AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoStorm Recovery & FEMA: President Trump approved a major disaster declaration for 21 Indiana counties, unlocking more individual and public assistance for households and repairs after the Aug. 11 storms and flooding. Indiana 211 Help: Gov. Mike Braun launched a texting option—IN211HELP to 898-211—so residents can pick their need by zip code and get disaster-specific resources, with 2-1-1 and IN211.org as backups. NIPSCO Accountability: Braun ordered the OUCC to file a complaint and petition the IURC to investigate NIPSCO after prolonged Northwest Indiana outages; officials say about 10,000 customers were still without power near two weeks later. Tuition Freeze: Indiana’s public colleges and universities will keep in-state undergraduate tuition and mandatory fees flat for a second year (2026–27), matching the 2025–26 freeze. Meta Settlement: Indiana is set to receive a guaranteed $296 million and up to $419 million from a multi-state Meta child-safety settlement, with required changes to Facebook and Instagram. Surveillance Fight (Flock): Fort Wayne City Council voted down renewing Flock license-plate camera funding, while a separate case alleges a Shively officer misused Flock data to track a woman across Kentucky and Indiana. Local Planning Notice: Lake County’s Plan Commission will hold a special meeting Aug. 27 on an amended I-65/SR 2 interchange economic development plan.
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