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Indiana 1st at the Worst for Covid Safety

The survey said Indiana ranks near last in many categories, including vaccination rate, positive testing rate, hospitalizations, death rate and transmission.

Indiana reports 53 more COVID-19 deaths and 5,181 new positive cases

The Indiana Department of Health reported Friday that 53 more Hoosiers have died with COVID-19 and another 5,181 people have tested positive.

Indiana unemployment rate falling fast, but job openings are still rising

Indiana’s unemployment rate for October fell to just 3 percent in November, the lowest it’s been in more than two decades. Another record level was set which complicates that rosy picture: job openings are at an all-time high.

Township troubles ... yet another chapter

As we've long noted, Indiana is stuck with the status quo – and likely more township scandals – until legislators can place taxpayer interests before their own reelection prospects.

Democratic 3rd CD candidate suspending campaign

Democratic 3rd CD candidate John Stephens is suspending his campaign. John sent a letter to the 3rd District Democratic Party Chair Friday evening announcing he is suspending his campaign

IU Health reports 'all-time high' number of COVID patients being treated

IU Health is reporting an all-time high number of COVID-19 patients being treated in its hospitals. The hospital system is caring for 518 COVID patients. To put that in perspective, the summer/fall peak was 459 and the previous high from last winter was 517.

Holcomb wants health emergency provisions split from vaccine mandate ban

Indiana House Republicans have tied a controversial push to effectively ban private companies from enforcing COVID-19 vaccine mandates to language that would help end the state’s public health emergency. There will be an effort in the upcoming session to split those provisions apart.

IU faculty member announces bid for Democratic nomination in 9th District

IU faculty member Isak Nti Asare announced his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for Indiana’s 9th congressional district earlier this month. If elected, Nti Asare would be the first Black representative of the district.

Indiana hunting, fishing and trapping license fees will increase in 2022

The Indiana Department of Natural Resources said Friday that hunting, fishing and trapping license fees will increase next year for the first time since 2006. DNR will also hike the cost of other commercial license fees, some for the first time since the 1980s.

Indiana AG Todd Rokita talks lawsuit against vaccine mandate

Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita was in the WSBT 22 studio to discuss the state's lawsuit aimed at COVID-19 vaccine mandates requiring healthcare workers be vaccinated.

Purdue president vows action against Chinese exchange students harassing CCP critic

The president of Purdue University offered support to a Chinese student who had been subjected to harassment from other Chinese students for speaking against the Chinese Communist Party.

Full House sues over Vigo casino license

Full House Resorts is suing the Indiana Gaming Commission, arguing the commission’s Nov. 17 decision to award the available Vigo County casino license to Churchill Downs should be nullified.

Court allows Biden employer vaccine mandate to take effect

A federal appeals court panel on Friday allowed President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for larger private employers to move ahead, reversing a previous decision on a requirement that could affect some 84 million U.S workers.

Trump Administration Deliberately Tanked Covid Response for Political Purposes: Report

The House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis on Friday released a 46-page report confirming what was readily apparent to most reasonable, informed Americans: The Trump administration made “deliberate efforts” to undermine America’s response to Covid-19 for political purposes.

CNN reveals most damning Mark Meadows text was sent from Rick Perry's phone

"Here's an aggressive strategy," the message began. "Why can't Georgia, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and other Republican-controlled state houses declare this is B.S. (where conflicts and election not called that night) and just send their own electors to vote."

Republicans resist saying 3 simple words: ‘Joe Biden won’

Eleven months after the Democrat’s inauguration, Republican lawmakers and candidates across the country are squirming and stumbling rather than acknowledging the fact of Biden’s victory in the 2020 presidential election. In debates and interviews, they offer circular statements or vague answers when asked whether they believe Biden won.

Trump says American Jews ‘either don’t like Israel or don’t care about Israel’ in new interview

“The evangelical Christians love Israel more than the Jews in this country,” said Trump, a Republican who won strong support from white evangelical voters in the 2016 and 2020 presidential elections.

DÉJÀ VU: COVID RUNNING WILD — ‘FULL FORCE’ IN NYC — TRAVEL NIGHTMARE

U.S. officials intensified calls Friday for unvaccinated Americans to get inoculated in the face of the new omicron variant that contributed to a record number of infections in New York and threatened to wipe out a second holiday season in Europe.

Toughest sentence yet for any Capitol rioter: over 5 years

A Capitol rioter who attacked police officers working to hold back the angry pro-Trump mob on Jan. 6 was sentenced Friday to more than five years behind bars, the most so far for anyone sentenced in the insurrection.

White House says double child tax credit payments possible in February

White House press secretary Jen Psaki on Friday said that the Biden administration is looking into the possibility of making double child tax credit payments in February if the president's social spending package is enacted in January.

Kamala Harris Gets Testy When Charlamagne tha God Asks If Joe Biden or Joe Manchin Is President: ‘It’s Joe Biden and I’m Vice President’

Kamala Harris did not appreciate the fact that Charlamagne tha God repeatedly asked her whether Joe Biden or Joe Manchin is president. During the exchange, an aide for Harris even attempted to end the interview, which aired on Friday’s Tha God’s Honest Truth on Comedy Central.

3 NFL games moved due to COVID-19 outbreaks

The NFL has moved three games because of COVID-19 outbreaks: Las Vegas at Cleveland from Saturday to Monday; and Seattle at the Los Angeles Rams and Washington at Philadelphia from Sunday to Tuesday.

NHL shuts down 2 more teams for a week amid COVID surge

The league shut down two more teams through the Christmas holiday break on Friday, eager to avoid putting all 32 on pause amid worsening COVID-19 conditions across North America. A total of 20 NHL games have now been postponed, the majority of which have come in recent days, and roughly 10% of the 700-plus players are currently in the league’s virus protocol.

Chad Harmon for Congress, #IN09

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