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2022
2021
2020
- Governor Holcomb vetoes bill banning local rental rules — Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, 3/26/2020
- Merritt shifts focus to poverty after mayoral run — Indianapolis Business Journal, 2/7/2020
- Anderson Column: It's about housing, or is it? — News & Tribune, 8/14/2020
- Faith community calls on Indiana's senators to pass a more generous COVID package — Statehouse File, 7/30/2020
- Worker exposure [Editorial] — Journal Gazette, 4/22/2020
- Coronavirus: Out of work due to shutdown, some look to community for support — Evansville Courier & Press, 3/25/2020
- Low-wage workers have least cushion during coronavirus crisis — Indianapolis Business Journal, 3/20/2020
- Working class hit hard amid coronavirus closures — Indianapolis Recorder, 3/18/2020
- Women rally for better pay, benefits — Greensburg Daily News, 1/24/2020
- Front line workers seeking financial help ask why Indiana not using work sharing program — WISH TV, 5/28/2020
- Governor Holcomb draws ire for no work share unemployment option — WFYI, 5/19/2020
- Pandemic poses concerns for predatory lending in Indiana — Fox59, 7/8/2020
- Indiana Supreme Court blocks creditors from seizing stimulus payments — The Statehouse File, 4/21/2020
- Coronavirus roundup — Journal Gazette, 4/21/2020
- Debt collectors can't touch coronavirus stimulus money, Indiana Supreme Court rules — Indianapolis Star, 4/20/2020
- Hoosiers say stimulus checks are being deposited into wrong bank accounts — WRTV, 4/17/2020
- Can creditors take stimulus checks? In Indiana, the answer may be yes — WISH-TV, 4/15/2020
- Advocates warn stimulus checks could be garnished by creditors — Indianapolis Business Journal, 4/14/2020
- Payday lending has drained hundreds of millions from most vulnerable Hoosiers — Indiana Public Media, 2/6/2020
2019
- RTV6, 12/3/2019 — Work conditions in Indiana putting pregnancies at risk
- The Journal Gazette, 8/3/2019 — Commissioners OK paid parental leave
- The Journal Gazette, 6/10/2019 — Five Questions with Erin Macey
- The Journal Gazette, 12/13/2019 — SNAP Decision
- The Journal Gazette, 5/8/2019 — Momentum Shift
- Indiana Daily Student, 10/3/2019 — $200 a month: Indiana families struggle with diaper need
- Ball State University Magazine, 5/30/2019 — Political Science Alumna Lobbies for Working Families
- Washington Times Herald, 1/9/2019 — Senator proposes bill to lower fees to reinstate drivers licenses
- Indiana Week in Review, 9/20/2019 — [Discussion of Financial Drain report]
- The Elkhart Truth, 9/19/2019 — Report: Hoosiers pay too much in short-term loan interest
- Indiana Public Media, 9/19/2019 — Payday lending has drained hundreds of millions from Indiana
- The Statehouse File, 9/18/2019 — Report: Payday loans cost Hoosiers millions
- Indiana Public Media, 7/5/2019 — Millions of Americans could lose their cars as delinquency rates rise
- Indianapolis Business Journal, 6/27/2019 — City's poor often have few affordable options for banking, other financial services
- South Bend Tribune, 4/16/2019 — Payday loan expansion in Indiana stopped for now
- The Journal Gazette, 4/16/2019 — Subprime lending bill dies; opposition fierce
- Indianapolis Star, 4/15/2019 — Indiana 'loan shark' lending bill dies on House floor
- Washington Times Herald, 4/10/2019 — Amendment to payday loan bill unable to calm community advocates
- Fox59, 4/9/2019 — Amended 'loan shark' bill passes committee, moves to full Indiana house
- Indianapolis Business Journal, 3/15/2019 — Payday lending industry gains upper hand in Statehouse fight
- Indiana Public Media, 3/15/2019 — Advocacy groups say lending bill would create cycle of debt for Hoosiers
- Greater Fort Wayne Business Weekly, 3/14/2019 — Groups oppose Senate Bill 613 on lending
- WFYI, 2/20/2019 — Committee passes cap to reduce payday lending interest rates
- Indianapolis Star, 1/31/2019 — Will Indiana payday loan rates remain above state's 'loan shark' threshhold?
