The West Central School Board has joined in the opposition to school funding adjustments being considered by the Indiana General Assembly. Last week, the board passed a resolution opposing “the use of public funds to non-public entities” by a vote of five-to-one.
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Eight school boards, their teachers associations, and representatives from five other school corporations gathered Monday in a “show of solidarity” against proposed legislation in the Indiana General Assembly. The Eastern Pulaski School Board made the trip to North White to take part in the large joint meeting.
Continue readingNot one, not two, but eight school boards will gather for one big meeting tonight to voice their opposition to various bills in the Indiana General Assembly. The Eastern Pulaski School Board will be among those meeting in Monon tonight to consider a series of resolutions opposing House Bill 1005, Senate Bill 412, and Senate Bill 413. Among other things, those pieces of legislation would create Education Savings Accounts and expand voucher programs.
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Last week’s heated debate over a bill that would let the John Glenn School Corporation try to annex territory from the South Bend Community School Corporation that began in Indiana House of Representatives and spilled out into the hallway has drawn a response from Governor Holcomb.
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A bill that would shift control of wind and solar farm development from counties to the state continues to move forward in the Indiana General Assembly. House Bill 1381 passed out of the House Wednesday by a vote of 58-to-38. It now goes to the Indiana Senate for further consideration.
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Governor Holcomb is defending his use of executive orders in the fight against COVID-19. “Ultimately, in a public health emergency, whether it’s funding or agency decisions, the buck stops on my desk and that’s my responsibility,” he said during last week’s COVID-19 press conference.
Continue readingSchools that have switched to virtual learning will continue to be fully funded, even though the fall student count date will not be pushed back.
Continue readingMaking sure schools are fully funded, even if they offer virtual learning, is the goal of a new recommendation from Governor Holcomb and legislative leaders. Back in June, the governor said he’d endorsed a plan to continue to fund students at 100 percent, if they’re out of the classroom due to COVID-19.
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Indiana’s food banks were recently given $300,000 from the Indiana State Department of Agriculture. Locally, the Food Bank of Northern Indiana, which serves Marshall, Starke, and four other counties, was given almost $35,000. Food Finders Food Bank, whose 16-county territory includes Pulaski and Fulton counties, has gotten nearly $28,000. The funding is part of the state budget approved by the Indiana General Assembly.
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A stretch of State Road 39 will officially be dedicated in memory of a fallen Pulaski County sheriff’s deputy tomorrow. Shadron K. Bassett was killed in a single-vehicle crash on State Road 39 near Pulaski County Road 300 North while responding to a call on October 7, 2005.
Continue readingIndiana’s K-through-12 schools will likely be spared from the state’s COVID-19 budget cuts. Governor Eric Holcomb is recommending moving ahead with the current K-through-12 budget, including planned increases.
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State lawmakers have finalized a one-word adjustment to the Kankakee and Yellow River Basin development commission’s funding process. On Wednesday, Governor Eric Holcomb signed into law a measure that clarifies what steps the state auditor should take if member counties fail to make their required payments.
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After months of delay, the 2018-2019 school letter grades were finally released by the Indiana Department of Education this week, with the results almost identical to the previous year’s.
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A bill that would give Pulaski County a funding option for the renovation of the courthouse and expansion of the Justice Center now heads to the governor for final approval. The Indiana Senate passed House Bill 1052 on third reading Tuesday by a vote of 41-to-nine.
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State Representative Jim Pressel will be in Knox tomorrow to give residents an update on this year’s legislative session. The public meeting will be held from 11:00 a.m. to noon at the Henry F. Schricker Public Library in Knox.
Continue readingPulaski County officials are planning their next steps, when it comes to the renovation of the courthouse and expansion of the Justice Center. During a joint session with the county council Monday, the commissioners agreed to ask Rowland Design for a quote for final design work, since the company already did the preliminary plans.
Continue readingA bill that aims to strengthen the rights of professional firefighters was advanced Monday by the Indiana House of Representatives. House Bill 1015 would extend to full-time firefighters the same protections that the General Assembly put in place for police officers last year, according to the bill’s author, Representative Jim Pressel.
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An ordinance to make Pulaski County a “Second Amendment sanctuary county” was tabled by the county commissioners Monday.
Continue readingA bill that would raise funds for the renovation of the Pulaski County Courthouse and the expansion of the Justice Center now heads to the Indiana Senate. The House of Representatives Thursday passed House Bill 1052 by a vote of 88 to four.
Continue readingA bill that would give Pulaski County a funding option for the renovation of the courthouse and expansion of the Justice Center now heads to the full Indiana House of Representatives. House Bill 1052 was approved by the House Ways and Means Committee last week.
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