Veteran reporter of state and local government and politics for 93.1 WIBC-FM/Network Indiana, avid trivia buff. Views expressed, if any, are mine, not WIBC's.
Jul 25, 2022 • 12 tweets • 2 min read
Halls outside the Senate chamber where #abortion hearing is taking place are jammed with protesters. Chanting is audible in chamber.
Sen. Sue Glick (R-LaGrange) predicts amendments and discussion of possible criminal penalties. Abortion opponents have objected to the lack of enforcement provisions.
Jul 25, 2022 • 5 tweets • 3 min read
Nearly all of the 40 #INLegis Democrats are meeting with @VP at the Indiana State Library to discuss the #abortion bill. First Senate hearing is this afternoon.
.@VP Harris: #INLegis “on the front lines of one of the most critical issues in America today.”
Feb 11, 2022 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
2,839 new Indiana #coronavirus cases, with 9.4% of today's batch of tests positive. The 7-day positivity rate, which runs a week behind, continues a two-week plunge to 18.3%, still in @StateHealthIN's high-risk zone but lowest since Jan 3. Cases are down 60% from last week.
108 newly reported Indiana #coronavirus deaths, half from the last week but with five dating back to 2021. The death toll rises to 21,299. IDH has also identified one more presumptive #COVID19 death, for a total toll of 22,137.
Jan 19, 2022 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
All 92 counties are now rated red (high risk) on @StateHealthIN's weekly risk score.
16,502 new Indiana #coronavirus cases, 2nd-highest total ever, but 3rd week-over-week drop in 5 days.
24.3% of today's batch of tests were positive. The 7-day positivity rate, which runs a week behind, holds steady at a record 30%. It's the 1st time since Dec 26 it hasn't risen.
Jan 18, 2022 • 10 tweets • 4 min read
Debate begins in Indiana House on final vote on bill limiting employer #vaccinemandates.
House Majority Leader Matt Lehman: "This bill is not about the vaccine itself; it's about the people affected" by mandates. #INLegis
Jan 18, 2022 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
710 Hoosiers are in ICU with #COVID19, one fewer than yesterday and the fourth straight drop, but a jump in non-#COVID patients drops the number of open Indiana ICU beds to 218. Overall, 3,460 Hoosiers are hospitalized with COVID, 97 more than yesterday after a three-day decline.
12,126 new Indiana #coronavirus cases, with 25% of today's batch of tests coming back positive. The 7-day positivity rate, which runs a week behind, sets a 15th straight record at 30%.
Jan 17, 2022 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
9,870 new Indiana #COVID19 cases, with 28.3% of today's batch of tests positive...but two of the last three days have been lower than the week before, for the first time since Dec 27. Cases for the week are still up 8% from a week before.
The 7-day positivity rate, which runs a week behind, sets a 14th straight record at 29.7%.
Nov 14, 2020 • 10 tweets • 3 min read
Indiana records 7,000 new #coronavirus cases for the first time -- and blows right through that milestone to top 8,000 for the first time, with 8,451, nearly 1,800 above the previous high. The state also sets its 11th #COVID hospitalization record in 12 days, with 2,634.
25 newly reported #coronavirus deaths bring Indiana's death toll to 4,638. Counting presumptive #COVID19 deaths, the total death toll is 4,888.
Nov 13, 2020 • 8 tweets • 3 min read
There are a couple of new items in @GovHolcomb's new executive order, most notably enforcement against businesses which don't comply. State and local health departments are to issue a verbal warning, followed by a written order. Businesses still in defiance can be shut down. 1/
Besides health departments, police, the Alcohol and Tobacco Commission, and @IDHS have enforcement power. Businesses are required to have employees #MaskUp, and post signs directing customers to do so, but the order says only that customers "should" wear masks. 2/
Nov 13, 2020 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
5,708 new Indiana #coronavirus cases, third straight day over 5,000 and second-highest ever (behind yesterday). 50 newly reported deaths bring the death toll to 4,613; counting presumptive #COVID19 deaths, the total death toll is 4,863.
After setting new highs for 10 consecutive days, the number of Hoosiers hospitalized with #coronavirus falls by 21 patients. At 2,548, it's still the second-highest ever. 665 patients are in ICU, six fewer than yesterday.
14 of the 50 newly reported deaths were yesterday.
Nov 12, 2020 • 15 tweets • 5 min read
House Majority Leader @mjlehman23: expect staggered entry to House chamber on Tuesday's #INLegis#OrganizationDay. No plans to pass any bills that day.
Lehman: rules governing entry into statehouse itself will be handled by executive branch, Department of Administration. Witnesses for committee hearings likely to testify remotely. Conference committee procedures, which start in April, still TBD.
