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Josh Cowen @joshcowenmi.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
One thing we know about the federal tax credit is state law on required/provided services and definitions will matter. In opt-in/considering states, expect a flurry of legislative activity tweaking state code responding to Treasury regs. Public school lobby corps would do well to strategize now.
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Steve Hinnefeld @stevehinnefeld.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
I’m glad my newspaper career was in the era when people were allowed to speak to reporters.
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Steve Hinnefeld @stevehinnefeld.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
At Indiana flagships: www.wfyi.org/education/20...
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IU, Purdue add AI requirements to curriculum ahead of new school year
Indiana University Bloomington and Purdue University are requiring artificial intelligence courses to better prepare students for a technology-driven workforce.
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Steve Hinnefeld @stevehinnefeld.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Very cool.
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Steve Hinnefeld @stevehinnefeld.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
I’ve thought about this a lot. Haven’t been able to track it down yet.
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Steve Hinnefeld @stevehinnefeld.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Gotta watch out for those band kids too.
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Steve Hinnefeld @stevehinnefeld.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Who is this “other side” that Braun talks about. No examples?
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Steve Hinnefeld @stevehinnefeld.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
Guess I should have made more investments instead of trying to feed and clothe my kids. Oh, and somehow made more than 20% of that salary.
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Steve Hinnefeld @stevehinnefeld.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
Where’s it from?
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Steve Hinnefeld @stevehinnefeld.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
Four from @iuschoolofed.bsky.social.
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Steve Hinnefeld @stevehinnefeld.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Where does the claim of 40 minutes lost learning time per day come from? I don’t find it in the Wharton survey article that you link.
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Indiana Capital Chronicle @indianacapitalchronicle.com · 31/01/2026
Are you a college student with an interest in government coverage? We are looking for a summer intern! indianacapitalchronicle.com/the-icc-is-l...
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The ICC is looking for a summer intern! • Indiana Capital Chronicle
Want to work for an exciting new nonprofit outlet focused on Statehouse news, policies, and politics? Come join the Indiana Capital Chronicle as a summer intern.Who we are: The digital outlet debuted…
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Steve Hinnefeld @stevehinnefeld.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
Disappointing. He knows better.
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Steve Hinnefeld @stevehinnefeld.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
No elections today in Indiana, but Terre Haute wins anyway.
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Steve Hinnefeld @stevehinnefeld.bsky.social · 01/11/2025
No question.
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Steve Hinnefeld @stevehinnefeld.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
Indiana will "prioritize families and children" by denying them child care assistance. Sounds familiar to those of us who remember Vietnam and "we had to destory the village to save it."
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Steve Hinnefeld @stevehinnefeld.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
Wondering why, if Indiana is short prison beds, we’re providing 1,000 to the feds for ICE detention.
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Steve Hinnefeld @stevehinnefeld.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
Key quote from IN Gov Mike Braun on mid-decade redistricting: “If we try to drag our feet as a state on it, probably, we’ll have consequences of not working with the Trump administration as tightly as we should.”
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Steve Hinnefeld @stevehinnefeld.bsky.social · 14/09/2025
‘Del Valle’s research was flagged by the NIH for the words “trans” and “diverse,” according to Grant Witness. The project’s abstract refers to cellular transmission at various points and “diverse modes of b-sheet packing.”’ indianacapitalchronicle.com/2025/09/12/c...
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Canceled federal grants cost Indiana institutions millions in disrupted projects • Indiana Capital Chronicle
Combined, the 21 projects across four higher education institutions total more than $24.5 million from the National Institutes of Health.
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Steve Hinnefeld @stevehinnefeld.bsky.social · 14/09/2025
Has he referred himself for election fraud prosecution for voting in one county while claiming a homestead tax credit in another?
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Steve Hinnefeld @stevehinnefeld.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
If I’m ever tempted to think segregation is ancient history, I remember that Ruby Bridges is 5 years younger than I am.
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Steve Hinnefeld @stevehinnefeld.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
Indiana has cut spending on education of all types. In fact, our state hasn’t spent this small a share of our GDP on education for several decades”: @profhicks.bsky.social www.indystar.com/story/opinio...
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We learned the wrong lesson from the China Shock — and Indiana is paying for it | Opinion
The China Shock taught us that education matters for economic survival. Instead of learning that lesson, Indiana keeps cutting education spending.
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Steve Hinnefeld @stevehinnefeld.bsky.social · 06/09/2025
Thanks to @indianacitizen.org for posting the story on Indiana's 1995 redistricting fight that I did for @limestonepost.bsky.social. indianacitizen.org/limestone-po...
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Limestone Post story: Former Legislator Mark Kruzan Talks Redistricting, Then and Now - THE INDIANA CITIZEN
This story was originally published by the Limestone Post. By Steve Hinnefeld Limestone Post September 2, 2025 Republican legislators, worried their party will lose its majority in the next election, ...
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Steve Hinnefeld @stevehinnefeld.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
Excellent book, inspired hire.
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Steve Hinnefeld @stevehinnefeld.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
“Indiana is one of at least five states that rely entirely on federal dollars to pay for their maternal mortality reviews.” Frim @propublica.org www.propublica.org/article/mate...
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“We Want to Save This Investment”: Advocates Race to Secure Maternal Health Funding Before It Runs Out
Over the last five years, nearly $90 million has gone to state committees that review maternal deaths and identify their causes. Advocates say cuts to the program would be “devastating.”
