With Dr. Dennis Watson, Fairbanks School of Public Health Opioid overdoses continue to make local and national headlines. We recently worked with a group of researchers to publish a study showing dramatic increases in fatal opioid-related overdoses in Marion County; however, the data we used were only through 2015. We feel it is important to update… Read more »
IU Public Policy Institute
Tom Guevara appointed director of the IU Public Policy Institute
Indiana University School of Public and Environmental Affairs Dean John Graham has announced the appointment of Tom Guevara as the director of the IU Public Policy Institute, located at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis. Guevara, who earned his Master of Public Affairs with a focus on finance from SPEA, has spent the past six years as… Read more »
PPI study examines two-decade transformation of downtown Carmel
CARMEL – A comprehensive analysis by the Indiana University Public Policy Institute shows how two decades of public investment into Carmel’s central core has impacted the city and its taxpayers. The benefits by the numbers are detailed in the PPI report, showing more private investment, more jobs, less vacant land, more employed persons, and more taxable… Read more »
Indiana faces up to $8.5 billion funding gap for wastewater and drinking water infrastructure
The 20-year statewide funding gap for Indiana wastewater and drinking water infrastructure is estimated to be between $6.5 billion and $8.5 billion, according to a new study by the Indiana Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations. Between 2005 and 2014, local governments invested approximately $4.5 billion in combined wastewater and drinking water infrastructure. If spending levels… Read more »
IU Public Policy Institute study outlines program needs for growing Indiana Latino population
By Rachel Thelin and Dona Sapp, senior policy analysts September marks the beginning of Hispanic Heritage Month, and as community leaders around the state come together to recognize and celebrate the many economic, social, and cultural contributions of Indiana’s growing Latino population, they must also recognize challenges facing Indiana Latinos in a number of areas,… Read more »
