Articles tagged as: IPB
April 10, 2024
Indiana political centrist group's billboards urge Democratic voters to cast GOP primary ballots
Billboards from a political centrist group are urging Hoosier Democrats to vote in this year's Republican primary.
Read MoreApril 9, 2024
Lawmaker wants to make new guidance on informed consent for certain exams under anesthesia state law
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services recently released guidance requiring informed consent for pelvic, breast, prostate or rectal exams under anesthesia. Because Medicare funding can be tied to compliance, most hospitals are likely to follow it. However, one lawmaker is still pushing to add the informed consent requirements to state law.
Read MoreApril 9, 2024
Here's what Indiana's Republican gubernatorial candidates have to say about education
Indiana has been a national leader for more than a decade in sending taxpayer dollars to help fund private school education through its school choice voucher program.
Read MoreApril 9, 2024
Indiana Supreme Court convenes panel on future of legal profession amid worsening attorney shortage
As Indiana faces a worsening attorney shortage, the state Supreme Court is convening a commission to develop solutions for the future of Indiana's legal profession.
Read MoreApril 8, 2024
Change to alternate diploma may let more students graduate high school
A change to Indiana's law governing the alternate diploma will let more students with disabilities graduate high school. The change will affect school districts throughout the state, but it will have the biggest impact in some of the states smallest schools.
Read MoreApril 8, 2024
Report: More than 1,000 housing discrimination complaints filed in Indiana in last five years
A new report shows more than 1,300 housing discrimination complaints were filed in Indiana over a recent five-year period.
Read MoreApril 8, 2024
Here's what Indiana's Republican gubernatorial candidates have to say about Medicaid
Reining in Medicaid spending is the task facing lawmakers and the next governor in 2025s budget-writing session.
Read MoreApril 5, 2024
FSSA creates waitlist for Aged and Disabled waiver. Advocates worry it creates barrier to care
Hoosiers with disabilities or who want to age in place may have a harder time accessing services under an important Medicaid waiver. The Family and Social Services Administration will implement a waitlist for the Aged and Disabled waiver, as part of its effort to address the states Medicaid shortfall.
Read MoreApril 5, 2024
Curtis Hill civil trial over groping allegations canceled
Monday was supposed to mark the start of a weeklong civil jury trial involving Curtis Hill on allegations that he groped four women in 2018 while attorney general. But a Marion County judge canceled that trial just days before it began.
Read MoreApril 5, 2024
GOP candidates seek to stand out in Indiana's first competitive gubernatorial primary in 20 years
Indiana's first competitive gubernatorial primary in 20 years features six Republicans who, despite agreeing on many of the issues, are trying to differentiate themselves from their opponents.
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