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Steve Hinnefeld @stevehinnefeld.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
In Indiana, nearly all the 300+ private schools that receive vouchers are religious and exempt from tax reporting. There’s no way to know how much self-dealing takes place.
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Steve Hinnefeld @stevehinnefeld.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
Republicans get <60% of the vote in Indiana but control 100% of US Senate seats, 78% of US House seats, 80% of state Senate seats and 70% of state House seats. How much more can they gerrymander?
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Steve Hinnefeld @stevehinnefeld.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
Three in the top 15 in (mostly) southeastern Michigan. Interesting.
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Steve Hinnefeld @stevehinnefeld.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
Rules for thee, not for me.
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Steve Hinnefeld @stevehinnefeld.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
“Transgender people are under attack here in Indiana — and all across the country — because, to put it bluntly: Gay people aren't scary enough anymore”: Rep Ed Clere www.wfyi.org/news/article...
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Transgender youth rally draws bipartisan support and push for civic action
Indiana lawmakers and advocates rallied at the Statehouse to support transgender youth and push for civic engagement after a Supreme Court decision upheld restrictions on gender-affirming care.
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MJ Slaby @mjslaby.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
Calling all journalism interns and college students in the Indy area. Join us for a panel about how to land your first journalism job: www.eventbrite.com/e/journalism...
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Journalism First Job Panel Chat
Come chat with professionals in the journalism field and get insider tips on landing your first job!
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Steve Hinnefeld @stevehinnefeld.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
“It’s as if you’re saying the minority community were never here. You never existed”: Rep. @cherrishpryor.bsky.social
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Steve Hinnefeld @stevehinnefeld.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
Outrageous
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Lea Woods @lea9223.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
HHS announced today they will consider Head Start a welfare program, not an education program, and will subject it to new citizenship requirements. This goes against decades of legal precedence that all children in America have a right to education. Announcement here. www.hhs.gov/press-room/p...
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Steve Hinnefeld @stevehinnefeld.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
“One cannot exaggerate how dangerous and unhistorical this ruling is.”
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Steve Hinnefeld @stevehinnefeld.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
Thanks for flagging this.
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Hoosier Action @hoosieraction.bsky.social · 28/06/2025
The Senate is trying to push forward dangerous Medicaid cuts THIS weekend! Please CALL your Senators TODAY & voice your opposition to Medicaid cuts to fund a billionaire tax giveaway! We've got phone numbers and a call script on our website 👇 www.hoosieraction.org/medicaid
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Steve Hinnefeld @stevehinnefeld.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
Indiana spent nearly $500 million on private school vouchers in 2024-25, per a new report from the state education department. More details in this post: inschoolmatters.wordpress.com/2025/06/25/i...
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Indiana voucher program cost: $497 million
Indiana awarded nearly a half billion dollars in private school vouchers in the 2024-25 school year, according to a report posted this month by the Indiana Department of Education. That’s a 13.2% i…
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Steve Hinnefeld @stevehinnefeld.bsky.social · 22/06/2025
Does this explain why seemingly moderate pols like IN Sen. Young no longer challenge Trump? I imagine he’s experienced this.
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Steve Hinnefeld @stevehinnefeld.bsky.social · 22/06/2025
“Congressional Republicans fear the sort of retribution that would not simply oust them from office but would also threaten their lives and those of their staff and their families”
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Steve Hinnefeld @stevehinnefeld.bsky.social · 22/06/2025
“We deserve to know what merited the president’s decision to launch the attacks without the support of Congress. “But how can we expect clear and honest answers from a man who lies as easily as he breathes?”
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Steve Hinnefeld @stevehinnefeld.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
Who is new IU trustee Brian Eagle? @clairerafford.bsky.social at Mirror Indy with a story i hoped to see. mirrorindy.org/indiana-univ...
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What (little) we know about Brian Eagle, IU’s third new trustee
Attention has largely been paid to Jim Bopp Jr. and Sage Steele.
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Steve Hinnefeld @stevehinnefeld.bsky.social · 07/06/2025
Once again, the Braun administration blames the Holcomb administration when a serious problem develops on its watch.
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Steve Hinnefeld @stevehinnefeld.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
Still waiting to see what happens to the school’s founder.
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Steve Hinnefeld @stevehinnefeld.bsky.social · 31/05/2025
We really need to dumb down this presidency thing.
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Steve Hinnefeld @stevehinnefeld.bsky.social · 31/05/2025
Also, speaking of creating messes: www.reuters.com/article/worl...
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The Unequal State of America: Indiana's rocky road to welfare reform
Indiana's bold effort to remake welfare got off to a shaky start.
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Steve Hinnefeld @stevehinnefeld.bsky.social · 31/05/2025
This starts to seem like a pattern. Roob blames predecessors for Medicaid and child care messes. Beckwith blames them loss of SUN Bucks kids' food program. Spox blames them for Public Access Counselor problems.
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Steve Hinnefeld @stevehinnefeld.bsky.social · 26/05/2025
Great thread, thanks for this.
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Steve Hinnefeld @stevehinnefeld.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
Divided Supreme Court Rejects Bid for Religious Charter School in Oklahoma www.nytimes.com/2025/05/22/u...
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Divided Supreme Court Rejects Bid for Religious Charter School in Oklahoma
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Steve Hinnefeld @stevehinnefeld.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
Really good journalism by @tyfenwick.bsky.social at Mirror Indy.
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