The Environmental Protection Agency wants to significantly lower the amount of dust from lead paint in homes and child care centers across the U.S. That could have a big impact in Indiana where doctors have to offer lead screening for every child under 6.

Indiana is one of the toughest states for renters, with laws that overwhelmingly favor landlords and some of the highest eviction rates in the country.

The 2023 Indiana State Fair begins Friday 18 days of agricultural shows, live music and unusual food options at the State Fairgrounds in Indianapolis.

Two years ago, Indiana expected to see the third highest solar growth of any state in the country if all of the proposed large-scale projects got built. But last year we saw only a third as much solar as in 2021.

The Indiana State Department of Agriculture announced last week state food banks will receive $2 million in funding from the legislature.

Smoke from Canadian wildfires and pollution has triggered a statewide air quality action day in Indiana for Thursday.

The Teamsters union and UPS announced a tentative national agreement with less than a week left before a potential strike. A dispute over part-time pay was the last thing holding up negotiations. After a tense few weeks, the tentative agreement announced Tuesday guarantees part-timers $21 an hour removing the threat of an economy-devastating strike that union UPS workers hoped to avoid as much as business and political leaders.

State data shows almost 36,000 Hoosiers were unenrolled from Medicaid in the June 2023 reporting period. That is a significant decrease from both April and May, where disenrollment numbers were over 50,000.

Too few Indiana students were applying for a scholarship that covers 100 percent of tuition at state public universities and colleges. Now a new law automatically enrolls qualified students. State officials are making additional changes to help keep students from falling through the cracks.

It’s been more than a year since Indiana removed the requirement for a permit to legally carry a handgun. Some listeners were curious about how the law is impacting Hoosiers.