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The Indiana Broadcaster's Association provides the latest updates on coronavirus as it impacts Hoosiers.

The state announced a grant program to help small businesses that weren’t able to secure funding from the federal Paycheck Protection Program. 

Hoosiers who vote in person for this year’s primary election will not be required to wear masks, use gloves, or observe critical social distancing guidelines.

The number of Hoosiers filing new applications for unemployment benefits dropped slightly last week, to 26,000. But since mid-March, over 700,000 workers have applied for unemployment.

The Indiana Broadcaster's Association provides the latest updates on coronavirus as it impacts Hoosiers.

The Indiana Broadcaster's Association provides the latest updates on coronavirus as it impacts Hoosiers.

Dan Thystrup is the owner of Adventureglass and has been making paddle boats for about 25 years. They’re used in recreational parks all over the world.

John Suher Sr. has worked at Honeywell in South Bend for 23 years and is president of the UAW union for the plant. He told the Indiana Senate Democratic Caucus in a virtual press conference workers have been having "some major issues here with the company."

Nearly 550,000 Hoosiers requested absentee ballots for the 2020 primary – a huge increase from prior years after the state expanded vote-by-mail to anyone who wanted it.

The Indiana Broadcaster's Association provides the latest updates on coronavirus as it impacts Hoosiers.

The latest topics surrounding COVID-19 dominate this "Reporters' Roundtable." 

“Times” reporter joins us to talk about the stories he put out in print and online, including an update on the latest with massive layoffs at the Blue Chip Casino in Michigan City as well as White Lodging at its corporate headquarters in Merrillville. Lakeshore Public Radio's Sharon Jackson talked to Karen Marlow-Kellemen, executive director of the Northwest Indiana Red Cross about a virtual version of its “Zero to Hero” program.

More than 1 in 4 workers experienced unemployment last month in several Indiana counties. Data released Tuesday from the Department of Workforce Development shows which areas of the state were hit hardest.

The Indiana Broadcaster's Association provides the latest updates on coronavirus as it impacts Hoosiers.

Today: The City of Gary partnered with Borden Dairy to distribute thousands of gallons of free milk as part of the Mayor’s Milk Initiative. Attorney Tony Walker  joined us to tell us more about it as well as the provide details about the weekly food distributions at the Gary Genesis Center. Indiana University Northwest announced that it’s School of Business and Economics has received an extension of its AACSB International accreditation, a designation earned by only five percent of the world's schools offering business degrees at the bachelor's level or higher.

Small businesses are still struggling despite federal Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans. U.S. Sen. Todd Young (R-Ind.) is advocating for a bill he helped create that would provide additional help to small business owners financially hit by the pandemic.

Many parents and students have voiced concerns about celebrations for high school seniors during the COVID-19 pandemic. Schools across the state are each taking a unique approach to celebrate their graduates.

The Indiana Broadcaster's Association provides the latest updates on coronavirus as it impacts Hoosiers.