March 14, 2024
Report: Indiana ranks low in affordable, available housing units
A new report shows Indiana has only 34 affordable and available rental units for every 100 extremely low-income households in the state. The report, The Gap: A Shortage of Affordable Homes, also shows that nearly 26 percent of renter households are extremely low-income.
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Governor signs legislation to require notification of health care mergers
Gov. Eric Holcomb signed legislation that is meant to address the over consolidation of health care in the state. The new law requires hospitals and other health care entities that have mergers and acquisitions that cross a $10 million threshold to notify the attorney general.
Read MoreMarch 13, 2024
Governor signs bill to expand school eligibility, funding use for robotics grants
Gov. Eric Holcomb signed a bill into law this week that will allow more students to participate in robotics competitions, by increasing the number of schools that can receive robotics grants and allowing them to spend that money on robot-building materials.
Read MoreMarch 13, 2024
Pines residents, activists worry coal ash cleanup standard for soil based on flawed data
Coal ash contains chemicals like arsenic, which can cause cancer and heart disease. It was used as construction fill in hundreds of properties in the Town of Pines.
Read MoreMarch 12, 2024
Here are 8 education bills passed by Indiana lawmakers
There are a slew of changes coming to Indiana's K-12 schools.
Read MoreMarch 12, 2024
What energy, environment bills survived Indiana’s 2024 legislative session?
Though there weren't as many energy and environment bills this legislative session as in previous years, there were still some notable measures up for debate at the Indiana Statehouse.
Read MoreMarch 12, 2024
Governor signs reversible contraceptive access bill for postpartum Medicaid members
Gov. Eric Holcomb signed a bill Monday that requires hospitals to ensure Medicaid members have the option during a delivery visit to get a long-acting reversible contraceptive, also known as a LARC. The new law also requires Medicaid to cover the cost of keeping a LARC option stocked.
Read MoreMarch 11, 2024
Republican gubernatorial candidates spar in first formal debate of campaign
Most of Indiana's six Republican candidates for governor weren't shy about attacking each other Monday during the campaign's first formal debate.
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Holcomb signs reading retention bill into law
Gov. Eric Holcomb signed a controversial reading retention bill into law Monday. The new law will hold back nearly all third graders who fail the states reading proficiency exam.
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Governor signs bill to remove more people from voter rolls, which could violate federal law
Gov. Eric Holcomb signed a bill Monday that critics say violates federal law when it comes to removing people from the voter rolls.
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