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Reopening Delay, Breweries Surviving, Fireworks Sales Booming | Indiana Newsdesk

The sign outside a seasonal fireworks stand in northern Indiana.
The sign outside a seasonal fireworks stand in northern Indiana.

Right now on   Indiana Newsdesk:

The governor says he’s concerned about increasing coronavirus hospitalizations, so that state is pressing pause on its reopening plan.

The commission that oversees the state’s utilities says power companies can’t raise customer’s rates to recover revenue from lower energy demand during the pandemic.

Craft breweries that were booming prior to the pandemic are emerging from the quarantine into a new reality. Coming up, how craft breweries are adapting their business models to survive the pandemic.

And Fourth of July festivities might be canceled, but local fireworks sales are booming.

Those stories plus the latest news headlines from across the state right now on  Indiana Newsdesk!

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Anchor "Indiana Newsdesk," "Ask The Mayor" - WTIU/WFIU News. Formerly host of "The Weekly Special." Hebron, Ind. native, IU Alumnus. Follow him on Twitter @Joe_Hren