- Indianapolis Business Journal, 2/18/2019 — 2019 Forty under 40: Jessica D. Fraser
- RTV6, 12/3/2019 — Work conditions in Indiana putting pregnancies at risk
- The Journal Gazette, 8/3/2019 — Commissioners OK paid parental leave
- The Journal Gazette, 6/10/2019 — Five Questions with Erin Macey
- Northwest Indiana Times, 10/4/2019 — Indiana wages largely stagnant, with slight decrease in gender wage gap
- The Journal Gazette, 4/16/2019 — Upside Down
- U.S. News and World Reports, 4/2/2019 — States with largest and smallest gender pay gap
- The Times of Northwest Indiana, 2/19/2019 — Legislation on equal pay, opportunity for women stymied statehouse
- The Republic, 1/21/2019 — Cummins HR director advocates a culture giving every worker equal opportunity to excel
2018
- Indianapolis Business Journal, 11/9/2018 — Janitor uprising highlights tensions over outsourcing
- Indy Midtown, 10/22/2018 — Upskilling for Economic Mobility
- WFYI, 9/6/2018 — Report: Income inequality in Indiana continues to grow
- Times of Northwest Indiana, 9/5/2018 — Indiana's income now more in line with South than Midwest, study finds
- The Indiana Business Journal, 9/4/2018 — Report: Indiana tax policy has benefited wealthy as median income dropped
- FOX59 WXIN, 9/3/2018 — Report says Indiana economy resembles Southern states
- The Anderson Herald Bulletin, 9/2/2018 — Locals not surprised Indiana falling behind Midwest neighbors
- The Indianapolis Star, 8/31/2018 — Why a report calls Indiana a 'Southern state' after examining certain economic indicators
- Inside Indiana Business, 7/24/2018 — Indiana part of work-based learning academy
- WFYI, 7/20/2018 — National report shows Indiana income inequality rising
- Public News Service, 6/28/2018 — Indiana presents cautionary tale in wake of Janus decision
- Indianapolis Business Journal, 5/17/2018 — Indianapolis residents' 'real' personal income sees growth - but still below national average
- Marketplace, 5/11/2018 — Tax cuts: Have they benefitted Indiana's economy?
- Indianapolis Star, 4/7/2018 — Report: Indiana ranks low for economic status of women
- Northeast Indiana Public Radio, 3/6/2018 — Democrat Anti-Trump Tax Initiative Hosts Discussion in Indy
- Indianapolis Star, 2/27/2018 — Holcomb backs legislative effort to allow DACA recipients to get professional licenses
- Indianapolis Star, 1/17/2018 — Lawmakers propose equal pay law: 'Why do we not treat the women of Indiana fairly?'
- Indianapolis Star, 1/7/2018 — Indiana lawmaker proposes change to sex discrimination law - starting with pregnancy
- RTV6, 6/26/2018 — Thousands of Hoosiers could lose food stamp benefits due to major cuts in House farm bill
- WFHB, 6/22/2018 — Food stamp cuts would leave locals ineligible, hungry
- South Bend Tribune, 6/7/2018 — HUD plan could raise rents for thousands of low-income families, retirees in Indiana
- RTV6, 5/18/2018 — Thousands of Hoosiers could lose food stamp benefits if proposed federal legislation becomes law
- Fox59, 4/26/2018 — Proposal to HUD vouchers could mean more money out of low-income families' pockets
- Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, 5/22/2018 — Improving percentage
- WBIW, 5/21/2018 — Federal payday rule survives legislative threat, remains intact for now
- Public News Service, 2/28/2018 — Lawmakers turn down payday-lending bill
- Nuvo, 2/27/2018 — Controversial Payday Lending Bill Falters in Senate
- Chicago Daily Herald, 2/24/2018 — Payday lending bill faces uncertain fate in Indiana Senate
- Indianapolis Recorder, 2/15/2018 — Payday Loans: Relief or Bondage?
