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This Week’s Issue: Jan. 10 & 17 combo

January 16, 2025 | by Weekly View

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IndyGo Blue Line Receives Funding to Move Ahead

January 16, 2025 | by Weekly View

INDIANAPOLIS — IndyGo has received a $149.9 million federal grant to construct its Blue Line bus rapid transit project in Indianapolis. The funding comes from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration Small Starts Capital Investment Grant. The funds represents nearly 40% of the Blue Line’s estimated project budget. … Read More

Proposed Legislation May Dissolve School Systems

January 16, 2025 | by Weekly View

INDIANAPOLIS — HB 1136, if passed in the 2025 legislature,  would require Indiana districts to dissolve and transition into charter schools if more than half of students living in the district boundary enroll in a school outside the district. Under the proposal, IPS would dissolve, and 50 of its schools … Read More

City Announces New Mental Health Response Initiative

January 16, 2025 | by Weekly View

INDIANAPOLIS — Recently, the City of Indianapolis launched a unified response initiative to better serve the entire Indianapolis community as well as the responding personnel during mental health crises. This 24/7 collaborative effort reflects a shared commitment to addressing the complexities of mental health calls with compassion, efficiency, and resources. … Read More

Eiteljorg Receives Funding for Spirituality Projects

January 16, 2025 | by Weekly View

INDIANAPOLIS — Expressions of religion and spirituality among Native peoples and within the American West will be the focus of major projects at the Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art, thanks to a $2.5 million grant the museum received from Lilly Endowment Inc. Lilly Endowment made the grant … Read More