The money for the $25 million Employer-Sponsored Child Care Fund comes from unused federal COVID-19 relief funds.

The tech hub designation makes Indiana eligible to compete for up to $75 million in grants later this year to help further develop medical and biotechnology.

The human-made chemicals are found in all kinds of nonstick and stain-resistant products we use today.

How do bills that have notable opposition in testimony pass through the legislature? Our audience was curious.

Three months into the fiscal year, Indiana has already collected about $65 million more than it needs for its state budget plan.

Hospital mergers and consolidations that limit competition are driving Indianas high health care costs. Thats according to national experts who spoke at the Health Care Cost Oversight Task Force meeting. They recommend lawmakers consider legislation focused on reviewing potential mergers and addressing the impacts of mergers that have already happened.

Some counties are looking for new ways to improve interactions between law enforcement and people experiencing a mental health crisis. The National Alliance on Mental Illness is coordinating with local advisory councils to provide crisis intervention training and resource mapping.

Traffic fatalities in Indiana are up 17 percent over the last four years. And while state lawmakers are digging into the data on traffic safety, a study committee adopted its yearly report Wednesday without any recommendations.

The fire at the former plastics recycling business in April displaced more than 1,000 people and sent harmful smoke and debris into the air.

A legislative study committee on child welfare didnt propose or recommend any legislation for the upcoming session in 2024.