- Indianapolis Star, 2/2/2018 — With a push from Bosma, Indiana House votes to allow 'loan shark' rates
- Fox 59, 1/25/2018 — Battle brewing over opposing payday loan bills in statehouse
- RTV6, 1/3/2018 — Indiana lawmaker files bill to cap payday loan interest rates at 36 percent
- News and Tribune, 10/25/2018 — In Indiana and Illinois, taxes hit low-earners hard
- KPC News, 7/8/2018 — Northeast Indiana aging faster than state, US
- WANE, 5/4/2018 — Fort Wayne ranks 13th in the country for home evictions
- South Bend Tribune, 2/16/2018 — Indiana Michigan Power reaches settlement on lower rate increase
2017
- Public News Service, 11/27/2017 — Critics: GOP Tax Plan Would Hurt Many Hoosier Families
- WPAA, 11/3/2017 — Will the GOP's Tax Cuts Trickle Down to Hoosier Workers
- Indianapolis Business Journal, 10/21/2017 — Rise in Poverty in Indy nearly outpaces growth in population over 15 years
- Public News Service, 10/2/2017 — New Census figures pinpoint Indiana hunger, poverty
- WFYI, 9/22/2017 — Study ranks Indiana in bottom five states for gender pay gap
- Indiana Public News Service, 9/5/2017 — Report cites weaker pay, less voice for working Hoosiers
- Greensburg Daily News, 8/1/2017 — Indiana to provide free community college programs for in-demand fields
- Indy Politics, 7/27/2017 — Indiana's employers say they need increased skills, wages, & benefits to grow workforce
- Indianapolis Star, 7/3/2017 — Gov. Holcomb issues executive order to 'ban the box' in Indiana
- WFYI, 6/12/2017 — Financial barriers keep most people from workforce training
- Indianapolis Business Journal, 6/10/2017 — Should Indiana raise its minimum wage? In a word: yes.
- Northwest Indiana Times, 6/7/2017 — Child care, transportation barriers among job training barriers
- WISH-TV, 5/9/2017 — Indy council looking to raise minimum wage for city workers
- WBIW, 5/9/2017 — 17 reasons to raise Indiana's minimum wage in 2017
- WIBC, 5/8/2017 — Council to debate $13 an hour "living wage" for city and county employees
- Indianapolis Business Journal, 5/8/2017 — Proposal aims to boost minimum city employee pay to $13 per hour
- WRTV-6, 5/6/2017 — How much do you need to survive in Indiana (with no help)?
- WRTV-6, 5/3/2017 — Roadblocks prevent Hoosiers from "upskilling"
- Indianapolis Star, 4/26/2017 — Gov. Eric Holcomb to issue executive order on felon hiring
- Eagle Country 99.3, 4/26/2017 — Gov. Holcomb's executive order "bans the box" for public jobs
- WFHB, 4/26/2017 — Ban the box - Governor Holcomb supports state but not local efforts for job applicants
- USA Today, 4/20/2017 — Bill on Indiana governor's desk to stop ban-the-box ordinances about job seekers' criminal histories
- Indianapolis Star, 4/19/2017 — Indiana ACLU, NAACP want governor to veto felony hiring bill
- Northwest Indiana Times, 3/17/2017 — Wages not keeping up with cost-of-living increases in NWI
- Indianapolis Star, 2/24/2017 — Should you know if new hire is a convict?
- Indianapolis Business Journal, 1/27/2017 — Does Indiana need $10 an hour minimum wage?
