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Every year, Hispanic Heritage Month invites us to reflect and celebrate the vibrant contributions and rich cultural heritage of the Latino community. It is always important to showcase the richness of a community but also understand the...
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Purdue Extension offers Forest Management for the Private Woodland Owner, in-person and virtually. The in-person program has eight 2.75-hour evening sessions and two Saturday three-hour field day tours. Purdue Extension and local forestry and natural resource professionals provide presentations and direct activities. Participants receive a tree measuring stick and a flash drive containing more than 100 publications and resources.
Suppose we want to cut property taxes for homeowners. How could we do that? Probably we should start with another question: Why would we want to cut property taxes for homeowners? One reason — property taxes on homesteads increased 17 percent across the state in 2023, and another 7 percent in 2024. The pandemic caused it. Housing supply was restricted by rising costs of building materials, and low mortgage rates boosted demand. Home prices spiked upward in 2021. County assessors incorporated these higher prices into assessed values in 2022, which were used to set tax bills in 2023.
In the face of declining college enrollment, Indiana 4-H stands as a significant contributor to reversing this trend through its positive youth development programs, which promote strengths, skills and supportive relationships in youth. A recent dataset (2018-2023) reveals promising trends, particularly among Hispanic youth, highlighting the positive impact of Indiana 4-H on college enrollment rates.
Through family engagement workshops, Juntos 4-H clubs, success coaching, and summer programming, the Juntos 4-H program has been a powerful tool in bridging gaps, fostering connections and building academic and leadership skills among Latino students and their families across Indiana. School administrators have witnessed firsthand the transformative impact of the program, both on individual students and the larger school community. Their feedback offers a robust narrative about the role of Juntos 4-H in creating pathways to success for students and families.
The Federal Reserve’s press release from Sept. 18 said it would “lower the target range for the federal funds rate by 1/2 percentage point to 4-3/4 to 5 percent.” The federal funds rate is the shortest of short-term interest rates, the rate banks charge each other for overnight loans. Lend the money in the evening, get repaid with interest the next morning. Changes in this short-term rate influence the longer-term rates that banks charge for business, consumer and mortgage loans.
October kicks off National Farm to School Month and National Apple Month. Purdue Extension, the Indiana Department of Education and Indiana Grown for Schools are celebrating with the Indiana Great Apple Crunch.
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