INDIANAPOLIS (FOX19) - The Indiana Gaming Commission is seeking input from all businesses that are ready, willing and able to provide goods and services to Indiana’s casinos.  This information is being sought as part of a statistical analysis, also called a disparity study, being undertaken by the Center for Urban Policy and the Environment on behalf of the IGC.

The study will determine if the amount of purchases made from minority business enterprises (MBEs) and women business enterprises (WBEs) is proportionate to the capacity of those companies to provide goods and services to Indiana casinos.  If such a disparity is found, state law requires the IGC to establish MBE and WBE utilization goals.

All potential suppliers are asked to join the study.

COVINGTON, KY (FOX19)- A group of speakers from local organizations in Northern Kentucky will headline a rally in Covington on April 21 that will take on Kentucky’s “Stand Your Ground” law.

The Covington community is invited to convene for a rally to discuss community issues and Kentucky’s Castle Doctrine, which is similar to the Florida law that has been used as a reason not to arrest, and suggested as a defense, in the case of George Zimmerman, who shot Martin in a situation that Zimmerman appeared to have started.

Confirmed guest speakers and performers include:

FRANKFORT, KY (FOX19) - Storm survivors in the 21 Kentucky counties designated for FEMA Individual Assistance following the severe storms, tornadoes, straight-line winds and flooding of February 29 through March 3 will get some federal and Commonwealth tax breaks.

IRS, with the cooperation of the Kentucky Department of Revenue, is postponing certain tax deadlines for Kentuckians who live in, or have a business in: Bath, Campbell, Carroll, Grant, Grayson, Johnson, Kenton, Larue, Laurel, Lawrence, Magoffin, Martin, Menifee, Montgomery, Morgan, Ohio, Pendleton, Rowan, Russell, Trimble or Wolfe counties.

This special relief includes an extension of the April 17 deadline for filing 2011 individual income tax returns, making income tax payments and making 2011 contributions to an individual retirement account.