- Indiana Public Media, 11/6/2017 — Hoosiers, Hunger Activists Call for No Cuts to SNAP
- WIMS AM 1420, 6/20/2017 — Cutting SNAP benefits could hurt Hoosiers
- Greensburg Daily News, 6/19/2017 — Hoosiers at risk of hunger under Trump budget
- PPP Focus, 5/26/2017 — Trump budget keeps pledges: Cuts for poor, more for military
- Indianapolis Business Journal, 4/1/2017 — As debate rages over prek funding, families already in program see gains
- Public News Service, 11/13/2017 — Advocates Plead for Utility Relief
- Indiana Public Media, 10/6/2017 — CFPB Payday loan ruling creates new ways to protect consumers
- Northwest Indiana Times, 4/27/2017 — Beware of Overdraft Fees on Prepaid Cards
- The Message, 2/23/2017 — Senate Committee Rejects Bill to Expand Payday Lending
- Indianapolis Star, 2/14/2017 — Loan sharks circling at Statehouse -- again
- WFYI, 9/27/2017 — Traffic amnesty program could get 400k Hoosiers back on the road
- Indiana Public News Service, 4/26/2017 — Legislative session mixed for Indiana working families
- Indianapolis Business Journal, 4/17/2017 — Bill pits affordable housing against property rights
- WFYI No Limits 1/24/2017 — Combating Domestic Violence in Indiana
2016
- Indianapolis Business Journal, 12/10/2016 — Provisions would boost economy, help families
- Indianapolis Star, 11/6/2016 — Can the next president, governor improve Hoosiers' economic well-being?
- Indiana Public Media, 9/26/2016 — Indiana Has Tenth Highest Wage Gap Between Men And Women
- Greensbug Daily News, 9/23/2016 — More Hoosiers Working, Poverty Slowly Improving
- Greensburg Daily News, 08/24/2016 — Decatur County Employment Numbers Improve
- Peacock Panache, 08/11/2016 — Economics & Unemployment: Numbers Can Be Deceiving
- WFYI No Limits 6/28/2016 — Chasing the Dream - Part 4
- Nuvo, 3/28/2016 — Reasons to raise Indiana's minimum wage in 2016
- Northwest Indiana Times, 3/26/2016 — Indiana income again near the bottom
- Public News Service, 12/14/2016 — Will Indiana Put Paid Family Leave on the Front Burner?
- Eagle Country Online, 12/14/2016 — Report: Lack of Paid Leave Puts Hoosiers in a Bind
- Indiana Public Media, 10/14/2016 — U.S., Indiana Lagging Behind With Lack Of Paid Leave Policies
- WFYI, 8/9/2016 — Report Gives Indiana 'D-' On Family Friendly Workplaces
- Eagle 99.3 FM, 08/8/2016 — Indiana Scores Poorly In Report On Support For Families
- Kokomo Herald, 4/7/2016 — Investing in child care would save Hoosier families $3201 a year
- Spotlight on Poverty and Opportunity, 11/16/2016 — Fighting Poverty through Access to Transportation
- Indianapolis Recorder, 4/14/2016 — Borrower beware: Payday loans a costly, controversial option
- Indianapolis Star, 2/24/2016 — Lawmakers could OK 'loan shark' rates
- Greater Fort Wayne Business Weekly, 2/19/2016 — Payday lenders look to expand
- Inside INdiana Business, 08/15/2016 — Institute Announces Staffing Changes
- Opposing Views, 1/24/2016 — Why Stricter Work Requirements For Food Stamps Need To Be Coupled With Expanded Job Training Programs
2015
- 98.9 WYRZ, 08/4/2015 — The Indiana Institute for Working Families Receives Funding from The Indianapois Foundation
- Inside Indiana Business, 07/23/2015 — Indiana Needs a 'Good Jobs' Economic Development Strategy
- Indianapolis Star, 06/22/2015 — Hoosier incomes rose thanks to Medicaid expansion
- Tribune Star (Terre Haute, Ind.), 05/31/2015 — Measuring the economy depends on perspective: Lower jobless rate in Indiana positive but demands understanding
- WFYI Indianapolis, 05/29/2015 — Some analysts say not all is well with Indiana's economy, despite low unemployment
- Nuvo News (Indianapolis), 05/29/2015 — All that glitters is not gold: Indiana's unemployment rate drops
- Journal Gazette (Fort Wayne, Ind.), 05/28/2015 — Keeping kids safe: State must invest in fight against deadly abuse, neglect
- Indianapolis Star, 05/28/2015 — Indiana's unemployment rate drops to 5.4 percent
- Indianapolis Star, 05/27/2015 — Indiana in race to the bottom
- USA Today, 4/15/2015 — Lawmaker rethinking welfare drug-testing proposal
- Indianapolis Star, 4/11/2015 — Economic gaps growing among Hoosiers
- Journal Gazette (Fort Wayne, Ind.), 4/9/2015 — Family Friendly: Chid-care assistance can still pass Senate
- Tribune Star, 3/26/15 — Which interpretation of income data matches your reality?
