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Capital Comments
What Will Happen When the Social Security Trust Fund Runs Out?

Social Security trustees just published their annual report about the program’s...

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TCTAC May 2024 Update

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Capital Comments
The Envelope from the County Treasurer

It was printed in bold letters on the front of the envelope. “Open Immediately. Property...

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TCTAC
April TCTAC Grants

Purdue Extension Community Development is the Indiana lead for the Great Lakes Environmental...

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A Total Eclipse of the Hoosier Heartland

April 8th was a planning challenge for many rural communities in the path of totality from Texas...

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Harm Reduction Strategies in Indiana
Harm Reduction Brief

Communities and people in Indiana are adversely affected by substance use disorders. In Indiana,...

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