Nov 12, 2020 • 9 tweets • 3 min read
Indiana sets a new single-day #coronavirus case record for a second straight day, this time by a lot: 6,654 cases, the first 6,000+ day and 29% above the record set yesterday. Indiana also reaches a new high in #COVID19 hospitalizations for a 10th straight day with 2,569.
671 Hoosiers are in intensive care with #coronavirus, 22 more than yesterday and the most since April 16.
51 newly reported deaths bring Indiana's death toll to 4,563. Counting presumptive #COVID19 deaths, the total death toll is 4,813.
Nov 12, 2020 • 26 tweets • 7 min read
With Marion County #COVID positivity over 10%, @IndyMayorJoe announces new restrictions, effective Sunday:
--Bars limited to 25% capacity inside
--no karaoke
--max 6 people at tables
--all hospitality/entertainment venues must close at midnight (previously applied to bars/clubs)
More:
--Organized gatherings (Colts games, weddings, funerals, etc.) capped at 25% capacity; no more than 50 people unless approved by @Marion_Health
--Other gatherings capped at 25 people
--no self-serve buffets or salad bars
-Church services capped at 75%
Oct 16, 2020 • 10 tweets • 3 min read
Indiana sets its fourth single-day #coronavirus case record in eight days, topping 2,000 for the first time with 2,328. The count is inflated by about 300 cases which weren't uploaded previously due to tech issues, but would still be a record even without them.
The 7-day positivity rate, which runs a week behind, leaps to 5.8% from 5.4, as the recent surge starts hitting the average; it normally doesn't move by more than .1 or .2 in a day. It's the highest the rate has been since Aug 9. Among 1st-time patients, the rate jumps to 10.4%.
Oct 15, 2020 • 12 tweets • 5 min read
.@IndyMayorJoe: local capacity limits & midnight closing order for bars and restaurants will continue. Unlike much of Indiana, Indy #coronavirus numbers aren't rising, but they aren't dropping much either, hovering at or just above 5%. @Marion_Health wants sustained rate below 5.
Hogsett reiterates recommendation, announced previously, to "get creative" with #Halloween celebrations rather than face-to-face #trickortreating.
Oct 15, 2020 • 10 tweets • 4 min read
Indiana sets its third new single-day record in a week for new #coronavirus cases, with 1,962. 7.7% of today's batch of tests came back positive; among 1st-time patients, it's 18.5%. The 7-day positivity average, which runs a week behind, continues an 18-day rise, to 5.4%.
The 5.4% 7-day positivity average is the highest since September 7. The average for 1st-time patients jumps to 9.9%, the highest since May 21.
This makes 3.5 #INGov polls in the last month. The first of those got a ton of attention: the Change Research poll which showed Holcomb's lead shrinking to 6 points and Libertarian Don Rainwater pulling 24%. Since then:
After skipping last week, @GovHolcomb is again holding a #coronavirus briefing, about to get underway. Among other things, he's expected to announce whether his #MaskUp order will be extended; it's currently set to expire Saturday.
Tech crew appears to have forgotten some things in the hiatus. :)
Oct 14, 2020 • 12 tweets • 5 min read
1,172 new Indiana #coronavirus cases, the lowest one-day total in eight days; the last five days were the five highest ever. 6.1% of today's batch of tests came back positive, and 15.7% of 1st-time tests; both are the lowest in three days.
The 7-day positivity average, which runs a week behind, holds steady at 5.3% for a third straight day; it's the highest since Sep 8. The rate for 1st-time tests jumps to 9.6%, highest since May 27.
Oct 5, 2020 • 7 tweets • 3 min read
835 new IN #coronavirus cases, fewest in six days (though Mondays are typically lower, and the 7-day average remains above 1,000 for a fifth straight day). 7 newly reported deaths bring the death toll to 3,454; counting presumptive #COVID19 deaths, the total death toll is 3,681.
The 7-day positivity average, which runs a week behind, continues an 8-day rise to 4.8%, highest in nearly 3 weeks. For 1st-time patients, the rate is 8.5%, highest since July 18. Today's batch of tests came back 5.4% positive; 11.5% among 1st-time patients.
Oct 4, 2020 • 6 tweets • 2 min read
1,096 new Indiana #coronavirus cases (the fourth straight day over 1,000, but the fewest in that span) and five newly reported deaths, fewest in a week, bringing the death toll to 3,447. Counting presumptive #COVID19 deaths, the total death toll is 3,674.
The 7-day positivity average, which runs a week behind, has been rising or holding flat for a week; now at 4.6%, highest in 18 days. Among 1st-time patients, it's 8.1%, highest since August 6.
Today's batch was 4.3% (all tests) and 11.3% (1st-timers), both lowest in four days.