- The StatehouseFile.com, 3/17/2015 — Low-income families could keep child care help longer under bill moving in Senate
- WCLJ TV 42, 3/13/2015 — Joy in Our Town, with guest Derek Thomas, senior policy analyst with IIWF
- Indianapolis Business Journal, 2/28/15 — THOMAS: Work sharing calms economic waves
- JC Online (Lafayette Journal & Courier), 2/27/15 — Howey: Telling a new, but familiar Hoosier story
- KPCNews.com (Kendallville, Ind.), 2/26/15 — Shifting sustainability on the Hoosier prairies
- Public News Service, 2/26/2015 — New tool paints a clearer picture of child poverty
- The Indianapolis Star, 2/23/2015 — Krull: Indiana's Middle Class is Evaporating
- The Journal Gazette (Fort Wayne), 2/20/2015 — Family Friendly - House bill strengthens bridge to self-sufficiency
- WFYI 90.1 FM (Indianapolis) — No Limits: 2015 Working Families Report
- The Journal Courier (Lafayette, Ind.) 2/19/2015 — Bill to expand SNAP eligibility dies in committee
- TheStatehouseFile.com (Franklin, Ind.), 2/17/2015 — Bill to help low-income Hoosiers with child care moves to Senate
- TheStatehouseFile.com (Franklin, Ind.), 2/17/2015 — No vote on bill to eliminate asset test for food help
- Vincennes Sun-Commercial (Vincennes, Ind.), 2/17/2015 — Facing homelessness in Southern Indiana: For many, just making ends meet is a full-time job
- The Indiana Lawyer, 2/11/2015 — Indiana bills to increase the minimum wage go unheard
- TheStatehouseFile.com (Franklin, Ind.), 2/09/2015 — Guest column: Work sharing deserves a legislative shot
- TheStatehouseFile.com (Franklin, Ind.), 2/09/2015 — Lawmakers hear concerns about 'cliff' effect for child care program
- Journal Review (Crawfordsville, Ind.), 2/06/2015 — Poverty in Indiana continues to grow
- Indianapolis Business Journal, 2/05/2015 — Tax 'simplification' bill raises numerous questions
- Howey Politics Indiana, 2/05/2015 —
- Indianapolis Star, 2/03/2015 — Will Indiana lawmakers create Office of Marriage Promotion?
- WIBC, 93.1FM (Indianapolis), 1/26/15 — Indiana coalition calling for minimum wage hike
- WBBM News Radio 780 AM and 105.9FM (Chicago), 1/23/2015 — Those pushing for a higher minimum wage in Indiana say they doubt it's going to happen anytime soon.
- WFYI Indianapolis, 90.1FM, 1/23/15 — Report: As Hoosier economy improves, wages remain flat
- News & Tribune (Jeffersonville, Ind.), 1/16/15 — Facing Homelessness: The waiting game
- Fox 59, 1/16/2015 — Indiana organization claims more Hoosiers than ever living in poverty
- Journal Gazette (Fort Wayne), 1/15/2015 — Hoosiers' plight belies Pence's rosy picture
- Indianapolis Star, 1/15/2015 — While Indiana gets richer, Hoosiers get poorer
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