Marion County

The top five concerns identified through the health assessment are mental health and wellbeing, access to health care, housing, trauma and injury prevention, and infant mortality.

A bill changing how Marion County Superior Court judges are selected is creating tension between Indianapolis lawmakers.

The Indiana House of Representatives passed a bill extending state approval for syringe services programs, adding new requirements.

Marion County’s public defender office is struggling to fill long-vacant positions as a bill moving through the Indiana Statehouse seeks to ease residency requirements.

Just 9% of apprenticeships in Marion County are held by Black men.

The Resilience Project began in September and helps teachers recognize student behavioral patterns that could have a negative impact on the classroom.

Elderly residents and people with disabilities who live in the Marion County area and can’t clear snow from their sidewalks can qualify for a Snow Buddy.

Marion County public and private schools will receive $460 million from the Lilly Endowment to support a wide range of initiatives like new student programming, teacher training, and updated STEM and performing arts spaces.

The Health and Hospital Corporation of Marion County changed the name of one of its Diversity, Equity and Inclusion committees this summer. The renamed committee is now called the Cultural Excellence Committee.

A series of lawsuits have been filed in Marion County court alleging that drug manufacturer Eli Lilly downplayed the side effects of its obesity and diabetes drugs.