Indiana's unemployment rate has steadily improved over the last four months, according to the latest preliminary labor data. The state's unemployment rate fell below 4 percent for the first time since last June.

There are 12 exceptions to the new work reporting requirements for the Healthy Indiana Plan, or HIP. But federal lawmakers are proposing their own version of the policy for Medicaid expansion programs. Medicaid experts said under that proposal, Indiana would no longer be allowed to provide several of those exceptions.

Two consumer advocates are split on Duke Energy's proposal to close the Cayuga coal plant. But they both said a new, $3 billion natural gas plant isn't the right thing for Duke's customers.

The program is open to everyone — including homeowners, renters and landlords. But how much of a discount you'll receive depends on your income, how many people you live with, and how much energy the upgrade is expected to save.

Indiana collected $51.2 million less in taxes last month than even the recent, very pessimistic revenue forecast projected it would.

Registered voters in Indiana will soon receive postcards in the mail from the Indiana Election Division as part of the state's latest voter roll maintenance effort.

Cleveland Cliffs announced it plans to put off relining its blast furnace at its Burns Harbor facility until 2027. Blast furnaces use coking coal to convert iron ore into molten metal. The process produces a lot of air pollution and uses a lot of energy.

The report focuses on households that are asset-limited, income-constrained and employed. This means these families earn more than the federal poverty line — but not enough to afford basic expenses like rent, transportation and child care. In Indiana, that's about 1 in 4 households, according to the report.

The Indiana Parole Board did not recommend clemency for death row inmate Benjamin Ritchie, convicted of the 2000 killing of Beech Grove police officer William Toney.

Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita released a "Churches' Bill of Rights" Wednesday, a joint effort with Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith that lays out the legal and constitutional rights of religious institutions and people of faith.