Small Business

Indiana prison population climbs as local corrections programs face funding cuts

Indiana’s adult prison population reached about 26,640—roughly 2,300 more than summer 2024—while Community Corrections and Justice Reinvestment grant funding is projected to fall about 27% from $72.5 million in 2025 to $52.9 million in 2027, officials told a legislative study committee. Corrections and local leaders warned those trends could raise state and county incarceration costs and strain alternatives to prison.

Lawmakers study Indiana’s sexual assault response

At an Aug. 25 interim study hearing, advocates and law-enforcement officials told lawmakers a backlog of untested rape kits, a shortage of forensic nurses and trauma-trained investigators, plus an expected 40% federal VOCA grant reduction in October are weakening Indiana’s sexual-assault response and prompting requests for state budget increases.

Indianapolis Public Library launches free Small Business Series starting Sept. 14 to support local entrepreneurs

The Indianapolis Public Library will host a free, in-person Small Business Series at Central Library beginning September 14, 2026, offering workshops on data tools, business systems, intellectual property, budgeting, planning and certification. Registration is encouraged and sessions are funded by the Library Foundation’s Dr. Michael R. Twyman Endowment Fund.

Indiana governor announces emergency aid, temporary housing grants amid lethal storms and flooding

Indiana working to preserve local businesses across ownership changes

Young and SBA chief push higher SBA loan caps to help Indiana farmers and manufacturers

During an Aug. 13 visit to Indianapolis, U.S. Sen. Todd Young and SBA Administrator Kelly Loeffler urged raising SBA-backed loan limits — proposing doubling borrowing capacity for production sectors to about $20 million — to help farmers and manufacturers afford rising equipment costs.

Federal grants to Indiana fell last year by more than $700M