January 6, 2025
Health leaders flag Medicaid, public health as major policy concerns ahead of session
Indiana lawmakers say Medicaid will be a major health policy concern heading into the legislative session. The leader of the House health committee said the theme for the Medicaid program this year is “change.”
Read MoreJanuary 3, 2025
Johnson reelected speaker of the House, despite initial GOP holdouts
House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La, was reelected to the job after convincing two GOP members to reverse their votes and back him.
Read MoreJanuary 2, 2025
Ag barometer shows farmers more optimistic about future, despite potential tariffs proposed by Trump
Farmers' positive sentiment towards the future spiked following the November election according to the latest Purdue University Ag Economy Barometer. That’s despite President-elect Donald Trump’s threats of tariffs that in the past have hurt farmers.
Read MoreDecember 28, 2024
With Trump's Panama Canal talk, it feels like 1976 all over again
It's unclear how the issue of ownership of the Panama Canal became a talking point for President-elect Donald Trump this week, but the question has a long political history.
Read MoreDecember 23, 2024
Walmart illegally opened delivery drivers' deposit accounts, U.S. says
Lawsuit alleges Walmart and the payments platform Branch Messenger cost delivery drivers millions of dollars in fees, opening deposit accounts without consent and requiring their use to get paid.
Read MoreDecember 20, 2024
What is the workers' compensation process in Indiana? Here's what you need to know
Workers’ compensation is an insurance program — required by law for most employers — that can provide income and medical benefits to people who are injured on the job-site and unable to work as a result.
Read MoreDecember 20, 2024
What progress are Indiana universities making on climate action?
Many of Indiana's most popular colleges and universities are working to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions. But how — and how quickly — varies from one institution to the next. Indiana Public Broadcasting looked at what climate progress has taken place at Purdue and IU this past year.
Read MoreDecember 20, 2024
Large solar project planned for Indiana's reclaimed mine land
Peabody Energy and RWE Clean Energy hope the projects will generate 5.5 gigawatts of solar and battery storage all together. That’s enough to power more than 850,000 homes — nearly five times as much energy as what the Mammoth Solar project in Pulaski County will produce once finished.
Read MoreDecember 20, 2024
New DNR fish and wildlife area highlights success of partnership with military, conservation groups
The Indiana Department of Natural Resources was able to acquire more land, faster with the help of partners like the Southern Indiana Sentinel Landscape, The Conservation Fund and The Nature Conservancy.
Read MoreDecember 20, 2024
Republican legislative leaders deliver warning to local governments ahead of 2025 session
Many of the issues lawmakers hope to tackle in the 2025 session affect local communities — from taxes to road funding, housing to economic growth.
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