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The Indiana General Assembly on Friday’s last day of the 2024 session adopted legislation that will allow Jefferson County to increase its innkeeper’s tax.

Not all welding work requires a certification. Nationally, nearly 50 percent of welders are not required to have any minimum education. But, a new state law will require certifications for welders working on public construction projects.

State officials halted work on the Marble Hill Nuclear Power Plant, an expensive construction project in southern Indiana, in 1984. Multiple reports cite failures in construction, including shoddy welding, as partly responsible for that project's abandonment. At the time, the state had sunk at least

Not all welding work requires a certification. Nationally, nearly 50 percent of welders are not required to have any minimum education. But, a new state law will require certifications for welders working on public construction projects.

After Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita used the announcement of the landmark $507 million opioid settlement to take a swipe at trial lawyers, one plaintiff’s attorney is hitting back, accusing the state’s top lawyer of nearly scuttling the deal.

Lawrence County officials have decided to allow the county to rejoin litigation in an effort to pursue damages caused by the opioid epidemic.

INDIANAPOLIS—For this year’s legislative session, the Indiana House has 22 standing committees covering a variety of topics from education to taxes and over 400 proposed bills to look through.

INDIANAPOLIS—For this year’s legislative session, the Indiana House has 22 standing committees covering a variety of topics from education to taxes and over 400 proposed bills to look through.

The proposed bill would require the Indiana Department of Environmental Management to conduct onsite inspections of every concentrated animal feeding operation at least once every year. CAFOs can provide a low-cost source of meat, milk and eggs, but can also negatively affect water sources and air quality. IDEM’s Office of Land Quality inspects CAFOs during the first six months after they have been populated, during a change of regulatory status and after a transfer of ownership. IDEM said ...