Jul. 3—INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Commission for Higher Education has awarded more than 300 scholarships in the eighth year of the Next Generation Hoosier Educators Scholarship. Selected through a competitive process based on academic achievement and additional factors, the Next GenerationHoosier Educators Scholarship provides a renewable scholarship of up to $10,000 per year (up to […]
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Photo ID laws, voter suppression and Hoosiers silenced
Across the country, sundry new laws (or soon-to-be laws like Indiana House Bill 1264) threaten to make voting more difficult. Indiana, though, has had strict voter identification laws since 2005. The prominence of photo identification laws like Indiana’s are unprecedented in American history. There were no presidential elections in which states required photo identification until […]
Did the eclipse path change? New map reveals Hoosiers could see less of the solar eclipse
A rare total solar eclipse will cut a 115-mile-wide path April 8 across North America but, less than a week before it happens, new research suggests fewer Hoosiers could experience 100% darkness because the previous 2024 eclipse maps are wrong — but not by much. NASA told IndyStar in an email that its predictions have not changed — […]
Indiana ranked worst state for rooftop solar. Here’s why fewer Hoosiers have them
Hoosier homeowners face an uphill battle when considering investing in rooftop solar. Indiana ranks as the worst state in the country for going solar, according to a new report. ConsumerAffairs recently released a comprehensive look at which states are best for rooftop solar installations. It found little economic incentives for Hoosiers despite a relatively good […]