July 15, 2015July 15, 2015 by Hoosier Econ

2015 U.S. Credit Card Stats

debt, Dollar, Economics, Education, Federal Reserve, Financial, Indiana, Indianapolis
bankruptcy, college students, credit card debt, credit cards, Dave Ramsey, Debt, households, Miami
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Here’s the most recent credit card detailed breakdown by StatisticBrain.com – Continue reading →

July 14, 2015July 14, 2015 by Hoosier Econ

Indiana Prisons: “We will not allow gay marriage between two inmates”

Dollar, Economics, Education, Financial, Government, Indiana, Indianapolis
gay marriage, Governor Pence, INDOC, inmates, Prisons, taxpayers
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With the Supreme Court ruling in favor of same sex marriage many states will have to be looking at multiple layers of rule changes. Hoosier Econ reached out to the Indiana Department of Corrections on this issue.

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July 13, 2015July 13, 2015 by Hoosier Econ

Indiana State University Makes Millions Housing and Feeding Students

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Indiana State University is putting $16 Million in bonds up for sale this week to investors. Their plan is to remodel their student housing/dining services. When an organization puts bonds up for sale Continue reading →

July 12, 2015July 12, 2015 by Hoosier Econ

Majority of Federal Drug Convictions Illegal Immigrants

The Washington Examiner did some digging on illegal immigrants entering into our legal system. The numbers are telling compared to
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July 9, 2015July 9, 2015 by Hoosier Econ

How Much Electricity Do Appliances Use?

Dollar, Economics, Education, Financial, Indiana, Indianapolis
appliances, Coal, electric bills, electronics, energy efficiency, Power
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Hendricks Power (website here) of Central Indiana came out with a cost analysis graph of how much home appliances use in electricity each year. Very informative graph and may surprise some of what appliances use.

July 8, 2015July 8, 2015 by Hoosier Econ

Latinos Outnumber Whites In California

Dollar, Economics, Education, Farming, Financial, Illegal immigrant, Indiana, Indianapolis, United States Government
California, census, demographics, latinos, population, whites
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Interesting demographic change has officially happened in California. More from the Los Angeles Times –
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July 7, 2015July 7, 2015 by Hoosier Econ

Indiana Ranked 16th on Fiscal Solvency

Via USA Today –

The Mercatus Center, a public policy research group, ranked the 50 states based on how well each state government planned spending in fiscal 2013 — the most recent year for which data was available — as well as their future financial prospects. from annual budgeting to cash to pay bills, to funding for pensions and long-term plans.