Recruiting young voters, Solar power incentives, Little 500 | Indiana Newsdesk

WFIU | By Joe Hren

Published April 22, 2022 at 9:37 PM EDT

Wheeler says she appreciates the hard work from election volunteers and county election officials are working to optimize the polling process for the future. (Steve Burns, WTIU/WFIU News)

A record number of young voters turned out in the 2020 election, but some party leaders are concerned that may have been an anomaly. Ahead, how Democrats and Republicans are working to encourage students to vote in this year’s midterms.

Utility companies are lobbying hard to end the practice of net metering, which would make having solar power more costly. Since the start of 2017, Indiana utilities and utility groups have spent more than $3.5 million on lobbyists to represent their interests.

And, for the first time since 2019, there will be fans in the stands for this year’s Little 500 bicycle races.

Those stories and the latest news headlines from across the state, right now on Indiana Newsdesk.

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