the car. The blind man developed a device to control automotive speed, filing an initial patent in 1948.
Librarians are being called on more often to help Hoosiers in distress, and a new program aims to equip them with training for the job.
Gov. Mike Braun’s months-long gas tax holiday wasn’t cheap.
Another round of utility regulatory applications.
Plus, marketplace insurance plans set to rise again.
A new program aims to help librarians who are becoming part of society's safety net. (Getty Images)
Indiana librarians to get mental health training
By Mackenzi Klemann
Hoosiers suffering mental health crises are visiting public libraries for help — transforming the role of librarians who act simultaneously as researchers, archivists and quasi-social workers.
Mental Health America of Indiana is stepping in to train librarians in how to respond to these crises and direct patrons to reliable information on suicide prevention, addiction treatment and mental health disorders.
After months of gas tax suspensions, the total impact to road funding is now known. (Photo by Niki Kelly/Indiana Capital Chronicle)
Gas tax breaks to cost state, local governments $533M
By Leslie Bonilla Muñiz
The total price tag for Gov. Mike Braun's gas tax holiday is in: the state of Indiana and hundreds of local governments are expected to lose a combined $533 million, with the impacts felt through October.
That also means motorists saved that much money at the pump.
NATIONAL NEWS
A new report details preliminary Obamacare insurer premium rate increases. (Getty Images)
Obamacare premiums likely to surge again next year
By Nada Hassanein
Health insurance premiums are likely to grow more expensive next year for those who buy Marketplace plans, after increases this year.
Affordable Care Act Marketplace insurers are proposing a median premium increase of 14% for 2027, which would be a double-digit hike for the second year in a row, according to a new analysis of preliminary rate filings.
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
State panel winnows applicants for utility regulator opening; interviews set for next week | Leslie Bonilla Muñiz
Hoosiers wager nearly $500M on electronic pull tabs in past six months | Times of Northwest Indiana (Paywall)
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