INDIANA, USA — After severe weather brought tornadoes and historic flooding across the Hoosier state, Indiana Gov. Mike Braun has declared a state of disaster emergency on Friday.

The order will be in effect for 30 days and is for communities impacted by flooding, storms, and tornado damage.

The declaration is effective for 30 days and allows the Indiana Department of Homeland Security to begin providing financial assistance.

One of the orders directs state energy regulators to look at every coal plant in the state and consider extending its life.

An IU public policy professor who served three terms as mayor of Fort Wayne said local governments are all but certain to raise local income tax rates to offset losses under a proposed property tax ...