December 23, 2025
Hunger advocates push Indiana to opt in to summer food benefits as deadline nears
The deadline for states to decide whether to participate in SUNBucks — a federal program that helps provide funds during the summer — is approaching, after Indiana opted out of the program last year.
Read MoreDecember 23, 2025
Will Indiana’s push to expand apprenticeships leave Black men behind?
Just 9% of apprenticeships in Marion County are held by Black men.
Read MoreDecember 23, 2025
Biden stopped the executions of 37 men. Trump's DOJ wants to punish them
Since Trump took office, officials have transferred ten of the 37 men Biden spared from execution to the "Alcatraz of the Rockies." One prisoner still awaiting transfer has attempted suicide.
Read MoreDecember 22, 2025
Natural Christmas tree sales reach 25 million annually — tariffs on artificial trees not a boon
Christmas Tree Farms have declined over previous 20 years; those remaining farms are experiencing steady sales in 2025.
Read MoreDecember 22, 2025
Indiana has one of nation’s highest foreclosure rates
Hoosiers face foreclosures at increasing rates. New data shows Indiana has one of the highest rates in the country, ranking sixth for the highest numbers of residents evicted from homes.
Read MoreDecember 22, 2025
Rokita joins seven other attorneys general in opposing Trump on marijuana
Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita and seven other Republican state attorneys general issued a rare rebuke of Donald Trump over the president’s executive order to accelerate the reclassification of marijuana.
Read MoreDecember 22, 2025
State prepares for SNAP ban on sugary drinks, candy to take effect Jan. 1
Potato chips and fruit juice are in; mints and soda are out.
Read MoreDecember 22, 2025
Behind the walls of Indiana’s ICE detention facility
Bundled in tan prison garb and coats emblazoned with “ICE,” dozens of immigrant detainees at Miami Correctional Facility played cards and checkers in a common room outside their cells.
Read MoreDecember 19, 2025
New forecast shows big growth in Indiana surplus
Medicaid eligibility checks result in large decrease in enrollment
Read MoreDecember 19, 2025
Indiana leaders offer glimpse into plans for compressed legislative session
They talked finance, health and utilities — plus, the Chicago Bears franchise’s new interest in northwest Indiana.
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