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Indiana high school football — Week 5 recap: streaks, coach milestones and record performances

The Colts’ Indiana Football Digest recapped Week 5 high school football, highlighting coach career milestones, program- and individual-record performances, extended win/loss streaks and a weather-forced postponement announced for Sept. 18. The report lists notable games and streaks statewide, including multiple 100th-career wins and single-game scoring records.

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Japan-Midwest summit in Indianapolis spotlights nearly 290 Japanese-owned Indiana facilities and about 62,000 jobs

About 500 leaders from Japan and nine Midwestern states gathered in Indianapolis for a three-day Japan‑Midwest summit, the 56th annual joint meeting hosted by Gov. Mike Braun and organized with the Japan‑America Society of Indiana. The conference highlighted nearly 290 Japanese-owned Indiana facilities employing about 62,000 Hoosiers.

Indiana Football Digest Insider 2026 - Week three recap

Braun: Tax filing deadline for some Hoosiers extended after August's storms

IU opens football season before a capacity crowd and adds championship signage

Indiana University’s September 5 home opener included a sell-out crowd and new championship signage at Merchants Bank Field at Memorial Stadium.

Braun extends Indiana gas-tax holiday through Oct. 6, aiming to relieve pump costs for Hoosiers

Gov. Mike Braun extended the state gas tax holiday for 30 days, suspending Indiana’s gasoline use and excise taxes through Oct. 6. The governor said the pause is intended to ease household costs and will be reviewed again in 30 days.

Indiana BMV’s planned mobile driver’s license could alter how banks, bars and others verify customer age and ID

The Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles will offer an optional mobile driver’s license app that lets Hoosiers verify age or identity using phone biometrics without replacing physical cards. The BMV says the option should be ready within 18 months, but it currently has no vendor or cost estimate.

Indiana Football Digest Insider 2026 - Week two recap

Indiana says licensing waits halved; governor touts faster entry to jobs for Hoosiers

The state reported average professional licensing processing time fell from about 11.8 days in January 2025 to 5.9 days in July 2026, the governor’s office said, and officials highlighted sharp reductions across health care and other professions while withholding application counts.

Up to 300,000 Indiana Medicaid expansion adults may face new 80‑hour monthly work‑reporting rule, raising administrative demands

State officials estimate 200,000–300,000 Medicaid expansion adults could be subject to a new work requirement that takes effect Jan. 1, 2027; applicants and renewals that month must document 80 hours of work, school, training or volunteering in Oct.–Dec. 2026. Key verification and exemption procedures remain unfinished.